IPL criticisms

[Uppercut]

The worst thing about the IPL is the commentary and all the other cringeworthy nonsense that goes on during games. I'm sure someone has pointed this out in this thread but there you go..

I mean the incessant plugging of sponsors by the commentators is bad enough but then you add imbeciles like Ramiz Raja, Ranjit Fernando and Sivaramakrishnan into the equation and it becomes truly hard to listen the IPL.

The games themselves have actually been fairly good to be honest, though.

Think I'd agree with that. Really enjoyed some of the cricket, but not all the pure crap that goes with it.

 

[Shri]

Anybody seen the H.E.A.T initiative done in the tournament? 100,000 US Dollars given to schools in South Africa during the strategic time-out to help the schools in RSA. Some good can come out of the BCCI too.

 

[Glacier]

Anybody seen the H.E.A.T initiative done in the tournament? 100,000 US Dollars given to schools in South Africa during the strategic time-out to help the schools in RSA. Some good can come out of the BCCI too.

Its great that they're helping local schools but do they really have to televise this in every single match? It definitely doesn't justify this ridiculous "strategic break".

 

[Langeveldt]

Its fair enough that the IPL is a disgraceful, over rated, baseball-like abheration in your opinion. You are entitled to have that opinion. How does the T20 tournament played in England which also has foriegn players in teams become better? We took an idea from England and are organizing it in a richer and better way where players play for a month and go home happy with loads of cash. Whats bad about it?

I don't like that either to be honest, but thats just me.. You can't compare a team thats been going for a year with an insitution like a county cricket club.. Could the Indian states not have raised sides, or do they not have enough of a following? I'm pretty sure someone like Joel Garner or Viv Richards felt a greater passion for Somerset CCC, than, say Graeme Smith does for the Rajasthan Royals.. Perhaps over time, rivalries and a sense of belonging will develop and it won't have to be totally artificial..

 

[Langeveldt]

Anybody seen the H.E.A.T initiative done in the tournament? 100,000 US Dollars given to schools in South Africa during the strategic time-out to help the schools in RSA. Some good can come out of the BCCI too.

Good stuff.. I think SA has really benifitted, it's been a great vibe during the IPL, and it's good to see my crowd take to it, even if I'm stubbornly watching England v West Indies and trying to convince myself that I'm having more fun.. A bunch of girls from Uni are travelling 200km to see todays game in PE, although thats probably not to see Tendulkar or whoever is playing.. I've heard they are importing some exciting beverages into the ground

 

[Shri]

I don't like that either to be honest, but thats just me.. You can't compare a team thats been going for a year with an insitution like a county cricket club.. Could the Indian states not have raised sides, or do they not have enough of a following? I'm pretty sure someone like Joel Garner or Viv Richards felt a greater passion for Somerset CCC, than, say Graeme Smith does for the Rajasthan Royals.. Perhaps over time, rivalries and a sense of belonging will develop and it won't have to be totally artificial..

Good point. Guess we will have to wait for a few years and see how the tournament evolves then.

 

[Jono]

I'm pretty sure someone like Joel Garner or Viv Richards felt a greater passion for Somerset CCC, than, say Graeme Smith does for the Rajasthan Royals..

About the same sort of passion that Robbie Keane showed for Liverpool when he was there for 3 days and then pissed off. And all the other random transfers for ridiculous amounts of money that goes on in football, yet no one questions the legitimacy of these competitions.

In fact, the same people complaining are the ones that religiously follow it.

And no, I'm not saying that the IPL means more or is on a similar level than the EPL or Primera Liga, but I do think a hypocrisy exists.

In my opinion, whilst the overbearing sponsorship (which exists in so many sports and television/radio productions) is annoying, I never cease to smile at seeing something like Brett Lee bowl a delivery to an Indian batsmen, caught by Sangakkara, or an amazing catch by Devilliers off Vettori's bowling etc.

Take the IPL for what it is.

 

[Howsie]

Take the IPL for what it is

At the moment nothing but a bit of hit and giggle, but I guess it will get better over time. Maybe they should cut it down to just one round.

 

[pasag]

I don't see why int. players would be more passionate playing for a county cricket side than an IPL side. I imagine it would be much the same save for a few minor differences.

 

[pasag]

At the moment nothing but a bit of hit and giggle, but I guess it will get better over time. Maybe they should cut it down to just one round.

IPL win was better than the Ashes: Warne - Cricket - Sport - smh.com.au

Have watched the IPL for two seasons now and it's anything but a hit and giggle.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Reckon, maybe outside of playing for your country, you never really play for the "emblem" or the "logo" of a state side. Yeah, it's nice and all that, but if you're not getting on with the people that you play with, you're not going to stay there just because of the "emblem".

In the end, you play for who you play with. If you enjoy partaking in a day's work with 10 other cricketers who you like and respect, then you'll feel pride in your performance, if it's with the Dimboola 3rd XI, Toyota T-Rexs or Victoria.

 

[GIMH]

About the same sort of passion that Robbie Keane showed for Liverpool when he was there for 3 days and then pissed off. And all the other random transfers for ridiculous amounts of money that goes on in football, yet no one questions the legitimacy of these competitions.

In fact, the same people complaining are the ones that religiously follow it.

And no, I'm not saying that the IPL means more or is on a similar level than the EPL or Primera Liga, but I do think a hypocrisy exists.

In my opinion, whilst the overbearing sponsorship (which exists in so many sports and television/radio productions) is annoying, I never cease to smile at seeing something like Brett Lee bowl a delivery to an Indian batsmen, caught by Sangakkara, or an amazing catch by Devilliers off Vettori's bowling etc.

Take the IPL for what it is.

I agree with the theory behind what you say but Robbie Keane wasn't a great example as like a lot of Irish people he was a Liverpool fan as a kid, and left because they made him, really. But yeah, at the end of the day whether clubs or franchises, sides are made up of players from various places, not just locals

 

[silentstriker]

IPL win was better than the Ashes: Warne - Cricket - Sport - smh.com.au

Have watched the IPL for two seasons now and it's anything but a hit and giggle.

Yea, well the excitement is high, but passion is a more iffy prospect. I think the quality of cricket is higher than some give it credit for though - if only something like this was commercially viable for FC cricket, it would be my wet dream. With that said, I don't buy players being more passionate about Somerset than Rajasthan, if they played for both. That doesn't mean they are particularly 'passionate' about either.

Most professional sports players are highly competitive, so in any competitive environment, they generally go all out. Money is a good motivator though, and you can already hear whispers of people quitting their Test career for their country early and choosing IPL. A trend that is both dangerous and upsetting.

Last year the IPL attendance was 58,000, making it the second most attended league in the world (after the National Football League in the US), so a very strong baseline interest is there. Now its up to the organizers to keep that up and not ruin it with two hour long commercial breaks and things like that.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

making it the second most attended league in the world (after the National Football League in the US), so a very strong baseline interest is there. Now its up to the organizers to keep that up and not ruin it with two hour long commercial breaks and things like that.

Interesting table.

 

[pasag]

Yea, well the excitement is high, but passion is a more iffy prospect. I think the quality of cricket is higher than some give it credit for though - if only something like this was commercially viable for FC cricket, it would be my wet dream. With that said, I don't buy players being more passionate about Somerset than Rajasthan, if they played for both. That doesn't mean they are particularly 'passionate' about either.

Most professional sports players are highly competitive, so in any competitive environment, they generally go all out. Money is a good motivator though, and you can already hear whispers of people quitting their Test career for their country early and choosing IPL. A trend that is both dangerous and upsetting.

Yeah, I didn't say otherwise...

 

[Redbacks]

Hayden is too good

 

[howardj]

Yea, well the excitement is high, but passion is a more iffy prospect. I think the quality of cricket is higher than some give it credit for though - if only something like this was commercially viable for FC cricket, it would be my wet dream. With that said, I don't buy players being more passionate about Somerset than Rajasthan, if they played for both. That doesn't mean they are particularly 'passionate' about either.

Most professional sports players are highly competitive, so in any competitive environment, they generally go all out. Money is a good motivator though, and you can already hear whispers of people quitting their Test career for their country early and choosing IPL. A trend that is both dangerous and upsetting.

Last year the IPL attendance was 58,000, making it the second most attended league in the world (after the National Football League in the US), so a very strong baseline interest is there. Now its up to the organizers to keep that up and not ruin it with two hour long commercial breaks and things like that.

No free tickets?

 

[Smith]

who hasn't won even a single world cup?

Irrelevant.

 

[Smith]

I don't like that either to be honest, but thats just me.. You can't compare a team thats been going for a year with an insitution like a county cricket club.. Could the Indian states not have raised sides, or do they not have enough of a following? I'm pretty sure someone like Joel Garner or Viv Richards felt a greater passion for Somerset CCC, than, say Graeme Smith does for the Rajasthan Royals.. Perhaps over time, rivalries and a sense of belonging will develop and it won't have to be totally artificial..

I don't think Somerset CC suddenly sprouted out of somewhere and became such a loved county. And anyway it belonged to a different era where the requirements were different as compared to now. IPL is 99% commercialised and to expect the teams in them to have the same amount of loving and ardent fan following as Somerset CC or a Manchester United would be asking for too much. Had the EPL started only in the last year, I guess we'd have the same to tell about Manchester United as well.

People may suicide when India loses to Pakistan in cricket. But I don't think anyone gives a **** when Mumbai Indians fail it to make it to the last four, other than the customary disappointment.

 

[GIMH]

... and ardent fan following as ....a Manchester United would be asking for too much.