That's the point though, isn't it mate? The IPL (and its owners) have their focus on results - however you get them. Unlike any other sports tournament in the world, that I'm aware of, the IPL is not reliant on building teams for the sake of fans. 45,000 supporters will turn up whoever is playing. Even if half of them played for your biggest rivals the year before. I'm not sure that's a scenario which exists anywhere else... but I'm not an expert.
"The question being asked more and more frequently in the global, professional game is: ‘If you’re not making as much money as possible, what the hell are you doing?’"
So then we've become animals, essentially. And we might as well give up on cricket entirely, because it's no longer a sport, a game or an entertainment, it's simply the most convenient way for often already obscenely rich, greedy individuals to get even richer, and everyone else can go fuck themselves.
The top players you're referring to here should be careful what they wish for. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down and all that....
That's the point though, isn't it mate? The IPL (and its owners) have their focus on results - however you get them. Unlike any other sports tournament in the world, that I'm aware of, the IPL is not reliant on building teams for the sake of fans. 45,000 supporters will turn up whoever is playing. Even if half of them played for your biggest rivals the year before. I'm not sure that's a scenario which exists anywhere else... but I'm not an expert.
"The question being asked more and more frequently in the global, professional game is: ‘If you’re not making as much money as possible, what the hell are you doing?’"
So then we've become animals, essentially. And we might as well give up on cricket entirely, because it's no longer a sport, a game or an entertainment, it's simply the most convenient way for often already obscenely rich, greedy individuals to get even richer, and everyone else can go fuck themselves.
The top players you're referring to here should be careful what they wish for. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down and all that....
But, that is what makes the IPL much more competitive
Fascinating insight to the lives and finances of players 🤗