The English cricket players would love the opportunity to play in the Indian premier League according to Sean Morris of the Professional Cricketers Association.
‘100 per cent yes, top players want to test themselves against the best, also the money is very attractive for such a short period of work’ said Morris of England’s players.
England captain Michael Vaughan’s expressed the same sentiments last week saying ‘It would be naïve to think England’s leading players would never play in such a lucrative competition.’
‘It’s a huge opportunity; Cricket dominates India which is one of the world’s most valuable emerging markets. It's perfectly natural for the PCA to want our members to take advantage of that - it's a unique opportunity’ Morris enthused.
As a representative of the players, Morris is obviously pleased with the financial benefits the Indian Premier League could potentially bring to the game of cricket.
"It forces the administrators to explore and develop new commercial opportunities. It also highlights how attractive T20 cricket can be to a younger audience. This helps to grow our supporter’s base and has the potential to attract new sponsors/investors into the game."
Cricketers have traditionally been paid lower than other sports stars such as football, but while the changes will bring plenty of extra revenue into the game, Morris doesn’t feel the player’s salaries can ever match top football players.
"As the country is one of the most valuable emerging markets the value in India will dictate the value of the top international players who play over there. This will filter down into other countries as they will need to increase the rewards to players to ensure that they don’t all go and play in India. The players will be better paid, but not to top footballer’s levels."
It is clear to see with the creation of The Indian Premier League cricket the players will benefit hugely. With salaries of £300,000 to £500,000 for six weeks' work, some players are earning more than in their wildest dreams. Matthew Hoggard described t this as 6 weeks work for a year’s salary, which is a huge draw for every cricketer.
It is clear to see with the creation of The Indian Premier League cricket the players will benefit hugely. With salaries of £300,000 to £500,000 for six weeks' work, some players are earning more than in their wildest dreams. Matthew Hoggard described t this as 6 weeks work for a year’s salary, which is a huge draw for every cricketer.
The first IPL player auction saw 77 cricketers from around the world win contracts worth almost $42m (£21.4m) from the eight franchises that make up the league, prompting huge interest from players and agents not involved first time round.
The IPL conducted a second auction on March 11 for an additional list of 28 players [including 14 from India's Under-19 players - bought on the basis of a draft system
Michael Vaughan summed it up nicely when he stated ‘It really is something that could be quite powerful and something that all players around the world will want to go and play in.’
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