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.
RE:positives from IPL
by panicwith leadership on Jun 01, 2008 12:05 PM Permalink
Sachins the wolds highest earner in cricket,He deserves every bit of luxury because he has earned it for himself and also entertained us for nearly two decades, and he is one of those who makes us feel proud to be an indian! He was contracted for approx 300 crores by an american company to oversee his sponsorship deals over several years!What does he stand to gain by pulling out of Bangladesh Series?, He probably looses out on couple of centuries and a chance to further better his record!After nearly two decades of playing for india like a champion he truly deserves his right to rest if he has injury, who are you to question his nationality related credentials? regionalism and parochialism is the reason why we have been invaded for thousands of years and only 10,000 british soldiers ruled our 20 to 30 crore poeple for nearly three hundred years, even sachins maratha fans also retaliate in similar fashion which is rather unfortunate. Sachin Tendulkar is kohinoor of modern cricket and has a fan base amongst all cricket lovers accross the world and he is an indian first to the rest of the world,please dont forget that!.
