I'll keep saying this until I'm blue in the face but facts are facts.
Until the 2nd tier teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc get a level playing field against the Big 3, these types of one sided matches will keep on happening.
The only reason Pak-Ind generates so much attention and 'hulla-gulla' is because of its political context (talk about stating the obvious) .. but ICC, sorry BCCI, needs to act as a so called leader of the game, by playing more bilaterals, tests, odis and T20s as well as IPL inclusion for lesser teams including Pakistan. This would creat more competitive matches.
But, of course, if you wanna keep on getting 'cheap arousals" by beating Pakistan (at its lowest since Ive been following them since the early 80s) or any other country where you want to have a political ascendancy for a day then keep the status quo. Go into the match, the public thinking you will win, more potential audience, tv companies happy, more sponsors, more ads, more money, then ... keep at it.
I remember, how pissed off the Asian boards used to act in the 80s/90s when the English and the Australian boards treated them as 2nd class citizens. Now, tbe power is reversed but the mentality is still the same.
Until the 2nd tier teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc get a level playing field against the Big 3, these types of one sided matches will keep on happening.
The only reason Pak-Ind generates so much attention and 'hulla-gulla' is because of its political context (talk about stating the obvious) .. but ICC, sorry BCCI, needs to act as a so called leader of the game, by playing more bilaterals, tests, odis and T20s as well as IPL inclusion for lesser teams including Pakistan. This would creat more competitive matches.
But, of course, if you wanna keep on getting 'cheap arousals" by beating Pakistan (at its lowest since Ive been following them since the early 80s) or any other country where you want to have a political ascendancy for a day then keep the status quo. Go into the match, the public thinking you will win, more potential audience, tv companies happy, more sponsors, more ads, more money, then ... keep at it.
I remember, how pissed off the Asian boards used to act in the 80s/90s when the English and the Australian boards treated them as 2nd class citizens. Now, tbe power is reversed but the mentality is still the same.
