Big three looking to take over, administer cricket

by Oscar Ramjeet Tue Jan 28, 2014

There is a move by the big three, England, India and Australia to take over and administer cricket – a move which is being resisted by the West Indies and the other six test nations of the world.{{more}}

West Indies which has been playing test cricket since 1928 and produced world class cricketers like Sir Leare Constantine, George Headley, Sir Frank Worrell, Sonny Ramadhin, Sir Garfield Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and dozens of others, is being threatened to be demoted in the second tier of cricket.

Members of the International Cricket Counci (ICC) are holding discussions in Dubai to discuss the future of the summer game.

Meanwhile the former chairman of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Governance Committee, Charles Wilkin, QC is apealing to the WICB and regional governments to respond to a White Paper containing the proposed changes to revamp the ICC.

The ICC Working Paper is proposing that test cricket be played under a two tiered system in which England, India and Australia will not be demoted while teams like West Indies and New Zealand would find themselves in the second tier.

From reports, it seems as if the ICC is planning to cede most executive decisions to the so called Big Three, England, India and Australia.

Wilkins in a statement said that “if adopted, the proposals will create a cabal within world cricket.. with total control of the game internationally.”

West Indies was once the leading team in world cricket having won the first two world cups in 1975 and 1979, but for the past 15 years has lost grip as the top team, although there are signs of improvement and some indication it plans to move back to being one of the leading teams.