Opinion: An opening for Second tier countries…. but not all…..

One thing that the developing Cricket world usually forgets is that the English county teams, at least 10 of the 18, every year embark on a 10-14 day pre season tour to warm up for the county season. In all cases, they tour countries NOT in Europe, because the weather in March and April is [...]

Opinion: Raising standards….

One of the biggest complaints while trying to raise the standard of a group of cricket players in associate countries is that the standard of street cricket is very low. Hence, the standard in all age levels and then the domestic level is also low.
I was wondering. Wouldnt it make sense for an associate country [...]

Opinion: On Bermuda and small countries….

People always ask me, whether Bermuda, being so small a country, can be a good team even if they go ahead and invest a lot of money in the system. They have a cricket economy which is very small, and they also do not have a large enough player base. Recently, there was a debate [...]

Opinion: Off the grid

I would like to mention 5 countries that the ICC seems to be ignoring despite having huge potential, both interms of ICC's business of cricket, and also the spread.
Japan: I am baffled at why the ICC does not show the kind of interest in Japan the way it does in the US, even a 10th [...]

Opinion: Passion, Stability and Economy counts….

This positing is a mixture of thoughts. If you dont see a coherent agrument or point, I apologize.  
When the ICC gave Zimbabwe a test status, nobody complained that much, espeically since Zimbabwe ended up giving a decent performance in the test arena in their initial years, and had the current circus not taken place over there, [...]

Opinion: Of USA Cricket….

Every sports body, and ICC in particular, seem to be obsessed with developing their sport in the US. In many ways, they should be as well because of the massive population (over 300 million now) and the massive GDP of the country (about 11 trillion on sales).
But the truth about US cricket is that the game is followed [...]

An U15 World Cup?

I would like to suggest that the ICC also think in terms of an U15 World Cup, just like they do for the U19. It would be an oppurtunity for the member countries to find talent much earlier, and start grooming them well between the 15-19 age group. Kids tend to also be able to [...]