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It's most likely that 4-day Tests are a BCCI idea?
BCCI is biased in favor of T20 cricket because of how lucrative it is (esp. the IPL). They don't just want to maintain the status quo, they want to proliferate T20 cricket.
The IPL will expand to 10 teams by 2011, 12 teams by 2012 and maybe 16 teams by 2013.
A second, shortened version of the IPL will be played in England or South Africa ANNUALLY.
The CL T20 will be played this year but expanded even more in coming years.
Furthermore, to maintain a perception of integrity and consistency, the BCCI is encouraging other cricket boards' plans to develop their own T20 leagues. The BCCI wouldn't have done something like this two years ago!
All this is about pushing the primacy of T20 cricket which ultimately will benefit the foremost T20 league, the IPL!
Domestic cricket in India is the first victim. Look at how it is neglected. Now the BCCI has scrapped the Deodhar Trophy too!
But the international cricket calendar is also an impediment to the BCCI's plans. It doesn't leave enough time for sufficient amount of T20
cricket.
So won't it suit the BCCI if Test cricket was shortened to 4-dayers? Plus a two-tier world Test league means teams would likely play fewer Tests per year.
In addition to that, consider that the World T20 is now an annual event.
Everything the ICC is doing or proposing seems to suit the best interests of the BCCI. Isn't it likely that the BCCI is pressuring the ICC into all these proposals and decisions? If not, the BCCI would have been the first ones to express outrage at anyone tampering with Test cricket! Go do the math!
Data : 2009-07-02 02:37:40no
Date : 2009-07-02 02:45:01
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What do you think of BCCI's influence, India SL series without UDRS?
http://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/current/story/466719.html
I like it.
PS: India will now play more tests. T20 cricket was going on the rise because India won world cup in 2007 so T20 format was bound to reach the sky but good news for traditional fans India's no.1 rank has ensured that Test cricket will be saved.
I think India should next order ICC to send nomination of cricket for Olympics. That will make cricket more global sport. Don't you think cricket needs it? IOC is already interested to include cricket in their chart.
@ 3rd answer : last time we didn't know it would turn out to be such a disaster for India. Rightly decided by BCCI to ensure a "clean" series this time.
Date : 2010-07-10 05:53:27Now that Tendulkar's records look out of reach, should 'SELFISH' Ponting retire from cricket?
Let's face it, the only thing he is playing for now is getting the two world records in test cricket from Tendulkar i.e. Most runs and most centuries respectively.
He has been badly out of form for 2 years scoring at a very ordinary 35 runs per test. The double he got last test which gave some hope to his fans was also due to missed chances from Pakistani fielders, should have been out on duck.
So he has lost it Scoring 2 centuries a year now at below 40 and continuing to play just because the hope he h had once upon a time that he could be ahead of Tendulkar at least on stats for tests.
Sachin on the other hand looks at peak once again and with 4 consecutive hundreds he is almost way past Ponting and going further. BCCI will surely get another 5-6 test this year with the kind of pressure there is on them in order to make sure India gets full chance to defend #1 test rank.
And Australia will play nearly 18 tests till the end of 2011.
India will i think play close to 15-15, so not much difference there.
Tendulkar looks fresh, young, fit and is scoring at even better rate than Ponting with an already huge lead of 1500+ test runs and 8 centuries
He's safe !
Ponting is close to say -i quit
Date : 2010-02-15 07:33:35Who is the best batsman to never play a test match?
Past or current players accepted. I got thinking about this after I remembered that Jamie Siddons is the Bangladesh coach. He scored 11,587 first class runs at 44.91 with 35 centuries and never played a test.
Padman: Richards played 4 tests in 1970 against Bill Lawry's Aussies, in a series that South Africa won 4-0. He scored over 500 runs at an average of over 70.
THANKS FOR ALL THE ANSWERS EVERYONE!!! SO MANY GREAT PLAYERS WHO HAVE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO PLAY TESTS!!!
I AM LETTING THIS ONE GO TO 'THE VOTE', AS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CHOOSE A BEST ANSWER!!!
Date : 2008-11-26 06:05:11Will,.. Cricket world cup 2011 fairly be Fixed ,... by Bookies, BCCI agents & Bribed Umpires..?
Date : 2011-01-25 09:09:19
