Of course India are protected...

In Cricket, which big nation has been routinely lauded over the last decade or so for reinventing Cricket and selling the game to more people meaning that the sport is kept alive. Regular sell-outs and massive TV contracts mean everybody else has to play to India's tune.

So what do the Cricket governing bodies and World Cup organisers do if India are out of the World Cup?

It is imperative that India are in the Cricket World Cup latter stages. Failure to have them there will have significant and severe consequences; each day they aren't in it, it'll get harder and harder for Cricket to survive. That necessitates ruthless decisions such as this. It's that simple you fools. Cricket ceased to be a pure sport long ago. It's a business now - and any nation or governing body which tries to ignore that reality quickly has another think coming.

Posted By: Brandonio on February 20th 2015 at 22:57:05

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PM: Tricky Hawes (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:03:34
- Highlights on ITV now, worth watching for McCullum's batting. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 20, 23:06:41
  - Ah, bloke in the crowd! NOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 20, 23:18:45
- england 2/7 to qualify (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 20, 22:09:44
  - The format is dictated by the BCCI. Who the ECB suck up to and support (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:12:50
    - No, the Ecb don't suck up to them, the bcci's financial power holds sway and (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:24:34
      - Yes they did. England and Australia were the only two boards with the power (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:27:11
        
        On that specific issue you're right yes, and yes we pimped ourselves out, but they've been (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:32:30
        
        They have - but never like this. Thanks to ourselves and Aus, they'll now be calling the (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:37:54
        
        Of course India are protected... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:57:05
        
        Haha - fantastic. +1 (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 23:04:59
        
        Yeah, like the champions league format really, makes it easier for the big clubs (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:45:44
        
        Well - the format worked beautifully in 1992, and this'll be the closest thing to that (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 23:09:09
  - What's the odds on them going out in the group stage? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:11:58
    - hardly any liquidity (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 20, 22:19:10
      - lump on Scotland then (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 20, 22:23:30
      - 9/1 is ludicrously long (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:22:43
        
        Nah, as shit as we've been, over 50 overs our "class" should tell. where is the game? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:27:11
        
        Christchurch. Showers forecast too. (n/m) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Feb 20, 22:28:48
        
        Hmm, slow and low will suit them, 9-1 might be eorth a tenner. On the other hand if it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 20, 22:35:14

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