Thursday, April 17, 2008

IPL fever begins...

It was some 6 months back that the Indian Cricket League(ICL) was born. This was started because of the ex-players who have had a bitter relationship with the BCCI and wanted to badly get out of the net. This was simply because of the never ending politics that existed in BCCI. The ICL initially was a big hit among the people but gradually it lost its fans because of the monotony that existed in ICL. But, BCCI had all the answers to ICL. It proved its might when it traded in some great players from other countries to play for the Indian Premier League(IPL). The trade-off amount was something that any player would feel in awe about. The players were able to mete out some huge money and IPL proved to be the best BUSINESS for cricketers. They could be able to churn out more money than what they could have amassed if they played for their own country in international encounters. Although this concept proves to be a big negative when it comes to hampering the class and quality of the international matches, it will surely prove to be a money-spinner and would attract large crowds simply because of the fact that it is going to b held in India where Cricket is like a religion. The much awaited IPL is going to get underway today and the first match will be between the Bangalore Royal challengers and the Kolkata Knight riders. A great day for cricket is already on the cards as players like Dravid, Kallis, Steyn, Ganguly, Gayle are going to be a pat of the big match between these 2 good teams. So, lets wait and watch out for the wonderful IPL season ahead!!!

4 comments:

Raja Krishnan said...

Machi.... enakku ennavo Punjab Singhs will triumph da :)
the youthful team :)

ambica said...

Hi da
This will lead to the situvation like money is the first and will have a great impact on the ODI mathches. Team spirit will be at stake!!!!!

Unknown said...

ya da as u said its going to be a money spinner for players..IPL wil be more successful than ICL cos of the kinda players each time has..hope it doesn lose his popularity after few matches..its a very big schedule n hell lot of matches r ther..they could hav reduced tat..i heard a rule tat only 4 foreign players can play in a team it seems which is a sheer nonsense then why the hell they selected lot of intl players..aw am geared up for the first match as it involves my man kallis along wit recent craze steyn..hope it turns out to be a great match..

Anonymous said...

You are really lucky man! I think I'll get Tata Sky after exams just for ILP :D

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