Cricket Australia has dominated the cricketing world throughout the 90s and the first 20 years of the 21st century. It is never by chance the world dominance is continued after 3 decades. There have been initiatives taken from well-calculated decisions off the field in order for the players to perform on the field. Cricket Australia’s main focus to date has been its Grassroots cricket with the help of players donating a percentage of their contractual payments to a fund that sits at a pretty sum of 30 million dollars. The Grassroots Fund (GCF) is committed to donating funds to cricket clubs around the country. This ensures the grassroots level is in safe hands financially which will then help promote the game amongst the youth. In the early 90s, Commonwealth Bank of Australia which was the major sponsor of Cricket Australia launched a state-of-the-art cricket academy in Adelaide. The main focus for the academy was to identify talent through the junior ranks under 17 and under 19 tournaments as well as an outstanding talent in grade club cricket throughout Australia. The academy nurtured and produced some world-class cricketers with the likes of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Micheal Bevan, Micheal … Continue reading Why PM Imran Khan’s Australian structure will fail in Pakistan