Use of A teams and long tours to Globalize Cricket

[Terminator]

Yeah, but think of the players is what I'm saying. Would a load of decent players from England really be willing to go on a 2 month tour to Bhutan during their winter break?

If the A team doesnt wanna go send the B team or BP XI.Their quality is better than any Bhutan team.

It's neither economical nor feasible. Players in weaker nations are part-time cricketers meaning they have real jobs on the side. It's not feasible for them to give up a profession that they're actually good at to play cricket for a team that is unlikely to get recognition during their career.

They should get contracts ICC should have a separate fund only for this.

At least 16 players should be signed.

 

[Themer]

I still think that you don't understand that people have jobs nor how contracts work. Not only are all your proposals you've made over the last few days economically unfeasible you also fail to understand that the players of the A teams do not want to be going to remote countries playing against unbelievably weak teams that are no better than the worst of the worst at club cricket level.

Seriously give up on all these harebrained half baked ideas that in reality have no chance of working.

 

[Terminator]

I still think that you don't understand that people have jobs nor how contracts work. Not only are all your proposals you've made over the last few days economically unfeasible you also fail to understand that the players of the A teams do not want to be going to remote countries playing against unbelievably weak teams that are no better than the worst of the worst at club cricket level.

Seriously give up on all these harebrained half baked ideas that in reality have no chance of working.

same answer as previous for first para.

Its just a suggestion.Thats all.

 

[pcfan123]

Well it sucks, thats all

 

[sohum]

The ICC is not made of money. They can't sign contracts with 16 substandard cricketers in several different countries--those would be investments that would make no return whatsoever.

 

[Cricketman]

How about instead of the A teams going and actually playing the associate teams, we have A/B team tours in neutral venues where cricket is still developing. Like Thailand, Malaysia, etc. We are doing that now but I feel that we can do more. We can even do it with full fledged international teams.

When it comes to the development of associate nations the coaching staff of the visiting A teams can help them modify their game during practice sessions and such. Then we can send club teams to play the associate teams.

 

[Terminator]

How about instead of the A teams going and actually playing the associate teams, we have A/B team tours in neutral venues where cricket is still developing. Like Thailand, Malaysia, etc. We are doing that now but I feel that we can do more. We can even do it with full fledged international teams.

When it comes to the development of associate nations the coaching staff of the visiting A teams can help them modify their game during practice sessions and such. Then we can send club teams to play the associate teams.

The problem that everyone is talking about here is no full time contracts of the players of associate nations.

How about the A/B teams touring associates & playing the youth or U-23 team instead of the part timers?

Ex: India B playing Canada U-23 in Toronto during a 1.5 month tour.

 

[Cricketman]

That makes even less sense. The full fledged associate side would get pummled, an U-23 team would absolutely 'get shat on' as someone earlier mentioned in this thread.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Terminator you make no sense!! Even a Australian or Indian u-19 side will be way more stronger then Canada and other associates and that can be seen in u-19 world cups!!

 

[Terminator]

That makes even less sense. The full fledged associate side would get pummled, an U-23 team would absolutely 'get shat on' as someone earlier mentioned in this thread.

Terminator you make no sense!! Even a Australian or Indian u-19 side will be way more stronger then Canada and other associates and that can be seen in u-19 world cups!!

A country like Oman will get shat on but not U-23 nations like Holland Ireland or Afghanistan who are dying for some exposure to strong cricket.

A properly scheduled long tour will do their youth teams whole lot of good.

A team becomes stronger only by playing stronger teams not among themselves.

 

[Cricketman]

Why should the fringe players of the biggest cricketing nations in the world waste their time and energy playing teams much weaker than them, that too for long periods of time??

 

[Themer]

A properly scheduled long tour will do their youth teams whole lot of good.

You still don't get it. These players aren't professionals they have real jobs and simply cannot go on a "scheduled long tour" to another country.

And before you say give them contracts who is going to be giving out all these contracts? The Associate Nations can't afford it and the ICC cannot afford to give players from all the associate nations these contracts either.

Please think through the logistics of these ideas before you post them in future.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

You make no sense tbfh terminator

 

[Terminator]

Why should the fringe players of the biggest cricketing nations in the world waste their time and energy playing teams much weaker than them, that too for long periods of time??

To help globalize cricket & to get match fees.

You still don't get it. These players aren't professionals they have real jobs and simply cannot go on a "scheduled long tour" to another country.

And before you say give them contracts who is going to be giving out all these contracts? The Associate Nations can't afford it and the ICC cannot afford to give players from all the associate nations these contracts either.

Please think through the logistics of these ideas before you post them in future.

I am talking about the youth teams or U-23 who do not have jobs & can play full time.

 

[mattfb]

What makes you think an U23 player wouldn't have a job?