The First Class Forum in England, for example, is made up of county chairmen whose first priority is their own county club. This is selfish but understandable since, for many, survival is the name of the game. Australia have things about right, though not without rancour, because the state bodies work towards the greater good of the national interest. This was once the case in South Africa but is decreasingly so. In the Caribbean it is not so at all, with the lack of unity among the islands contributing to the decline in the West Indian game.
Pakistan cricket is run by presidential appointment which often leads to an ignorant dictatorship.
Indian cricket is run by the momentary survivor of an ongoing tribal confrontation.