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I agree with all the points that you stated and it's true that FIFA is better than ICC in several ways, but they are also a lot worse in several ways. One of them is corruption. FIFA is 100% more corrupt than the ICC.

https://www.britannica.com/event/2015-FIFA-corruption-scandal

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/sports/soccer/qatar-and-russia-bribery-world-cup-fifa.html

These are just a couple of examples to prove my statements. ICC can't hold a candle against FIFA in the corruption department.

I agree with all the points that you stated and it's true that FIFA is better than ICC in several ways, but they are also a lot worse in several ways. One of them is corruption. FIFA is 100% more corrupt than the ICC.

https://www.britannica.com/event/2015-FIFA-corruption-scandal
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/sports/soccer/qatar-and-russia-bribery-world-cup-fifa.html
These are just a couple of examples to prove my statements. ICC can't hold a candle against FIFA in the corruption department.

There are major differences between FIFA and the ICC:

1. In FIFA, every member nation has equal voting right. In ICC only 12 full members have voting rights.
2. FIFA expanded the world cup from 32 to 48 teams. ICC reduced the size from 16 teams to 10.
3. FIFA never allows foreigners in national team. ICC allows a team to be made of 100% foreigners.
4. FIFA fund allocation is based on performance. ICC fund allocation is based on member status.
5. FIFA is mostly administered by ex-players. ICC is mostly run by businessmen with no link to cricket.

I disagree. Baseball is popular in many countries(USA, Japan, Korea etc) and Cricket will always be popular at the international level thanks to the rising popularity levels of the T-10 and T-20 formats primarily.

Both FIFA and ICC have always been corrupt, but that never really caused an impact on the popularity of the sports themselves and I am confident that none of this will ever change in the future.

Rich boards will keep getting richer while the poor boards will perish basically.

Rishabh Pant is just lucky that he escaped more serious consequences. A few seconds after he got out of the vehicle, it caught fire and was completely destroyed in a matter of few hours. And regarding the Indian tour of Australia, the visitors performed poorly in the first two test matches when Pat Cummins was captaining them. But after Cummins was replaced with Steven Smith, they roared back with an upset win and then managed a draw for the 4th match. And then came the upset series win during the ODI series.

The only side effect will be that the other nations will suffer and they will fail to become competitive at international level. In the end, cricket will become a one-nation sport, similar to baseball.

A comparison with FIFA doesn't make sense at all. We have an ICC tournament every freaking year, it's not the case with the former. Then there is full members and associate nations drama.

USA ($25T) and EU ($17T) are developed economies and they contribute more than 50% of FIFA revenues according to you (or maybe at best 60-70%). In comparison, a developing economy like India ($3.5T) contributes 90% of ICC revenue. Stark differences in all indicators, don't you think?

None of the sports bodies work that way. USA and EU contribute to more than 50% of FIFA revenues. But these countries don't get any extra funding from the FIFA, and in case of USA their grants are much lower compared to high performing countries such as Argentina and France. Funding should be based on performance, and not based on where the funds originate. First of all, this tiered structure of full members and associate nations should be done away with. And then, funds should be allocated based on performance (only after repealing the current eligibility laws, which allow a "national" team to be comprised of 100% foreign citizens).

@tusandii there’s not many major developments since you last watched an India’s cricket match except that their wicket keeper suffered an horrific accident but is making a recovery now, and second big development was Australia defeating them and winning the series despite being the tourists. Furthermore IPL is starting now so you may want to get a closer look on the player’s, as that’ll prepare you for future tournaments to decide whether to wager on India or some other team.

I was last aware of the Indian team's cricket match in July 2022.
After that match I was no longer active in any Indian team cricket matches due to other factors which made me leave cricket betting and could not watch it.
If indeed the Indian team is as good as this is quite good information because I will start being active in cricket betting by supporting India as my favorite team.
How can I bet not only on one team while there is a limit to the betting funds that I use so it is not possible to bet on more than one team.

@Sithara007 According to you, how ICC's new revenue allocation policy should look like? Considering it's on record and a well established fact that BCCI contributes 90% of revenue?

Do you think that BCCI now has a genuine claim or it's still an unfair demand? IMO they should get a bigger pie this time.

You haven't mentioned when exactly you watch the last cricket match but believe me, Indian team, as gotten better over the time. There was a time when Indian team had a very good batting attack but they lack in the bowling department but the modern cricket team has produced both great batsmen and bowlers in recent time. The IPL has really contributed well to making India the top-performing team.

As far as betting is concerned, i would suggest not to bet blindly on one team. Always see the current match situation, the opponent the Indian team is playing and then decide to bet on them or bet against them.

It's been a long time since I watched and bet on a cricket match.
As far as I can remember, the last time I watched a cricket match was a team from India and India was one of my favorite and mainstay teams at that time.
For now, I haven't updated on the development of the Indian cricket team, is it still the same as before, which has pretty good strengths and game strategies so that it always manages to give me an advantage when betting in favor of them.
The last time I heard about the India vs West Indies match was in last year's ODI match and India managed to beat the West Indies.
Maybe in the future I will return to actively betting and watching every cricket match that will take place.

I can see the leader of the Taliban has recently visited India and met Modi. So the situation between Afghanistan and India is friendly. At least that's my assumption. Now India is not going to help Afghanistan without any reason. But I don't see any option for Afghanistan without agreeing with India at this moment. But at the same time, they did not agree with America for almost two decades.

At least politically, Indian government considers Afghanistan as one of the allies (despite the takeover by Taliban), and have provided them backing when required in UN and other global bodies.

In Myanmar, India has supported the Rohingya and Chin rebel groups and have supported UN resolutions against Myanmar on the Rohingya issue. The church-controlled states such as Mizoram and Nagaland have allowed Chin rebel groups to establish their bases near the Myanmar border, from where they regularly attack the Tatmadaw.

At least politically, Indian government considers Afghanistan as one of the allies (despite the takeover by Taliban), and have provided them backing when required in UN and other global bodies. Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh are some of the countries that are considered as "allies" by the government in Delhi. On the other hand, they have taken a very hostile stance against Nepal and Myanmar for geopolitical reasons. The Indian government considers these two countries as pro-China. Back in 2015, when Nepal was hit by an earthquake (when 10,000+ people died), the Indian government imposed a blockade which prevented the transport of medicines to that country. In Myanmar, India has supported the Rohingya and Chin rebel groups and have supported UN resolutions against Myanmar on the Rohingya issue. The church-controlled states such as Mizoram and Nagaland have allowed Chin rebel groups to establish their bases near the Myanmar border, from where they regularly attack the Tatmadaw.
BCCI is nowadays controlled almost entirely by politicians from the ruling party, such as Jay Shah, Anurag Thakur and Prem Kumar Dhumal and therefore their policies closely align with that of the Indian government. For the last two decades, the BCCI has refused to help the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in any capacity, while they have showered huge amounts of money on the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).

If you revolt you will be dead and no one will come to you aide. So it is an impossible task.

It is not true, when a generation of people enjoy freedom for 20 years and then all of a sudden when you are forced to live with all the restrictions i bet no one will be happy. So the idea of everyone is happy that the Taliban took over is a myth.