Do you think the International cricket might split up?

Question

too much tension regaring venues!

conflicts on introducing new "domestic" leagues!

your views?

Answer 1

I think International cricket has already split.

I believe ICC will continue to exist. It might  attain a place of insignificance if it continues to vacillate irresolutely.

Being relegated to the position of the Queen (read figurehead) will not be impossible !

Answer 2

No.

Longest there is an International Cricket Council then, the cricket boards must follow the rules & regulations under the ICC bc, thats how it should be. Not all this mumbo jumbo c**p. If ICC feels something is wrong then, they must take actions on the matter.

I think the ICC needs to act now & stop actimg like someone's bunny. The ICC calls the shots here & shall be followed.

Answer 3

Domestic leagues all right.

Answer 4

Hope not.

Maybe it will all cool down after a while. The Leagues are formed out of Cricketing countries. Without International matches, that fan appeal may not be found.

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Answer 5

I dont think so..These things are temporary and will be cured..

Answer 6

If it does, it will be at the hands of Asian teams & no other! Especially the BCCI who blackmail & cajole ICC to make decisions not in the interests of all nations.Recent farces in the Pakistan team only add to the way they view cricket over there. They want one rule for their players and another for the rest of the world when it comes to handing out penalties etc.

Answer 7

Ongoing tension is regarding the Champions Trophy alone. But that could develop into bigger worry and all depends up on what's  the next few months are like. Since Musharraf stepped down, will it make any difference in the precarious political turmoil in Pakistan to obliterate the concerns over insecurity?

The bigger worry is the World Cup of 2011, which is to be hosted by the sub-continental countries. If the situation in Pakistan persists then, I think it will be weighty concern for the ICC and BCCI. That might end up in a rift, if not solved judiciously, as BCCI is powerful than most of us want to agree upon.

As a footnote:-

In 1996 World Cup, West Indies & Australia did not travel to Sri Lanka (which helped Sri Lanka, advance to Quarter finals without even playing a match, and might have been major factor in Sri Lanka winning the World Cup, And WI paid the price as they were knocked out in the first round itself)

And in 2003 WC, England did not travel to Zimbabwe, and New Zealand to Kenya and forfeited the match to their rivals, and both Kenya & Zimbabwe advanced to the next round as New Zealand & England were knocked out.

Answer 8

I think it is undoubtedly heading for a split. There has been a lot of trouble in international cricket over the last couple of years. We had the fiasco at The Oval in 2006, when Pakistan forfeited the game following accusations of ball-tampering (a decision subsequently recinded by the ICC). We have also seen the hystrionics between the Indians and Australians over various competitions, which reached its nadir during the Sydney Tesy in January of this year. Now England, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia are threatening to pull out of this year's Champions Trophy, owing to security concerns in Pakistan. Throw into the mix the never ending Zimbabwe affair, the rise of Twenty20 cricket, the financial diversions and rewards on offer, and something, sooner or later, has to give.

The problems in international cricket can really be divided into three categories.

1) Fixture congestion. The ICC wants to see every country play each other, home and away, every five years. As there are 10 Test playing nations, this has saturated the calender. On top of that, there are various ODI competitions, and now Twenty20 is trying to get a foothold in the market.

2) Race. many of the problems recently have been between different racial groups. On one side we have the Asian community, on the other the predominantly white nations. Pakistan's refusal to play at The Oval, India's accusations of being cheated on are all linked to a simmering undercurrent of racial tension that is pervading the cricket world, and indeed the world at large has risen astronomically since the attacks on New York in 2001.

3) Money. Sport has now become big business, and everyone wants a slice of the pie. This means more games, more pressure,and  more conflict.

So yes, I think international cricket will inevitably split.  

Answer 9

no