Monday, June 2, 2008

Some of the Impending Impacts of the Inaugural IPL

The following is a list of the possible impacts of the success of IPL and T20 as a whole could have the overall scene of Internationals Cricket in the near future.

  1. It will consolidate India's position as the nerve center of International Cricket.
  2. Will put more pressure on One day International to maintain its popularity and fan base; which will necessitate innovations and hopefully awaken the ICC from its deep slumber and indifference towards the ODI which has been the cash cow for the ICC for many years.
  3. It will result it the game of Cricket being recognized in more distant corners of the world, and hopefully create a newer fan following.
  4. It will make Lalit Modi, Sharad Powar and BCCI as a whole a power to be reckoned with.
  5. The job of the rebel group, The Indian Cricket Group just got tougher.
  6. You’ll see China and other associate members of the ICC playing the shorter version of the game much earlier than previously predicted, because it has been rendered much less uncomplicated by the slam bang version of the game.
  7. You could soon see a 40 per side match played over four innings in one day resembling two T20 matches. This way you could see Sachin bat and Shoaib bowl twice in the same day. That’s really something to look forward to.
  8. More billionaires will come forward like Allen Stanford from various quarters to support the game driven by the money and the marketing opportunity it offers.
  9. Soon, we’ll see a Champions league of T20 regional champions from all over the world.
  10. The loyalty of a player to his club/franchisee versus that for the country will create controversies in the future.
  11. The ICC will well have to reconsider the whole international calendar and tour itinerary in the coming years.
  12. Soon there will be a separation between what is considered classical and traditional cricket to those playing the shorter version of the game creating a schism between them which could ultimately result in a new body responsible for the overseeing the affairs of T20 being set up, which would increasingly become more independent as time goes on.
  13. Australia will continue to be the best at all forms of the game in the near future and India the financial powerhouse.
  14. Cricket could soon be accommodated in the Olympics looking at its growing popularity and money spinning capacity, all thanks of the T20.
  15. We’ll soon see a super cricketer emerge from the T20 game who will be considered among the best athletes in the world by his ability to hit long, bowl hard and field everything that comes his way. Be prepared fort the next generation of sports person.

---to be concluded!!!

Send in your feedback on what ramifications and impact you see an account of the popularity of IPL and T20 as a whole. I look forward to including it in my extended article with a byline. Here’s awaiting your response!!!

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