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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > Television money not driving cricket: ICC 14.31 IST 25th June 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau 
International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the claims made by legendary Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee that the game is being driven by television money.Calling Lillee's criticism, on the upcoming Australia-Bangladesh series as a compromise on the structure and history of the game just to maximise TV revenue, "unfounded", the ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said, "Dennis is winding two or three unrelated issues into one." "Firstly, in relation to the schedule, the ICC Future Tours Programme is driven by the desire to have all Test playing countries play each other on a regular basis. This is to ensure that everyone has the chance to play at the highest level regularly," Speed said in a media release issued in London on Tuesday. "Up until recently the smaller countries were at the mercy of the bigger nations. Zimbabwe is still yet to play a Test in Australia despite being a full member for 11 years. In 1995 Sri Lanka had no home Test and had just two the following year against Zimbabwe," Speed said reacting to Lillee's charge. "The ICC has already announced that it will review this programme to ensure that it is still operating in the best interests of world cricket," he said. "The ICC's mandate is to develop the sport as a global game and to protect the spirit of cricket. The steps that have been taken in ensuring that all teams are able to play each other and the assistance that is being given to Bangladesh both reflect this role". in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > |
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