More Teams in World Cup

[neel1210]

Can we please have more Teams for the Cricket World Cup. I think we should have a World Cup every 2 years. In 2009 with 32 teams and in 2011 with 64 teams. This way, we would get many more countries and players involved which would only be good for the game.

As for the quality of the matches it might not be great initially and there maybe many one sided matches but eventually the results will come (as in the case of Bangladesh).

Also we should remember that most people only watch when thier nations is involved so for Development it is imperative to involve more nations.

 

[icyman]

64 teams is rubbish,stupidity.
We can have it with all matches being knock-outs to induce more interest in the ppl.

 

[andrew_nixon]

64!!!!

You've lost it Neel. Whilst there are almost 100 members of the ICC, only about 75 even field a national side.

 

[barmyarmy]

Perhaps we could let Surrey and NSW enter...
Come to think of it my team did all right last night. Can we enter?

 

[RoboRocks]

We need less teams, not more.

 

[boozemonster]

i agree with neel, 64 teams, knock out from the start, random seeding, a minnow could get to the final and on a good day win, ie Ireland beating pakistan in the final, stop being so elitist people.

 

[barmyarmy]

Isn't that what World Cup qualifying is there for?

 

[boozemonster]

Isn't that what World Cup qualifying is there for?

the qualifier is a farce, ten teams does not make a world cup, expansion is needed, poor teams may appear but they appear in every type of world cup, don't leave them out because they cant win, that stupidity, you may say they will get better, but if they are in the world cup their exposure is far bigger, there for for cricket, I'm getting sick of elitism in cricket (they aren't good enough so they shouldn't be there, England were the worst team in the world not long back (on ratings not in my eyes) so should we not be allowed our shot in the world cup, don't be stupid.

WORLD CUP, not test nation, play it like the football world cup if need be but give them a chance, or you could have a world series like in baseball, between the top two teams?

what do you want elitism or more international cricket?

 

[sohum]

It's not a choice between elitism or international cricket. The standard of cricket is not even enough over the associates to warrant a World Cup with the same number of teams as the football world cup. Did you see how Bermuda got thrashed in the WC by a weak India team? They were one of the top-associates. Imagine what you would be getting into once you go down that ladder to the 20th-30th associate. It's just not possible and I don't think such baptism by fire will help their development at all.

 

[andrew_nixon]

what do you want elitism or more international cricket?

Most sensible people want more international cricket. Most sensible people also accept that you walk before you run. I'd love to see a World Cup of 32 teams, but we're just not ready for it yet. Currently 86 teams have a chance to take six spots in the World Cup. That's fine. The format needs some work, I see no reason why Ireland should have to qualify for 2011 when Pakistan, India and Zimbabwe all finished behind them and get an automatic spot in 2011.

64 teams in one tournament would obviously be stupid.

I'll point out that you're agreeing with someone who recently said on my blog that we should have 128 Test teams by 2012.

 

[sohum]

The format needs some work, I see no reason why Ireland should have to qualify for 2011 when Pakistan, India and Zimbabwe all finished behind them and get an automatic spot in 2011.

Well this is not how they qualified, but India and Pakistan should qualify as they are hosts.

 

[Abhas]

dude, what do you want to see???

antarctica vs australia???
or maybe
vatican city vs samoa???

 

[AbBh]

Yeah I'd love to watch Togo vs Papua New Guinea.
Are you really out of your mind, I'm convinced after reading your threads.

 

[aussie1st]

64 is just crazy not even the most global sport in the World in football has that many in a WC. You could probably see 32 but that won't be for a while yet.

 

[icyman]

Well we can have them in the Olympics.All Twenty-20 matches