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Quote from: noormcs5 on April 07, 2023, 11:43:11 PM

Quote from: Sweminer777 on April 07, 2023, 05:50:47 PM

I actually really feel bad that two teams, UAE, and USA, both of which are made up of foreign players, are going to be qualified. I really wanted to see teams that are made out of native players being qualified. But that did not happen. And of course, it is always going to be hard to happen.
After all, they are playing in the team as foreign players for a reason. This really should change very fast. Otherwise, cricket is not going to be alive amongst the associate nations, which are actually trying to find talent and not buy them.

Everyone is saying that Namibia is a strong team and they have native players and should qualify but then why did they lose the matches and therefore unable to qualify? This means that UAE / USA injected non-native players who are better than the native players and therefore their team qualifies. Being able to qualify as a nation is more important than including only native players in the team only to result in a loss.
I also want that the teams should only consist of native players, but when there are no such rules by ICC, Namibia could have taken advantage of this and included two or three foreign players and qualified.

What can be achieved in cricket in a country if the team is formed by mostly foreign players? As the ICC has no specific rules on this matter, the more affluent countries are taking this advantage. UAE or USA. Both of these teams are made up of mostly foreign players. ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2023 Both mentioned teams have qualified. I also think it would have been better if the number of native players and the number of foreign players were specified. If most of the players are outsiders then people of that country will not have confidence in cricket. There is no hope of good cricketers, so what is the purpose behind the inclusion of that country through cricket?

Why would a team be formed with foreign players? And why is there not a clear rule about that? As the sports body of cricket, ICC should concentrate on the most important thing for cricket, which is the survival of it. But it feels like Icc is not very worried about that. Otherwise, they should have made clear rules about it. There can be some foreign players on the national team. But it cannot be the whole 11 right?

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Quote from: noormcs5 on April 07, 2023, 11:43:11 PM

Everyone is saying that Namibia is a strong team and they have native players and should qualify but then why did they lose the matches and therefore unable to qualify? This means that UAE / USA injected non-native players who are better than the native players and therefore their team qualifies. Being able to qualify as a nation is more important than including only native players in the team only to result in a loss.
I also want that the teams should only consist of native players, but when there are no such rules by ICC, Namibia could have taken advantage of this and included two or three foreign players and qualified.

I really don't agree with this suggestion. You are suggesting that teams such as Nepal and Namibia should pack their squads with foreigners from India and Pakistan and that will help them to win matches. But what is the point, if all the teams do that? There will be no diversity in cricket and it will become a game solely played by people of South Asian origin. Already the impact is being felt in countries such as Danmark and Netherlands. Previously these teams used to be comprised of mainly native players. But now the national team is mostly South Asian and as a result native children are rapidly losing their interest in the sport. In the long term, inclusion of foreign players do more harm than good.

I actually think every team should get rid of foreign players. Because there is no point playing with foreign players on the team. After all, that is not going to increase the popularity/value/skill set of the team. So there is actually no reason for 14 players to be playing in the national team.