IPL 2024 is all about hitting boundaries and strike rates, but the Indian team announced in the middle of the tournament for the T20 World Cup in June doesn’t feature many top performers.
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Heavy investment in franchises was the first step; the next is franchise owners demanding more playing windows at the expense of bilateral cricket
Coming right after the IPL, the T20 World Cup shows how the game can change once the nature of the contest shifts from bat versus bat to bat versus ball.
Franchise leagues are here to stay, and will grow even more; ODIs should go, with ICC putting more will and intent into the Test format.