How ridiculous is the schedule of Asia cup consisting of 13 matches in 13 days?

Question

I just saw the schedule and i am stunned.I thought they were going to play 2 group games first in the two groups and the 2 teams would advance to semis and then final.

No it's not like that.

After the group matches,the 2 teams will from each group will go to next round where all the 4 teams will play each other once and the two teams with maximum points will play the final.

The format is good but since the players of India have been playing non-stop cricket for last 18 months,don't you think it's too harsh to them?

Answer 1

The high volume of cricket that India plays is partly because of the revenue factor. All the boards in the world know that a competition involving India, when played on their turf, would fetch them a lot of money, and so does the BCCI too, which is by the way milking money.

And coming to the point, yes, it's pretty ridiculous, the scheduling of matches. One, long tournaments are usually pretty boring. Even more so, considering the fact that the tournament involves a lot minnows.

The second factor that makes it pretty absurdish is the timing of the tournament. This tournament comes off a highly successful T20 tournament, IPL. At this juncture, a long tournmanet with so many minnows is not a good idea at all.

Answer 2

India play way too many one day matches, and dont play enough test matches. Moreover they dont have a fixed fixture like england and australia, in playing certain times at home or away.

Answer 3

May be!! But just watch & enjoy cricket!!

Answer 4

asia cup is to short