Comments on: Opinion: Why a champions trophy…. now? http://nasirkhan.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/opinion-why-a-champions-trophy-now/ Just another Wordpress.com weblog Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bruce Gaskell http://nasirkhan.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/opinion-why-a-champions-trophy-now/#comment-2314 Bruce Gaskell Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:51:47 +0000 http://nasirkhan.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/opinion-why-a-champions-trophy-now/#comment-2314 It's a joke, and just devalues the World cup. A lot of the Cricket media think the Champions trophy is pointless anyway (apart from the money). I think it has its place though, guaranteeing games for decent but unfashionable teams like New Zealand and Srilanka. I completely agree with the timetable you suggest, if it were held midway between each world cup I could see it growing into quite a prestigious and marketable tournament. I think this years format is quite good, a short qualifying round then a short pool stage. It's a shame that one group could hold Aus India and West Indies, given their recent frolic in Malaysia. "The most worrying thing for the PCB was that England v Pakistan sold for $9 mil, $2 mil higher than Pakistan v India series, which is quite an unthinkable thing." In a way its good that Pakistani fans are discerning and want to see differant teams. I think the the 2 boards have learnt their lesson and are now avoiding overkill. It’s a joke, and just devalues the World cup. A lot of the Cricket media think the Champions trophy is pointless anyway (apart from the money). I think it has its place though, guaranteeing games for decent but unfashionable teams like New Zealand and Srilanka.
I completely agree with the timetable you suggest, if it were held midway between each world cup I could see it growing into quite a prestigious and marketable tournament. I think this years format is quite good, a short qualifying round then a short pool stage. It’s a shame that one group could hold Aus India and West Indies, given their recent frolic in Malaysia.

“The most worrying thing for the PCB was that England v Pakistan sold for $9 mil, $2 mil higher than Pakistan v India series, which is quite an unthinkable thing.”
In a way its good that Pakistani fans are discerning and want to see differant teams. I think the the 2 boards have learnt their lesson and are now avoiding overkill.

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