Indian Premier League

[JamesC1975]

This whole thing is a disgrace to the game, those who concocted it and those participating in it.

India and the sub-continent have been the home of match fixing for years now, especially one day games, 20/20 is the perfect game in this respect it makes money for the players and officials but also for the betting syndicates and other shady structures. Now they can operate in the open with this competition which means all sorts of criminal activity will be legalized.

 

[silentstriker]

This whole thing is a disgrace to the game, those who concocted it and those participating in it.

India and the sub-continent have been the home of match fixing for years now, especially one day games, 20/20 is the perfect game in this respect it makes money for the players and officials but also for the betting syndicates and other shady structures. Now they can operate in the open with this competition which means all sorts of criminal activity will be legalized.

Haha yes. India is going to legalize match fixing tomorrow.

 

[Nate]

Ronchi and Pomersbach also rumoured to be signing up.

 

[ret]

BTW, I m a little confused at the contracts given to players like is the amount for a 3 yrs contract or is it to be paid per yr to a player for the yr he participates in?

From what I understand, the amount is for the 3 yrs contract so if Dhoni gets $1.5m then he is being paid that for not one yr but for 3 yrs so its more like $500k per yr

When the companies bid for the franchises, the amt was suppose to be paid in 10 yrs or so to BCCI, if i m not wrong

Can anyone throw some light on this?

cheers

 

[silentstriker]

BTW, I m a little confused at the contracts given to players like is the amount for a 3 yrs contract or is it to be paid per yr to a player for the yr he participates in?

From what I understand, the amount is for the 3 yrs contract so if Dhoni gets $1.5m then he is being paid that for not one yr but for 3 yrs so its more like $500k per yr

When the companies bid for the franchises, the amt was suppose to be paid in 10 yrs or so to BCCI, if i m not wrong

Can anyone throw some light on this?

cheers

No, its $1.5m per year for three years.

 

[ret]

thanx for clearing that^

cheers

 

[James]

Each team will have a pool of 16 players, with a maximum of eight foreign players and a minimum of four under-22 players. Additionally, at least four players must be from the catchment area where the team is based.

When are these other players named?

 

[biased indian]

When are these other players named?

delhi signed up praveen kumar it seems....

they can sign any player i think.. if any other team is also intrested in the same player then only thier will be auction

 

[Sanz]

Last time I looked, IPL owners werent running a charity, they need to make money

As someone pointed out in the team thread, Ponting could very well end up sitting on the sidelines this year anyway because of the roster. However, should the team benefit financially from that, I doubt that the owners would care

The Counties arent in that position so it's a moot point

Well You checked it wrong. Those who have invested in IPL dont need to make money through cricket. The poorest among them is Shahrukh Khan who is a billionaire in India.

 

[Sanz]

Different situation here - Yuvraj's international future, until the last odi, was seriously in doubt (and he shouldnt play any more tests in the medium term) because of form.

That is a stupid statement. Yuvraj's International future was never in doubt during the current series.

 

[Jono]

LOL @ Yuvraj's international future in doubt.

Yeah, had he not scored against Sri Lanka he would have been dropped for good and never played for India again

 

[social]

Well You checked it wrong. Those who have invested in IPL dont need to make money through cricket. The poorest among them is Shahrukh Khan who is a billionaire in India.

So they're quite prepared to hose money up against the wall on a cricket team?

News flash, billionaires dont enjoy losing money

Even Roman Abramovich has drawn a line in the sand with Chelski and, in terms of pure cash on hand, he was the richest businessman in the world

 

[social]

LOL @ Yuvraj's international future in doubt.

Yeah, had he not scored against Sri Lanka he would have been dropped for good and never played for India again

I never said he wouldnt play for India again, I said his future was in doubt (meaning that he needs to score runs or else he'd be dropped from a rebuilding ODI lineup)

One only has to look at the way that he's played this summer (and throughout his test career) to know he's little better than a fringe quality international batsman

Hardly an icon in anyone but the marketers eyes

 

[honestbharani]

I never said he wouldnt play for India again, I said his future was in doubt (meaning that he needs to score runs or else he'd be dropped from a rebuilding ODI lineup)

One only has to look at the way that he's played this summer (and throughout his test career) to know he's little better than a fringe quality international batsman

Hardly an icon in anyone but the marketers eyes

His style of game is suited to T20. He is a guy who has a lot of shots and power and timing and all this almost always adds up to a winning combination in T20, especially in India with flat pitches and small(er) grounds. Doesn't need a genius to figure out that he will be easily one of the most important players in this format of the game. A good fielder when in sync and a decent bowler, again in subcontinent conditions in the limited overs format....... Add all that to this marketability and you understand why he indeed is an icon as far as IPL is concerned.

 

[Jono]

You can't just merge limited overs (ODI and 20/20) and test batting.

He's one of the best limited overs batsman in the world.

 

[khawi]

Well dont know why all fought for Ishant, man on dead indian wickets(and where there is no 20-20 experienced under his belt) how ppl trust on his that much worth? I Think Mr.Sharukh gonna be the biggest loser in the end.

 

[social]

His style of game is suited to T20. He is a guy who has a lot of shots and power and timing and all this almost always adds up to a winning combination in T20, especially in India with flat pitches and small(er) grounds. Doesn't need a genius to figure out that he will be easily one of the most important players in this format of the game. A good fielder when in sync and a decent bowler, again in subcontinent conditions in the limited overs format....... Add all that to this marketability and you understand why he indeed is an icon as far as IPL is concerned.

It's all about the marketing

Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman (before he unselfishly declined the role) are hardly significant figures in shorter versions of the game and yet they were named as icons.

Why?

Because of their fan base

Yuvraj is the same - he's not in the other guys league as a player but, for whatever reason, fans identify with him

Dont get me wrong, it's totally logical from a business perspective but not from a cricketing one

 

[social]

Well dont know why all fought for Ishant, man on dead indian wickets(and where there is no 20-20 experienced under his belt) how ppl trust on his that much worth? I Think Mr.Sharukh gonna be the biggest loser in the end.

There was a substantial proportion of an Indian cricket show devoted to him during the week

That king of exposure = big bucks

 

[biased indian]

It's all about the marketing

Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman (before he unselfishly declined the role) are hardly significant figures in shorter versions of the game and yet they were named as icons.

Why?

Because of their fan base

Yuvraj is the same - he's not in the other guys league as a player but, for whatever reason, fans identify with him

Dont get me wrong, it's totally logical from a business perspective but not from a cricketing one

i am sure tendulkar would have fetched more than dhoni if he was not an icon player...

i think he actually lost out here being an icon...

And ever wondered wht Beckham is doing in USA and why EPL want to play games in Asia
wht is the problem if cricket generate some money

 

[adharcric]

It's all about the marketing

Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman (before he unselfishly declined the role) are hardly significant figures in shorter versions of the game and yet they were named as icons.

Why?

Because of their fan base

Yuvraj is the same - he's not in the other guys league as a player but, for whatever reason, fans identify with him

Dont get me wrong, it's totally logical from a business perspective but not from a cricketing one

Yeah, he's not in their league. Yuvraj is better than all three of those guys as a Twenty20 batsman and is clearly one of the best limited-overs batsmen in the world.