Cricket rejoices as Fred Goodwin liquidates the BCCI

The UK media is awash today with the news that ex-banker and former chief of The Royal Bank of Scotland has become the first British non-criminal on record to be stripped of his knighthood.

As one would expect, Fred's life story has been replayed once again and it was here buried within the small print that we found something extremely momentous hidden within the nether regions of his CV. Something that will have delighted cricket fans everywhere, especially those with a distaste for the IPL and those that advocate the DRS.

Believe it or not, the man widely known as Fred the Shred once took charge of liquidating the BCCI.

Hold it just a moment. Quell your joy and enthusiasm.

Sadly, the BCCI in question was the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, and not the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Now that would have been have been worthy of a knighthood that could never be taken away.

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Comments

[Don Duck]

Very good.

I keep getting confused by constant references to the ECB in the media these days.

Apparently Messrs Giles Clarke and David Collier may start printing hundreds of billions of Euros soon.

It's a shame, but if it's necessary to keep the counties going . . .

[Martin]

Similarly, whenever I hear about war crimes tribunals starting at the ICC I start thinking about whether Haroon Lorgat is really qualified to judge the guilt of tyrants.

[Don Duck]

And on this theme . . .

I was relieved when the Test and County Cricket Board was got rid of back in the late 1990s; I kept confusing it with the 'Training Centre for Canadian Bankers'.

Not surprising really; probably why they changed the name.

[Enough! Ed.]

[ipl point table]

BCCI is rich because of Indian fans support. Considering the population of India, only China can replace BCCI in power and wealth. Nice information.