India to back Zimbabwe
Cricinfo Said:
The BCCI is unlikely to support any stringent action against Zimbabwe at the ICC’s annual meeting in Dubai next week, a top Indian board official has indicated.
This is regarding expulsion of the Zimbabwe cricket team. The Indian Cricket Setup has been known for ages as the perennial peer-helpers. The Indian Cricket Team toured Sri Lanka, South Africa and Bangladesh when they started or restarted their test journey.
So now, when the entire world (read England and South Africa) wants Zimbabwe to be kicked out of the ICC because they have a dictator who means no good (according to England and South Africa) to the world and to his own countrymen, India has taken the higher moral ground conveying that it is not the fault of the budding Taibus and Mazakadzas of the world that they are ruled by a dictator. India has also tried to convey that all teams needing practice are too bored of the ever confident Bangladesh.
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1 opinion for India to back Zimbabwe
Bas
Jul 14, 2008 at 7:44 pm
“India has taken the higher moral ground conveying that it is not the fault of the budding Taibus and Mazakadzas of the world that they are ruled by a dictator.”
LOL at India taking the higher moral ground. That seriously made me laugh. Lets not be naive here, Ankit. The only reason for the BCCI to ever back Zimbabwe is because they want their vote in the ICC.
I know its not the fault of the Taibus and Mazakadzas that they are being ruled by a dictator but the fact is Zimbabwe needs to be banned for their own good. I hope you realise that all the funding given to Zim Cricket is not being put into cricket there rather being used by a dictator who is killing his own people. I mean why shouldn’t that money go to an associate like Kenya who might actually be better for it.
I am not saying the ECB or Cricket SA are saints either. CSA has taken too long to take its stance and the ECB only went along with Zimbabwe not coming to England next year when they were sure no financial penalites would be levied on them.
Also as far as the BCCI being perennial peer-helpers is concerned, let me ask you how many times have the BCCI actually invited Bangladesh to play a test series in India? Answer : none, simply because a series at home against Bangladesh isn’t lucrative enough for the BCCI.
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