Cricinfo is doing a great job, so no need to ban it. or any other websites. But banning rediff is very much needed. Rediff has gone from bad to worse nowadays. It issues its own ranking which nobody cares and reports rubbish which are not necessary. So banning rediff is in the best concern of all indian nationals.
For the following reasons, i think IPL is gonna be a total farce :
1) ICC not recognising these as official 20-20 internationals...most players like Yuvi, Jaya will just use it as a slambang kind of promotional stuff where everytime a six is hit, there will be some cash prize etc and the dancing girls will go crazy... No motivation due to lack of official status...just some entertainment..
2) City loyalty and rivalry is just a gimmick in this globalized and boundaryless world...20 years back, when there was only Indian airlines, people remained restricted to cities... Today a Punju works in Mumbai, Tamil works in Bangalore, Marathi works in Gurgaon etc... Also, Ponting playing for a Kolkata and actually being able to generate chauvinism towards Kolkata or a Jaya generating chauvinism for a Mumbai is highly far-fetched and artificial...there is no genuine love for the city franchise at all...all international players have only come for the money....
3)Highly opportunistic where Modi has started IPL just to generate multiple income streams...media rights, TV rights etc...no love of the game, no knowledge of the game etc...eg. most of the sponsors or owners(Eg. Sharukh for Kol) don't have an iota of understanding of the game and have never played it.......what credibility will a owner enjoy when he does not have an iota of understanding of the game where he has put in money?? It is like a private equity investor or VC putting money in some area and not having an iot
RE:IPL will be a total failure and a farce!!
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:45 PM Permalink
It is like a private equity investor or VC putting money in some area and not having an iota of knowledge of that sector....just deep pockets can't make a concept successful....
4) IPL is just a knee jerk reaction to ICL and has not taken into account several factors like player fatigue and overwork, disruption of international schedules etc...sooner or later, disruption of schedules and loss of players will make the country boards sit and take notice and arm-twist the IPL into bringing about changes...
Plus many more reasons really...a concept doomed to failure cos it is based on a rather flimsy foundation!!
RE:IPL will be a total failure and a farce!!
by Mac on Apr 09, 2008 05:53 PM Permalink
The 4 Points Mentioned Aboveare Absolutely Spot On, and the Type of People Chosen Like SRK, Preity Zinta and Vijay Mallya are those who Will Do All Sorts of Publicity Gimmicks and Nautanki to Make their Buisness Successful.???????????????????????????
RE:take what u like
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:39 PM Permalink
20-20 cricket is like the one-night stand i had with a senior female exectuive in my firm when we were onsite!! No strings attached....hell, we don't even talk to each other now!!
RE:take what u like
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:53 PM Permalink
Haha, good joke....if you see me, the first thing you will do is puke....god knows what tempted her in the first place....
RE:take what u like
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 06:04 PM Permalink
Perfect bola padhmaro......ekdam sahi bola....magar mere jaise useless laung IT industry mein bahut hain.... Just came back from an onsite posting and now waiting for the next one in September...till Sep, aaram hi aaram!! Hahahahaha!!
RE:Is the IPL right in barring websites?
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:40 PM Permalink
ICL is hundred times better than IPL cos it atleast has one noble cause....that is promoting young struggling cricketrs in India!!
RE:Is the IPL right in barring websites?
by Murali murthy on Apr 09, 2008 05:36 PM Permalink
Excellent Idea. I support this. Dear Rediff. instead of cribbing over the issue, show IPL that you (Media) are more powerful.
RE:Is the IPL right in barring websites?
by Mac on Apr 09, 2008 05:32 PM Permalink
The Press are Also Hypocrites, They are After Money Only.???????????????
According to Lalit Modi and SRK they will Take this IPL 20-20 Cricket to Each and Every Part of India, They will Take this Format to Each and Every Village of India.??????????????????
What According to U is IPL 20-20 Cricket.
1.Fast Food Cricket.
2.Mujra of Cricket.
3.Entertainment of Cricket.
4.Testing Skills of Cricket.
5.Taking Cricket to WhoreHouse that Means Destruction of Cricket.
I Will Go with Destruction of Cricket.???????????????????????
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Sandeep on Apr 09, 2008 05:28 PM Permalink
Mujra may be, with all those film stars involved!!!!!
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by sanjay ranade on Apr 09, 2008 05:34 PM Permalink
Test cricket married life 50-50 cricket love affair 20-20 cricket you know what select what u like
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Mac on Apr 09, 2008 05:38 PM Permalink
I will Select 20-20 But SRK and Lalit Modi Should Not Earn Even a Single Penny from that.????????????????????
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:27 PM Permalink
It is worse than a mujhra!! Atleast, if i want to for a qawwali or mujhra, i will go to bacchubai ki wadi or Tamanna Jaan house....won't waste my time on these jokers!!
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Mac on Apr 09, 2008 05:30 PM Permalink
In Mujra Atleast they Have Some Innovative abd Seductive Dance Steps, This Joker SRK is Dancing the Same Way Since Dard-e-Disco.?????????????????????
RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Dingbat on Apr 09, 2008 05:37 PM Permalink
Absolutely right Mac....i sincerely hope this nonsense does not last for more than one season...i'am sure international players will not last for more than a season neways!!
RE:RE:What is this IPL 20-20 Cricket......................????????????????
by Mac on Apr 09, 2008 05:42 PM Permalink
The Biggest Problem is that InterNational Player's might Leave their National Contracts and Commitments to Join this Se(x) Racket.????????????????
It is a shame and a disgrace that some third rate actress and some highly overrated(Just compare a Shahrukh joker to a Kevin Costner or a Dustin hoffman and you will know his standard) actor are parading cricketing greats from various countries...it is a shame that the cricketers have chosen to stoop to this level for the sake of money....
RE:A third grade actress and a highly overrated actor calling shots??
by Ashwani Kumar on Apr 09, 2008 05:34 PM Permalink
Boy you are absolutely right. Given the choice of money I am sure all these cricketers and bollywood stars can go to an extreme including kissing of my ass.
