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comments on why they want to copy IPL? Mike McKenna, the general manager of marketing at Cricket Australia, is in charge of a working group looking at how to structure the new competition. He said franchising of teams could be a possibility in the future, but for the time being the aim was simply to build a club-like following among fans, similar to that seen in the Australian Football League or the National Rugby League, with the teams funnelling into the existing Champions League.
"The IPL has been one of the references," McKenna told Cricinfo. "We've looked more at Australian sport for an example of what's worked. There are plenty of good examples, we've got some fantastic professional sports leagues. We've got to get the foundations of the game right before we can even talk about private investment. Sport in Australia is not full of great successes in private investment.
"The IPL, one of the things they have is an unbelievable amount of money. We're never going to get that sort of money. It means we can't splash around the way they do."
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"The IPL has been one of the references," McKenna told Cricinfo. "We've looked more at Australian sport for an example of what's worked. There are plenty of good examples, we've got some fantastic professional sports leagues. We've got to get the foundations of the game right before we can even talk about private investment. Sport in Australia is not full of great successes in private investment.
"The IPL, one of the things they have is an unbelievable amount of money. We're never going to get that sort of money. It means we can't splash around the way they do."
LOL and aussie users here claim big bash is better than IPL, when all it is, is a rip off of IPL!