It is amazing, isn’t it, that no Twenty20 games of note are being played anywhere in the world and yet the format has engaged the attention of all and sundry. The last ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was bowled more than six weeks ago and yet its echoes are being heard in cricket’s board rooms across the world.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is plotting its answer to IPL; New Zealand Cricket is planning to host Australia next year but will draw up the schedule around the IPL dates so that its top players do not lose out on the chance to play the blue-riband event in India; West Indian cricketers have not signed contracts and we can hear generous mention of IPL. Read more »
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