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Indian Premier League
- Thread starter laksh_01
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biased indian
International Coach
sideshowtim
Banned
sideshowtim
Banned
Hahahahaha I really hope the other franchise's ads are as entertainingly bad as these ones.
Too hot! Too cool!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
IPL's first casualty :-
I'm not ready for international cricket - Zaheer
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342164.html
One of the reasons I am not ready for Tests matches is because I have to bowl 30-35 overs across five days,...Doctors have advised me to start with one-dayers and club games." (Read IPL)
I'm not ready for international cricket - Zaheer
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342164.html
One of the reasons I am not ready for Tests matches is because I have to bowl 30-35 overs across five days,...Doctors have advised me to start with one-dayers and club games." (Read IPL)
masterblaster
International Captain
The Kolkata adds are just silly, but its obvious that their really putting a lot of effort into their promotion.
sideshowtim
Banned
I hope Channel 10 don't stuff it up. They have the rights to all the games live but that doesn't mean they'll show them all livelol at the Kolkatta ads
looking forward to this competition starting... plus being on free to air tv and pretty good timings to watch as well.
Especially since their time slot clashes with Big ****ing Brother Up Late which will start during the IPL.
R_D
International Debutant
lol surely after paying that amount of money for tv rights they'll show cricket over Big Brother trash, than again never know so many people do watch that ****.I hope Channel 10 don't stuff it up. They have the rights to all the games live but that doesn't mean they'll show them all live
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Except the 'Steve' ad which was in poor taste, the other ads are pretty gun. They look at having fun in a cheesy manner. Cheesy fun sells well in India and we have seen a history of it selling in cricket as well (Who can forget the Eat Cricket, Sleep Cricket ad by Coca Cola and it's rebuttal ad by Pepsi). Also, you are right that Knight Riders are being promoted very well. Shahrukh Khan did a press conference for the official launch in Kolkata and then did a press conference in Mumbai the next day. The two press conferences were shown live on the news channels for the fair bit that they did last and then news channels kept talking about and showing clips. The black and golden jerseys (designed by Manish Malhotra), the Viking helmets, the lazy mascot Hoog Lee... Knight Riders have definitely taken a head start where promotion is concerned and it will be interesting to see what other teams come up with.
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masterblaster
International Captain
You're right about cheesy stuff and India. I guess at the end of the day it's just to have a bit of fun. The other teams have been left behind though and the other franchise owners don't seem to be putting forward many ideas about promotion. SRK looks really happy being in his position of power. I'm sure being part of the management of a sports team has been a dream of his for a long time.
biased indian
International Coach
i think i now support the knight riders..
would have loved sachin to be part of this team ..then i could not have had any doubt to support whom
would have loved sachin to be part of this team ..then i could not have had any doubt to support whom
unccricket
School Boy/Girl Captain
the kolkata knight riders....i love their PR strategy, it looks like SRK is having a ton of fun with that.
anyway, i always thought the IPL was supposed to have some sort of "champions league" type format, where the best teams in T20 domestic competitions faced off for a club championship of sorts. I would rather see something like this.
it seems like the only good that can come out of the IPL is a ton of money to the BCCI, which hopefully would be invested into the cricket infrastructure in India.
anyway, i always thought the IPL was supposed to have some sort of "champions league" type format, where the best teams in T20 domestic competitions faced off for a club championship of sorts. I would rather see something like this.
it seems like the only good that can come out of the IPL is a ton of money to the BCCI, which hopefully would be invested into the cricket infrastructure in India.
sideshowtim
Banned
The Champions League will happen around October time comprising the 2 finalists of the IPL, South African T20 league, English T20 league and Aussie T20 league (which was WA and Victoria).
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Haha, yea. I'm thinking of supporting the knight riders too (after McGrath and Delhi). Their commercials are too awesome.
Precambrian
Banned
Lol! Atrociously funny.
I support Mumbai for obvioulsy Tendulkar.
I support Mumbai for obvioulsy Tendulkar.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Gayle, Sarwan and Chanderpaul could miss Tests.
This is utterly ridiculous. There is no way that the IPL should take precedence over Test cricket. I suppose there's an argument for ODI cricket, but Tests is another kettle of kettlefish.
This is utterly ridiculous. There is no way that the IPL should take precedence over Test cricket. I suppose there's an argument for ODI cricket, but Tests is another kettle of kettlefish.