I have doubts about it
India might seem following the rule but many people belive that India is fixing the matches and surly they are going to win the world cup

I understand the point that you are making. I am definitely not opposed to anything that you have said. However, I have not seen this type of mistake being made in any other sport, at least not recently.

Especially with all the technology available right now it is quite surprising that mistakes like this are being made in cricket!!

I agree that mistakes can be made. To err is human. But when you have the appropriate tools available, you should not make mistakes, that's what I believe. I literally do not understand how a third umpire can make mistakes. There is an unwritten rule that if something is 50/50 the benefit of the doubt goes to the batsman. But we also see things happening the other way around as well.


Why is there even a system like this?

There should be equal rights for every team. Which apparently ICC is unable to provide. I actually agree that things are looking like it is going to be another big three or four systems. But with that, I think the future of cricket is doomed. Additionally, if systems like this continue to be implemented on smaller teams or associate countries who may not be able to play cricket regularly, that eventually means better revenue for the ICC.

What is the purpose of ICC still unclear to the public. Someone think the money belongs to the ICC. Cricket will never progress if this attitude is not removed. It should be handled properly and carefully. I think if big 3 countries want to make ICC free from corruption then it will not take time. When corrupt people get such responsibility it becomes very difficult to get rid of corruption.

Some of the fans have blasted the ICC for it's poorly organized qualification structure for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

https://twitter.com/BdJcricket/status/1589216546651803651

Netherlands managed to finish within the top-8, which means that they qualify directly to the next edition. It also means that Two slots from Europe qualifier are most likely to be taken up by Ireland and Scotland. The controversy is with the EAP qualifier. One dedicated slot is provided to them and there is simply no competition for PNG. Apart from PNG, the next highest ranked team is Vanuatu at rank of 45. Also in Africa two slots are likely to be taken up by Zimbabwe and Namibia, leaving no place for other teams like Kenya. For the Americas slot, Canada has it easy. However, just two slots are allotted to Asia, and there is a lot of competition there.

PAkistan and NZ are playing today NZ. won the toss and decided to bat first - however till now Pakistan has managed to take one wicket. I have seen a banner in the stadium which reads " history in making - 1992" Pakistani belives that its time for Pakistan to win the world cup again but I am very sure this will not happen.

I believe the only solution here is to hire an independent third party that can assess the ground situation, and if they believe that it’s safe then team India should visit and play in Pakistan. Furthermore if team India then too refuses then ICC should heavily fine them, and lastly suspend them from the next ICC tournament to send out a strong message.

For public knowledge but in that case thread's knowledge.

PCB did try that route in court and according to my knowledge, they lost every time and even had to pay fine + reimbursement to BCCI.

The reason they lost was that they failed to provide proof or a single piece of paper against BCCI.

Is the system of increasing slot numbers absolutely impossible or irrelevant?

Really think that there should be more teams playing in the World Cup. It was a great job from the Netherlands to finish so high in the top eight. I hope people can understand as well as I see that there is not much actual competition going on outside Asia to play for the World Cup. And that is really concerning for the ICC.

Outside of Asia, only a few countries actually play cricket regularly. I wonder why ICC does not make the group stage a lot wider with all the smaller countries like Kenya, Namibia, and others so that those countries also have a chance to show their potential.

I personally endorse this idea of suspension of BCCI from the ICC, just for drama. I'll grab the popcorn and enjoy the entertaining drama cup lol 

But hypothetically if it happens then BCCI will create its own version (ICC) of a new club and most of the cricketing nation won't mind switching sides.

Australia vs Ireland hitting 11 million mark on Hotstar is surprising to me, you got any media link to back it up?

Skeptical about this number because India vs Pak premier match only touched 18 million, which is a lot actually but doesn't look juicy when compared to Aus vs Ire.