Beyond the IPL, cricket is in trouble
Peter Roebuck, in the Hindu , says while the IPL is growing in stature globally, that should not mask significant setbacks in other parts of the game
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck, in the Hindu, says while the IPL is growing in stature globally, that should not mask significant setbacks in other parts of the game. The recent ructions in Sri Lanka and the West Indies, the lack of interest in domestic cricket in Bangladesh, and most of all the shortening of the South Africa-Australia Test series are all ominous signs for the global game, he writes.
But cricket is not in its right mind. Instead it has been taken over by apologists whose thoughts turn to the frenzied mob and the bottom line. None of them has sufficiently considered the bigger picture. Probably the game can be uplifted only by those currently consumed by its dazzle because they have its ear.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo