I am thinking - a random player generator. Think about it. We make our debut for India in the year 2007. Now, Sachin, Dravid and co. won't be playing for the 13 years your career will last (Assuming it is from 17-30 years of age). They have to retire. So how do you replace them? Random players!
You need a pool of names, for the different countries. (About 25-30, I could make a list if you want). So, a random first name and a random surname is selected. Then all the skills are randomised. All of them. This applies for every country in the game, so that even Scotland could produce a legendary bowler or something. Gives the game a more re-playability and a loger life, if say you want to create a new cricketer and pickup from the year you left off at. Probably a better idea for when this game expands to all countries.