IPL...Indian Premier League
Indian brand in the world of cricket.
50 years back no one had imagined that the India would rule the business of cricket.
Richest cricket board is making the world dance on its feet.
In India, Cricket sells better than anything else.
1st edition of IPL was a hit and people were desperately waiting for the 2nd edition. But this time IPL faces a date clash with one of the biggest event of the country in terms of size as well as money involved...Elections 2009.
Government said no to IPL & Mr. Modi (Chairman, IPL) moved the event out of India.
So finally an Indian league is happening outside India...strange!!! ... paisa bolta hai :)
IPL started in South Africa and it started with a bang!
If we look at the response, the excitement is there but the spark is missing....but at least something is there to smile :)
IPL is full of glamour both from the Bollywood as well as business.
I think now it is more of a battle of ego's rather than a cricket match. People turns up to watch their local team win with more interest than for the national team and that's what adds spice to the game and make it more interesting.
Every team owner wants his team to win in order to recover the cost they had incurred. Bangalore team owner Mr. Mallya spent $1.55 Million for auctioning of Peterson and is hopeful to recover his cost from team's performance. Last year Dhoni was the most expensive player of IPL but this time a non Indian player has taken that place too.
The players get paid for absolutely everything. Hitting a six or four, man of the match or just by appearing on the screen once. We've seen player auction in football but not in cricket, IPL made it happen in cricket too. I believe from next time it would be ... 'better you perform bigger price tag you get'. Hope this would help junior level players who got the chance to show up their talent. BCCI and specially Mr. Lalit Modi will find more ways to make this event bigger and better every year.
Hopefully we will see the 3rd edition in India with the same excitement and with the magic 'spark'.
Indian brand in the world of cricket.
50 years back no one had imagined that the India would rule the business of cricket.
Richest cricket board is making the world dance on its feet.
In India, Cricket sells better than anything else.
1st edition of IPL was a hit and people were desperately waiting for the 2nd edition. But this time IPL faces a date clash with one of the biggest event of the country in terms of size as well as money involved...Elections 2009.
Government said no to IPL & Mr. Modi (Chairman, IPL) moved the event out of India.
So finally an Indian league is happening outside India...strange!!! ... paisa bolta hai :)
IPL started in South Africa and it started with a bang!
If we look at the response, the excitement is there but the spark is missing....but at least something is there to smile :)
IPL is full of glamour both from the Bollywood as well as business.
I think now it is more of a battle of ego's rather than a cricket match. People turns up to watch their local team win with more interest than for the national team and that's what adds spice to the game and make it more interesting.
Every team owner wants his team to win in order to recover the cost they had incurred. Bangalore team owner Mr. Mallya spent $1.55 Million for auctioning of Peterson and is hopeful to recover his cost from team's performance. Last year Dhoni was the most expensive player of IPL but this time a non Indian player has taken that place too.
The players get paid for absolutely everything. Hitting a six or four, man of the match or just by appearing on the screen once. We've seen player auction in football but not in cricket, IPL made it happen in cricket too. I believe from next time it would be ... 'better you perform bigger price tag you get'. Hope this would help junior level players who got the chance to show up their talent. BCCI and specially Mr. Lalit Modi will find more ways to make this event bigger and better every year.
Hopefully we will see the 3rd edition in India with the same excitement and with the magic 'spark'.
