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Why ICC should have a say in IPL

M S Dhoni (CSK) and Rishab Pant (DD) banter over their cricketing skills as part of the newly launched campaign for IPL
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M S Dhoni (CSK) and Rishab Pant (DD) banter over their cricketing skills as part of the newly launched campaign for IPL

Business Standard Editorial Comment
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently stated that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will not have a say in the administration of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The proposal, made at a meeting in Dubai recently, was part of ICC’s larger plan to “monitor” the burgeoning T20 tournaments around the world — IPL may be the richest but every cricketing nation has a similar tournament on its annual calendar. The Indian cricketing body has said that IPL is a domestically organised tournament, just like the Ranji Trophy, in which the ICC has no say. To