The Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction has not only caught the fancy of corporate honchos and Bollywood celebrities, it has also set the county clubs in England thinking.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) money-spinning mega event has clouded the existence of county cricket and all across the globe, cricketing bodies are now coming to terms with BCCI's clout in what is known as 'Gentleman's Game.'
With players such as M S Dhoni and Andrew Symonds being auctioned for a whooping $1.5 million and $1 million, respectively, the country clubs and cricketing bodies all across the globe are now contemplating on how to reinvent the cricketing wheel.
