India must show it cares about more than money alone
In his Sunday Times column, David Gower has a clear message for the ICC and the Indian board.
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
In his Sunday Times column, David Gower has a clear message for the ICC and the Indian board.
[The ICC] is an organisation with a reputation for dodging the big issues, of preferring to rule by consensus and has done its best over the years to avoid confrontation.
India has been a supporter of Zimbabwe for years and has in return been assured at all times of Zimbabwe’s vote whenever needed. But surely this is no time to allow a blinkered view of world affairs to affect their judgment. It is one thing to claim politics and sport should not mix but the BCCI are past masters in the politics of sport and are world leaders when it comes to the business of sport. Their coffers are fuller than all others and if they wish to be a major power, they should assume the greater, wider responsibilities that come with that power.
It would be a scandal if that part of the world were to put its own interests first. India has the perfect opportunity to show it does care about more than just the money.
Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa