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People are ga-gaing and already planning their schedules to witness atleast one IPL match at the venue. As the match will last only three hours, the visit rounds off more like recreation, close to a movie. A worthwhile time spent, one must say. And there’s plenty to talk about, once the viewer steps out of the stadium, the sheer impact of the man of the match or pieces of brilliance from the famed International stars. You name it, you can start a hearty discussion. But that’s as far as the fun-spreading is concerned.
Similarly, people are stumped at the whopping monetary figures that are being thrown into the league on the players. Oh! What a life? Each player is a multi-millionaire in no time. Even the selected lucky domestic cricketers are said to be benefitting from the league. Two players from U-22 and U-19 each from domestic cricket are also included in all the teams. True, even the budding youngsters are given an even platform. There’s never a doubt about all these facts. But amidst all this, do spare a thought to the players who are hanging between 26 and 30 yrs, who might have blossomed or started late.
To be continued….
1 comment:
A year ago I was discussing that some one in India should start something which is equivalent to NFL in the US. There you are a year later you have ICL and IPL. In the NFL the talent pool comes from all the schools in the nation. IPL is pulling in the best talent available in the whole wide world which is a great thing as far as viewership is concerned.
If the age groups like (U-19 and 22s) are encouraged in as well this would be a huge boost for their careers.
Cricket is becoming a young man's game, they are calling it generation Y and Z now. So I would say that is an apt choice to rope in U-19s and 22s.
Having said the above I still think they should not have restricted the selection process to the younger age groups. They should have used the talent pool search method (scouting) to short list top 5-10 players from each domestic team.
Anyway, I say its all entertainment. And hopefully cricket as a game would not lose its charm. The players with the money they have now would not be cocky.
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