County Cricket Chiefs wary of player-power

The BBC conducted a survey to find out how India’s Twenty20 leagues, namely the IPL and the ICL, will affect the English county cricket.

County cricket chiefs were unanimous that the Twenty20 leagues will have a dramatic effect on the future of the English game.

Apart from this generalized opinion, the BBC survey also revealed a range of concerns.

1. The game could split
2. Teams or county’s going bankrupt
3. Rampant player power.

Out of the three, the first two are genuine cause for concern. However, their fear of player-power is as irrational as their fear of BCCI taking over the ICC.

It is irrational because there is no reason to believe that player –power is bad for the game. It also reveals a rather egoistical attitude that they only know what is best for the game of cricket.

One thing is evident, by expressing their alarm, the county cricket chiefs have unconsciously acknowledged that their unchallenged reign is coming to an end.