I would rather have a career mode where the player starts off from a club 2nd XI and reaches international level as he improves... similar to career player in 'Top Spin' where the player initially participates in ProAm tournaments, goes to Pro tournaments and so on and ultimately playing in Grand Slam.
It would be more fun this way rather than starting off at international level straight away. Also, career player shouldn't be allowed to be perfect. Right now I can assign 100 points to batting, bowling & fielding and create a perfect player but that's not realistic. I want players to have a few basic points in the beginning and as the career player improves and performs, he should be given more points which add to his stats. This way by the time he reaches international level, he would have garnered enough points to perform at that level. I would also want to track stats & averages for the career player throughout his career - right from club days to international level so you can see the path traveled by the player to reach international level.