Maxwell drew a parallel with soccer and likened the financial might of the IPL to the English Premier League (EPL), whose clubs employ the cream of international talent. "I think realistically we've got to manage players a bit differently to what we have in the past." TIPPING POINT there's going to be other opportunities that are going to be really hard for players to say no to, different franchises around the world". "This will evolve again as players get more and more choice as to when and where they play."Ĭummins is not surprised at how fast the landscape is changing and told Fox Sports: ". Maxwell, who manages Australia captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, said boards were offering longer-term contracts for the first time as a "result of competition". The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to increase match fees and offer multi-year contracts to key players to retain its top talent. None of the IPL franchises contacted by Reuters would confirm offers have been made but some cricket boards are already taking defensive measures to protect their talent.Ĭricket Australia last month announced a 7.5% pay increase for its centrally contracted players, while also raising the salary cap in its Big Bash League.
The Indian conglomerates now want their best overseas recruits to represent them in multiple leagues and, according to the Cricinfo website, informal conversations have begun with players from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies. West Indies have struggled for years to field their best players due to scheduling clashes.Īnd the situation is only likely to worsen for national boards as they struggle to match the multi-league contracts offered to their star players by private franchise owners.Ī clear indication of the IPL's expanding footprint came last year when its franchises snapped up all six teams in the lucrative T20 league in South Africa. The growing number of T20 leagues offering lucrative contracts to the game's best talent means national teams are sometimes having to play second fiddle. "The cricket landscape is changing rapidly and already contracting an Australian player has taken a different format."
"Some players have been offered multi-club deals," Neil Maxwell, Australia's most prominent player agent, told Reuters.
NEW DELHI, May 1 (Reuters) - The prospect of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises becoming primary employers of foreign cricketers over their national boards is moving closer with multi-tournament contracts already being offered to some players.Įight of the IPL's 10 franchises own at least one team in another league abroad and the owners of Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have both acquired teams in new T20 tournaments in South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
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