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NEIL MANTHORP: Cricket SA back to square one after Global League flop
‘Many questions are now being asked by broadcasters, players and even administrators about the world market’s appetite for another high-profile domestic league’
Some of the most serious and consequential discussions regarding the future of South African cricket have been taking place for more than a week now and, on balance, it is probably good news that not a single word has leaked into the public domain. Cricket SA could face compensation claims from the cancelled Global League of about $15m. If it paid the full amount, Cricket SA would be struggling for survival in a meaningful format in three years and the Global League would never start. A wildly diverse bunch of players, agents, coaches, managers and egos is clamouring for a piece of the money pie they were promised and their attitudes vary from hostile aggression to passive acceptance. But they all expect something to ease the pain of disappointment or, in some cases, make up for an alternative income source.
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