That pretty much sums up BCCI's ways on this issue.Abbasi said:India's unilateral declarations of the past month - and importantly outside the sphere of the ICC - are an irresponsible beginning. Derogatory remarks about other countries, such as those about Bangladesh, expose a shortage of values other than pursuit of profit.
Not really?honestbharani said:Zim used to play in May/June. SL play in Jun/July/August... India can host cricket in August/September, so can Pak. The question is are England willing to travel during THEIR season as so many other teams do... Ditto with Australia. That will show a LOT about how COMMITTED these two countries are to the ICC schedule etc.
Not really. England HAVE to host 2 home series, period. There is no specification that they have to do it in their season or whatever. I mean, similarly, if India HAS to host 2 series per year, what if they start saying that they will do it only in THEIR season, which is roughly from Jan to April? That is part of the issue, along with the fact that England and Australia get a lot more days of cricket at home than India and Pakistan and Sri Lanka.marc71178 said:Not really?
Under the plan England basically have to get 2 home series in each season - so they have to take place during the English season, leaving no time to tour.
Well bear in mind that if the games don't take place during the English season there would be a 0-0 result.honestbharani said:Not really. England HAVE to host 2 home series, period. There is no specification that they have to do it in their season or whatever.
Playing A teams of the stronger sides? Touring one of their FC sides juz before the home season of that side?marc71178 said:I'm not sure how this FTP has caused more bad than good to be honest.
Without it, no sides would play the Bangladeshis.
How are they expected to improve if they can't get any cricket?
Matches happening in off season in India, Pak etc aren't exactly played on the best pitches either and there is always the threat of rain in off season in almost all countries.marc71178 said:Well bear in mind that if the games don't take place during the English season there would be a 0-0 result.
England have to host the 2 series during their season.
this is just ridiculous. surely its in everyone´s interest that England play at home in their own season. I thought the problem was that everyone wanted to play at home at various times during the english off-season, hardly any reason to add england to the list.honestbharani said:Matches happening in off season in India, Pak etc aren't exactly played on the best pitches either and there is always the threat of rain in off season in almost all countries.
The thing is, there is the period of Jan- April in India. It is just about the only time where one can safely predict that there won't be any rain... All the other months are prone to having unseasonal rainfall. And the weather forecasts have almost always been wrong in that regard. Anyways, these days, the climatic conditions have rapidly changed all over India. Almost all big cities have had unseasonal rainfalls wreck havoc with normal life.swede said:this is just ridiculous. surely its in everyone´s interest that England play at home in their own season. I thought the problem was that everyone wanted to play at home at various times during the english off-season, hardly any reason to add england to the list.
I actually thought India had long seasons if moving matches around the country according to the climate. Must admit I dont know much about it though,
I think the real problem is that there are so many sides who all have to host series in a set period of time (ie the English winter) which means that there isn't time for all of them to host series.swede said:this is just ridiculous. surely its in everyone´s interest that England play at home in their own season. I thought the problem was that everyone wanted to play at home at various times during the english off-season, hardly any reason to add england to the list.
I am not saying they are the ONLY guys to be blamed. But let us say if England are supposed to play Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka want to host them in their proper season, as they think Eng/SL will bring in the crowds... Will England actually cut short their home program and play a couple of two test series against their opponents for that summer and head out to Sri Lanka during june or july to play over there?marc71178 said:I think the real problem is that there are so many sides who all have to host series in a set period of time (ie the English winter) which means that there isn't time for all of them to host series.
Quite how we get round it is a puzzle that has been partially helped by holding "out of season" series.
Why England are being blamed for the quirk that means they can actually host cricket at a time when most sides can't I'm not sure.
If India tours B'Desh there will be a lot more profit for B'Desh than otherwise in many ways.TIF said:I feel that the BCCI is right on some issues, but then some issues I disagree with like - "Not playing in the Champions Trophy" and "Not hosting Bangladesh as they are not "commercially viable"."
SInce when has June/July been SL's home season then?honestbharani said:I am not saying they are the ONLY guys to be blamed. But let us say if England are supposed to play Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka want to host them in their proper season, as they think Eng/SL will bring in the crowds... Will England actually cut short their home program and play a couple of two test series against their opponents for that summer and head out to Sri Lanka during june or july to play over there?
Do not know about June, but then Sri Lankas home season in recent years has started in July. I remember them hosting a tri-series in July in 2001 involving themselves, India and New Zealand and they held more home matches in July in future years.marc71178 said:SInce when has June/July been SL's home season then?