Rashid Khan, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has been appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board to train young cricketers in China. The move is part of a joint effort by the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council to give a fillip to cricket in China.
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ICC has failed to spread cricket in whole world. In the last 35 yeras only one good cricketing nation i.e Sri Lanka has been produced.It is a great requirement for popularity of cricket to introduce cricket in major countries of world like China and USA. China occupies nearly 1/6th of the whole world population.If ICC cn get cricket popularized in China it will be a great service for cricket
The ICC failed to build on the success of Kenya in 96 and 99 World Cup. ICC generates a lot of revenues and isn't short of money, I guess they need to pick up countries and prepare a five-year plan of intrastructure development promoting cricket at school levels. ICC can organize fund-raising series between Test powerhouses and media pullers like England v Australia or a India v Pakistan series and dedicate the funds raised for development. Kenya , Bangladesh, China and USA are my first pick for these activities to kick off
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