Can anybody hear the death knell of cricket (sans IPL) ringing not too far away?
International cricket will die of neglect if this pattern carries on. Zimbabwe is already a basket case; West Indies is relying on Allen Stanford to kiss it back to life. Many of Bangladesh's senior players, who have never yet been invited on a full tour of India in spite of playing them in the country's maiden Test in November 2000, have given up hope of ascending to the big time, and have instead sold their souls to the Indian Cricket League. Don't be surprised if a raft of Pakistanis follow suit. The Champions Trophy may have been detested as a competition, but right now, no one feels quite as detested as its jilted host. (Source)And not to mention, according to the Australians, you have a far greater chance of being attacked in Pakistan, which hasn't seen attacks in its cricket hosting cities far a while now, in comparison to Bangalore (venue of the 1st Test Mach between India and Australia) and New Delhi (Venue of the 2nd Test Match)
