With the Texan Billionaire keen to bankroll EPL (English Premier League), the England's answer to Lalit Modi's IPL, and Pakistan planning to launch PPL (Pakistan Premier League) there is a high probability of Champion's League happening. Anyway Lalit Modi is already exploring his version of Champion's League later this year involving the winner of national 20-20 winning sides and the winner of IPL. But once EPL and PPL are a reality then we can see a scenario reflecting a typical European Football scene, wherein we find vibrant football leagues in Spain, Germany, Italy, England, Netherlands, etc. This in the long run will help in the spread of the cricket to non-tradional centers and make it a truly global sport.
Let's wait and watch where does Allen Stanford, Pakistan and Lalit Modi take the cricket to. Exciting times no doubt for cricket, cricketers, spectators and administrators but it is also making lot of cricketers wonder whether Test Cricket will survive this newer and youthful attack. It has survived the advent of One Day Internationals and Kerry Packer World Series but can it survive Twenty-20 cricket. Only time will tell.
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