The publishing industry is abuzz and grapevine has it that ICC fountainheads Ray Mali, David Morgan and Sharad Pawar are burning
How else you explain pitting an unsuspecting Liliput against the big Brobdingnag bully resulting in the ugliest mismatch in one day cricket’s history? And if this is how ICC envisages the associates improving, Mali & Co should at once be put through the SCAN.
Trust me, boxing – at least amateur boxing -- may look a gory sport but it’s more humane. You don’t see a flyweight pugilist hurled into the ring to be easy meat for his super heavyweight candidate. And then there also is this provision of RSC or Referee Stops Contest when it becomes mockery of a bout.
But then cricket is a different proposition, a different BALL game altogether. Licensed to overkill, bobblehead ICC nods in affirmative whenever an ODI tournament is proposed and the
Tip-toeing in its cricket infancy, all
If ICC still claims to care for its associate members, it should engage shrinks to help the Irish players come out of the trauma.
What baffles me is ICC’s adamance not to learn the lesson from its
Meanwhile for ODIs, IPL has already done enough to put it on the deathbed. ICC surely can’t wait to administer the last rites.
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There's more to come too, since after a day's rest, New Zealand come up against the 'might' of Scotland.
Though from an English perspective, I'm glad Brendon McCullum waited until now to get into form.
Dave, I'm worried by the time the tourney is over, Irish and Scot bowlers might have changed their vocation altogether.
i will miss ODIs...
You're spot on. Why on earth would they let what is at best our second, possibly even third eleven play a team that just marmelised england? All our good players either now are becoming (or have become) England qualified or have county commitments or are injured. Not the time for this game at all!
since i have allready commented same on other blogs would comment one more time.
ICC should not do jokes and joking.
The matches between the top 10 and top 100 must be divided with row.
I think it would be better that Ireland and other play matches against norway, kenya, nepal and so on.
Irish are trying to give a new shape with confidence and such matches with detior their confidence and performance both.
SO finally put a distinct line between the matches between top 10 and top 100 if ICC really wants any other team to enter top 10.
Should we not ban Bangladesh and Zimbabwe who are under performer for last couple of years. They have not even improved. (Ya, they do give shocks to other big teams when big teams try to laugh on them).
Threat to the low-altitude flights! Beautifully said. I didn't watch the match, but was shocked to see the scorecard. This is insane - but what else does one expect from cricket boards?
whatever gets the money in...thats the attitude of all business pundits these days...unfortunately...our beloved game has become a victim of the same....
I see a bleak future of the traditional game....its like killing the duck to get all the golden eggs at once...but then the duck is dead...
SP, I'll also miss the ODIs...those were the days...
Cdak, welcome on board. None gains from such mismatches, not even the winners. McCullum and Marshalls would only develop inflated ego and probably some bragging rights, that's it.
Adding you to my blogroll.
Cricketgod, I think ICC can do with a relegation/promotion system among Full Members and Associates. If B'desh/Zimbabwe does not perform upto expectations, they can drop down, allowing, say, Ireland or Canada take their place and play limited number of games at the highest level.
VM, high time bloggers run the boards, no?
UTP, welcome here. Unfortunately, cricket administrators have not apparently read that Duck-tale. They have grabbed the golden goose and looking for the knife. God bless cricket.
SP really ODI's will not be missed be me.
Anyway Som, you are correct. I allready told those who underform put them out of top 10 and include some other team.
For better future of team which doesn't belongs to top 10 must be prepared to host the matches between other teams. Atleast their people will come to know about cricket.
So better host matches at Canada, Norway, Spain, Germany, Ireland, USA, mexico and so on. This will boost the ppl knowing cricket there and they will try to popularise this game otherwise as i told the days will longer be away when cricket would be like Sanskrit(oldest language but it was not spread by their origin to others)which is oldest but least popularised
cricketgod, spot on. cricket needs to expand the horizon and reach out to new audience and this was the logic behind Twenty20 as well.
I will not really miss ODI's
;)
Ankit, same here.
I miss the days when we were getting beaten black and blue by the windies... am being sadistic... i enjoyed the hammering.
Scorpi...I think we never mind being thrashed by the Windies. Largely because they were graceful in win and gracious in occasional defeats. They were popular champions, unlike the Aussies.
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