India and Sri Lanka to arrange tour for Jan or Feb..

Of course its to do with money.

The whole ten year deal between these nations ensured Sri Lankas financial future was secured.

rey wrote:Of course its to do with money.

The whole ten year deal between these nations ensured Sri Lankas financial future was secured.

obviously its dirty business but i would like to know what the S Lankans who care about SL cricket think about the following




"We are to propose that India play five one-dayers and a Twenty20 match on this tour", he further added.

Apparently, some officials in the BCCI wanted to be "absolutely sure" that sacked Sri Lanka Cricket Board chief World Cup-winning captain and Member of Parliament Arjuna Ranatunga would not be allowed to make a comeback as chairman of the sportâ€s governing.

"Don't worry, I have removed Arjuna Ranatunga as a chairman of the interim committee and he is not likely to be at the helm again", Lokuge said.

PlanetPakistan wrote:

rey wrote:Of course its to do with money.

The whole ten year deal between these nations ensured Sri Lankas financial future was secured.

obviously its dirty business but i would like to know what the S Lankans who care about SL cricket think about the following




"We are to propose that India play five one-dayers and a Twenty20 match on this tour", he further added.

Apparently, some officials in the BCCI wanted to be "absolutely sure" that sacked Sri Lanka Cricket Board chief World Cup-winning captain and Member of Parliament Arjuna Ranatunga would not be allowed to make a comeback as chairman of the sportâ€s governing.

"Don't worry, I have removed Arjuna Ranatunga as a chairman of the interim committee and he is not likely to be at the helm again", Lokuge said.

I would worry more about the number of time Pak Govts change PCB's administrations and the way ad hoc commitees are created at the drop of a hat. I would also worry more about tainted cricketers being given chances after chances despite causing humiliation to their teams and boards at every available opportunity.....

Batman wrote:
I would worry more about the number of time Pak Govts change PCB's administrations and the way ad hoc commitees are created at the drop of a hat. I would also worry more about tainted cricketers being given chances after chances despite causing humiliation to their teams and boards at every available opportunity.....

you can keep worrying...every one knows PCB is a joke of an organization.

My question about SL still stands.

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Batman wrote:
I would worry more about the number of time Pak Govts change PCB's administrations and the way ad hoc commitees are created at the drop of a hat. I would also worry more about tainted cricketers being given chances after chances despite causing humiliation to their teams and boards at every available opportunity.....

you can keep worrying...

My question still stands...

I am least worried for Pak cricket. As things stand the whole Asian Cricket body and it's boards are all sick jokes. Thats not my point. If Pak has issues with Lanka itenerary, then take it with Lankan board. No point blaming BCCI and SLB insinuating corruption when Pak's PCB itself sits on most corrupt practices, Govt. interference and cover ups day in and day out. I don't see the point of dragging BCCI, despicable they may be, into everything.

Chandan wrote:

taipan wrote:

Chandan wrote:
And apparantly it is in exchange of a ten year deal money between SL cricket board and BCCI which has something to do with ICL and IPL.

Fixed.

Nope!! Wrong. It has nothing to do with money. They are doing it to take the commitment of SL board on IPL, ICL front. They'll be giving a bail-out sum of about 45million dollars to SL cricket board. I suppose they had gone ahead with this deal few months back but Ranatunga derailed it for some reason. Now it has been stamped out!

Maybe Chandan's post makes sense to someone.

Batman wrote:

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Batman wrote:
I would worry more about the number of time Pak Govts change PCB's administrations and the way ad hoc commitees are created at the drop of a hat. I would also worry more about tainted cricketers being given chances after chances despite causing humiliation to their teams and boards at every available opportunity.....

you can keep worrying...

My question still stands...

I am least worried for Pak cricket. As things stand the whole Asian Cricket body and it's boards are all sick jokes. Thats not my point. If Pak has issues with Lanka itenerary, then take it with Lankan board. No point blaming BCCI and SLB insinuating corruption when Pak's PCB itself sits on most corrupt practices, Govt. interference and cover ups day in and day out. I don't see the point of dragging BCCI, despicable they may be, into everything.

umm....talk about being defensive, other than that you aren't making much sense.

My question about SL still stands.

Vikas,

I think you need stop assuming that i will blindly start defending the actions of a corrupt and spineless organization like PCB.

good riddance to tunga. was a pain in the arse

The One wrote:good riddance to tunga. was a pain in the arse

Oh, so you have met him?

NZC has reportedly agreed to add a test to what was initially a 2-test series.

yeah. tour will start a week earlier

edit: wrong thread

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Batman wrote:

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Batman wrote:
I would worry more about the number of time Pak Govts change PCB's administrations and the way ad hoc commitees are created at the drop of a hat. I would also worry more about tainted cricketers being given chances after chances despite causing humiliation to their teams and boards at every available opportunity.....

you can keep worrying...

My question still stands...

I am least worried for Pak cricket. As things stand the whole Asian Cricket body and it's boards are all sick jokes. Thats not my point. If Pak has issues with Lanka itenerary, then take it with Lankan board. No point blaming BCCI and SLB insinuating corruption when Pak's PCB itself sits on most corrupt practices, Govt. interference and cover ups day in and day out. I don't see the point of dragging BCCI, despicable they may be, into everything.

umm....talk about being defensive, other than that you aren't making much sense.
My question about SL still stands.

Yeah? And it makes sense when you insinuate corruption and politics in SLB because they seem to be towing BCCI line for money? Every board out there is ugly when it comes to money and most boards out there has dirty politics. So what's the deal? Lankan Board is bankrupt and India is giving it chance to earn some while they cover up losses of not playing Pak away from TV revenue. What's politics got to do with it? It's plain business, one every cricket board would think of in case they too were in the same situation. Lets not mix issues up.

Batman wrote:

Yeah? And it makes sense when you insinuate corruption and politics in SLB because they seem to be towing BCCI line for money? Every board out there is ugly when it comes to money and most boards out there has dirty politics. So what's the deal? Lankan Board is bankrupt and India is giving it chance to earn some while they cover up losses of not playing Pak away from TV revenue. What's politics got to do with it? It's plain business, one every cricket board would think of in case they too were in the same situation. Lets not mix issues up.

umm....

Why are so deeply hurt by the fact that i want to know what Lankans think about R'tunga's rather disgraceful removal?

oh and BTW Lankan board isn't bankrupt, they recently hosted BOTH India and England. Just a few months ago IND played 5 ODIs and 3 tests in SL....

PlanetPakistan wrote:

Batman wrote:

Yeah? And it makes sense when you insinuate corruption and politics in SLB because they seem to be towing BCCI line for money? Every board out there is ugly when it comes to money and most boards out there has dirty politics. So what's the deal? Lankan Board is bankrupt and India is giving it chance to earn some while they cover up losses of not playing Pak away from TV revenue. What's politics got to do with it? It's plain business, one every cricket board would think of in case they too were in the same situation. Lets not mix issues up.

umm....

Why are so deeply hurt by the fact that i want to know what Lankans think about R'tunga's rather disgraceful removal?

oh and BTW Lankan board isn't bankrupt, they recently hosted BOTH India and England. Just a few months ago IND played 5 ODIs and 3 tests in SL....

I am not deeply hurt. Just putting some perspective to what you called 'politics' and 'good of Lankan Cricket'.

When Ranatunga was in charge he did announce SLCB was bankrupt and they didn't have money to pay their players and that they had asked for a loan from BCCI and that deals were worked out to help finance Lankan cricket before Ranatunga turned rebel and derailed the alliance. I doubt a couple of series can make a board that ran on bank overdrafts a good 6 months back that rich overnight once all debits and credits are accounted for. I doubt the bottomline is that near yet and that they don't need any money India games can generate. If that is the logic than I am sure that the Lanka tour will make PCB's economic health quite healthy and hearty....

1- R'tunga allowed the ICL players to play in domestic cricket...that was his biggest "mistake".

2- Tours of IND and ENG don't GREATLY help finanical matters? surely you are having a laugh.

3- Yes PAK's finanical situation will improve with a tour of SL but no where NEAR as much as it would have had IND toured

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"Butt claimed the board's reserves had been halved over the last two years, in thinly-veiled digs at the administration of Nasim Ashraf, from whom he took over in October last year.

"It stood at $42 million in October 2006, but when I took over as the chairman in October last year it was just $19 million," Butt told the senate standing committee on sports. "Our finances are in terrible shape and that's why we have shelved all the development plans."

India's cancellation of their tour to Pakistan this month hasn't helped matters, denting the board further to the tune of at least US$40 million and though Sri Lanka has replaced them and agreed to tour, the series will raise little - US$500,000 - compared to the effect an India series has. In the past - notably 2003-04 - when the board was in financial trouble, a series against the neighbours revived the situation completely.

If the BCCI are giving the SL board money, they should at the very least expect them not to pander to the ICL. No wonder they wanted Ranatunga out.

Also there was no other choice when it came to the the Pak tour.

doremi wrote:Also there was no other choice when it came to the the Pak tour.

and there is not going to be a pak tour till we see some real results

SG wrote:

Board has requested Cricket New Zealand to add one Test to Indian team’s itinerary.

If it comes through it would be a great news as we're not playing much test cricket in '09, compared to '08 anyway.

Okay, so it is confirmed that we'll have an extra test at Napier but it'll be at the expense of the only practice game we were going to have before the tests.

Napier to host extra India-NZ Test: Report

Accordingly, Hamilton will host the first Test from March 19, and not March 26 as was originally scheduled, followed by the match in Napier from March 26. Wellington will host the third Test from April 3, as was originally decided.

With the three-match Test series starting a week earlier than planned, NZC would have to reschedule the five-match ODI series which was to finish on March 20, the report said.

Ooh, not sure I like that at all. Just as well we have ODIs before the test series.

doremi wrote:Ooh, not sure I like that at all. Just as well we have ODIs before the test series.

Why do you not like it?

Our ODI side is a little different from our test side, and the players would be playing tests after a reasonably big break. Immediately thrusting them, especially Dravid, in NZ conditions doesn't sound too appealing.

They don't have any other option. Sending Dravid and Laxman too with the one day squad won't be a bad idea.

What the heck!

Now Faisalabad is off the schedule to make the tour even shorter




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Sri Lanka's itinerary for a three-match trip to Pakistan has been revised once again, at the request of the Sri Lankan cricket board.

The three ODIs will now be played in Karachi and Lahore, with the port city hosting the first two ODIs back-to-back. "We have received a request from SLC for the change and it has been agreed upon," Salim Altaf, chief operating officer PCB, told Cricinfo.

In the new schedule, Sri Lanka arrive in Karachi as planned on January 18. Karachi's National Stadium then hosts the first two ODIs on January 20 and 21. The third ODI will be played in Lahore on January 24 before the visitors return home a day later, to complete a quickfire week-long trip. Faisalabad - or Multan - thus miss out as a venue.

Altaf gave no reason for the latest change but it is likely that the confirmation of a five-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India has been factored in. The two agreed yesterday to India's tour, which will include a Twenty20 international as well.

Sri Lanka will return after the I