Additionally, Nick Knight felt that knowing where they were playing "did n't seem right or fair"
Knowing where India's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final would take place, did they have a clear benefit? Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, did n't believe there was. Sanjay Manjrekar, a previous Indian flour, had a different opinion.
" Clear edge," Manjrekar said on ESPNcricinfo's Delay show. " Rohit has to say that. He ca n't say it was an advantage. India would've picked their area based on it. India's issue has been semifinals and playoffs and when you know you're playing in Guyana, if you've been wondering why they've got four spinner in their club, this could be the cause. "
Nick Knight, a former England batter, agreed with him that "it did n't seem right or fair" that India knew where they were playing. It appears to have gained traction among various points of view, most importantly his former coworker and opening lover Michael Vaughan.
" Actually, it's their game," Vaughan said in the Club Prairie Fire podcast on Thursday. They can execute however they please. They are given an idea of where their semi-final may be. Every game is played in the morning so that viewers can see it on television at night in India.
" I get that. I understand that wealth is a significant investment in cricket. You may think the ICC should be a little touch fairer to everyone when it comes to diplomatic set, which I understand. Just because they bring in a few dollars, it should n't just be India.
" As I said, bilateral, I completely understand it. However, there is no such thing as pity or any sort of hold on a single team during a World Cup. And it's all that's easy: this game is only intended for India. "
Knight went a step further in questioning the ICC's determination to have separate guidelines for both the semi-finals. The Afghanistan-South Africa semi-final on Wednesday evening had a stockpile time scheduled, while the India-England semi-final had only the delivery of an improvement by 250 days, and no supply time. Another timing issues were raised in addition to the decision to hold the last on a Saturday.
" I ca n't quite get my head around why we've got to this point," Knight said. " I thought watching the team stages, it could've been condensed. I thought they were elongating events at times between activities. And why ca n't we play the final on Sunday? Is this overthinking to teams to allow them to go on extra days? To avoid this from occurring, I wonder if we could have pushed it a little bit further. "
Manjrekar urged the ICC to establish a level playing field rather than only focusing on profit.
" It's a wrong way to go about it," he said. " I'm talking about a very optimistic style of a condition. In this game, we've put the vehicle before the horse a bit. We're but excited to take it to the USA, New York. But what about the problems? You've got to focus on making the product high-quality and a level-playing area and therefore look for commercial gains.
" We ca n't just say'this is what the market wants, let's cater to that' because this is not really a pure, commercial venture. It's got to be about having a high-quality [product]. "
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