Mendis creates magic but ICC mess up big time
In the Indian Express , Harsha Bhogle writes how Ajantha Mendis' marvellous bowling performance was the only silver lining in a week that saw the game suffering grievous wounds at the ICC meeting.
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
In the Indian Express, Harsha Bhogle writes how Ajantha Mendis' marvellous bowling performance was the only silver lining in a week that saw the game suffering grievous wounds at the ICC meeting.
The funny thing is that every country got what it wanted and the game suffered. Zimbabwe got the best deal. They wanted money, they got it; they didn’t want cricket, now they don’t need to provide it. And England got what they wanted; the money that will flow in from organizing the next world T20 and a political victory by denying Zimbabwean players a world stage. It has very dangerous implications ... Worse still is the decision to change the result of the Oval Test between England and Pakistan.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo