Minnows have a place but...
Updated On: 23 February, 2011 07:06 AM IST | | Ayaz Memon
Associate members do have a place in the World Cup, but ICC must put them through a more rigorous process of qualification to ensure the tournament is not reduced to a farce
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Associate members do have a place in the World Cup, butu00a0ICC must put them through a more rigorous process of qualification to ensure the tournament is not reduced to a farceNetherlands ran England so close last night, thanks to a 'ten-on-ten' performance by Ryan ten Doeschate, the other major teams in the World Cup would have been chastened. England won the game the Dutch won everybody's hearts, and suddenly the criticism against minnow teams would seem misplaced.
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| Ryan ten Doeschate (centre) of the Netherlands is congratulated by teammates after he clean bowled England's Ian Bell during their World Cup match in Nagpur yesterday. pic/Getty Images Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
