The politics of purity: discourses of deception and integrity in contemporary international cricket

Philpott, Simon

doi:10.1080/01436597.2018.1432348

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“…While a considerable amount of research has been done around the financial health of county cricket in England (Plumley et al, 2019;Shibli & Wilkinson-Riddle, 1997, 1998, the integrity of cricket (Philpott, 2018) and the demand of cricket around the world (Bhattacharya & Smyth, 2003;Fujak et al, 2020;Hynds & Smith, 1994;Kitchin, 2008;Lenten, 2008), a research gap exists in the analysis of competitive balance (ACB) strand of research in international and domestic cricket (Ramchandani, 2012) with no research conducted till date. To the author's knowledge, there has been no research to measure competitive balance in the multi-billion dollar industry of cricket.…”

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The evolution of competitive balance in men’s international cricket

Mondal

Plumley

Wilson

2021

Managing Sport and Leisure

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Rationale: This study analyses competitive balance (CB) in all formats of men's international cricket longitudinally between 1877 and 2019 with the results broken down into segregated time periods to account for changes in the format of the sport over the course of its history. Methodology: Using recognised measures of league concentration, the results display a mixed picture in respect of competitive balance across the various formats of cricket. Men's international cricket has seen growth in the last five years after all Twenty20 (T20) matches between International Cricket Council (ICC) member nations have been awarded international status and competitive balance in all formats of the game has remained relatively stable. Findings: No significant changes have been observed in CB scores in test and One Day Internationals (ODI) while improvement in CB scores have been observed for T20I. We did not find any impact of the introduction of T20I on competitive balance in ODI cricket. Practical implications: In a broader governance context, questions remain over the potential for further growth of the international cricket market given the dominant market position of the full members of ICC, in particular India, Australia and England, who have access to majority of the central revenue funding from the governing body.

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The evolution of competitive balance in men’s international cricket

Mondal

Plumley

Wilson

2021

Managing Sport and Leisure

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“…There have been several incidents related to racism in cricket (spat between Indian and Australian cricketers in 2008 and 2021, Sri Lankan and Australian cricketers in 1996 and 2003, Pakistan and England teams in 1980-90, and South African and Pakistani cricketers in 2019, to highlight a few), that tarnished the spirit of the gentle man's game. [4][5][6] Media often highlights racism and portrays it in a dramatizing fashion triggering debates in various forums. There is a need for responsible media reporting of racism-related news to avoid traumatizing the public psyche.…”

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