British cricket commander believes that it will be “almost a simple game” that will expand in the future after increasing more than 520 million pounds by selling shares in eight teams of the competition.
England and Wales cricket The committee announced on Thursday that the bidding eight times has only set a total of 975 million pounds in a hundred pounds, with 520 million pounds injecting in a professional and recreation game.
However, ECB believes that world -class success and benefits in the auction, which leads to the Silicon Valley investor group, which is committed to pay 144 million pounds for 49% shares. In the spirit of London according to LordAlong with the owner of the four Indian Premier League, which has a bet that weighs in other franchises, meaning that the competition tends to expand in the next few years.
“I think that expansion is a good sign if it happened,” Vikram Banerjee said ECB’s business operation director. “So we would be happy if that’s the case. Now we still work very hard. But if the tournament grows and cricket grows throughout the country, it is almost a simple game for us. “
However, the sports organization of sports confirmed that it will continue to control the competition and calendar, despite the influx of rich and powerful investors in the game.
“We do not want to sell the competition because it is very important that the structure of the game and the structure of the season is kept and owned by ECB and our members.” The organization said. “And must have two -thirds in the ECB articles for any changes in the county championship, T20 bombing or the Cricket Project in any country.”
“What is the thing that we have to work with the province is the most effective and effective summer right now? hundred Have been here for a while Clearly, it didn’t disappear. So what does the remaining English summer look? “
There is a number of investors that they like hundreds of twenty 20 competitions, which are in line with other tournaments in foreign countries when the current TV agreement has run out in 2081. However, this possibility has been Destroyed by ECB
“At this point, at this time, we do not have a lot of noises for changing the style,” BANERJEE said. “They just want to see the successful tournament, which is still growing. That’s what they bought. “
ECB also denied the suggestion that hundreds of previous scenes on the day of the Indian market, especially the game in the T20 World Cup in the West Indian Islands, began at 10:30 am last year due to the needs of TV. India
“What investors want to do is something that can succeed with the audience in this country,” BANERJEE added, “and the aspects of the hundreds that work well in terms of talking about and accessing the new market – the fact that it Completed at 21:30 hrs. To enable the family to participate – be part of what attracts investors.
Under the condition of the sales – one at the grassroots initiative contract of approximately 50 million pounds – even 11 provinces that do not have a team in a hundred standing to get somewhere between 20 million pounds and 27 million pounds.
At the same time, in a letter to the Cricket Supporters ECB, Richard Thompson, the auction will lead to benefits for games at all levels. “This investment is not about financial strength or hundreds of growth. “He wrote” It gives us the opportunity to protect the future of the Cricket in England and Wales at all levels.
“This means important support for women’s cricket, growth, game growth and inspiring children more – and people of all ages – to receive bats and balls.”
