BE IT AS PLAYER, coach or selector, Glenn Turner has been a fierce, lifelong critic of cricket administrators in New Zealand. In his latest book, Cricket’s Global Warming, coauthored by senior cricket journalist Lynn McConnell, the 72-year-old puts forth a no-holds-barred critique of many aspects of cricket and its players. Even though the book, written over 18 months, largely deals with New Zealand, it also holds up a mirror to every cricketing nation.
Turner argues that having boards dominated by people from non-cricketing backgrounds, or putting too much power in the hands of the players, both lead to a variety of problems, including a lack of understanding, wrong decision-making and conflict of interest.
The book is full of examples and anecdotes, and the authors do not shy away from naming names.
The first chapter takes on England all-rounder Ben Stokes, asserting that, in the 2019 ODI World Cup final against New Zealand, he deliberately obstructed the field while taking a run, which led to the ball hitting his bat and reaching the boundary. This moment, in many eyes, cost New Zealand the cup.
It is also clear from the book that Turner dislikes T20 cricket; he blames the International Cricket Council for messing up the ODI World Cup final by using a T20 method—Super Over—to decide the winner.
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