Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self

Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 11:35:26 AM

Is there any truth in this?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-12771089/India-putting-pressure-ICC-reconsider-decision-expand-2027-World-Cup-14-teams-just-days-ignored-governing-body-change-pitch-semi-final-New-Zealand.html

Daily Mail (a well known tabloid based in United Kingdom that specializes in fake news) has claimed that the BCCI is pressuring ICC to revert to a 10-team setup for the 2027 ODI World Cup, despite the decision previously to expand it to a 14-team tournament. Several questions remain unanswered. How can the BCCI make such a demand? If there is such a demand, then most probably it would have come from Disney-Star, who hold the media rights for this tournament. Anyway, I don't think that the ICC can implement a roll-back now, after going public with details about the 2027 edition.

There is a big possibility of a broadcaster dictating the terms but considering the kind of hitjob Dailymail is doing against Indian cricket in general, it sounds like another hitjob against BCCI for no reason. They don't control Broadcaster, infact it's the other way around.

It's not rocket science who is a big gainer if it's 10 team tournament. Indian cricket fills the pocket of the ICC so they are big losers if something goes wrong, similar to 2007. Yes BCCI will also lose some but so are the other boards.