Posts tagged with ‘IPL’
There is a certain class of English cricket enthusiast who will have barely registered that the Champions League was even taking place this past two weeks. If you are a member of this class, you would probably snort in derision at the idea that it is set to become one of the most important competitions in cricket.
A message to the Champions League mockers
There has been renewed press speculation that the 2012 Olympic stadium could be used for cricket once The Torch has begun it’s four-year crawl in the general direction of Rio.
Naturally, the ECB and surrounding counties say they know nothing about it.
Cricket at Olympic stadium?
Lalit Modi had probably never heard of Alfonso Thomas before tonight. Now that the IPL teams are 0-3 in the Champions League he certainly has.
Somerset refuse to play nicely
Hype and anticipation are building for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Think of this tournament what you may, it finally gives us a chance to measure the standard of county cricket compared to the rest of the world. Believe me, that is no bad thing.
What the Champions League can teach us about County cricket
As Andrew Flintoff delays the signing of his newly downgraded ECB contract at the prospect of earning more as a freelance Twenty20 cricketer, it is easy to get caught up in accusations of mercenary greed and a sport losing it’s identity.
But is cricket simply returning to it’s roots?
Freelance Freddie Flintoff?
The ICC is not a world cricket governing body. It is a cosy front for the national boards. They can use it to appear to be doing the right thing by cricket whilst they sit about playing power games or congratulating each other on how much money they are raking in.
