" I think the idea of paying a Test cost of US$ 10, 000 is not even glass dressing", he said
The outgoing Cricket West Indies ( CWI ) CEO Johnny Grave reckons the idea of paying players a fee of US$ 10,000 for a Test match is" not even window dressing," suggesting that the proposed US$ 15 million Test fund will not "make any difference to anything. "
According to latest studies, the ICC might suggest creating a dedicated account starting next year to promote Test cricket in countries other than Australia, India, and England. The initiative, which is led by Cricket Australia ( CA ) chair Mike Baird, has the backing of the BCCI and the ECB, aims to establish a central fund with which players will receive a uniform minimum standard match fee, which is said to be around US$ 10,000.
Grave, who is stepping down as CWI CEO in October 2024, appreciated the initiative but did n't feel that it is going to be the" saviour of Test cricket. "
" Cricket as a sport needs to think much more as a group and needs to understand one's business models a little better," Grave said on talkSPORT's Following On audio. " I think there are some good vibrations from the Big 3, I think the Test bank was a good program. I do n't know if US$ 15 million a year will make any difference to anything.
" I think the idea of paying a Test cost of US$ 10,000 is not even glass washing. We pay our people US$ 10,000. So when that was released in the media, I kind of grinned. I thought ,'how is it going to change cricket and how's that going to be lord of Test cricket when our people are now getting paid that? It wo n't affect us at all, they say.
Grave reckoned that if the ICC wanted to save Test cricket in the West Indies, it needed to orchestrate more three-match set, have dedicated Test panels and more' A' team programs.
While he agreed that the Examine bank was a" significant amount of money" for CWI, it was like a "rounding problem" for some other factors.
" What will make a difference, in my opinion, to improve West Indies Test cricket is by playing more three-match series rather than two-match series, by having dedicated Test windows where you're not competing against franchise opportunities, or actually supporting our' A' team programmes. We've really struggled to get' A' team tours," Grave said.
There is n't much difference between playing county championship cricket and playing test match cricket, according to any player I've ever met in my 25 years of playing the game. It's totally different and the' A' team culture does support in terms of, even if there's a change in standards, at least you're touring, you're away from home, playing in unusual circumstances. But you'll have some of the same issues you'll encounter when you next travel to England that you're more used to, as a human.
In my opinion," And little things like that" will affect West Indies cricket more than the US$$ 15 million that 12 Test match teams have been squandering. Although Cricket West Indies also receives a significant sum of money, many people find it to be a round mistake. "
Grave'welcomes the minor change in mindset' of the Big 3
Nevertheless, he claimed that the proposed Test account is a result of a shift in the Big 3's mindset and a desire for greater opposition to each other. West Indies and USA co-hosting the T20 World Cup 2024, and South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia co-hosting the 2027 ODI World Cup are some instances of the" change in mindset" from the Big 3, according to Grave.
" I welcome the debate and I'm not saying that I or we at West Indies cricket have all the answers, but we welcome the debate, we welcome the slight change in mindset which is the Big 3 ca n't just play against themselves, they've got to have a stronger opposition," he said. " We've got to find danger back in, we've got to get aggressive stability. To a certain extent, some of that has changed.
" The fact that we hosted the 2024 [T20] World Cup was a change in mindset and idea because the past eight years, all those high-revenue people's activities were entirely held in England, Australia and India. So the fact that we've hosted with US, that South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia did co-host one, New Zealand did co-host with Australia, and Ireland with England. That is a change in mindset that we welcome.
So, I'm hoping to keep thinking like a team, like we're a game of cricket, dependent on and need each other, and maybe with a little less self-interest and a little more love and care for the game's long-term coming. "
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