Will cricketers mainly play IPL? Is this what we’re going to have?’: Kapil Dev
Will Cricketers Mainly Play IPL? The cricketing legend from India, Kapil Dev, has raised an extremely thought-provoking concern regarding the future of one-day internationals (ODIs).
He is concerned that the proliferation of twenty-twenty leagues, which have recently become increasingly popular, may eventually restrict 50-over formats to only the World Cups.
He is concerned that the proliferation of twenty-twenty leagues, which have recently become increasingly popular, may eventually restrict 50-over formats to only the World Cups.
Kapil, who led India to its first World Cup victory in 1983, believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) needs to step in and protect the interests of not just one-day internationals but also test cricket; otherwise, the format, which he believes is already “fading away,” will merely become an afterthought.
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“I get the feeling that it’s going away. The International Cricket Council (ICC) bears a greater responsibility for controlling the administration of this game. It is heading in the same direction that football has in Europe. They do not compete against one another’s countries.
[During the World Cup], this only happens once every four years. Is this going to be the format going forward, with the World Cup taking place and the rest of the year devoted to Twenty20 club competition?” The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age both reported what Kapil said.
In light of the forthcoming Twenty20 League in the United Arab Emirates, which will be known as The International League T20 (ILT20) and will begin to play in January of the following year, Kapil voiced his opinions in light of the fact that this will be the second most lucrative Twenty20 cricket league in the world, behind only the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The inaugural season of this Twenty20 league will compete head-to-head with the first seasons of two other upcoming T20 leagues in South Africa: the Big Bash League and the Bangladesh Premier League. Kapil, a former all-rounder for India, is not completely opposed to league cricket; but, he believes that playing in too many of them will result in a ripple effect.