Saturn returns of the International Cricket Council: troubling times always

Cricket in today's world is relatively a small game, if one considers the number of countries where it is a major sport. However, it is a huge game, rivalling football, if one considers the percentage of population of the world that follows and watches it. Hence, many of my readers would know and many wouldn't know of the latest controversy that has afflicted cricket and its governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with the controversy itself having little to do with sport itself and everything to do with a toxic cocktail of politics, nationalism, religion and ego.

I will here not go into the details of the controversy itself, but the upshot of it is that in an upcoming World Cup for the cricket's shortest format (T20), a standoff between the ICC and the Bangladesh Cricket Board, catalysed by deteriorating India-Bangladesh political relations and the current political and social instability within Bangladesh, has led to Bangladesh pulling out of the World Cup. As I said, only a few countries have cricket as one of their major sports, and Bangladesh is one such, especially for the T20s: with its big, young population, it is the third largest viewer base in the world for cricket. Pakistan, meanwhile, has also joined the fray, and is threatening to pull out of the event: in solidarity and, what can be surmised, in order to take advantage of the worsening Indo-Bangla relations. The ICC, thus, overall is facing a tough time: not only the T20 World Cup, a marquee event, would become commercially less attractive, but also, going into the future, more troubles beckon for the governing body, which hasn't much of a spine. To make matters worse, the current chair of the ICC has nothing to do with cricket: he is the son of India's powerful home minister, a political appointee and "nepo baby."

I reckon more significant troubles are headed the ICC's way during the next 3 years. Why do I say that? Let us look at the ICC's "birth chart" first:

The chart above is impressive for that Sun-Mercury-Pluto conjunction, which brings the board riches and power. If one takes houses positions as at the noon time, then they are even conjunct the Midheaven. And this conjunction is in a sign-based square with Mars and Jupiter, thus even better, even though Jupiter is its detriment, thus not that bountiful. Moon and Venus occupy well-dignified positions, too, and in the noon chart, Venus rules the 2nd house (finances). The one planet that doesn't do well in this chart at all is Saturn, in its fall in the sign of Aries; Saturn is the default significator of longevity and also occupies here the 8th house (longevity, financial strategies) in the noon chart. It also rules the 5th house (leadership, executive personnel) and 6th house (employees) in the noon chart. Of most concern here is longevity: the ICC does not seem to be an organisation with a long future. Given Saturn's weakness in the radix, it also means that Saturn returns would bring it troubles. So let us see at history to see if that really has been the case.

January 1938-March 1940

This was the very first Saturn return for the ICC. Initially, things went well. The 1938 season didn't see anything odd, though it was played out in the heightened tensions of the Nazi Germany's belligerence. In August 1939, the West Indies tour of England got prematurely terminated after the signing of the Hitler-Stalin Pact. Note that the ICC was headquartered at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London during this time.

Later on, in 1940, when Saturn would have moved to Taurus, the Second World War would be in full swing, and all international sport and domestic English cricket would be suspended.

March 1967-April 1969

The year 1968 saw a significant controversy on account of South Africa's apartheid policies. On September 17, 1968, the South African Prime Minister, John Vorster, refused to accept Basil d'Oliveira, a mixed-race South African player who was now representing England, as a member of the MCC team for its tour to South Africa, and the MCC then had no choice but to cancel the tour.

Later on, in 1970, when Saturn would have moved to Taurus, South African tour to England would also be cancelled, paving the way for years of isolation of the South African cricket team.

April 1996-February 1999

This period was marked by the growing menace of match-fixing. Several players from Pakistan and India were accused of, suspected of or implicated in match-fixing. Some other international names were also talked about. Sri Lankan cricket would also be rocked by a bribery scandal dealing with TV rights.

Later on, in 2000, when Saturn would have moved to Taurus, the Hansie Cronje scandal would break out, with the famous South African captain going to admit to match-fixing.

February 2026-April 2028

The ICC is on the verge of its Saturn return now, and trouble seems to have already started. Considering the fact that the (ill) fruits of the developments of every Saturn return period have peaked in the following year, when Saturn moves to Taurus, one would think that it is the year 2029 when troubles would peak. Coincidentally, 2029-2034 is also the time when I foresee a great war to envelope the world. Related developments, or independent of each other? Time will tell. (Some long-term predictions for the world are listed here.)

And, then, the next Saturn return period for the ICC would be March 2055 to January 2058, and troubles during that period could be expected to mature in late 2058 or in 2059.

Before closing, one would wonder, if a cricket fan, what about the Kerry Packer series of 1977-79, that is, the World Series Cricket, which nearly threatened the very existence of ICC (and which would pave the way for the birth of cricket's shorter formats)?

Pluto had been quite tightly opposing ICC's radix chart's Saturn all throughout 1977-78; in addition, during 1977-78, Saturn had been in the sign of Leo, thus in the sign of its detriment, thus adding to the ICC's difficulties. Then, on May 30, 1979, Kerry Packer and the Australian Cricket Board arrived at a truce and agreement, and the war between the two ended: as you can see in the chart below, Saturn had just passed the ICC radix chart's Jupiter, thus leaving that little-dignity Jupiter free to squeeze out its benefits. Mundane Saturn, too, by now, had left the enemy sign of Leo.

Fascinating, all that, ain't it?

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