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I read the article here
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26736122/ab-de-villiers-saga-exposes-whiff-bbl-panic
About the AB De Villiers fiasco, but a lot of the underlying matters it talks about rang true.
Quality in the BBL has dipped badly, the expansion in number of matches has not helped on a variety of metrics, but worst seems to be the way its timing is counting against it with overseas players either unavailable due to home commitments or unwilling to come during the Christmas/New Year period. The downsides for the first class and test program have also been well discussed.
The level of dislocation and unbalancing inherent in the proposed arrangements to bring AB DeV looks like a competition prepared to go to almost any lengths, even if they compromise the competition, to seize a liferaft.
So the question is, is the BBL in trouble? Could it go the way of the NBL?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26736122/ab-de-villiers-saga-exposes-whiff-bbl-panic
About the AB De Villiers fiasco, but a lot of the underlying matters it talks about rang true.
Quality in the BBL has dipped badly, the expansion in number of matches has not helped on a variety of metrics, but worst seems to be the way its timing is counting against it with overseas players either unavailable due to home commitments or unwilling to come during the Christmas/New Year period. The downsides for the first class and test program have also been well discussed.
The level of dislocation and unbalancing inherent in the proposed arrangements to bring AB DeV looks like a competition prepared to go to almost any lengths, even if they compromise the competition, to seize a liferaft.
So the question is, is the BBL in trouble? Could it go the way of the NBL?