Modi hints @ 2 IPL tourneys a year

[brockley]

What do you mean biggest online audience?

 

[Pratters]

Second biggest audience viewing on the net. The US has more computers per person than any other country perhaps and it shows in online user stats.

 

[biased indian]

think no one has talked about the fact that it will be a shortened version will love a two group format where the top two qualify for the final will have 13 games and can easily fit in a 10 day window period......May be the group should be based on the performance in the main IPL..or make it like say south india (RCB,DC,MI,CSK) Vs north india (KKR,KIXP,DD,RR)

make one thig for sure IPL is here to stay ..but once they increase the team numbers next year how will they reduce the game will be important point..10 team means 93 games if they make
it 12 teams and 6 teams each in a group will be ok ...63 games

 

[DaRick]

Isn't one enough?

I think of this proposition as being like the law of diminshing returns - the more IPL we have, the fewer people who will watch it due to getting sick of it (or otherwise being disgusted by it).

 

[biased indian]

ya two long one is over kill and boring ..but like a shortened one have no problem with it if they can make sure that all the players are avilable and they can up the overseas limit to six...dont like the champions league idea tough

 

[Pratters]

As for getting full houses in the US, 1 out of 6 or 7 people in the world is an Indian. We got packed houses in Toronto for the multiple Sahara Cups in the 90s. No reason why there can't be a packed house in the US.

 

[brockley]

Whats tv/cable subscription like in america for cricket?
Isn't their the APL taking off soon,how is that getting recieved in the states.
Remember they had pro cricket in the usa some years back,got interest in america,but wouldn't say crowds,it lacked big names tho.
Would like to see australia play some internationals in america.

 

[nightprowler10]

Never even heard of Pro Cricket until it was pretty much scrapped. So advertising was one problem.

 

[brockley]

Looked at The APL website pretty bereft of information.
Really the whole thing looks amateur and is on the same time as the ICL if it happens.
I really hope the southern premier league will learn by the diffuclties all these leagues have had including the IPL.
At least the southern premier league won't have terrorism hanging over its shoulder unlike the ICL and IPL.
I really worry that the club championships in india will not be played again.

 

[ret]

start the IPL all over again!

imho, in terms of something that's watchable, I would rate it higher than any series [whatever format] played amongst Eng, NZ, SL and WI

 

[kingkallis]

Overkill. Harbhajan slapped the wrong guy.

hahaha - couldnt agree more!

 

[Flem274*]

start the IPL all over again!

imho, in terms of something that's watchable, I would rate it higher than any series [whatever format] played amongst Eng, NZ, SL and WI

The millions of people in those countries who like cricket would disagree.

Much like I am now. I'd much rather watch NZ and England trying to out fail each other in a test match (pick any three on the England tour) than the IPL. In fact I'd argue that the two trying to out fail each other is far more entertaining. Plus the IPL hasn't knocked out anyones teeth yet, all its had is a tool bitchslap a little girl, the England series let us watch that one season wonder and ND batsman Daniel Flynn gets his teeth smashed out in slow motion by ironically at that time, one of the most innacurate bowlers in the world (James Anderson). I'll repeat that it was in glorious slow motion.

Then he came out and had another go at batting after his trip to the murderhouse (dentist). I presume Sreesanth needed counselling, rehab and tissues, but Flynn was straight back into the failing series.

Win.

 

[jeevan]

And there is also the Champion's league. Also intended to be an annual event.

 

[_Ed_]

The millions of people in those countries who like cricket would disagree.

Much like I am now. I'd much rather watch NZ and England trying to out fail each other in a test match (pick any three on the England tour) than the IPL. In fact I'd argue that the two trying to out fail each other is far more entertaining. Plus the IPL hasn't knocked out anyones teeth yet, all its had is a tool bitchslap a little girl, the England series let us watch that one season wonder and ND batsman Daniel Flynn gets his teeth smashed out in slow motion by ironically at that time, one of the most innacurate bowlers in the world (James Anderson). I'll repeat that it was in glorious slow motion.

Then he came out and had another go at batting after his trip to the murderhouse (dentist). I presume Sreesanth needed counselling, rehab and tissues, but Flynn was straight back into the failing series.

Win.

 

[vic_orthdox]

The millions of people in those countries who like cricket would disagree.

Unfortunately for the people in those countries, those millions of people don't have the same consumer power as the billion in India.

 

[ret]

The millions of people in those countries who like cricket would disagree.

that's understood that ppl of those countries would prefer to watch games involving their teams .... I am not debating that

I am saying that in terms of something that's watchable, I would rate IPL higher than games involving some of those countries [whatever the format] .... for neutral fans, IPL would [i could be wrong] be more interesting than games amongst those countries .... For e.g. many in SA or SL would be more interested in IPL than a NZ vs WI series and so on. If you talk abt average cricket fans, they will struggle to name 11s of some of the countries but will keenly follow IPL

 

[Bonnie Prince C]

I hope this isnt right!

 

[Burgey]

I have been watching the IPL casually (watched maybe 1 game in 10) but my interest this year has been a lot less than last year. There is novelty value at the moment but it is fading.

T20 at the moment is like a new TV show. It has that new show boost in audience numbers. We will see how popular it really is in 5 years or so. I suspect it will remain popular with Indian viewers but international interest will fade.

Not a bad analogy. Two tourneys may =

 

[Flem274*]

that's understood that ppl of those countries would prefer to watch games involving their teams .... I am not debating that

I am saying that in terms of something that's watchable, I would rate IPL higher than games involving some of those countries [whatever the format] .... for neutral fans, IPL would [i could be wrong] be more interesting than games amongst those countries .... For e.g. many in SA or SL would be more interested in IPL than a NZ vs WI series and so on. If you talk abt average cricket fans, they will struggle to name 11s of some of the countries but will keenly follow IPL

Following England vs WI more than the IPL personally. Its all personal taste of course, but I'd even go for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe before the IPL. For me the game has to actualy mean something. I'm the same in rugby, I couldn't care less about the Super "steal the smaller provinces players for next years Air NZ Cup and bore everyone to death with our tacky franchises" 14 or 23 or whatever they want to expand it into.

 

[ret]

Following England vs WI more than the IPL personally. Its all personal taste of course, but I'd even go for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe before the IPL. For me the game has to actualy mean something. I'm the same in rugby, I couldn't care less about the Super "steal the smaller provinces players for next years Air NZ Cup and bore everyone to death with our tacky franchises" 14 or 23 or whatever they want to expand it into.

I agree that at the end of the day, it is abt personal taste .... but i assume that those following BD vs Zim more than IPL would be in a minority