Comments on: Incompetent Cricket Council http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: my blog http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/comment-page-1/#comment-163983 my blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:53 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/#comment-163983 <strong>check this out...</strong> this is mine... check this out…

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]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7295 Shripriya Tue, 01 May 2007 05:18:12 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/#comment-7295 @ Megha - Yep. It was truly a pain to schlep there and back - especially with none of the usual entertainment to look forward to! @ Talky - Yeah. As an organization, one would think that for the biggest event on the calendar, the ICC would have put more effort and thought into it. Nope. Actually, that's the issue - it felt like it was pulled together in a few weeks instead of a few years. @ Libertarian - Yes, I hope the free market works here. If a company performed this badly, a competitor would eat its lunch. Time for the ICC and BCCI to feel some pain in order for them to make some changes. Otherwise we'll continue to hear the platitudes about change while nothing happens. Like the latest BCCI selection committee resutls - a lot of "look over here" hand waving while everything stays the same! @ Megha – Yep. It was truly a pain to schlep there and back – especially with none of the usual entertainment to look forward to!

@ Talky – Yeah. As an organization, one would think that for the biggest event on the calendar, the ICC would have put more effort and thought into it. Nope. Actually, that’s the issue – it felt like it was pulled together in a few weeks instead of a few years.

@ Libertarian – Yes, I hope the free market works here. If a company performed this badly, a competitor would eat its lunch. Time for the ICC and BCCI to feel some pain in order for them to make some changes. Otherwise we’ll continue to hear the platitudes about change while nothing happens. Like the latest BCCI selection committee resutls – a lot of “look over here” hand waving while everything stays the same!

]]> By: libertarian http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7265 libertarian Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:15:48 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/#comment-7265 The fools in the broke ICC and the super-wealthy BCCI are only feathering their own nests or ensuring their longevity. It's only a matter of time before someone (will it be Subhash Chandra?) makes it fun again for the spectators and makes a killing in the bargain. Hopefully Zee TV can sign on Lara, McGrath, maybe Shane Warne to lend credibility. And if he can enlist the big Indian corporates to sponsor the teams, that could be the magic sauce. If the silly BCCI blocks him, I hope he takes it the distance and sues their pants off in the Supreme Court. Hopefully he can do for Indian cricket (and cricket in general) what he (i.e. Zee TV) did to Doordarshan, and what the private telcos and airlines have done to their government-owned counterparts in India. The fools in the broke ICC and the super-wealthy BCCI are only feathering their own nests or ensuring their longevity. It’s only a matter of time before someone (will it be Subhash Chandra?) makes it fun again for the spectators and makes a killing in the bargain. Hopefully Zee TV can sign on Lara, McGrath, maybe Shane Warne to lend credibility. And if he can enlist the big Indian corporates to sponsor the teams, that could be the magic sauce. If the silly BCCI blocks him, I hope he takes it the distance and sues their pants off in the Supreme Court. Hopefully he can do for Indian cricket (and cricket in general) what he (i.e. Zee TV) did to Doordarshan, and what the private telcos and airlines have done to their government-owned counterparts in India.

]]> By: Talky http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7186 Talky Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:33:58 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/#comment-7186 Well it was one of the worst tournaments ever! I guess WC was doomed the day Bob woolmer died. It took a huge nosedive and went on to take a one of the lowest point in cricket history when the final was made a mockery by rain and stupid rules. There have been worse things like the South africa vs. England match in 92 WC semifinal and Pak. match in 92 where they made 74 all out and match was abandoned due to rain and were awarded a draw. There has been numerous other incidents but isolated ones and nothing like the series on incidents in this WC. Well it was one of the worst tournaments ever! I guess WC was doomed the day Bob woolmer died. It took a huge nosedive and went on to take a one of the lowest point in cricket history when the final was made a mockery by rain and stupid rules. There have been worse things like the South africa vs. England match in 92 WC semifinal and Pak. match in 92 where they made 74 all out and match was abandoned due to rain and were awarded a draw. There has been numerous other incidents but isolated ones and nothing like the series on incidents in this WC.

]]> By: megha http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7184 megha Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:42:22 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/04/28/incompetent-cricket-council/#comment-7184 No musical instruments and no calypso in the Caribbean? Wow. And are you supposed to sit and clap politely when something exciting happens? I cant even begin to address the rest of the points, it just makes me seethe. No musical instruments and no calypso in the Caribbean? Wow. And are you supposed to sit and clap politely when something exciting happens? I cant even begin to address the rest of the points, it just makes me seethe.

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