Please read the article by ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat
Worried by India's inconsistent performance in the World Cup so far, despite the ICC and BCCI making every effort to ensure that the host nation has every possible advantage, cricket administrators are considering simply awarding the 2015 tournament to the Indian team.
"Everybody understands that cricket is profitable only when India wins. Which is why we've tried to schedule matches and generally design the entire tournament format to ensure this - but it still isn't working, yes?" said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, looking worried at the prospect of India's quarter-final exit. "It isn't good for the nerves, or for our wallets, if India exit early. So since everyone seems to be okay with tweaking the tournament format to favor India, next time around we'll just award the championship to India, regardless of what happens in the matches," he said.
Explaining further, Mr Lorgat added, "All the matches will be played as normal, and points will be awarded to the winning team. Except that, if a team wins against India, the match will be awarded to India. This will ensure that India will top the group stages, progress through the knockouts, and happily for all concerned, end up winning."
Please read the article by ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat
Worried by India's inconsistent performance in the World Cup so far, despite the ICC and BCCI making every effort to ensure that the host nation has every possible advantage, cricket administrators are considering simply awarding the 2015 tournament to the Indian team.
"Everybody understands that cricket is profitable only when India wins. Which is why we've tried to schedule matches and generally design the entire tournament format to ensure this - but it still isn't working, yes?" said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, looking worried at the prospect of India's quarter-final exit. "It isn't good for the nerves, or for our wallets, if India exit early. So since everyone seems to be okay with tweaking the tournament format to favor India, next time around we'll just award the championship to India, regardless of what happens in the matches," he said.
Explaining further, Mr Lorgat added, "All the matches will be played as normal, and points will be awarded to the winning team. Except that, if a team wins against India, the match will be awarded to India. This will ensure that India will top the group stages, progress through the knockouts, and happily for all concerned, end up winning."