<p>That is the view of veteran cricket writer Colin Bryden, who added that India has become the new financial superpowers in terms of cricket, forming a new bloc with Australia and South Africa.<br />"Evidence of cricket's new world order is all around us," Bryden wrote in the weekly Sunday Times here.<br />"The Asian bloc is no more, with India accused of 'dumping' Pakistan, who are no longer a host country for the 2011 World Cup and whose players are excluded from the Indian Premier League."<br /><br />Bryden said that while England still retained some clout, it has lost ground to India, Australia and South Africa.<br />Another factor influencing the game is that “home is no longer where it used to be,” Bryden wrote.<br />"The IPL is being played in South Africa, Pakistan hosted Australia in the United Arab Emirates and may yet play 'home' series in England.<br /><br />"(Home) is now wherever television cameras can be set up in a convenient time zone."<br />Bryden said New Zealand, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are finding themselves increasingly marginalised, more for financial reasons than any deficiencies of playing standards.<br />"In every sense there is a danger of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer."<br /><br />Citing examples of issues between players and cricket authorities in various countries because of the IPL and the impact this had on Test matches, Bryden sounded a word of caution to administrators of cricket: "(They) must be vigilant to ensure the game as a whole thrives and does not become the fiefdom of a pampered few."<br /></p>
<p>That is the view of veteran cricket writer Colin Bryden, who added that India has become the new financial superpowers in terms of cricket, forming a new bloc with Australia and South Africa.<br />"Evidence of cricket's new world order is all around us," Bryden wrote in the weekly Sunday Times here.<br />"The Asian bloc is no more, with India accused of 'dumping' Pakistan, who are no longer a host country for the 2011 World Cup and whose players are excluded from the Indian Premier League."<br /><br />Bryden said that while England still retained some clout, it has lost ground to India, Australia and South Africa.<br />Another factor influencing the game is that “home is no longer where it used to be,” Bryden wrote.<br />"The IPL is being played in South Africa, Pakistan hosted Australia in the United Arab Emirates and may yet play 'home' series in England.<br /><br />"(Home) is now wherever television cameras can be set up in a convenient time zone."<br />Bryden said New Zealand, the West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are finding themselves increasingly marginalised, more for financial reasons than any deficiencies of playing standards.<br />"In every sense there is a danger of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer."<br /><br />Citing examples of issues between players and cricket authorities in various countries because of the IPL and the impact this had on Test matches, Bryden sounded a word of caution to administrators of cricket: "(They) must be vigilant to ensure the game as a whole thrives and does not become the fiefdom of a pampered few."<br /></p>