I started following the 2nd season of IPL and am really amazed by what the IPL has done to cricket. I call it "Americanization of Cricket" in the sense that what the American sports have achieved in last 50 years we can do it in next 10 years. The teams, the drafting of players ,fantasy picks, Will this improve the game or the athleticism of the players or will we reach the same stage like what the NCAA vs. NBA has reached,There are a lot of basketball fans out there who think that the players in the NCAA play the game with no big deals hanging over their head as compared to the ones who play in NBA.
Its really sad to see the lonely cheerleaders cheering after every boundary,loud music after every ball , but again all these are personal opinions and there will be lot of us who think otherwise. The interesting part is that the idea is brilliant and has opened a new industry ,We in India needed some kind of sports entertainment and IPL fills the vaccum.Indians like cricket and movies and IPL has blended both , so there will be a time when we will decide how to spend a friday night either watch a Shahrukh Priety movie or see thier teams fight it out in a 20-20
Circa 2020 bunch of people hanging in an cafe watching a IPL cricket match ,some of them betting on a player and the enthusiasm in the air is moderate as compared to a Ranji Trophy match were the entire nation is glued to the TV and know that each player is playing the game not for any Shahrukh or Priety Zinta to make some money but for the pure love of cricket.
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