“That was fantastic prioritising” – The CEO of Lancashire praises the BCCI’s efforts to promote domestic cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket ( BCCI) in India has allowed players to play for the County Club in the United Kingdom. As a result, the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Venkatesh Iyer are the new additions to the list of players to join the bandwagon. Lancashire Club’s CEO Daniel Gidney has termed the development “fantastic prioritising”.

As long as they are not on national duty, BCCI has previously stated that all foreign players are eligible to compete in Indian domestic leagues like the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy. Notable athletes like Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma were included in the list. Gidney supported the world’s wealthiest board’s effort.

Imagine the BCCI, the governing body, really stating that aloud. That was great how you set priorities,” Gidney remarked, as reported by The Guardian.

Agents don’t care about the championship: Gidney

Gidney was among the numerous individuals who opposed the practice of athletes giving franchise leagues precedence over County. He was upset because cricket players were drawn to the money and avoided the red-ball tournaments. He joked that agents [franchise leaugue] “don’t care” about the arena while bemoaning the status of the County game.

“We ought to have more candid discussions. Administrators and coaches are often held accountable, but if you really want to place blame, blame the agents. In my opinion, the entire game must unite in order to support the championship. Agents don’t care about the championship, and England players are not required to compete in it,” he continued.

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“More prize money would be beneficial, and I believe we should figure out a method to give four or five people significantly more money. Gidney went on, “We need to figure out a way to pay GBP 200k and say part of that deal is that you don’t play franchise cricket instead of GBP 80,000-90,000 being the top domestic salary.”