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Originally Posted by Notts Exile This would be the guy who always had a British passport due to his mother being born and bred in England.? |
OK NE. I'm going to edit that section out as i don't want it getting in the way of the core issue.
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Originally Posted by Maranello A tad melodramatic, Seamer. The proposed Indian Cricket League will have Indian domestic teams playing each other. |
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Originally Posted by Occasional fan Not sure what I've missed, Seamer, but I can't see anything in this article which is of concern to anyone outside India.. |
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Originally Posted by Andy Mellon Unfortunately, ignoring this article which doesn't really suggest much to my mind, |
OK fellas, lets look at this logically..
Firstly, lets get this notion out of our heads that this new league will only involve Indian stars and affect Indian cricket. Some of the biggest (non Indian) names in history of the game are already linked to this league. Certainly gives this new comp a fair bit of credibility to attract more stars would'nt you say?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...ia/6658901.stm
The ICL will not be affiliated with the ICC or MCC, thus they will have no obligation to adhere to the laws of the game that have been developed over a century or more. The ICL, being reliant on Zee funding, will cut, edit and paste those laws to Zee's requirements so to ensure continued funding from Zee.
The elite players around the world will be faced with a choice: sign up with Zee for big money or sign up with their respective boards for less money (and with no guarentee that they won't be dropped from the team in the event of a loss in form) Just like the Packer days, you will find that money will talk and players will walk. Especially if guys like Lara, Warne, McGrath and Inzi are involved.
The established boards around the world will be faced with a problem. Allow their players to play in a bastardised version of the game of which they have no imput, control or financial interest, or cancel their contracts. Just as in the Packer situation, they will have their contracts cancelled and will be cut loose from the establishment.
The ICL will be blessed with an abundance of talent and stars, the established boards will find themselves in the opposite situation. Indian fans will then have a choice - Watch ICL games filled with stars of the game, or watch ICC affiliated games filled with no-names. Just like the Packer episode, it does not take a rocket scientist to work out which they will choose.
The ICL coffers start to fill, the ICC affiliated boards' coffers begin to empty. The ICL will be able to pay their players more. The ICC affiliated boards' will be forced to pay their players less. The elite players around the world will start jumping over each other to try to secure ICL contract.
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Originally Posted by Maranello But over time, BCCI would probably take it over and get into partnership with Zee., |
Exactly. So the boards around the world will eventually be forced to crawl up to Zee Telefilms (ICL bankrollers) with their hat in their hands. A Zee Telefilms, who's total priority is profits and 20-20 cricket. Suddenly after 120 years of cricket, the great game suddenly finds itself totally beholden to a broadcasting company.
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Originally Posted by Occasional Fan The parallel which the writer draws with the English Premier League, an association football competition, seems pretty apt to me, and I can't see what harm the Premier League has done to world football. |
Would you say the same thing, if those games were changed to 9-a-side matches with 20 minutes each half? That would be the soccer equivilent to 20-20 cricket.
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Originally Posted by Andy Mellon I don't want any one party running cricket as much as anyone does, but really it seems that India sneezes and you take it as being a sign that they will start dictating how cricket is run. |
Andy, this is not just India or the BCCI i am talking about now. This is a broadcasting company whose ultimate interest is solely profits.
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Originally Posted by Andy Mellon The day will come that money is more important to cricket than the history that is associated with it, unless the consumer age comes crashing down around our ears.. |
That's right Andy. Now you finally understand the writing is on the wall in bold text. If 20-20 cricket is your passion then the future of cricket will suit you nicely. If test cricket is your passion, then start buying up DVD's of series past to watch in moments when you wish to reminisce. And get WAT to fire up a 20-20 forum and get ready to move test cricket to a secondary forum