Combined League of BCCSL and PCB

According to some media reports PCB and Sri Lankan board are working on launching IPL type league in UAE. It is also decided that for sending their players concern boards will also be awarded shares in profit.  According to media reports if BCCI resisted against this league and not send their players, Sri Lankan board will also prevent his players from playing IPL. Negotiations with sponsorship companies including some Indian businessmen are in progress. Some star ex -Indian players have been also agreed to join this league as part of management.

After IPL every board is looking for earning money through IPL type League. What is the history of IPL, how it came into existence. Infact after broadcasting rights issue between BCCI and a Media group, ICL came into existence. To counter this league BCCI launched IPL. This is the brief history of IPL. The aim of this league is just earning money. Now cricket playing countries are facing consequences of this money aim league. Players are now not in control of concern boards. The cases of Symond, Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga are in front of us. When Andrew Symond found IPL as substitute he never tried to return to his team after dropped once. Chris Gayle has also opted for IPL after being dropped for just two matches as strategy by his concern board. And now Lasith Malinga even announced retirement from Test cricket after directions from board to return back for restoration of fitness process. These are some glimpses of influence of IPL on the players’ behavior. Now after the above facts, should ICC permit launching another such league. Infact ICC should try now to rethink regarding the bad impact of IPL on the behavior of players. Otherwise, in near future the only aim of players will be playing for money despite playing for nation.

Lasith Malinga – First Victim of IPL

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced retirement from Test cricket because of “degenerative knee condition”. He said, he feels himself fit for playing ODIs and T20s but not for Test cricket. Before his announcement of retirement, on one hand he declared himself unfit for the tour of England and on the other hand he was playing IPL matches with full fitness.  Therefore, he was strictly directed by Sri Lankan board to leave IPL matches for restoration of fitness as he had already declared himself unfit.

A controversy between Sri Lankan IPL players and Sri Lankan board is there. While making plan for England tour Sri Lankan board directed Sri Lankan players to leave IPL and attend this plan, but Sri Lankan players looks like unhappy on leaving IPL. In result of interference from BCCI Sri Lankan board allowed these players to stay in India for few more days.

One can observe that IPL is not going in favour of Sri Lanka cricket, because after instruction from board to Lasith Malang to leave IPL for restoration of fitness, he announced even retirement from Test cricket. By retiring after development of a controversy will leave questions on Malinga’s decision.  On the other hand relationship between Sri Lankan IPL players and Sri Lankan board is also not exemplary now.

West Indies player Chris Gayle has also announced himself not available for the rest of the matches against Pakistan after being dropped from first 2 ODIs according to a plan by West Indian board and has joined IPL.  This is the charming offer from IPL who encourage Gayle to withdraw himself from an ongoing series. Looking at these controversies, more players can take steps against the decision of their concern boards by joining IPL. But, the first victim of IPL is “LASITH MALINGA”