5 revelations made during the Spirit of Cricket speech over the years

#1. Tony Greig asks India to embrace spirit of cricket, 2012

Tony Greig had a message for the BCCI in his speech in 2012

A few months before his death, Tony Greig delivered the Spirit of Cricket lecture in 2012. In his lecture, he elaborated on the role the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plays in international cricket.

The former England player accused the BCCI of being selfish and said, "India's power is being used to undermine the credibility and worth of the ICC." At the time, BCCI had refused to accept the DRS system and Greig quoted this example, adding that this approach was not beneficial for the game.

According to Greig, Indian cricket had become obsessed with money. He said, "Unfortunately, India is pre-occupied with money and T20 cricket and sees its IPL and Champions League as more important than a proper international calendar."

The England cricketer urged the BCCI to accept the fact that the spirit of cricket is more important than generating billions of dollars and requested the Indian cricket administrators to "accept their responsibility as leaders of the cricket world".