New Delhi: The former Australian captain Ian Chappell has criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for allowing the financially stronger boards to have their way in scheduling the matches. Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNCricinfo that the ICC doesn’t run cricket and unless there’s a major change of heart the financially desirable nations will continue to have a big say in producing a self-serving schedule.
“Cricket being run by a competent ICC is a pipe dream. Hence the growing T20 calendar and the current scheduling schemozzle that plagues the game” he added.
The ICC holds an ODI World Cup once every four years, and the T20 World Cup once every two years and they have created a four-year gap for the Champions Trophy with the latest edition to start from February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE. The ICC also holds the World Test Championship every two years.
Chappell also referred to how the ICC gave Test status to countries like Ireland and Afghanistan and questioned their infrastructure to continue to compete in the longer format. He further wrote that it’s extremely expensive to run a four-day competition and there are not many nations beyond India, Australia and England that can really afford the burden.
There should have been a two-tier Test system in place years ago: Chappell
He further wrote two-tier Test should have been in place many years ago and in reality, only a few teams are capable of competing in the five-day match. He also wrote about financial propositions in which the big three despite being the wealthiest cricket boards take a large slice of money.
“India’s powerful presence in the ICC is in direct proportion to their contribution of around 70% of cricket’s income. It’s a complex issue to which cricket hasn’t found a workable solution” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNCricinfo.
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The former Australian captain Ian Chappell has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for allowing the financially stronger boards to have their way in scheduling the matches. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
