Mumbai: For the fifteenth time in 15 years since its inception, Indian Premier League ,IPL) has always moved in the direction that has changed the global cricket calendar as we know it. This year it has exceeded expectations.
many thanks for the present BCCI Administration headed by its Secretary jay shahThe marquee T20 asset has now carved out an extended window for itself in the international calendar which will now allow the IPL to run for a full three months and ensure that any or all cricket in the rest of the world comes to a standstill . during this time.
credit for ICCis the new ftpIn the context of this changing scenario, goes to BCCI and Shah alone.
ICC draft Future Tours Program (FTP) is ready and the game’s parent body is in the midst of selling its media rights for the next financial cycle. While this happens, the IPL – which sold its media rights for over Rs 48,000 crore last month – has ensured that the ICC will not hold any of its tournaments between March and May over the next four years, and so will other cricket. Board will do. world, as members of the Governing Body.
As England plays all of its cricket at home during the English summer, the three months are specifically set aside when cricket is halted in most other parts of the Southern Hemisphere; Like Australia who refuses to play anywhere else at home on Boxing Day and the start of the new year Big Bash League (BBL); India too has finally flexed its muscles to ensure that there is no cricket in the wake of the IPL.
In the wake of the IPL’s recent expansion in terms of adding new franchises and eventual sale of media rights, Shah, who has been taking a keen interest in ICC affairs, not only showed a special interest in creating a bigger window. for IPL but ensuring player availability from all over the world.
“This, he certainly felt, if he had to go about adding franchises to the IPL and ensuring the availability of players, which is vital for the overall health of the league. Now, both of these elements had two basic requirements: a) A large and a special window; B) Make sure the players are free of any other commitments in the meantime.
“As you can see in the new FTP draft, both of these boxes are checked,” says those tracking developments.
For the first time since the start of the IPL, the BCCI has negotiated a special window. In the past, India’s cricket administrators may have exerted substantial influence on the global stage, but have clearly restrained themselves from bargaining for a special window for the IPL, knowing that if they do, others will Boards too, thus disturbing the bilateral structure. the rest of the year.
“However, what has happened in the meantime is that T20 leagues have emerged around the world, have tried to create their own business models and are either thriving or struggling in their own right – one for each. However, the issue is that the calendar is getting packed and skewed and only a marked special window is the answer. Hence, it was time for BCCI and IPL to take the first step and get Shah and his team to act fast here. should be given credit for,” the sources add.
The Hundred and the BBL now have their respective windows in the international calendar, but these will run parallel to their upcoming bilateral commitments. In this, the IPL alone has managed to bargain for absolute exclusivity, while India will continue to engage with its bilateral commitments in turn in the latter part of the year.
In fact, the Indian cricket administration – at its lowest level between 2017 and 2019, thanks to some of its previous administrators acting against BCCI’s interests in the ICC – forced India to lose initiative at the global level, causing He was placed on top. feet back. In a packed calendar where exclusivity remains the game, BCCI has fought in its own way and only took what it deserves.
The ICC and its members on Saturday expressed outrage after the final draft of the FTP was leaked to sections of the media and some cricket boards, notably. Pakistan Which will now struggle to find a window for its T20 league, is clearly unhappy with these developments.
“Now, it doesn’t matter who in the ICC is trying to take credit for this FTP draft or who in the industry thinks they’ve managed to influence it. The point is, global cricket is now in the powerplay. And the BCCI is back to setting up the ground,” says a prominent cricket industry executive.
Being the stalwarts who have helped world cricket sustain itself financially, the Indian cricket board has only done what is best for the game’s most valuable asset to date.
many thanks for the present BCCI Administration headed by its Secretary jay shahThe marquee T20 asset has now carved out an extended window for itself in the international calendar which will now allow the IPL to run for a full three months and ensure that any or all cricket in the rest of the world comes to a standstill . during this time.
credit for ICCis the new ftpIn the context of this changing scenario, goes to BCCI and Shah alone.
ICC draft Future Tours Program (FTP) is ready and the game’s parent body is in the midst of selling its media rights for the next financial cycle. While this happens, the IPL – which sold its media rights for over Rs 48,000 crore last month – has ensured that the ICC will not hold any of its tournaments between March and May over the next four years, and so will other cricket. Board will do. world, as members of the Governing Body.
As England plays all of its cricket at home during the English summer, the three months are specifically set aside when cricket is halted in most other parts of the Southern Hemisphere; Like Australia who refuses to play anywhere else at home on Boxing Day and the start of the new year Big Bash League (BBL); India too has finally flexed its muscles to ensure that there is no cricket in the wake of the IPL.
In the wake of the IPL’s recent expansion in terms of adding new franchises and eventual sale of media rights, Shah, who has been taking a keen interest in ICC affairs, not only showed a special interest in creating a bigger window. for IPL but ensuring player availability from all over the world.
“This, he certainly felt, if he had to go about adding franchises to the IPL and ensuring the availability of players, which is vital for the overall health of the league. Now, both of these elements had two basic requirements: a) A large and a special window; B) Make sure the players are free of any other commitments in the meantime.
“As you can see in the new FTP draft, both of these boxes are checked,” says those tracking developments.
For the first time since the start of the IPL, the BCCI has negotiated a special window. In the past, India’s cricket administrators may have exerted substantial influence on the global stage, but have clearly restrained themselves from bargaining for a special window for the IPL, knowing that if they do, others will Boards too, thus disturbing the bilateral structure. the rest of the year.
“However, what has happened in the meantime is that T20 leagues have emerged around the world, have tried to create their own business models and are either thriving or struggling in their own right – one for each. However, the issue is that the calendar is getting packed and skewed and only a marked special window is the answer. Hence, it was time for BCCI and IPL to take the first step and get Shah and his team to act fast here. should be given credit for,” the sources add.
The Hundred and the BBL now have their respective windows in the international calendar, but these will run parallel to their upcoming bilateral commitments. In this, the IPL alone has managed to bargain for absolute exclusivity, while India will continue to engage with its bilateral commitments in turn in the latter part of the year.
In fact, the Indian cricket administration – at its lowest level between 2017 and 2019, thanks to some of its previous administrators acting against BCCI’s interests in the ICC – forced India to lose initiative at the global level, causing He was placed on top. feet back. In a packed calendar where exclusivity remains the game, BCCI has fought in its own way and only took what it deserves.
The ICC and its members on Saturday expressed outrage after the final draft of the FTP was leaked to sections of the media and some cricket boards, notably. Pakistan Which will now struggle to find a window for its T20 league, is clearly unhappy with these developments.
“Now, it doesn’t matter who in the ICC is trying to take credit for this FTP draft or who in the industry thinks they’ve managed to influence it. The point is, global cricket is now in the powerplay. And the BCCI is back to setting up the ground,” says a prominent cricket industry executive.
Being the stalwarts who have helped world cricket sustain itself financially, the Indian cricket board has only done what is best for the game’s most valuable asset to date.