Vice-president of the Barbados Cricket Association Calvin Hope is batting for cricketing territories to be compensated for home-reared players who play cricket for other countries. This is similar to what occurs in football, which he pointed out would break new ground for the International Cricket Council.Hope also believes that the conversation should be put on the table to commercialize the game at the national level through Cricket West Indies and similar to what is done in T20 franchises such as the India Premier League.In the past several players who have benefited from their home board’s financial investment in them at the youth level, have switched allegiances at adulthood based on their parentage. Some administrators believe the home countries should be compensated by the countries who subsequently engage these players’ services.“I believe that the system should operate like how it operates in football where if you want my player you buy him. But that is breaking new grounds in cricket and a massive undertaking for the International Cricket Council but I think there is a case for it,” Hope said.
