10. Ricky Ponting: A peach of a batsman, but a jerk of a person! A narcissistic, pompous, crude bastard who claims to be most authoritative captain in the world. Anyone aware with the nuances of cricket will agree that he's an ordinary captain blessed with an outstanding team. He is nothing what Cricket Australia claims to be. You have greatest bowlers in the world like McGrath, Lee, Warne, and you still place defensive field settings — only to prove your are different to inflate your rotten ego. You chose to bowl first on a flat pitch at Birmingham just to boast your authority like some naive obstinate gremlin. When you realized you could lose the ashes, you shirked off your responsibility and demanded not to be made a scapegoat. You call yourself an "authoritative" leader! You admitted defeat even before the final test. You dork, it's just a game of cricket.
9. John Bracewell: A big sick perverted bastard. New Zealand coach and tormentor responsible for ruining a good team with the help of selectors.
8. Rudi Koertzen: One of the most temperamental umpires. Known to have close relations with David Graveney and Ray Illingworth. Being an umpire makes him ICC's lethal weapon in controlling matches. The worst thing, is, he's highly inconsistent in his umpiring. A very prejudiced umpire who works like ICC's puppet. Another noticeable fact is the cricket authorities keep him clear of the media. Unlike some other umpires who seem to be media's targets due to their sour relations with some influential cricket officials.
7. Robert Merriman: Chairman of Cricket Australia's Industrial Relations, International, and Remuneration committees. Merriman is among the most influential men in cricket. Regardless of his prowess, cricket is still a failure in Australia — as a business — in spite of being the best team in the world. Holds the power to manipulate matches and pitches. He was responsible for manipulating the pitches during India's tour in 2003-04.
6. Allan Border: Has carved the image of an angel in cricket, especially in Australian cricket circuit. But deep down this mistaken angel, lies a selfish ogre. He was the kingpin behind Steve Waugh's exclusion from the one-day side, using smart marketing antics. Later on, it was he who pressurised Steve Waugh to retire from test cricket to glamorise India-Australia series and to also protect his record that was being threatened by Steve Waugh.
5. Ayaz Memon: Fake twang, fake comments, thinks himself as Fisk, but in reality is just a Dalmiya's puppet and writes whatever he tells him to. Extremely efficient at promoting the mediocre team India. Team huddle, seven captains, and all the s*** was glorified. I must add, he is an extremely biased journalist. For more details click here.
4. Ian Bell: The favourite brat of English selectors who ended legendary Thorpe's career.
3. Ehsan Mani: The money-making machine of ICC, can go up to any limit to earn money even if that means manipulating the outcome of the match. He had hot pants for USA, but the move backfired. Secretly operated to make India-Pak series of 2004 a roaring success by fixing matches.
2. Malcolm Speed: Another influential man in cricket who can make his team lose to generate money. Also responsible for retiring Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh.
And the Number One is... Jagmohan Dalmiya — the most dirtiest influence on cricket.
The last man standing. Menace to cricket.
1. Jagmohan Dalmiya: The most influential person in cricket who uses cricketers like his puppets. He has the power to manipulate even big world cup matches. He holds the authority to make or break a cricketer's career at will. His wish is ICC's command. Dalmiya is a clever 'politician' who is well versed with the nuances of the cricket politics. He's a guy who's stuck onto cricket like a leech.
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