Balance needed between Tests and Twenty20s
On cricketnext.com Imran Khan, Viv Richards and Arjuna Ranatunga speak to Gaurav Kalra about the state of cricket
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25-Feb-2013
On cricketnext.com Imran Khan, Viv Richards and Arjuna Ranatunga speak to Gaurav Kalra about the state of cricket. They feel that while cricket is in great financial health, the lack of quality fast bowlers is worrying. The also weigh in on the impact of Twenty20 on traditional cricket, the roles of the ICC and the BCCI, the referral system, and more.
Imran: If a batsman plays a maiden over, how do you know he is taking money or not? That's my worry, that this could be quite widespread. It was the 'News of the World' sting operation, not some ICC investigation that caught them. So bear in mind that it was just by chance that it came out. Even Hansie Cronje's case was completely by fluke. It just happened that the phone got tapped and by chance he got caught. So therefore, I think measure need to be taken and they need to be drastic like bank accounts. All the players should submit their bank accounts. They should make it so transparent that how much money they have, how much tax they pay, assets declaration. It's got to be much more extensive, so that the deterrent factor is there, so that the people are scared that they can be caught. Otherwise, I don't know how you are going to catch spot-fixing.