Allen Stanford (of Stanford 20/20 fame) is set for talks with the ECB, to discuss ‘possible joint ventures’ such as an IPL-style English Premier League.
Is this an attempt to usurp any Indian influence on a prospective ECB league, thus triggering thermonuclear war (and not the good sort)? Or just a rich man trying to muscle in on the action?
Some, possibly including myself, would prefer to see the ECB follow, to some extent, a Stanford 20/20 (that is, with players generally representing their ‘local’ teams) model as opposed to the IPL franchise-based meat market.
Things are, in any case, definitely happening with this English IPL idea, and there probably won’t be too long to wait before more details are revealed.
