It was pure innovation at play for IPL, working at multiple levels that helped redraft cricketing philosophies in ways that made the world sit up and take note. Never before had an investor in sport become a bigger talking point than the investment itself.Cut to 2017. A couple of weeks ago, a Supreme Court-appointed administrator in Indian cricket talked about the need to improve fan parks during matches. Even Big Bash, the Australian tournament that took cue from the IPL, has done things differently. That need not be the goal for Indian cricket, heading forward.

Source: Times of India April 05, 2017 03:56 UTC