The following things came to my mind as possible reason for West Indies coming to India in November
1) Sachin wants to play his 200th test at Wankhade
2) Sachin wants to retire post the 200th test in India
3) We need more Telecast rights money as there has been lull in home series and we don't have anything till late next year
4) Even BCCI is bored of India playing Sri Lanka (highly unlikely though)
5) BCCI sending a message to Lorgat/CSA. They better learn to respect the master
6) How can CSA announce the tour details without checking with BCCI? How can they announce 7 ODI, 2 T20 and 3 Test series without India's concurrence?
Along with the WI tour to India the BCCI has asked New Zealand to move forward and shrink the India's tour. Effectively we will end up playing 2 Test/3 ODIs with New Zealand. There are two things that they achieved by the changes to the NZ tour, SA will be forced to a accept a shortened tour and India will also get to play the Asia Cup.
BCCI has not cited what among the above is the real reason for the South Africa series being shrunk now. What was to be a 2 month trip to South Africa can now at best run for 40 days between November end to January 10th. Effectively means that we will end up playing 2 test/3 ODIs and a T20.
South Africa is the best test playing country and we have historically struggled there. This was a good time to have our team experience such hostile conditions(Not denying that India is having A tours to SA). Didn't they come to India to help us retain the #1 Ranking in 2010? Shouldn't we be reciprocating that?
I personally would have loved to see India play South Africa in a longer series and also in New Zealand (where also we have not had good success) rather than playing West Indies. You win against top teams to prove your might not keep defeating low ranked teams.
Understand that we are running the cricket world but we cannot just keep dictating terms to everyone. This is just NOT ON.
As paying public we need to know the reason why SA series has been shortened. With BCCI that is like day dreaming... Never will happen.. No RTI will ever work with BCCI... we will never ever know what happens in these BCCI meetings..
We have people from all political parties in the BCCI, then why is it that they cannot mandate RTI for the sports body?
1) Sachin wants to play his 200th test at Wankhade
2) Sachin wants to retire post the 200th test in India
3) We need more Telecast rights money as there has been lull in home series and we don't have anything till late next year
4) Even BCCI is bored of India playing Sri Lanka (highly unlikely though)
5) BCCI sending a message to Lorgat/CSA. They better learn to respect the master
6) How can CSA announce the tour details without checking with BCCI? How can they announce 7 ODI, 2 T20 and 3 Test series without India's concurrence?
Along with the WI tour to India the BCCI has asked New Zealand to move forward and shrink the India's tour. Effectively we will end up playing 2 Test/3 ODIs with New Zealand. There are two things that they achieved by the changes to the NZ tour, SA will be forced to a accept a shortened tour and India will also get to play the Asia Cup.
BCCI has not cited what among the above is the real reason for the South Africa series being shrunk now. What was to be a 2 month trip to South Africa can now at best run for 40 days between November end to January 10th. Effectively means that we will end up playing 2 test/3 ODIs and a T20.
South Africa is the best test playing country and we have historically struggled there. This was a good time to have our team experience such hostile conditions(Not denying that India is having A tours to SA). Didn't they come to India to help us retain the #1 Ranking in 2010? Shouldn't we be reciprocating that?
I personally would have loved to see India play South Africa in a longer series and also in New Zealand (where also we have not had good success) rather than playing West Indies. You win against top teams to prove your might not keep defeating low ranked teams.
Understand that we are running the cricket world but we cannot just keep dictating terms to everyone. This is just NOT ON.
As paying public we need to know the reason why SA series has been shortened. With BCCI that is like day dreaming... Never will happen.. No RTI will ever work with BCCI... we will never ever know what happens in these BCCI meetings..
We have people from all political parties in the BCCI, then why is it that they cannot mandate RTI for the sports body?
DK sir, I don't advocate arrogance in any form in an organisation or individual. But sometimes feel good about an INDIAN organization which has the world at it's knees :), again, we are all the people who made this organization succeed by giving all the revenue for them, without us, they are no one!!!
ReplyDeleteRaaj - Arrogance that BCCI is displaying is not good.. we are the people who make the organization succeed, but does BCCI understand and treat us that way?
ReplyDeleteWe are only providers to BCCI!!!:)
ReplyDeletesad fact is BCCI is the only provider for world cricket
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