Published: Sep 16, 2016, 03:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 16, 2016, 05:13 PM (IST)
Mark Wallace, president of Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), has recently revealed that players are excited about the newly proposed Twenty20 (T20) league. The league will run keeping the NatWest T20 Blast unaffected, as a whole new tournament consisting of eight of the 18 county teams. Three of the 18 teams are known not to be interested in the league while the rest are in for this new development. If things go in the right direction, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may give Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League (BBL) competition with this league by 2018. READ: County Championship 2016: Gillespie’s Yorkshire sail into final
Talking to BBC, Wallace said, “I think players are open to change, you watch great competitions around the world. It’s still early days, but it’s exciting whatever way it goes. I think for players, playing Twenty20 cricket, be it in franchises or for your clubs, is a great way to play the game, though I’m sure there are plenty more meetings to be had.
“The Big Bash (in Australia) is a good competition, it’s about what deciding what’s the best for English cricket now and cricketers in the future – but it’s pretty exciting.”
“If you play good cricket it doesn’t matter who you’re playing for, I think people want to come and watch the best players playing their best cricket. People come along to watch high-quality sport, as cricketers we’re basically in the entertainment industry and it’s about us putting on the best show possible. Welsh people are very passionate for their sport and I’m sure they’d come down and watch some good cricket,” he added.
