The onward march of T20

[akkaps]

Indian boss to take over world cricket amid $4.5 billion TV rights fight

Jay Shah will take over as chair of the International Cricket Council after forcing the resignation of the incumbent Greg Barclay, amid a $US3 billion dispute with its major broadcast rights holder.

www.smh.com.au

Well, ****.

However with the ZeeTV-Sony merger collapsing, ZeeTV has likewise backed out of sub-licensing the ICC rights, leaving Star to foot the entire bill. The company’s discomfort with the cost of winning the rights was underlined by an unsuccessful request, earlier this year, to relocate the T20 World Cup from the USA and the Caribbean to India.

ZeeTV and Star are fighting out the circumstances of their collapsed deal in the London Court of International Arbitration. At the same time, Star is in the process of being sold by Disney to the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, which owns the broadcaster Viacom18

 

[swingdog]

Have long said this is how cricket is going to end up.

It will be an Indian game with other countries as feeders, much like baseball in the US.

The T20 World Cup will be played there every year, like the World Series.

 

[sabso]

ICC moving to Dubai was the start of it. Now Cricinfo defaults to the Indian edition and any cricket socials are stuffed with subcontinent spam. It's getting harder to engage with cricket if you're from anywhere else in the world, and that's being made worse with how Test cricket is suffering in most places.

 

[Cleavy]

Samoan cricketer Darius Visser smacks record-breaking 39 runs in one over

39 runs in ONE over: Sydney cricket coach shatters Broad’s unwanted T20 record

www.foxsports.com.au

the ol' boom stick

 

[akkaps]

Just noticed that the East Asia/Pacific Qualifier has been merged with the Asian Qualifier for the 2026 T20 WC. Now it's three spots that will go to the whole Asia and Pacific region. One of the spot will be taken by Nepal, then probably Oman and the UAE or Hong Kong.

Bye bye any chances of PNG or Japan making it to the next T20 WC.
Japan has made some big strides in cricket in the recent few years, disappointed about this.

 

[ioppolo]

Just noticed that the East Asia/Pacific Qualifier has been merged with the Asian Qualifier for the 2026 T20 WC. Now it's three spots that will go to the whole Asia and Pacific region. One of the spot will be taken by Nepal, then probably Oman and the UAE or Hong Kong.

Bye bye any chances of PNG or Japan making it to the next T20 WC.
Japan has made some big strides in cricket in the recent few years, disappointed about this.

The Pacific region is pretty bummed about it. The CEO of Vanuatu voiced his concerns on the emerging cricket podcast and was quite obviously angered whilst remaining calm.

 

[akkaps]

 

[western royboy]

Harry Brook hadn’t played 50 over cricket since 2019 until recently

 

[akkaps]

New T20 Leagues alert

CWI sanctioned Global Super League set to launch in Guyana on November 26

The tournament will feature teams from five different countries with a prize money of US$1 million

www.espncricinfo.com

Guyana Amazon Warriors + 4 invitational spots.

Cricket Legends Unite in New International Masters League - Ministry of Sport

The International Masters League launches this November, featuring cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, as they return to T20 cricket.

ministryofsport.com

Retired players league, with players split into representing their country. Similar to the Road Safety World Series and the World Championship Of Legends

 

[swingdog]

New T20 Leagues alert

CWI sanctioned Global Super League set to launch in Guyana on November 26

The tournament will feature teams from five different countries with a prize money of US$1 million

www.espncricinfo.com

Guyana Amazon Warriors + 4 invitational spots.

Cricket Legends Unite in New International Masters League - Ministry of Sport

The International Masters League launches this November, featuring cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, as they return to T20 cricket.

ministryofsport.com

Retired players league, with players split into representing their country. Similar to the Road Safety World Series and the World Championship Of Legends

It's all part of cricket's road to pointlessness.

 

[Cleavy]

New T20 Leagues alert

CWI sanctioned Global Super League set to launch in Guyana on November 26

The tournament will feature teams from five different countries with a prize money of US$1 million

www.espncricinfo.com

Guyana Amazon Warriors + 4 invitational spots.

how many (if any) players for Guyana Amazon Warriors are in contention to play Tests, since it clashes with a Bangladesh tour?

"The Global Super League will clash with the Abu Dhabi T10, slated to be held from November 21 to December 2, and with Bangladesh's tour of the Caribbean although that will start with the Tests from November 22 to December 4, followed by three ODIs from December 8 to 12 and three T20Is from December 16 to 20."

 

[akkaps]

Global Super League (as above)

Guyana Amazon Warriors (CPL)
Lahore Qalandars (PSL)
Hampshire (T20 Blast)
Rangpur Riders (BPL)
Victoria

Global Super League to feature Amazon Warriors, Qalandars, Hampshire, Rangpur and Victoria

The annual event will feature different teams from around the world each year

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[NYRB]

Global Super League (as above)

Guyana Amazon Warriors (CPL)
Lahore Qalandars (PSL)
Hampshire (T20 Blast)
Rangpur Riders (BPL)
Victoria

Global Super League to feature Amazon Warriors, Qalandars, Hampshire, Rangpur and Victoria

The annual event will feature different teams from around the world each year

www.espncricinfo.com

Im wondering how they came up the idea of selecting Victoria to represent the Australian rep? Given that WA won the domestic title last season.

From what I gather, its to give the leagues beneath the BBL and IPL teams relevance. A bit like a mini-Champions League.

 

[Cleavy]

Im wondering how they came up the idea of selecting Victoria to represent the Australian rep? Given that WA won the domestic title last season.

From what I gather, its to give the leagues beneath the BBL and IPL teams relevance. A bit like a mini-Champions League.

maybe WA aren't interested...

 

[NYRB]

maybe WA aren't interested...

With the prize money being offered, for some reason I beg to differ. Hearing a bounty of $1 USD million for winners.
For a lot of these fringe players on the verge of cracking it - it would be worthwhile.

 

[akkaps]

Im wondering how they came up the idea of selecting Victoria to represent the Australian rep? Given that WA won the domestic title last season.

From what I gather, its to give the leagues beneath the BBL and IPL teams relevance. A bit like a mini-Champions League.

Hampshire as also a state based team,

Lahore, Rangpur and Guyana all play in the franchise competition. Hampshire plays in the regional competition. And Victoria are not a team anymore.

The Global Super League could have picked the all franchise clubs and gone towards the SA20 or the ILT20 or the LPL or the MLC. Instead, of different levels of cricket

 

[big_e]

Im wondering how they came up the idea of selecting Victoria to represent the Australian rep? Given that WA won the domestic title last season.

From what I gather, its to give the leagues beneath the BBL and IPL teams relevance. A bit like a mini-Champions League.

Victorian cricket has delusions of grandeur, perhaps.

 

[NYRB]

Victorian cricket has delusions of grandeur, perhaps.

If the tournament goes ahead in future, i reckon the winners of the state ODI comp, would at least be a fair representation, despite 50 over cricket and 20 over cricket being entirely different games.

Even a knockout state T20 comp, if you wanted to include ACT and possibly NT in a single knockout tournament wouldn't be the dumbest idea going around.

 

[Cleavy]

supposed to start on Nov 26th, but the Vics are playing Qld in the Shield starting 24th Nov.

 

[akkaps]

Even a knockout state T20 comp, if you wanted to include ACT and possibly NT in a single knockout tournament wouldn't be the dumbest idea going around.

Top End T20 Series - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[NYRB]

supposed to start on Nov 26th, but the Vics are playing Qld in the Shield starting 24th Nov.

Im gathering it will probably like a Victoria A sort of side.

 

[Cleavy]

Im gathering it will probably like a Victoria A sort of side.

sounds like it. presumably Maxwell to captain?

 

[NYRB]

Top End T20 Series - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Change that to a state based comp and I think it's be fair.

sounds like it. presumably Maxwell to captain?

Maxwell said that he wants to play Test cricket - still. There is that fire in the belly in his book he has just released (which I may look to buy this summer)

 

[big_e]

If the tournament goes ahead in future, i reckon the winners of the state ODI comp, would at least be a fair representation, despite 50 over cricket and 20 over cricket being entirely different games.

Even a knockout state T20 comp, if you wanted to include ACT and possibly NT in a single knockout tournament wouldn't be the dumbest idea going around.

It's just another privately-organised comp, I'd be more interested if Victoria were charged a fee for entry, tbh.

 

[010203]

How cricket ate itself: https://archive.md/N0Wj5