How have advances in technology, especially television technology, affected the development of contemporary cricket?
The shift of the ICC headquarters from London to Dubai
The India has the largest viewership of the cricket and the largest market in the cricket world. Therefore, the game’s centre of gravity shifted to South Asia. This shift was symbolized by the shifting of ICC headquarters from London to Dubai.
Another fact which symbolizes the shifting of centre of gravity to South Asia is that; Pakistan and Sri Lanka have pioneered two great advances in bowling; the Doosra and the Reverse swing.
The name of the ICC was changed from the Imperial Cricket Conference to the International Cricket Conference.
The Imperial Cricket Conference was named as International Cricket Conference in 1965. Earlier colonial powers like England and Australia dominated the game, its proceedings, rules and regulations. England and Australia had the right to veto over its proceedings which were scrapped in favour of equal membership in 1989.
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