It was interesting to note the comment made by one of India's finest cricketing brain in his stint as a commentator at the IPL matches. The man in question was Ravi Shastri who rechristened the IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as Moses Modi.

Sure, Modi has carried out the business practice of milking the cash cow (Indian cricket) with textbook precision. Nothing wrong with it, as in the competitive sporting environment that cricket survives, it was the right move so that the men who play the game could capitalize the support for the game to the fullest.

Personally, I support the fact that cricketers should derive the financial benefit from such endeavours, especially the young domestic cricketers, who with their participation in the revolutionary league have achieved financial stability, an important component in the life of a professional cricketer.

But my biggest concern arises from the fact: is IPL big enough to encompass the entire humongous pool of aspiring cricketers from across India?

The million-dollar question is - will the proclaimed Moses of cricket look beyond commercial considerations and personal ego to help all the domestic players reap the benefit of his revolutionary concept?

City-based league is a God-given gift for an aspiring young cricketer and its benefit should pass on to one and all. For me the most heartening stories arising out of the IPL are the emergence of an Ashok Dinda or a MS Gony. One of the leading dailies profiling the rise of Gony caught an interesting observation from Gony. He said that if it were not for Love Abhilish joining the ICL, he would have never made the cut into the Punjab Ranji team, in turn not being considered for the IPL. So if Abhilish had not joined the ICL, IPL would have never seen the emergence of Gony.

This proves the point that either the IPL has to grow in size to accommodate all the players, or the BCCI has to recognize the ICL, or more importantly its players. The first is difficult to achieve with the busy international commitment of the BCCI and its national team; it seems next to impossible to accommodate a window above 44 days.

Therefore, in the best interest of all the domestic players, the best thing the BCCI can do is recognize the ICL and derive benefits of its additional resources in making Indian cricket bigger and better.

After all for a Rayudu absorbed by the ICL, a Venugopal has emerged for Hyderabad, for an Abu Nechim absorbed by the ICL, has seen the emergence of a Dinda for Kolkata and the absorbing of an R Sathish by the ICL has seen the emergence of a Vidhyut Shivramakrishnan for Chennai.

So will Mr Moses live up to his name and walk the untested path of free economy in the world of cricket?