Why are there no restrictions on foreign players but there are in cricket?

Question

holland are participants in the world cup although not an official test side and Canada also

Answer 1

There are definately restrictions outside the EU. To get a work permit in England a US or other non-EU player must have played a certian number of or percentage games for his national team. As far as the number of internationals on a team I'm not sure the exact restriction there is there but again EU players would not count against this only non-EU players.

Answer 2

The reason why there is a restriction on foreign players in cricket is because the only country in the EU that plays cricket is the nations that make up the UK, i.e you don't see cricket played in france, italy, spain or germany etc, unfortunately cricket didn't get exported as much as football/soccer did, as it is mostly played in some of the former British colonies (except the USA)

The old west indies and present austrailia team is the equivent to brazil in cricket

Answer 3

There are limits, but they don't apply to players from the EU as there is free trade between all countries. It's just that there aren't that many cricketers from other EU countries.

Answer 4

There is in Italy and sme other counties.....I think there should be a limit. Look at chelski......