18 January,2017 09:11 AM IST | | PTI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) move to have Ranji Trophy matches at neutral venues failed miserably in its first attempt, according to leading domestic players who say the idea did not work due to apathy of the host associations and poor planning
Rajat Bhatia
Rajat Bhatia
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) move to have Ranji Trophy matches at neutral venues failed miserably in its first attempt, according to leading domestic players who say the idea did not work due to apathy of the host associations and poor planning. "The idea was good but the implementation was third class.
Most host associations did not show interest in organising matches for other teams. The facilities were poor, be it providing us with good wickets, adequate balls or serving decent food. It could have been handled much better," domestic cricket veteran Rajat Bhatia said.
The Delhi-based cricketer is currently with Rajasthan. Bhatia, who played only four matches this season owing to family issues, was simply scathing in his criticism.
"The system was introduced to stop teams from taking undue home advantage with games finishing inside two days. But the quality did not improve even though games were held at neutral venues," he said.
