Aakash Chopra has expressed his displeasure with how the International Cricket Council (ICC). Then other cricket organizations have treated associate nations in the development of their game thus far.
Scotland and Namibia, for example, have failed to compete with the great guns in world cricket. In response to a question from a fan, the cricketer-turned-commentator stated that no team wants to play against affiliate nations.
“So far, cricket bodies like the ICC and big countries have shown only tokenism. Which means they have not supported each other. Let’s be honest, we have not played a bilateral series with Afghanistan. Which is a Test-playing nation.” Aakash Chopra said
“So we cannot say that we have played bilateral series with any associate nation. The same can be said about Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. Unfortunately, the fact is no one wants to play against associate nations in my opinion.” He continued
Aakash Chopra
The 44-year-old proposed two solutions to improve associate nations’ cricket standards. Aakash Chopra, who advocated for the inclusion of an associate country in tri-nation series. That urged that the BCCI make it necessary for teams to include at least 1-2 associate players in their roster.
“One, we can include one associate nation whenever there is a bilateral series and make it a tri-nation series. Second, a big board like BCCI can have a rule that all IPL franchises should pick at least 1-2 associate nation-players in their squad. Put a base price of INR 50 lakhs. That way we can provide experience to 20 players from associate nations,” Aakash Chopra added.
Therefore, It remains to be seen whether the ICC will take any concrete steps to improve cricket standards in affiliate nations.
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