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The International Cricket Council is facing a situation where it has no experience, every time there is huge money the ICC seems to scratch its head. The ICC wants to make a window schedule for 20-20 Indian Premier League Cricket; this became a forced entry in their 10-year FTP (Future Tours Program), just when the ICC is sitting to discuss about a window schedule for the IPL, now comes another possible league called EPL from England which is a la IPL with more teams & more money.

Cricket is benefiting a lot with money & slowly Cricketers own Million dollar homes. The main worry that is plaguing ICC officials is again the money from the leagues, if this keep continuing new age Cricketers will be more into league Cricket than playing for their country. Presently Cricketers feel proud to represent their nation, but in the future it will be just like soccer where people from different countries will support the league teams.

The time has come for the ICC to balance its act; they should now stop national boards of all major test playing countries from making further leagues, put a cap with just the IPL & the forthcoming EPL to run as registered leagues. Unless they get strong, all boards will start making their own leagues & spoil Cricket for money. As it is Cricket is slowly losing its traditional gamesmanship & gentleman’s game with the advent of 20-20 Cricket. Earlier the ICC was complaining that they lack funds to improve the game, now it is high time they use it properly by keeping the game alive & not make it a 20-20 circus.