Cricket
IPL franchisees’ need to check their ego to maintain sanctity of cricket
The BCCI conceptualized the IPL, brought in big bucks, mega deals and high profile ego centric franchisees who were given a free hand to run cricket with proper checks and balances. The cracks are now developing and unless the BCCI nips the problem in the bud, the future of [...]
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Would Moses practice restrictive & monopolistic trade policies if involved with cricket?
It was interesting to note the comment made by one of India’s finest cricketing brain in his stint as a commentator at the IPL matches. The man in question was Ravi Shastri who rechristened the IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as Moses Modi.Sure Modi has carried out the business practice of milking the cash cow [...]
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IPL ego set to rock domestic England cricket
This is what happens when a country/ organization muscles its economic power to gain monopolistic adventures. The IPL commissioner in his unwarranted wrath against the ICL proclaimed that no county would be allowed to represent England’s domestic structure in the proposed T20 Champions League; represented by an ICL player. This has thrown light on two [...]
An incomplete T20 champion’s league
The IPL was launched as an initiative of the BCCI to capitalize on the big potential that Indian cricket possessed at the domestic level. However the so called proposed champion’s league a logical forward integration of the T20 format for the global cricket fraternity is either a cricket structure launched in [...]
Chennai the new nerve centre of T20 cricket in India.
The mushrooming of league cricket in India especially the Indian Sub continent in form of the ICL & IPL brings new dynamics the game is perceived and viewed by the fans.Till now serious cricket was confined to only international matches or domestic competitions. Most other formats that were tried in form of super sixes tournaments [...]
Will IPL help India emerge as a sporting nation or an entertainment hub?
When the BCCI announced the much hyped IPL, most pundits applauded the effort as a revolutionary concept which would change the way we consume sports in this country. The media too went overboard requesting the proclaimed Moses of cricket (Commissioner or father of the IPL!) to take his cricketing foresight to other sporting disciplines; probably [...]
The Enigma of Shahrukh Khan in the world of cricket
When the biggest brand of Indian cinema (Bollywood) announced his alliance with the world of cricket by picking up the franchisee of the Kolkata IPL team, it was supposed to be the next best thing to happen to cricket since it won the T20 world cup. The star to his credit brought in some fresh [...]
Ranadeb Bose story proves Indian cricket needs more than one IPL
The IPL has had great success in commercial terms and we have to give it to the organizers that today city leagues have made cricket a viable career option. It is no more a Russian roulette for a young promising teenager to pursue the game as a career option. A player [...]
A tale of two Mumbai legends Lara & Tendulkar
It is inevitable that comparisons are drawn between the two city based leagues plying their trade out of India. Sometimes some similarities between the two leagues seem spooky but are real. One story that has caught my attention is probably two of the greatest batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar & Brian [...]
T20 leagues make cricket a viable career option
Cricket is a dynamic sport that over a century has reinvented itself, making it relevant for its contemporary fans. Whether it was transition from the 8 ball over to a six ball entity; or to restricting a test match to 5 days, the game has evolved over a period of time. As far as [...]
