West Indies legend Clive Lloyd feels all cricket boards across the globe should have equal financial support to look after the game

Former West Indian skipper Clive Lloyd mentioned that all cricket boards across the globe should have sufficient cash to look after the game they usually should get equal financial support like soccer and different sports activities.

When he was requested “is the financial clout of the three superpowers — the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) — hampering the equality of cricket”, the Guyanese-British former cricketer mentioned, “Everybody should get the identical factor.”

“Look at the English Premier League. Manchester United is just not getting greater than Liverpool, or Arsenal is just not getting greater than Chelsea. They all are getting the identical,” mentioned Clive Lloyd, including, “The identical factor should occur when cricket is anxious. You should have sufficient cash to look after cricket.”

The 79-year-old former cricketer mentioned these on Thursday in Kolkata throughout an occasion of Adamas University the place he was honoured by the Rice Group-owned college with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Kolkata-based physician Sukumar Mukherjee, author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, poet Joy Goswami and former cricketer and present president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Snehasish Ganguly have been honoured with the Adamas Excellence Award in the programme.

Clive Lloyd provides verdict on Cape Town pitch

Talking about the latest controversy over the Cape Town pitch which lately witnessed the shortest-ever Test match between India and South Africa, Lloyd mentioned, “There was nothing mistaken with the Cape Town wicket. Someone made 100 on the identical pitch. I feel it’s all about utility.”

“If you might be taking part in prime class cricket, you should have the option to deal with such surfaces,” he added.

The Cape Town pitch was rated “unsatisfactory” by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the India-South Africa check match led to simply 107 overs.

Mentioning that T20 cricket is an exhibition and Test cricket is an examination, Lloyd mentioned, “Youngsters these days appear to be stepping into the behavior of making an attempt to hit the ball out of the floor so he can get a contract someplace. I don’t prefer it.”

He emphasised on taking part in extra cricket to get the gamers acclimatized with completely different circumstances in numerous international locations.

West Indies’ failure to qualify disappointing

Talking about the West Indies staff’s failure to qualify in Cricket World Cup 2023, Clive Lloyd mentioned, “That is disappointing. They now notice how vital One Day cricket is. I feel they have to put extra effort in the game to make a comeback.”

Lloyd mentioned that the Indian cricket staff appears to have a a lot balanced facet now.

“Their bowling division is excellent they usually now have great batsmen. I feel India has an actual prime staff now,” he mentioned.

Talking about Virat Kohli, the former West Indies middle-order batsman mentioned, “Kohli is younger sufficient and the method he’s taking part in, I’m certain that he can obtain Sachin Tendulkar’s report — the century of centuries.”

The cricket legend mentioned that he would really like to see extra Test cricket.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha/IBNS)