If such a thing does come about, and it is successful as I am sure it would be, then other foreign first-class teams could perhaps make appearances in the series. Maybe one or two teams from England or the Sub-continent could round out a competition made of 18 teams. Perhaps my idea is over ambitious. Indeed, it might be. But, hopefully, the point is clear - cricket should be restructured at all levels to gain greater public interest.
More competition breeds more competitiveness - and more prize money and prestige.
These are ample incentives for first-class outfits to try and win matches outright. In any case, it would be interesting to see first-class players from India meeting their counterparts from Australia or New Zealand, especially since the only other way these players could play against foreign teams is by getting into the international squad. And that disqualifies a lot of players from playing overseas, and the spectators from seeing someone like Stuart Law play the longer version of the game against, say, Kepler Wessels. Cricket authorities often talk about internationalizing the game. I believe they are on the right track.