CA concerned over IPL's influence on calender

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Posted online: Tuesday , March 18, 2008 at 09:55:58
Updated: Tuesday , March 18, 2008 at 10:17:57

Melbourne, March 18: Cricket Australia has expressed concerns that the success of Indian Premier League may have a negative influence on the international calender in future.

James Sutherland, CEO of the CA, said the cash-rich league may ask for more weeks for conducting the Twenty20 event as it gains popularity.

"It's a six-week window one day, does it creep into eight, 10, 12 weeks when the IPL becomes a great success?,"

Sutherland was quoted as saying in The Age on Tuesday.

"The moment it starts to compromise international cricket, we have concerns and doubts about the whole thing," he added.

Sutherland's fears stem from the fact that the West Indies Cricket Board has allowed three of its players to play in the inaugural IPL, instead of in the Test matches against Australia in May and June in Caribbean.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, will be unavailable for the opening two Tests of the series if their IPL sides make the finals.

Donald Peters, WICB Chief Executive Officer, had said that there were little chance of stopping them with so much money on offer.

"Given the amount of money involved, it certainly destabilises the infrastructure of cricket. It's not fair to the players, and it's not fair to the national teams," he had said.

Peters, however, was confident that the series against Australia would be a success even without big names.

"I believe people in the West Indies want to see our team play, and I personally feel if we can put a few young, exciting players out there, people will still come to watch the matches," he said.

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Boo hoo.. cry some more! by Hemant on 19 Mar 2008

CA continues cribbing, bitching and moaning. They have turned it into an art-form, just like their players on field.

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Dont kill the goose laying golden eggs! by E. Kaushik on 18 Mar 2008

This is a concern indeed! It is very sad that the BCCI is letting the players play the IPL instead of their country fixtures. I understand that the players are free to decide where they want to play but then this sort of a thing only kills the goose laying the golden eggs! I would recommend a couple of changes:1) Players cannot play for two years after retirement2) Players currently playing for their countries should not be allowed to play the IPL if their country has other engagements. Actually no player from that country should be allowed to play during that time as it could be unfair on players who are selected.The IPL and BCCI will be under immense pressure from the franchises and players to increase the playing time but should not get carried away by greed and kill the goose that lays golden eggs. After all it is international cricket that has made the game popular with the masses!!

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