Find Out What Sourav Ganguly Thinks About The Future of The IPL and T20 Leagues!
IPL (The Indian Premier League) is one of the most expensive and popular franchise T20 leagues in the world, often compared to European football leagues, in terms of viewership or finance. IPL which started with ICL (The Indian Cricket League). However it was a franchise tournament as it was not sanctioned by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI). In 2007, several Star-Cricketers were banned from registering their names in the ICL League. Later, the Indian Cricket Board started IPL in 2008 to prevent ICL. The rest is history.
IPL (The Indian Premier League) has changed the history of Cricket. In the last 16 years or so, it has become the World’s most expensive T20 franchise or T20 league. The IPL currently competes with European football leagues in terms of commercial value. The IPL has taken itself to a point where many stars of the cricketing world are prioritizing it over their national team. Recently the broadcast rights of the IPL were sold for more than $586.862186 million.
Following the path of the IPL, many other franchise leagues have come into the World of Cricket. Bangladesh launched BPL (Bangladesh Premier League), the Caribbean Premier Cricket League in the West Indies, PSL in Pakistan, and many more. Although not exactly like a franchise Cricket Australia has kept the T20 League Big Bash running in their country.
A franchise league has also started in Sri Lanka. The Franchise tournament in England is not exactly T20, but “The Hundreds” which means 100 over Cricket. South Africa has started a new T20 franchise tournament “SA 20” this year (2023). The T20 league “International T20” has also started in the United Arab Emirates, an associate member of the ICC (International Cricket Council).
So many franchise tournaments around the world – what is the future of these tournaments like IPL?
A few days ago, former England all-rounder Ian Botham raised questions about the future of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that Test Cricket in India is losing its appeal because of IPL. Test matches in India don't have spectators, their cricket means IPL. However, he expressed doubts about whether the IPL will be able to do the same way that Test cricket has retained its appeal over the centuries. Everyone is making lots of money in IPL, and that's nice to hear too, but how long can IPL sustain this appeal? Test cricket has retained its appeal over the Centuries, but I am sure the IPL cannot.
Botham feels that if Test cricket is lost, the game of cricket will disappear from the world, and the game of cricket will become meaningless. He said the cricketers should focus on playing more Tests. In this respect England and Australia are ahead, England is very lucky because the stadium gallery is still filled with Test matches. Go to Australia again, there too 70-80 thousand spectators watch test matches, you will not find that anywhere in the world.
What does Sourav Ganguly feel about the future of IPL and Other T20 franchises Leagues?
Former Indian captain and former president of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly, however, is not too optimistic about T20 leagues other than the IPL. Among the T20 leagues other than the IPL, only those that are running under the right structure will survive.
Ganguly told an Indian news agency as a guest at an event, “There are T20 leagues going on all over the world now, but I think it will not last. IPL (Indian Premier League) is different because India has always had a cricket craze. Australia's Big Bash is very competitive, England has "The Hundreds", and South Africa has started SA-T20. The popularity of this league is increasing due to the popularity of cricket in these countries, but this is not the case in other countries.
Ganguly is not at all optimistic about the T20 leagues that have sprung up all of a sudden, and he thinks that will clear up soon. He also said that very few leagues will survive, the rest will close, and only the good ones will survive.
Referring to Zimbabwe, Ganguly said that a lot depends on infrastructure. When we started playing, Zimbabwe was a competitive team in international cricket, beating the big teams. But now the quality of their cricket has gone down and because of this people's interest has also gone down. Also, how important infrastructure is, I understood very well during my time at the Cricket Association of Bengal and BCCI (Board of Cricket in India).
Ganguly recently resigned from the Indian Cricket Board last October. Since then he was somewhat hidden from the public eye. But Sourav is once again in the public eye. That is IPL (The Indian Premier League). The former Indian captain is taking charge as the Cricket director of “Delhi Capitals “a franchise team in the IPL. Not only has the IPL team “Delhi Capitals “, but Ganguly is also currently associated with the Dubai T20 franchise “Dubai Capitals “ and South Africa T20 League team “Pretoria Capitals “ as well. Apart from IPL (Delhi Capitals), Ganguly will be responsible for the Dubai and Pretoria franchises too.
What did Sourav Ganguly say about the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup?
The ODI Cricket World Cup will be held in India in October-November (2023). Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said the Indian cricket team can never be weak. He feels that in a country that has so many cricketers, they can never be a weak team, even half of the country's cricketers don't get a chance here.
Perhaps, finally, it can be said that T20 is the most popular cricket format, and T20 franchises or T20 leagues are equally popular not only in India but all over the world. Many have different opinions about T20 Franchise Leagues, Let's see where T20 Franchise Leagues end! SportsOwls is always with sports, with all sports updates, and always will be. Obviously, you can also share sports updates, stories, stats, and records with us. You can also comment below or connect to our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. @sportsowls #sportsowls
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