NEW DELHI: When it involves T20 leagues around the globe, IPL emerges as the most important participant available in the market and its success leads the opposite cricketing nations to launch their leagues however former India captain Sourav Ganguly reckons “only a few” financially sustainable leagues are going to outlive.
Players have began prioritising franchise cricket over nationwide obligation with the T20 leagues mushrooming around the globe.
The Big Bash League, which is a longtime product, simply received over whereas inaugural leagues are being staged in UAE and South Africa in the intervening time.
A league can be deliberate within the United States later this 12 months.
However, Ganguly stated in the long run solely leagues with an ecosystem will survive.
“We keep talking about the leagues around the world, if you look at the IPL it is in a different ecosystem and different league, the Big Bash in Australia does very well, The Hundred does very well in the UK and I see the South Africa league doing very well, I have been watching it for last three weeks,” he stated at a Sportstar occasion right here.
“The common thing among all these leagues is that they are in countries where cricket is popular. So I believe over a period of time, four five years, it is going to get to stage very few will exist and I know which ones will exist.
“Certain (leagues) will stay and sure will transfer away as a result of gamers will realise it isn’t that essential. Right now they’re new and everybody needs to be a part of it so that you see the push.
“But ultimately it will get back to a stage where country will be as important as the league because only a few will survive because of the ecosystem.”
Zimbabwe was a power to reckon with in world cricket within the 90s however cricket has declined within the nation amid administrative points.
“It has got to do a lot with administration (teams struggling in international cricket). I keep saying that, I have been president of CAB for five years and then BCCI president for three years and represented India in the ICC, I have seen the entire structure and support system that makes the game possible,” he stated.
“I remember I played my first world cup in 1999, Zimbabwe could beat anybody. I am sure Zimbabwe cricket did not have a lot of money then, even India did not have that much money.
“The West Indies, days of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts and Joel Garner, the place was the cash? There wasn’t. Administration is essential to carry on to the gamers.
“If the relationship between players and administrators is good lot of problems can get solved. Cricket has a lot more money now, I don’t think money is the issue. There is a need to hold on to the players to play for the country.”
(With PTI Inputs)
Players have began prioritising franchise cricket over nationwide obligation with the T20 leagues mushrooming around the globe.
The Big Bash League, which is a longtime product, simply received over whereas inaugural leagues are being staged in UAE and South Africa in the intervening time.
A league can be deliberate within the United States later this 12 months.
However, Ganguly stated in the long run solely leagues with an ecosystem will survive.
“We keep talking about the leagues around the world, if you look at the IPL it is in a different ecosystem and different league, the Big Bash in Australia does very well, The Hundred does very well in the UK and I see the South Africa league doing very well, I have been watching it for last three weeks,” he stated at a Sportstar occasion right here.
“The common thing among all these leagues is that they are in countries where cricket is popular. So I believe over a period of time, four five years, it is going to get to stage very few will exist and I know which ones will exist.
“Certain (leagues) will stay and sure will transfer away as a result of gamers will realise it isn’t that essential. Right now they’re new and everybody needs to be a part of it so that you see the push.
“But ultimately it will get back to a stage where country will be as important as the league because only a few will survive because of the ecosystem.”
Zimbabwe was a power to reckon with in world cricket within the 90s however cricket has declined within the nation amid administrative points.
“It has got to do a lot with administration (teams struggling in international cricket). I keep saying that, I have been president of CAB for five years and then BCCI president for three years and represented India in the ICC, I have seen the entire structure and support system that makes the game possible,” he stated.
“I remember I played my first world cup in 1999, Zimbabwe could beat anybody. I am sure Zimbabwe cricket did not have a lot of money then, even India did not have that much money.
“The West Indies, days of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts and Joel Garner, the place was the cash? There wasn’t. Administration is essential to carry on to the gamers.
“If the relationship between players and administrators is good lot of problems can get solved. Cricket has a lot more money now, I don’t think money is the issue. There is a need to hold on to the players to play for the country.”
(With PTI Inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com