Potential riches await England in India
Derek Pringle, writing in the Telegraph , believes England's cricketers have a tremendous opportunity to make amends for their Stanford debacle during their upcoming tour of India, including a chance to impress IPL's fixers and agents ahead of the
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Derek Pringle, writing in the Telegraph, believes England's cricketers have a tremendous opportunity to make amends for their Stanford debacle during their upcoming tour of India, including a chance to impress IPL's fixers and agents ahead of the tournament's auction in January.
The biggest (incentive) involves India's cricket board, the BCCI, the most powerful and wealthy in the game and intent on total world domination. Until now, they have never really had a team to match that, though the present one, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni following Anil Kumble's retirement, are getting close. What a coup for England, and by extension the England and Wales Cricket Board, were they to thwart those ambitions by beating them in front of their adoring fans, a result that would surely neutralise any sour taste left by the Stanford match.
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The chance to present one's credentials ahead of the Indian Premier League's auction in January will be overwhelming for Pietersen and Co. Wanting to impress the IPL's fixers and agents should suit England's immediate aims as well, though other motivations exist.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo