IPL – an exotic platform for
Indian cricketers
Mumbai Indians and
Chennai Super Kings once again met in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) main
event. MI repeated its 2013 triumph.
According to
viewership figures and advertisement rates for television coverage, there isn’t
a bigger box office draw for the cricket fan. Buoyed by the support, the Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has mooted plans to organise a shorter
IPL to replace the Champions League T20 event later this year.
The tournament’s
standing continues to be threatened as well. The scandal involving betting and
different forms of fixing besmirched its reputation. Suspicions were again
raised when the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids and arrested bookies
across Indian cities. And India is set to host next year’s World T20.
Ever since its
formation in 2008, IPL has been an exotic platform for many young Indian
cricketers to portray their talent, make their living and has generated revenue
for the BCCI. However, it's also famous for many adverse phenomena like
betting, appropriating the disproportionate assets and has consumed many famous
personalities. IPL league has been a great entertainment to the people and
apparently it is becoming more predictive. This is also besmirching the
endurance and consistency of the player which other forms of cricket like TEST
and ODI would have unveiled rather than makes them focus only on big hitting.
The BCCI should do the due the diligence and ensure that other forms of cricket
are not overshadowed by IPL cricket.
While the IPL
cricket seems to have caught the attention of Business and the cricket crazy
public, and has also created good money potentials in the system, the Art and
Science of Cricket still continues to be TEST Cricket. There is a dire need to
differentiate between the two and also separate the two, with special attention
to be given to Test Cricket. The question is if belle' dance and break dance
could attract huge attention (and even big money), could Bharatha Natyam,
Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali etc have done the same?
Ever since its
inception in 2008, the world’s worst format of cricket, IPL has been the
cynosure for untold controversies and surreptitious scams. Highly predictable
matches, spot fixes, ugly on field brawls and other such disgusting spate of
events have irreparably destroyed the existing legacy of the legendary Cricket.
Thanks to IPL, it is no wonder that cricket has become a highly politicized platform
for the franchises to accumulate disproportionate assets in a little time by
brutally killing the innate interests of the excited cricket devotees. Ever
pondered why India has been chosen to be the host for this filthy format of
cricket for all these years despite Australia being the five time world cup
champion? Because, it is easy for the IPL investors to engage in multimillion
dollar scams and run away from the lethargic legal system in India without
being brought to book. This proves that the SAI unfurls red carpet and offers a
“venue” for the sports that generate huge revenue.
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