posted Mar 23, 2009

Well said Eamon, Did you say that on your show this weekend?

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posted Mar 23, 2009

comment by Brancasoverheadkickagainstswindon (U8081632)

posted 4 Hours Ago

Sorry if I sound a bit ignorant here, I don't really follow the IPL, or indeed cricket in general, but I wondedered if someone could answer a question for me.

When a franchise bids for a player (e.g Kevin Pietersen i heard was bought for £1.1m), does the money go entirely to the player, or is there some other organisation that also profits, such as the Indian Cricket Board?

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Hi,

KP was bidded for $1.5 million (same as Flintoff) and is the expensive player this year. IPL will last for around 6 weeks, for which he'd get $1.5 million. However, because KP's only managed to get 3 weeks off from ECB (England's cricket board), due to other commitment of representing England in internatinal matches, he'd have this $1.5 million docked to around $700,000. He'd be paying 10% of it to ECB (or his club) and the rest will be his own. He may have to pay the tax on it, I'd imagine.

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posted Mar 23, 2009

I would recommend Dubai over England but that is a personal choice. I feel in order for the intensity and anticipation to remain by the T20WC the IPL tournament won’t be an ideal scenario making matches overloaded and affect the audience’s interest in at least one affair. Also one shall consider venue shortages due to county cricket and the unpredictable weather conditions.

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posted Mar 23, 2009

Cricket in England in early April? Not a bright idea. Smacks of business men with lack of bright ideas and little knowledge of cricket. Let them play it in SA.

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posted Mar 23, 2009

comment by EnglandMiddlesex (U7833138)
posted 56 Minutes Ago

Cricket in England in early April? Not a bright idea. Smacks of business men with lack of bright ideas and little knowledge of cricket. Let them play it in SA.
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Snow stopped play perhaps

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posted Mar 23, 2009

I love all forms of cricket,but i have absolutley no interest in the IPL at all.
It is just a league of manufactured teams with no real identity.Who cares if Team D is playing Team F.Not me.
If the tournament was played in this country,i would not go to watch a game,even if it was free entry.
And i think i am not alone in these thoughts.

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posted Mar 24, 2009

Has to be SA. Their pitches are perfect for it after the summer weather.

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posted Mar 24, 2009

Money, money money.....yet another nail in the coffin of organised sport - wherever it's played

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posted Mar 24, 2009

Glad they picked SA!!

England would have been a disaster both in terms of weather as well as lack of effective organisation.

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posted Mar 24, 2009

BBC is using black colour background to report this Breaking news... Do they want to say that its a black day for Cricket in England??

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