Big Three!Really???????

By
Muhammad Hassan Khan

Should in an international sport Revenue Generation be the only criterion to decide who in real
big three are? I mean this whole concept makes me cringe at what ICC’s Ideology regarding the
Gentleman’s Game is. I would not say anything neither in favour nor against any cricket-playing
nation. However as a die-hard cricket lover I have got some very interesting facts to share with
you all

The idea (Big Three) was coined in 2014. Just take a look at how things have gone since then as
far as ICC Events are concerned:

S. No ICC Event Winner

01 World T20 (2014) Srilanka
02 ODI World Cup(2015) Australia
03 World T20 (2016) West Indies
04 ICC Men’s Champion Trophy Pakistan
05 ODI World Cup(2019) England
06 Inaugural World Test Championship (2021) New Zealand

On a lighter note, amidst widespread fears of Covid 19 UAE is among the safest countries in the
world and is likely to host major cricketing events in times to come. I wouldn’t be amazed if ICC
includes UAE as another Revenue Generating Giant and revisits the idea of Big Three as Big
Four 