29/09/2008

Why IPL does not share its spoils?

Lalit Modi on why IPL does not split its riches with other cricketing boards.

"It's a domestic tournament. When county cricket (in England) was going well for hundreds of years, we never got the spoils."
Put this way there is a compelling logic behind IPL's parsimoniousness. Do you agree?


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8 comments:

straight point said...

icc sealed the fate of many bank accounts by pre-maturely declaring IPL as domestic tournament...

they never thought it will turn out to be this kinda money spinner...

have seen baby crying over spilled milk...?

exactly...

Anil Singh said...

if we put skepticism aside: I think he is speaking logic.

LVISS said...

He sounds logical. But English county doesnt make this much within such a short time.

Viswanathan said...

Pan,

They wanted to take no risks. So they let India get away with everything.

Viswanathan said...

Bisht,

Exactly, that is what I wanted to bring forth. The English never shared the wealth.

Viswanathan said...

R,

That is because of poor marketing skills.

Anonymous said...

Fair enough logic... the right to share the spills is not apt. If only the ICC recognized it a bit more than a domestic tournament, wow then there is a hot potato to catch. On the other end, am a bit skeptical on the reports of profits and figures highlighted in the recent concluded AGM. We all know many of the tickets were quietly given away free.

Viswanathan said...

Scorpi,
They do not need to sell tickets. They will get it through television revenue.