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*Official* Indian Premier League 2010

Sir Alex

Banned
How does such dire guys like Lumb get in? And Martyn was a complete utter joke. How'd the management agree to such signings in the first place???
 

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We have to endure only the 30 secs in between. How'd you Irish watch your guys in between them? :p

TBF, It's just time to browse other channels.
How can you get into a cricket match if every time an over ends or a wicket falls or the batsman farts causing a small break in play you have to change the channel to avoid having your brain melted by some **** trying to sell you insurance for the 120th time. It's awful. How do so many people manage to watch this? Do you not all have nightmares about Ravi Shastri taking you out back for a DLF maximum? This is the single worst sporting entertainment product I have ever seen, bar none. It's probably making God cry as we speak.

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Luckily the ITV coverage is not so horrid :).
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
What is, the IPL or the Indian television ads. Other than the ads during the pver, you see Indian ads during test matches too by the way. Lots of them.
 

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I'm only discovering all of this now though. And at least when they show test matches they don't also force commentators to advertise something every time someone does something of interest.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
So this is the first IPL match you've ever seen?

If so, you're in a pretty small minority saying its a poor sporting spectacle.

This IPL has been awesome so far.

Ads during the over have been tough getting used to no doubt. But your complaints are about the quality of the ads. Hardly cricket's fault.
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
So this is the first IPL match you've ever seen?

If so, you're in a pretty small minority saying its a poor sporting spectacle.

This IPL has been awesome so far.

Ads during the over have been tough getting used to no doubt. But your complaints are about the quality of the ads. Hardly cricket's fault.
He's not saying it's a poor sporting spectacle.
 

Cruxdude

International Debutant
Great play Morkel. The thing is now the team that loses to RR will be ****ed up in the points table. RR will decide who goes to the semis.
 

Sir Alex

Banned
How can you get into a cricket match if every time an over ends or a wicket falls or the batsman farts causing a small break in play you have to change the channel to avoid having your brain melted by some **** trying to sell you insurance for the 120th time. It's awful. How do so many people manage to watch this? Do you not all have nightmares about Ravi Shastri taking you out back for a DLF maximum? This is the single worst sporting entertainment product I have ever seen, bar none. It's probably making God cry as we speak.

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Luckily the ITV coverage is not so horrid :).
Sophistication is unfortunately at a price in this money **** fest. Earlier they used to spare atleast the cricket in between now we have ads in between deliveries within an over which is just crossing the final line. But since people won't stop watching IPL because of ads, and worse, since the TV guys themselves are aware of this, nothing's going to improve on that front. The proverbial golden goose is apparently one heck of a superduck. :(
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
How can you get into a cricket match if every time an over ends or a wicket falls or the batsman farts causing a small break in play you have to change the channel to avoid having your brain melted by some **** trying to sell you insurance for the 120th time. It's awful. How do so many people manage to watch this? Do you not all have nightmares about Ravi Shastri taking you out back for a DLF maximum? This is the single worst sporting entertainment product I have ever seen, bar none. It's probably making God cry as we speak.

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Luckily the ITV coverage is not so horrid :).
It's really not much different to watching US sports. Guess we're lucky in the UK in that we don't get such blatant commercialism.
 

King Pietersen

International Captain
How does such dire guys like Lumb get in? And Martyn was a complete utter joke. How'd the management agree to such signings in the first place???
Lumb's not a bad player. He looked pretty terrible today, but he's a much better player than he showed. He had a brilliant season last year for Hampshire, scoring a T20 century, and also played well for the England Lions in the tour of the UAE. Hopefully he'll get another chance to show what he can do, I like Lumb a lot.

Where is Atul!
:laugh: Not heard anything about him for months, since Pont said he'd done a runner. Would have liked to have seen him bowl.
 

Sir Alex

Banned
You have been to her bedroom ?
:O Forget the cliched story about a C grade movie actress with nothing to speak of except a hour glass image making it big just because someone called her a poppadom. I just hate her fake smile. I would watch Nita Ambani for grace and carry or Priety for spunk. Heck, I'd watch Govinda dance for hours instead of this lady. The way she garbed her disinterest in the proceedings with at-the-flick-of-a-switch smile, when she felt the camera on her was so grating on the nerves.
 

Cruxdude

International Debutant
:O Forget the cliched story about a C grade movie actress with nothing to speak of except a hour glass image making it big just because someone called her a poppadom. I just hate her fake smile. I would watch Nita Ambani for grace and carry or Priety for spunk. Heck, I'd watch Govinda dance for hours instead of this lady. The way she garbed her disinterest in the proceedings with at-the-flick-of-a-switch smile, when she felt the camera on her was so grating on the nerves.
True. Her smile really irritates.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
How terrible was that catch decision? Clearly had fingers under the ball, to give that not-out is outrageous.

Warney to lose fairplay points one feels.
 

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