Dangers of the IPL
- 27 Feb 08, 10:39 AM
Watching England's warm-up match at the quiet and picturesque University Oval in Dunedin seems a million miles away from the storm which seems to be brewing in the world game.
Today's editorial in the local newspaper the Otago Daily Times makes very interesting reading. The headline is "Hit for six" and it is a strongly worded warning about what it describes are the dangers of the Indian Premier League.
The editorial starts "New Zealand cricket should be as anxious as an opener about to face Brett Lee or Shoaib Akhtar: the future of the game as we know it is in jeopardy. If all goes well, the Indian Premier League will slot into the international calender, our top players will be handsomely rewarded and cricket will be reinvigorated. However, a very different outcome is possible, one in which New Zealand suffers badly."
Because so far English players have not been involved in the IPL it is easy for us to watch on without too many concerns. The player auction was a lot of fun wasn't it … seeing all those top names playing Twenty20 cricket will be spectacular won't it. But try looking at the IPL through New Zealand eyes.
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