The Business of Cricket and Sports
Mirra Andreeva won the French Open at 19 and thanked her psychologist in the victory speech. It's the first time I've heard that, and it says something important about elite sport.
Financial stability in cricket comes from diversified revenue, good governance, and disciplined cost management. Boards that depend on a single income source remain permanently exposed.
The ICC still hasn't acknowledged that Bangladesh's government dissolved a democratically elected cricket board in April. Two months of silence on a textbook constitutional breach.
Muhammad Ali died ten years ago today. His titles were the smallest part of what he left behind.
The ICC keeps staging major events in countries where cricket already thrives, cycling through India, England, and Australia while its growth mandate goes unmet.
Faisal Estane congratulates Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Ireland on joining the ICC World Test Championship, calling it the right move for Test cricket.
A video game company sells millions of copies built around a cricketer's face and style, without asking or paying them. That scenario explains exactly why athletes fight to protect their image rights.
The ICC was warned in 2012 by Lord Wolf that politics and money would cripple cricket's governance. Thirteen years later, the prediction has fully arrived.
Seven parties filed objections to USA Cricket's ACE bankruptcy settlement, including a rival group offering a competing bid. The case now turns on whether the judge forces an open competitive process.
Blaming the captain when a cricket team loses is the easy move, and almost always the wrong one. Selectors, coaches, and directors shape outcomes too — and they should own the failures.
