"Cricket Needs India": World Cricket Will Be "Different" Without India's Presence, Believes Richard Hadlee
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New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee praised India's attitude towards Test cricket and also said that world cricket needed India due to its big revenue generation for the sport throughout the world.
New Zealand great Richard Hadlee believes that world cricket needed India due to the big revenues generated for the sport throughout the world. According to a media release on the International Cricket Council (ICC) official website, Hadlee said without that the presence of India, world cricket would have been "very different". He said, "There is no doubt India produces a lot of revenue for cricket especially through television rights, sponsorships, advertising, attracting big crowds and through tournaments like IPL etc. Without India, the face of world cricket would be very different, therefore cricket needs India." Asked about India's contribution and focus towards Test cricket despite the presence of money-making enterprise like the Indian Premier League (IPL), Hadlee said, "India has made an outstanding contribution to Test cricket, in fact, all formats of the game." Hadlee also complimented India's gutsy performances down under after being down and out post the first Test debacle.
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