Indian star batsman Sourav Ganguly has recently said that the inclusion of some of the ICC associate teams like
I also support Ganguly as I think that the development of the non test playing cricket teams will necessarily mean the overall development of cricket throughout the world and it will definitely add some extra excitement to Cricket.Indian Muslims reported:
"It is the duty of stronger teams to support these teams to do better. If you do not play against these teams, they will not get exposure," Ganguly said at a function to endorse German-based sports lifestyle brand Puma.
Ganguly did not agree with the argument that the presence of sides like
Bermuda ,Canada ,Ireland ,Scotland and thewould rob the World Cup of its lustre or class. Netherlands "I don't think so. We are playing these teams only in the preliminaries. They are here to gain experience and they should be given a chance," he replied.
The former
India captain saidtoo had gone through the same stages in their moulding years. "We ( India ) also went through such phases when we started," India Ganguly also felt that the established sides would not be lacking in motivation when they square up against the minnows. It was also a part of their responsibility to promote cricket by playing the weaker sides. Besides, the stronger sides could be a huge motivation factor for them, he said.
"The event World Cup itself is enough to get motivated," he said.
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