[b]"It's up there with the IPL and the Big Bash," says Bravo.
The CPL looks to have a greater depth this year than previous seasons with a deeper reserve of overseas players, including Kumar Sangakkara, Martin Guptill and Afghanistan's 18 year-old leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who the six teams can call on. The recent additions of Pakistani Champions Trophy winners Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, both to the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, and Babar Azam to Guyana Amazon Warriors has only added to that depth.
The CPL, which started in 2013, is a tournament seemingly moving from strength to strength with attendances, both at the venues and on TV, growing and the financials improving. The standard, aided by increasingly better pitches, is also getting better. "It's up there with the IPL and the Big Bash," says Bravo. "Most of these guys play in these other tournaments [as well as the CPL], like the Amlas and the McCullums, Sangakkara. The entire tournament is tough. It's short, six teams only, and anybody on their given day can win."
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In reply to Narper
Apart from Players being handsomely paid . This will weaken the Powers of the International Cricket Crooks , &
their Member Boards .
Their Tyrannical Reign of Cricket is
going to come to a Sad end . THEY will
stand before the World as Toothless
Tigers , Snarling without any freaking Teeth .
No One would be afraid of them Barking ; and I have no doubt that
Players will be willing to take them to Court , Their empty utterances about Governments not intervening in Cricket , will continuously be Blowing in the Wind .
In reply to POINT
Their Tyrannical Reign of Cricket is
going to come to a Sad end
Well they are having a good run ... 89 freaking years so I don't think they will be really sad
In reply to Kay
Make absolutely no mistake , they have become accustomed the the Trappings of Power ; especially the Emperor , who has the ability currently to walk into any Radio Station and make certain demands that are instantly obeyed .
In my opinion the IPL , CPL & the Big Bash ,are Hurricanes that are going to deal a severe blow to the ICC &
its Member Boards , obviously that would include the WICBC/CWI .
On the other hand the India Supreme Court has flexed its Muscles , by removing the President & the Secretary of the BCCI from their Official positions in the BCCI .
Closer to home , there is Prime Minister Keith Rowley who wants to
take the WICBC/CWI to Court . This is
probably what is the catalyst regarding the so called TEMPORARY
AMNESTY .
If Prime Minister Rowley does go to Court , it will mean that Players can also sue the WICBC/CWI , changing the
current Landscape .
