India wielding its power on world cricket: Holding

Michael Holding has hit out at India for wielding "too much power" in world cricket. India is the sport's financial powerhouse on account of cricket's massive following in the world's second most populous nation

Michael Holding has hit out at India for wielding "too much power" in world cricket. India is the sport's financial powerhouse on account of cricket's massive following in the world's second most populous nation.

But there have long been concerns about the way the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uses its influence in the sport's corridors of power.

"I have no sympathy with India," said former West Indies fast bowler Holding.

"They have too much power. I do not believe any country should be able to dictate to the rest of the world," Holding, now a television commentator, added.

"In the Caribbean we have been fans of Brazilian football for many years. Brazil has dominated many World Cups.

"But they could never go to FIFA and say 'this is what we want'. They could never dictate the path of the sport," Holding insisted.

"Only the organisation that runs the sport should dictate its path. Individual boards are dictating certain things and that's something I can't agree with."

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