Remember this gem from Andrew Miller on the Pawar nomination for ICC President-
With the Asian bloc unbreakable, all it would take for a Pawar victory would be a shifting of support of the African contingent, and then Pandora's Box really would be cracked open. For all his faults, Sonn remained a cricket-lover at heart, something that has not always been apparent at the fiscally obsessed BCCI. With Pawar installed at the head of the ICC, the way would be cleared for the takeover of the ICC that has long been threatened by the frustrated Indians, who represent 70% of the game's income and whose early exit from the World Cup conveniently distanced them from most - if not all - of the tournament's myriad failings.Now, CMJ chimes in on Inderjit Singh Bindra's possible appointment as ICC Chief Executive
India's grip on world cricket would become more or less total if the 50-50 decision on who succeeds Malcolm Speed as chief executive of the ICC in June favours Inder Singh Bindra, one of the three most powerful men in the sport on the sub-continent. The four senior ICC figures charged with making the choice between Bindra and the rival preferred by two of them must be made soon, probably at the ICC's next meeting, on Monday and Tuesday of next week.Makes you wonder where these profound reservations were when Malcolm Gray and Malcolm Speed (Australians both) were the President and Chief Executive of the ICC!
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Homer,
Amidst all this crap, let's celebrate the 23rd anniversary of B&H WCC victory. What a win that was! Memories of the team celebrating in Shastri's Audi are still fresh.
wow Prabu, its been that long already? Feels like yesterday...
Thanks for pointing this out and thanks for reviving many memories of a tournament where India ran through all sides bar Pakistan in the finals.
Cheers
Don't know how this:
"1964
Ricky Ponting's uncle is born. Greg Campbell, an enthusiastic seamer, played four Tests for Australia himself, but he didn't do a lot. There were a couple of high points though: he was part of the attack that smashed England at Headingley in 1989. And there is only one person on this planet who can sincerely claim to have nailed Derek Pringle lbw in an Ashes Test. Campbell is that man. He was also one of three Tasmanians [David Boon and umpire Steve Randell were the others] involved in the state's first Test - against Sri Lanka in Hobart in 1989-90. In all, Campbell played only 44 first-class games, before a persistent back injury forced him to retire in 1992."
is more important than the World Championship.
I caught the article a while ago Homer. A friend forwarded it to me at 606.
I have read a couple of books written by CMJ...the last of which was The Spirit of Cricket - A Personal Anthology etc etc
I was drawn to purchase his books because of his commentary. Beautifully written...nothing like this timesonlineblog of his. Perhaps a hurried effort.
Also, through all the reminisces recorded, and the wonderful collections of cricket knicknacks, I couldn't help shake off the disappointment provided by a limited view from such a prominent commentator.
Such is life, I thought, for he is after all an Englishman and would naturally be confined to a particular viewpoint despite probably having experienced many cultures in the process of watching cricket.
As disappointing that aspect, as one was with the linked article.
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