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I have had this thought in mind for a long time now… months, really! Now I am finally getting down to laying it down in words. While doing so, I was again delayed by this post on Cricinfo by Harsha Bhogle… which was very related to my post, though not completely in agreement. It was definitely more food for my thoughts!
India’s domestic structure is a pretty complex one, and by almost a unanimous opinion, not the most effective or efficient one! For a long time now, there have been random voices and calls from various personalities suggesting, advocating and demanding changes… but there really has not been much of it! Like Harsha Bhogle, my post does not call merely for a change… it calls for an overhaul!
Along this line, I have written a post in a detailed and comprehensive manner describing specifically the changes I would like to see in Indian cricket's domestic structure. It has been hosted by Freehitcricket. Have a read!
Just before the Kenya vs Canada match, in the pre-match cricket show anchored by Harsha Bhogle, there was a discussion pertaining to the inclusion of Michael Hussey and Eoin Morgan as replacements for the injured Doug Bollinger and Kevin Pietersen respectively. Sunil Gavaskar made a very pertinent point on air at this point.
He said that, in his opinion, players who have been transferred out of thesquad of 15 for an ICC tournament due to injury reasons should not be allowed to get back in if they are fit again during the tournament. His biggest concern was that this rule can be misused by teams.
I have given a bit of thought to this subject and written an article that has been kindly published by FreehitCricket over here. Please do read it, and let me know your views.
I have written an article in support of the participation of the Associate teams in the ICC Cricket World Cups, in light of the recent decision by the ICC to have a 10-team World Cup in 2015. That article has been published on the wonderful FreehitCricket website, and you can read my article here.
