There are many positive aspects from this first version of IPL. This has projected India as the super power of world cricket, what with the current best players of the world lining up to play for the Indian sides, owned by Indian industrialists/film stars.Secondly many unheralded Indian cricketers like Gony,Asnodkar,Wridhman Saha,Dinda,Goswami,Niraj Patel,Jadeja have drawn attention of the sports lovers & selectors.IPL, has given a new lease of life to Raina, Parthiv Patel & Badrinath.Thirdly, playing in these 20-20 over matches has exposed the limitations of our cricketing icons like Ganguly,Dravid,Kumble,Laxman, & Sachin.IPL has projected that these players are not fit for 20-20 matches, Sachin had a strike rate of 77.00, whereas Yusuf Pathan's strike rate is 185, that is why players like Pathan,Raina,Dhawan,Asnodkar,etc are the finds of this IPL in batting ,whereas, Gony,Dinda,Balaji find names amongst the bowlers.Hope good sense prevails & these oldies announce their retirement,at the earliest.Sachin has one of highest paid contract with BCCI, but is not available for representing India for 7/8 months in a year thru injury, which crops up frequentlyat his convenience, but he is always available for new advertising photo sessions, though officially he is in the injured list. A real nationalist.
