Combo of Cricket Cauldron Brave New Pitch: The Evolution Of Modern Cricket and Corridors Of Uncertainty : World Cup 2007 & Beyond (Set of 3 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.The 2007 World Cup changed the terms of the debate around cricket. For India the tournament turned out to be a national tragedy; for the first time in years there was a palpable weakening of the foundations of the country's universal obsession. For the hosts West Indies it almost put an end to the dream of creating a unified political social and economic entity. For Australia the world cup triumph was accompanied by a sense of deja vu which was evident in the muted celebrations.In the final analysis for reasons of money the ninth edition of the cup was bloated to accommodate sixteen teams for over a month and a half. Yet the tournament had no distinctive quality and no particular innovation its format was dull and its title rendered meaningless in the process. What it did generate was heated discussions about the market about the nature of profits and about sportsmanship or the increasing lack of it.In this book cricket historian Boria Majumdar analyses the many events and aspects of the World Cup from the shocking death of Bob Woolmer to the dwindling television revenues in India. He examines the controversial legacy of the tournament and the importance of cricket if any in the shaping of contemporary societies.Cricket as we know it may soon be no more. Thanks to Twenty20 technology media and the sheer financial power of Indian cricket the gentleman's game is on the brink of radical changes. Nation-based cups might give way to T20 professional leagues; umpires might be replaced by technology; and professional franchises not national boards might call the shots. Could cricket go the way of professional football? Will Test cricket survive in an entertainment-driven field? Will television rights deals determine the nature of the game? This upheaval has been accompanied by conflict between the old guard - England and Australia - and the new boss India. If the spirit of cricket is to survive these changes it requires the balancing of economic political and sporting imperatives. The game must find a way to remain a financially solvent global sport that caters to the changing tastes of its fans and players by creatively using new media and limited-overs cricket. In Brave New Pitch Samir Chopra takes a hard look at cricket's tumultuous present and considers what could and should lie ahead.A book that views Pakistan through an unlikely medium: cricket Authors show how understanding the state of cricket in Pakistan is the key to understanding the country itself. Cricket Cauldron tackles the controversies and scandals associated with the game in Pakistan head on: ball tampering spot fixing matchfixing player factions increasing presence of religion in Pakistani cricket Bob Woolmer's mysterious death...