Cricket needs to grow as a sport. It cannot afford to be just an Indian sub-continent driven sport. That is the reason this World Cup is so important to see where the world game is headed.

Afghanistan is everyone’s sentimental favourite. Lots of stories about their struggle float around, but most of the current lot have had fairly seamless progression into international cricket. Ireland has caught everyone’s fancy, rather does once every four years at the World Cup. Scotland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are decent sides, thanks to five years of sustained investment.