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Sutherland believes that the franchise owners in the IPL will be looking for a return on their investments and wonders how they will be able to make their money.

He told the Australian media: "It's all very well to have a whole lot of hype around a competition.

"However, in order for it to be sustainable it needs to have its own virtual cycle that keeps all the parties happy.

"It's nice to pay the players well and get big money from television rights and sponsorships, but ultimately you've got to provide a return for the owners, or in this case the franchises.

"As I understand it, the franchisees are starting to ask questions already. It's going to be a long six weeks for the franchisees if they struggle to sell tickets.

"You look at the cost for the franchises, somewhere between 70million and 100million dollars and they pay the players on top of that. How do they get their return?"