Ian Chappell on T20 Leagues: After the start of IPL, gradually T20 league started being liked in the cricket world. Now many types of T20 leagues are being played. Most of the countries have started their own leagues on the lines of IPL. Apart from IPL, leagues like Big Bash and Caribbean are very much liked all over the world. Due to these leagues, the player’s schedule has become very busy. Many times players are not able to perform well in international cricket because of them. Now former Australian captain Ian Chappell has expressed concern over this.
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Ian Chappell wrote in his article for ESPN Cricinfo, “The entire cricket structure, especially the Future Tour Program (FTP), needs a thorough but positive review keeping in mind. T20 leagues are growing faster than weeds in summer.”
He further wrote, “In the midst of growing T20 leagues, now players need to decide in which league they want to play and in which not. Now T20 leagues are clashing with each other and star players are signing long term contracts with the clubs. In such an environment, the leagues will not be able to agree to a limited number of star players, in which those leagues will suffer financially.
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He further wrote about Test cricket, “Test is a tough game and players are entitled to participate in this format if it is their choice. The countries involved in this need a strong first class infrastructure. Many teams do not have the money to build such infrastructure, as the investment made from this expense does not return. Administrators prefer profitable leagues. It is better to have Test status mainly confined to eight nations which have a long culture of this format.
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