Do we need to allow more countries to play international cricket

I guess yes they should be given more chances against good teams even if top 10 low ranking teams play only one day international against every test status country it would be quite good enough for them to have such experience and they'll get some exposure aswell and ofcourse the people in their country will also start taking interest in cricket as many of other countries do have cricket teams but their citizens dont even know whats this sport all about so giving them chances against big teams will not only give them much needed experience but also a chance to get more support from their own nation,will also increase the revenue aspect of ICC so i guess there is alot to be gain by giving them some minor chances and also the restrictions of a player playing from one country and than transferring to the another must be ended so that they can have some good cricketers in their teams aswell atleast they will enhance the quality of their fellow team members to some extent.

yaw absolutely.. once we allow more countries world know about the worth that countries like now we see in world cup like bangladesh and ireland

yes to popularise this game, its absolutely imperetive to increase participating teams in tournaments like the WC. but just mere participation after a gap of 4yrs, wont help the cause of the game much. these minnows need to be seriously promoted and for that the ICC should arrange for major teams like Australia, NZ, SA, India, Pak, SL etc to play with them and ensure that these teams take their front-line players for such series. only then will the game improve and spread throughout the world.

yes why not!giving other countries chance to play in int crik is to benchmarking their ability! eg. bangladesh beat india n southafrica

Well Cricket has been around for a long time now but it has not been picked up by many countries except a handful ,I don't think that there is any descent cricket playing team that has not entered this world cup, Meaning there is no other countries that take cricket seriously. In my opinion base ball and cricket have a few similarities and many countries prefer playing baseball than cricket. And if there were any good teams out there i think they would enter the world cup anyhow. I must say i don't agree with you that teams that are thrashed may improve in a period of time chances are they may quit playing it or they may keep getting thrashed. Look at Srilanka they almost were a threat from the word go.

only those teams should be allowed to who deserve 2 win the world cup.

I have list of whole countries playing cricket and yes they all are allowed to play international cricket if they are able to prove themself on international scenario ... The list of "teams" that have played ODIs are: ACA Africa XI ACC Asian XI Australia Bangladesh Bermuda Canada East Africa England Hong Kong ICC World XI India Ireland Kenya Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Scotland South Africa Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates United States West Indies Zimbabwe Of course, not all the above are "countries". Test Teams: Australia Bangladesh England ICC World XI India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe ICC has 97 members - which include Full members (test playing teams), Associate members and Affiliate members. Associate members: Argentina Belgium Bermuda Botswana Canada Cayman Islands Denmark Fiji France Germany Gibraltar Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Kuwait Malaysia Namibia Nepal The Netherlands Nigeria Papua New Guinea Scotland Singapore Tanzania Thailand Uganda United Arab Emirates United States of America Zambia Affiliate Members: Afghanistan Austria Bahamas Bahrain Belize Bhutan Brazil Brunei Chile China Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Finland Gambia Ghana Greece Guernsey Indonesia Iran Isle of Man Jersey South Korea Lesotho Luxembourg Malawi Maldives Mali Malta Mexico Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Norway Oman Panama Philippines Portugal Rwanda Qatar Samoa Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Slovenia Spain St Helena Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tonga Turks and Caicos Islands Vanuatu As for West Indies, it represents Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, and the British dependencies of Anguilla and Montserrat

ohh yeah, what u say is true. We need to give chances for the weaker teams also. Who knows, they might become one australia or new zealand after a few years. Its really boring to see aussies get the cup every year. It looks like we know the result of the series even before it begins. But countries like bangladesh and ireland show that they are capable of defeating a well settled team abd bring surprises. Bangladesh has defeated 2 teams like india and South africa. Which is total surprise to themselves and to te entire world .So we should defenitely encourage these countries which are sprouting up now.

hi there... ofcoures we have to give a chance to other countries.