New Wisden editor blasts India's 'self-interest' India is cricket financial's powerhouse, with the passionate following for the sport in the world's second most populous nation making broadcast and commercial rights the most valuable in the game. As a result, India is able to attract leading players from around the world to the lucrative but domestic Twenty20 Indian Premier League. However, five-day Test cricket is still regarded by officials and players as the ultimate form of the sport, yet in 2011 India were whitewashed in a series in England before, in early 2012, suffering a similar fate in Australia. In the 2012 Wisden, new editor Lawrence Booth writes: "India have ended up with a special gift: the clout to shape an entire sport. Some national boards would struggle to survive without an Indian visit. But too often their game appears driven by the self-interest of the few - officials unable to admit that injuries collected in, or aggravated by the IPL damaged their side's chances in England; capable of suggesting disregard for the innings defeat at Sydney in January 2012 by responding with the breathless news of the schedule for IPL 5; and happy to whitewash the whitewashes with constant reference to the World Cup. Booth adds that the rest of cricket's leading nations are not exactly paragons of virtue either, but that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are in a unique position. "Other countries run the game along self-serving lines too; cricket's boardrooms are not awash with altruism," he said. But none wields the BCCI's power, nor shares their responsibility. The disintegration of India's feted batting line-up has coincided with the rise of a Twenty20-based nationalism, the growth of private marketeers and high-level conflicts of interest. It is a perfect storm. And the global game sits unsteadily in the eye. India, your sport needs you.