On the face of it, it is just another ILT20 game, Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, but Friday night’s contest at the Dubai International Stadium could be a first of its kind on a cricket field with many more to come in the future.
To understand the significance of the game, one just has to look at the owners of the teams – Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. Never before on a cricket field has there been a game between the teams of two of the biggest corporations in the world, but one may get used to such contests, what with both business tycoons recently buying teams in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
