
He was among the best all rounders of his times who could lead England to victory against any time in the cricket world.He was famous not only in England but in India and Australia too.Flintoff is a good player and an able leader but when it comes to comparing him with the likes of Tony Greig or others.However cricket live has changed a lot since the times of Botham and Gavaskar.In England,the birthplace of cricket,this erstwhile game of the Maharajahs is dying a slow death.the reason can be manifold.UK is bombarded with immigrants from non commonwealth countries like eastern Europe and Turkey in recent times.They have not heard of the game and are more interested in football.The Scott's hate cricket due to pride and think that cricket was imposed on them by the English.The Irish have the same reason for hating cricket.Meanwhile more and more ethnic British are immigrating to Australia where the game is still liked by the population.Can a dedicated campaign revive cricket in England or is it fruitless to even try!!It seems that future of cricket in england is at-20 tournament like ipl in India.T-20 ipl cricket can also be a hit with the new generation who have less time on their hands.
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