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"IPL shouldn't exist" - Botham

The Captain
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04 Sep 2014 11:05 #210858 by The Captain

well how would IPL know of these ungrateful players if the Boards did not invest in them and develop them where would they be

All the local Boards should have a contract with these guys before the invest any money in their development

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ketchim
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04 Sep 2014 11:28 #210868 by ketchim

When IPL began , there were NO compensation to the Boards.

This is a recent negotiation ting.

Dont think it was retroactive

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04 Sep 2014 12:13 #210880 by Mail

Exactly!

Very presumptious on his part.

In this country we advocate Sports gambling without which you would not have spot fixing!

The Indians have done very well in my view and when there has been any hint of corruption they have stamped down on it.

I think he is talking a load of rubbish with words as good as his idiotic predictions.

I have lots of time for Botham purely through his fantastic charitable works.

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bala24
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04 Sep 2014 22:00 #211003 by bala24

Although i am against it,i would still play the devil's advocate here.Why do you blame it all squarely.?.There is CPL,there is Bigbash.SL league.Many others.If you want to shrug off your blame,blame it on the format.The format is such that you get lured to play in it.
I suggest it be banned,but honestly it isn't fair to blame it completely.

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Kyle
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04 Sep 2014 22:43 #211010 by Kyle

Botham's just irked at Indians probably

Either way it's pushing it too much, and I'm no massive fan of IPL myself.

Although I do kinda agree with the power imbalance bit - although in a more subtle way.

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wowtgp
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05 Sep 2014 01:01 #211016 by wowtgp

I a m not a fan of IPL myself, but unlike Botham, I am not going to blame the humiliating loss on IPL. IPL is here to stay.

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Rowe992
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05 Sep 2014 10:10 #211050 by Rowe992

Why would he say that? Maybe its because England are not the best in t20 or odi at the moment. Cricketers don't make nearly as much as other sportsmen and the ipl has contributed significantly to players earnings and so I am in support of it. The ipl brings out more fans than England would do if they played in England for a year.

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Googley
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05 Sep 2014 15:21 #211146 by Googley

poor Beefy...i am willing to bet $1 million that he wished the IPL money was around during his days! ::LOL::

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ChristianOlsen
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06 Sep 2014 11:05 #211226 by ChristianOlsen

Ha ha me too @Googlee

& I guess he would also be delighted if Her Majesty would create the IPL first........LOL

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dillinger10
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06 Sep 2014 13:27 #211279 by dillinger10

Eoin Morgan has spoken out in defense of the IPL.

Morgan defends impact of IPL

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