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Lalt Modi blames ICC-BCCI for WI mess

 
BCL_LEGEND 2014-10-22 14:50:54 

I am back to CC.com again I used to post here earlier under the handle BCL400.
I just hope as a WI fan that we get back to playing again with a full strength team. No bans or suspensions. Of course Wavell Hinds and Dave Cameron will have to resign.

Anyway Lalit Modi has his own take on this :


ICC-BCCI RESPONSIBLE FOR WINDIES MESS


Srinivasan has failed yet again. But obviously no one must raise questions, right? What else explains the decision of the BCCI to suspend all bilateral ties and initiate legal proceedings against West Indies, after the latter pulled out of the recent India tour?

So now, India won’t play West Indies, can’t play Pakistan, doesn’t want to play Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and is not interested in playing against associates and affiliates. Yet cricket is a ‘global sport’, and the ICC led by Srinivasan, watches all this happen quietly!

The standoff between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its players was imminent, even before the India tour began. The issue demanded immediate attention from the BCCI, WICB, and of course the ICC. But all three failed. More so, the ICC, who under its new boss, Srinivasan, is busy favouring his favourite TV network than solving matters concerning world cricket.

Why could the ICC not step in and amicably resolve issues, which forced the West Indies cricketers to withdraw from an ongoing series? That’s because Srinivasan and his cronies are busy trying to finish their opposition. They did not bat an eyelid when it came to taking action against the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), but failed to respond against the WICB.

The BCCI allowed things to drift, assuming that the threat of IPL ban and other prohibitions like no opportunity to play in India will deter the players. However, what BCCI fails to understand is that for a player, respect is far more important than just money.

Sadly, Srinivasan and his cronies at BCCI thought that they can bully the West Indies team into playing, which did not work. BCCI under Madhavrao Scindia, Sharad Pawar, IS Bindra, Shashank Manohar, or even Jagmohan Dalmiya would never have been complacent.

At the moment, too much rests in one hand and there are no decision makers. ICC obviously was famously silent on the issue of Kenya, and then Zimbabwe, and did little to promote the sport in these two countries. Of course, who can forget Pune Warriors, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, and Deccan Chargers, who were finished by Srinivasan? West Indies is the latest casualty in that list. RIP West Indies Cricket!

West Indies is a side that was brought together by history, held together by flamboyance, and finally will break because of the greed of some. I will always remember with fondness the might of West Indies, featuring some of the most entertaining batsmen, exhilarating fielders, and breath-taking fast bowlers. Champions never die, they just fade away. In this case, forever!


 
Commie 2014-10-22 14:55:03 

In reply to BCL_LEGEND

The standoff between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its players was imminent, even before the India tour began. The issue demanded immediate attention from the BCCI, WICB, and of course the ICC. But all three failed. More so, the ICC, who under its new boss, Srinivasan, is busy favouring his favourite TV network than solving matters concerning world cricket.


very good point.

The rest is mainly political posturing more suited to Indian consumption big grin

 
BCL_LEGEND 2014-10-22 15:03:30 

In reply to Commie

The rest is mainly political posturing more suited to Indian consumption big grin


Haha yeah...he working on his own agenda

 
WestDem 2014-10-22 15:03:43 

In reply to BCL_LEGEND



Welcome back!!! At least yuh identify yuh previous handle like like most here!!!

I started athread this morning with this link but unfortunately its one ah de missing one...

I also stated that I am not sure if to Trust or not Trust Modi since he is a very bitter person against BCCI and IPL since dem kick him out!

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2014-10-22 15:05:21 

In reply to Commie

Like most on here

 
Commie 2014-10-22 15:08:32 

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

I note that the ICC did not release the new deal for the next cycle but contrary to the hope that it would be close to 2.7bn, the deal is supposed to have shrunk to 1.8bn.

Star Network won it again of course, and given that there is a serious conflict of interest in the negotiation process (which Modi knows), hell...who knows where the extra money went smile

Intl sports is a cathedral for rampant capitalism. Enjoy.

 
eXodus 2014-10-22 15:21:39 

In reply to WestDem

modi has his own agenda to further

 
hotarobin 2014-10-22 16:05:25 

In reply to BCL_LEGEND

Interesting perspective...the article indirectly suggest that West Indians do not possess the intellectual capacity to solve their own problems.....

 
hubert 2014-10-22 16:16:36 

In reply to BCL_LEGEND


I remember you.Good to see you back..brief stay ?

Yes as some say, Modi has his own axe to grind but 'every little muckle' in this sorry episode of Losers.

 
BCL_LEGEND 2014-10-22 16:50:19 

In reply to hubert

Yeah the article is more of a personal vendetta than anything else but this should have been solved internally way before the India tour and the board should have compromised and gone back to the old pay structure until the tour was over. I think the demand made by players was pretty fair.

Good to be back , I was always reading the forums and enjoying the drama lol .
cc.com is fun but was too lazy/busy too make a post. smile

 
hubert 2014-10-22 17:48:44 

In reply to BCL_LEGEND


Most times I just sit back and enjoy the MB too.
But this latest fiasco really gets my goat.Stupidy does this to me all the time lol
At the least,WICB were Penny wise and Pound(sterling) foolish big grin