IPL vs ICL: A real contest is possible only in a free market!
IPL vs ICL: A real contest is possible only in a free market!
Given that the IPL is ‘official’, it is inevitable that it will have more clout than the ICL. A real contest is only possible in a free market. This isn’t a free market. In this fight, one side has an advantage.
CRICKET HISTORIAN, DR BORIA MAJUMDAR
The old adage of first mover advantage does not hold true. Ask the Indian Premier League! Despite coming late but well-armed and neatly packaged, the newest avatar of cricket has caught on like wild-fire, much to the chagrin of the supporters of the ‘unofficial’ Indian Cricket League, the under-dog. Despite claiming to be progressive, does the new breed of couch-potato Indians still give in to the allure of ‘officialdom’? “Given that the IPL i s “official”, it is inevitable that it will have more clout than the ICL. A real contest is possible only in a free market. This isn’t a free market. In this fight, one side has an advantage,” reasoned cricket historian, Dr Boria Majumdar when Business Line asked him.
Though he thinks Twenty20 has once again successfully introduced that ‘element of uncertainty integral to cricket’, the research fellow at Latrobe University, Australia, feels it’s good for the game as teams will now have more chances to redeem failures; fans will however find it far easier to erase memories of past disasters!
