tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post1732170484660641052..comments2024-03-28T12:44:14.970+05:30Comments on Bored Cricket Crazy Indians (BCC!) - play with cricket: Who did the 2011 World Cup Format Protect?Gaurav Sethi http://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-61432974763311002052011-03-18T22:26:03.268+05:302011-03-18T22:26:03.268+05:30First of all, it's "_Whom_ did the ... Fo...First of all, it's "_Whom_ did the ... Format Protect", Raj, and secondly, yes, of course, it protects all the major Test-playing nations, but, as other comments have indicated, surely we have to assume that it was designed primarily to _protect revenues_, and that means protecting India. Look at the ridiculous schedule -- also to maximize income, sometimes at the expense of cricket. <br /><br />Lucky for the ICCC that Group B has turned out to be so exciting, mostly because of the painfully obvious failings of two of those "top nations" and the complete unpredictability of one of those two. Otherwise, we might have died of boredom by now...mlmakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087633205679553313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-10041543404647708662011-03-17T11:49:38.335+05:302011-03-17T11:49:38.335+05:30the format indeed is to protect india... its just ...the format indeed is to protect india... its just that other major teams are getting benefited too...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134440631193335724.post-21565532702414706812011-03-16T14:35:06.371+05:302011-03-16T14:35:06.371+05:30I think its a format to maximize revenues. Since m...I think its a format to maximize revenues. Since more than 50% of the revenue comes from India people are in a way not wrong in saying what they say.<br /><br />Even the length of the tournament is because of Indian viewers. Technically, given that the world cup is held in 3 countries, there could easily have been more more matches scheduled per day. The reason we don't have more than 2 is the how much can an Indian viewer watch in a day?Golandaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.com