How Indians Ruined Cricket

I love cricket.
West Indies and Australians brought cricket to limelight whereas, English cricket administrators doing their best with the help of Indians to ruin it.

These comments, I have picked up from 80 year old Ian Chappel with my own insinuations.

Just look at a 1970 and 1980 cricket games  West Indies against Australia.

Even captain Andy Roberts would play a hard game to run three runs.

There are occasions they have run 4 runs under scorching sunshine.

It was not a bollywood game played by actors and actresses.

1. Long time ago, Cricket grounds were big.

Indians made cricket grounds smaller.

2. Scoring a six was difficult on those big grounds.

Indians made cricket grounds so that six is normal and boundary is rare.

Three runs the rarest of all!

I think Indian must get the Bollywood girls to play on these small grounds.

3. Just look at Vivian Richards.
They used to work hard running between wickets and they were very athletic.

Given current small grounds Vivian would have scored twice as much.

In other words, each run is worths twice of todays runs.

Each six today is equivalent to four runs those days.

Only exception is Glen Maxwell.

4. These guys were not interested in statistics.

They play the game by merit.

5. They never made cricket grounds to suit the guest country.

Getting a team out under 100 was rare.

Getting 300 was rare then.

6. It used to be a male dominant game and balls and bats were made according to a tradition.

7. It is rare to see a wicket cartwheeling!

So me not watching Indian Cricket is a natural phenomenon.

8. I was pleased when India lost.

9. That is what happens when cricket becomes politicized.

10. I want cricket becoming an Olympic Game and a Global Entity.

11. Do not make cricket a bookie game for
Sumathipala, Shammi Silva, Ranatunge and Wijedasa family game.

12. Above all do not make cricket a lady's game!