Zap_Brannigan Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Here is the run down so far.... Before the auction, the SLCB and BCCI along with players and IPL franchises came to an agreement that SL players will play til May 22, leaving them unavailable only for the last 1 week of the IPL. The franchises, esp the kochi tuckers who has build their team around Jaya, taking this into consideration. Malinga, Sanga, Jaya, Dilshan, Angelo mattews (now injured) are all paid hefty amounts. Now, a SL politician has a brain fart and decides to exert his power and wants them back, almost 3 weeks before they were due. Is this really the right move by SL? They are entirely dependent on India to bring money to their cricket board apart from WC and other ICC tournaments. Antagonizing, a word Muralitharan used, the BCCI is a very bad idea. More importantly, breaking contract will send a bad signal to IPL and in future, the IPL will be reluctant to select SL players, atleast for 1.5 million or 1 million they paid for some of these players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misu243 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I sense some jealousy still lingering from that final win by India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggadaku Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Paani main reh kar magarmach se bair they will soon realize their mistake just like PCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saneindian Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Not just that, I read somewhere that SLC gets 10% of the IPL revenues. Wonder why the morons at SLCB want to go back to the days when they had to literally beg BCCI for a loan to keep cricket afloat in their country. BCCI also went out of its way to play so many useless series with Lanka in Lanka so that they could earn some profits. What a way to pay this back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Chill, they will soon take another u-turn. This is all for some media attention, nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah, how dare they care about proper preparation for a test series in England. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap_Brannigan Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah' date=' how dare they care about proper preparation for a test series in England. :mad:[/quote'] Did they not know about the tour and practice games before the auction? This is not about IPL Vs test cricket. This is about professionalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Did they not know about the tour and practice games before the auction? This is not about IPL Vs test cricket. This is about professionalism. Weren't all players supposed to go to auction after 3 years when IPL was launched. Why the option to retain 4 players was suddenly introduced in a league governed by 'professionalism' despite most franchises opposing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 this is one of the problems the IPL faces, random availability of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap_Brannigan Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Weren't all players supposed to go to auction after 3 years when IPL was launched. Why the option to retain 4 players was suddenly introduced in a league governed by 'professionalism' despite most franchises opposing it? 2 wrongs make a right then, eh? IPL has been ever changing with its rules. Thats got everything to do with the immaturity of the tournament and the inexperience of its organizers. IPL made a mistake at the start and did not think about the connection of the franchise to its players for the fans.So then they corrected it. That was a good thing. CSK is dhoni, raina, Ashwin, Murali vijay, Badri et al. Thats good by me and most CSK fans. Anyway, what does this have to do with how the Sri lankan board has acted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 2 wrongs make a right then, eh? IPL has been ever changing with its rules. Thats got everything to do with the immaturity of the tournament and the inexperience of its organizers. IPL made a mistake at the start and did not think about the connection of the franchise to its players for the fans.So then they corrected it. That was a good thing. CSK is dhoni, raina, Ashwin, Murali vijay, Badri et al. Anyway, what does this have to do with how the Sri lankan board has acted? The Sri Lankan board also corrected their 'mistake'. They did not realize earlier that their players would need more practice and acclimatization in England. Since the league does not value professionalism and earlier decisions, it cannot expect others to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap_Brannigan Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 The Sri Lankan board also corrected their 'mistake'. They did not realize earlier that their players would need more practice and acclimatization in England. Since the league does not value professionalism and earlier decisions, it cannot expect others to do so. So the SL board, did not realize that its players need practice before but did so recently? IPL and such a league in India has been around for 3 years.Not quiet the same kinda professionalism expected from a board that has been around for 4 decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 The Sri Lankan board also corrected their 'mistake'. They did not realize earlier that their players would need more practice and acclimatization in England. Since the league does not value professionalism and earlier decisions, it cannot expect others to do so. It is common for league rules to evolve. The NBA went from no shot clock to shot clock, made it's 3 point line bigger than college and international levels, etc. Doesn't mean it became unprofessional. The IPL has a governing council which voted on the change and did it per it's rules. Just because it didn't get 100% approval from the franchises doesn't make that rule change unprofessional. Yes the SL board also went by it's rules, whatever they are, but I don't think equating it with the IPL rule change for player retention is correct as the latter was done with deliberation, although they did not get 100% franchise approval, which isn't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Outsider.... yes, how dare they play funz cricketz over the yawn form of test cricket. What was stopping the players from opting out from the IPL to concentrate on "preparing for Test cricket"? If Australians & Englishmen can, why can't the Sri Lankans? Why did the board allow them to participate in the first place and issue them the NOC if they were being professional and all that? Oh right, now the argument will be twisted the way it suits you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 So the SL board, did not realize that its players need practice before but did so recently? Apparently, they did not. And since prior commitments mean jack in IPL, they are well within their rights to change their decisions with precedents being set by the league itself. IPL and such a league in India has been around for 3 years.Not quiet the same kinda professionalism expected from a board that has been around for 4 decades. So? There are hundreds of professional leagues in the world from which IPL could have learned from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 It is common for league rules to evolve. The NBA went from no shot clock to shot clock, made it's 3 point line bigger than college and international levels, etc. Doesn't mean it became unprofessional. The IPL has a governing council which voted on the change and did it per it's rules. Just because it didn't get 100% approval from the franchises doesn't make that rule change unprofessional. Yes the SL board also went by it's rules, whatever they are, but I don't think equating it with the IPL rule change for player retention is correct as the latter was done with deliberation, although they did not get 100% franchise approval, which isn't necessary. If both bodies added according to the rules why the issue and need for the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 If both bodies added according to the rules why the issue and need for the thread? Because this affects a season MIDWAY. There is a big big difference. It will affect how their players are perceived regarding availability for subsequent IPL seasons and on the surface sounds like some kind of revenge due to some unhappiness on the part of the SL board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Because this affects a season MIDWAY. There is a big big difference. It will affect how their players are perceived regarding availability for subsequent IPL seasons and on the surface sounds like some kind of revenge due to some unhappiness on the part of the SL board. Answer- Since the league does not value professionalism and earlier decisions' date=' it cannot expect others to do so.[/quote'] :beee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap_Brannigan Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yes the SL board also went by it's rules, whatever they are, but I don't think equating it with the IPL rule change for player retention is correct as the latter was done with deliberation, although they did not get 100% franchise approval, which isn't necessary. I dont think there was a rule for this occasion. The only rule that has anything to do with outside boards was that the players should get a NOC from their boards, which the Sri lankan players did till the 22nd (according to Murali). So this is a blatant breaking of contract by the Sri lankan board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girishk14 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I dont understand why SL has such a big issue regarding this. For the past three IPLs, players who have had international commitments have met up to them first. In fact, I believe most of the Aussies and even WI haves missed out big time on IPL in the recent years. SL got to play 3 full IPLs, so whats their issue now with going for their FTP tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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