Geoffrey Boycott backs the Idea of eliminating Political interference in Cricket – Cricket News Update
In an interview, the former English cricketer and present commentator, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Boycott-c58776, voiced his support for the idea of curbing political interference in the functioning of cricket boards all over the world.
Boycott also supported former Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Cricket.
Boycott termed Sangakkara as a “brave man” to have come out and said all that he did at the MCC Spirit of Cricket-Cowdrey lecture; knowing quiet well, that such statements would get him in trouble with the cricket authorities in Sri Lanka.
“He is a brave man and in a way right because there have been interference by political bodies in cricket boards before,” said the 70-year-old Boycott.
He insisted that perhaps time had come for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take lead from football’s governing body FIFA, which makes it mandatory for member associations to be free from political intervention.
The veteran suggested the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 to strictly warn the associate nations with harsh penalties incase of their non compliance with the new rule, barring political intervention from the boards’ functioning.
He reckoned that people with cricketing background should run the member boards as properly qualified persons will be better suited to make neutral decisions, in the best interests of the game.
However, Boycott praised the ICC for giving the member countries a two-year http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Andrew-Patterson-c91273 line to democratize, but he insisted that the ICC should pick up on the matter swiftly.
Speaking on the upcoming test series between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Boycott, expected the series to be difficult to predict and reckoned a great contest in the coming.
He refrained from labelling England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, better than India’s spinning sensation, Harbhajan Singh; nonetheless, he opined that English pacers might cause Indian batsmen difficulty.
According to him, on a given day it would all depend on the playing conditions as to which team would prevail at the end of the day. He stated the Indian players play spin better than the English, which might make life a little difficult for Swann.
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