ICC approves test championship and other changes...

[jashan83]

Holy mother of mercy, that would take about three months!

All League can run parallel to each other and that way it can take's as low as 6 days. And no need to give an ODI status to the same. I have put a demo schedule at the bottom of that post

 

[jashan83]

That's why the World Cricket League is so elegant. It does not expect team 1 to play team 40, or vice versa. Team 40 would be massacred and team 1 would be wasting their time even being there.

In WCL, team 40 would play teams 37, 38, ... The competition would be relatively even, leading to close games, excitement, gradual learning and improvement, instead of amateur teams, emerging countries being put to the sword by the professionals.

And if teams are good enough, they rise to the higher level. If not, they fall back to their more appropriate level. We have seen Afghanistan rise to virtually the top of the non test nations in only a few years. Teams like Fiji are headed in the other direction, but that is okay too. They can rise again if good enough in the future.

And if teams are good enough, they get all the way to the World Cup. A clear path was set for every nation from 1 to 105, knowing what was required to reach the top.

The ICC almost got it perfect. The only thing missing is that the full member nations are a protected species. They are not allowed to fall from the top rung, even if their on-field form warrants it.

... and then the ICC threw it all away.

I totally agree with you, and a sweet end to it was a 16 or 14 nation world cup. But ICC killed it all by making it a 10 Nation World Cup. BCCI just helped to kill cricket. They could have atleast kept a 12 Nation WC and then such thoughts would have never come

 

[G.I.Joe]

I totally agree with you, and a sweet end to it was a 16 or 14 nation world cup. But ICC killed it all by making it a 10 Nation World Cup. BCCI just helped to kill cricket. They could have atleast kept a 12 Nation WC and then such thoughts would have never come

wot

 

[aussie]

The West Indies are still more of a lucrative draw because of the historic rivalry.

This winter, numbers 1 and 2 in the rankings will square off, as will 4 and 5. Only one of those series will have its own sub-forum.

Will have to agree to disagree here.

 

[jashan83]

wot

It is BCCI that has pushed for a WC with as less teams as possible

 

[brockley]

I reckon the one day league may have 8 sides,and extra games for ireland,bangladesh and zimbabwe,maybe kenya.

 

[Howe_zat]

While I can very much appreciate the time-wasting exercise of Aussie club cricketers going to trash Norway I doubt it would mean a great deal for the world cup.

 

[G.I.Joe]

It is BCCI that has pushed for a WC with as less teams as possible

How does that benefit the BCCI? The World Cup is an ICC tournament with all profits going directly to them.

 

[slugger]

bcoz last time india won the world cup there were only 8 teams...

 

[shankar]

bcoz last time india won the world cup there were only 8 teams...

So they should be insisting on 60 over matches and the world cup to be moved to England then, shouldn't they?

 

[slugger]

I suspect if they wanted "it" to, they could. but 10 teams is fine, gee we would hate another test nation, to drop at earlie again ie Pak vs Ire 07. when the cup tea tray was dropped we herd it fall down here in NZ. "What the devil has gone wrong Reginald" "Some up start has given Pakistan a nasty surprise" Humphy.

 

[Athlai]

I suspect if they wanted "it" to, they could. but 10 teams is fine, gee we would hate another test nation, to drop at earlie again ie Pak vs Ire 07. when the cup tea tray was dropped we herd at down here in NZ.

India also dropped out early vs. Bangers.

 

[slugger]

there you go.... point proven...

 

[G.I.Joe]

there you go.... point proven...

That is ridiculous. The tin foil hat being put to good use there.

 

[slugger]

give me some reasons, to prove otherwise. India is the nation that pushed for reductions in teams, and the ICC lost its nuts many moons back, yes sir, no sir what ever pleaeses you...

 

[G.I.Joe]

give me some reasons, to prove otherwise. India is the nation that pushed for reductions in teams, and the ICC lost its nuts many moons back, yes sir, no sir what ever pleaeses you...

No, the burden of proof lies on the accuser. Your argument is that India getting knocked out early is the reason for them wanting fewer number of teams in the World Cup. That does not compute. The solution to getting knocked out early is a change of format (as was done for the 2011 WC), not a reduction in number of teams. They two aren't related.

 

[juro]

The way I see it, it is the broadcasters which are pushing for 10 teams. They want a maximum amount of games played between high ranking naitons and the 2015 proposal will fit that need. Just because the vast majority of the money for the broadcasters comes from the Indian viewing public doesn't necessarily mean that the BCCI are driving this campaign.