A tad melodramatic, Seamer. The proposed Indian Cricket League will have Indian domestic teams playing each other; how's that of interest to anyone outside India, beats me. Just as English County cricket or Australian State cricket survives and thrives alongside international cricket, so will the Indian league, or whatever it gets called.

The sub-continent needs competitive and interesting first-class cricket - that's essential to the long-term survival of the game here. If Zee can organise that, great. If not, someone else should - and given that it could generate money in the long-term, I dare say someone will.

Is this a breakaway competition; perhaps, as it would not have BCCI's backing, initially. But over time, BCCI would probably take it over and get into partnership with Zee. Hence, its not truly breakaway the way Kerry Packer and Channel Nine was - and even that did not mean the death of international cricket!

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