The Tiger on Threat

January 6th, 2009 Robi Cricket 0

bcbAfter losing every test match amid the miserable condition minnows Bangladesh are in threat of losing their Test status because most of the top teams are unwilling to play the five-day test match against the tiger (Bangladesh Team)  in a tight international cricket schedule that is facing demands for the addition of lucrative, multi-million dollars Twenty20 matches. According to the Daily Telegraph reports complaints about the tiger’s on-field performances and results have been a regular theme of the last eight years. However, it is financial logic that has, at this moment, led the leading cricket powers to turn against them. On the other hand, with an increasing number of Twenty20 tournaments competing for room in the international cricket calendar, most of the top teams such as Australia and England are no longer prepared to play any loss-making and financially unproductive series against a weak team like Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has failed to improve performance since their first Test in November 2000 against India and now their overall record stands at only one win against Zimbabwe among 58 matches. David Morgan, president, International Cricket Council (ICC), said ‘There is no reason why a team should have to play Test matches just because it is a full member of the International Cricket Council.’ He added, ‘If a team is not gaining anything from the experience, then perhaps it might be better to settle for one-day international status.’

Bangladesh is not likely to draw enough support from James Sutherland, chief executive of Cricket Australia. Sutherland said he believes they (Bangladesh Team) are driving down the quality of international cricket at a time when it is more important than ever to keep standards high. ‘With the growth in the Twenty20 market, it is important to take the clutter out of the game,’ he said. He added ‘We need to make sure we are playing cricket for quality’s sake, not for quantity, and in recent times I’m not sure that the quality has always been there’. He further added, ‘The Bangladesh team that came here this year performed far worse than the previous team, which toured in 2003. It’s a difficult balancing act, you want to help them develop, but we lost a lot of money hosting them and I don’t think their presence is doing anything for the game.’

Some one-day series - for example the one played in Australia in the month of August and September - could be difficult for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to organize in the current environment. On the other hand, England, who are owing to host two Tests against Bangladesh Team at the start of the 2010 summer, are particularly keen to get some better replacements who might be much commercially viable.

Hopefully enough, Bangladesh may be the seventh-most populous country in the world; nevertheless its development plan and system has completely failed to produce any convincing or promising international cricket players for several years now. Additionally, it has been weakened seriously by a spate of recent defections to the Indian Cricket League (ICL), including that of former Bangladeshi captain Habibul Bashar. According to news later this month in Perth, Australia a meeting of ICC executive board will discuss ways of making Test cricket more attractive to protect it from aggression of Twenty20 match.

ICC Creates Pressure on Four Hosts of 2011

November 22nd, 2008 Robi Cricket 0

iccRecently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has created pressure on the four host countries of the 2011 World Cup to speed up their all types of preparations and restorations program for the event, because ICC think that four host were running approximately ten months behind the official schedule. The four host countries are Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for the event.

The remarked came out 8 November when Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director General (Operations) Salim Altaf as telling to the press after a joint World Cup committee meeting. The joint World Cup committee 2011 met formally last 8 November for the first time though it was formed for in June 2007.

According to the Daily Times, Salim said, “ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told representatives of the Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cricket boards during a meeting in New Delhi this week that they needed to fast track preparations that are running 10 months behind schedule.” He added, “The ICC had advised us to go into overdrive. The budget for the World Cup would be approved next year in June.” He also said that the ICC would be contacting the respective authorities and governments to discuss a common visa for World Cup 2011 visitors as well. As his word, “They want a common visa like the one issued for the last World Cup in West Indies in 2007.”

in this tournament India, former world cup champion, is due to host 22 matches, including the final match of the tournament whereas Pakistan, another ex-champion, host for 14 matches in; on the other hand, nine matches will be held in Sri Lanka and six matches in Bangladesh. Among the matches, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the two semi-finals whereas Bangladesh, the youngest member of test family, will host the opening ceremony on 20, February 2011.

Pakistani Star Yousuf Now in ICL

November 20th, 2008 Robi Cricket 0

mdyOne of the senior Pakistani batsmen Mohammad Yousuf (born 27, August 1974) has already flown to India to play the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) in spite of his selection on 3 November Monday in the national team for three one-day international matches against West Indies in Abu Dhabi this month.

Here on Monday, in a news conference Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) operations director Zakir Khan said, “He (Yousuf) didn’t tell us he was going to India. We heard about it ourselves two hours back. We called up his home and his wife has confirmed he has gone to India to play in the ICL.”  He added, Yousuf would be banned from all cricket in Pakistan if he played in the Twenty20 competition.

On the other hand, The ICL authority already filed a legal case against this Pakistani star batsman with an arbitrator in Mumbai, India for breach of contract after he (Yousuf) first signed for them in August of 2007 and after that returned his advance payment and decided to get an agreement in the officially approved Indian Premier League. But that case is still pending.

The news, Yousuf has joined ICL, shock to Pakistani cricket fans and well-wishers since just a few hours earlier Yousuf was named in the national team squad to play three one-day internationals. He has been served for Pakistan National Cricket Team since 1998.

ICC Awards 2008

September 17th, 2008 admin Cricket, Sports News 1 Comment

International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket Council (ICC) declares the 2008 Oscar awards of cricket. From 2004 ICC starts their new awards giving ceremony. And they do their best for a successful ceremony. So for this, from the starting of this prize giving ceremony it creates so much interest in the mind of players and fans. Over the year cricketers and supporters are waited for the declaration of the awards. ICC gives the award on the basis of different individual performance. So players get much encouragement to play well for better performance.

The fifth ICC awards ceremony was held on 10th September 2008. According to the previous, a gorgeous ceremony organized in Dubai, U.A.E for the award declaration. Best passionately expected award, Cricketer of the year award went to West Indian batsman Shivnaraine Chanderpaul. Chanderpaul bid the award from the shortlist of last year best cricketer. He fall into competition among other top performer nominees Mahela Jayawardene from Sri Lanka, South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Dale Steyn to take the top award.

As other time ICC also gives their awards for various categories such as test player of the year, ODI player of the year, emerging player of the year, and women’s player of the year etc. But in this year all of us known that a new format of cricket is started which is called Twenty20. It gets so much popularity among the fans. ICC also arranges a prize for it which is called Twenty20 international performance of the year. This award goes to the hard-hitter of India, Yuvraj Singh for his brilliant batting performance in Twenty20.

Here is a short list of ICC 2008 award winners:

  • Cricketer of the Year: S Chanderpaul (West Indies)
  • Test Player of the Year: Dale Steyn (South Africa)
  • ODI Player of the Year: M S Dhoni (India)
  • Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Yuvraj Singh (India)
  • Emerging Player of the Year: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
  • Women’s Player of the Year: Charlotte Edwards (England)
  • Associate Player of the Year: Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
  • Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
  • Spirit of Cricket: Sri Lanka