Cricket Canada president Ranjit Saini has provided a long interview to the Carribean Graphic in which he outlines his vision of cricket in Canada, and the problems facing the Cricket Canada organization:-
“As Cricket Canada’s incumbent President, Saini’s vision for Canadian cricket is radically different from that held by many of his counterparts on other Boards around the global. Most other parties, including the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have tended to see Canada as a one-franchise country; only capable of sustaining a single Toronto based franchised team. Saini’s perspective is that with its potential cricket interested population of 12 million plus, coupled with its incomparable historical record of international involvement, Canada is in fact the Americas second best cricketing country, behind only the West Indies.

It is this abiding belief that has been the foundation of Saini’s lack of interest in and rejection of the numerous proposals he has received for Canada’s hosting of a Toronto based T20 international franchise team. An arrangement which would generate at best, annual revenues of $150,000 – $250,000.

According to Saini, everyone has had a plan for the development of Canadian cricket. His issue is that these plans have all been developed without either Cricket Canada’s input or an appreciation of the realistic financial requirements for the further development of Canadian cricket.”
Full interview