It has been a week of frenzy, excitement, hype and every other sophisticated word that is synonymous with exciting. The IPL definitely has gone a long way in changing the face of the game. But is it a change for the better? - A question that definitely needs to be pondered before adding laurel after laurel to the BCCI.
There is always the omnipresent puzzle about whether T20 is good for the interests of the game. At a stage where organizers worldwide have been trying to extend the time that the game is on air on TV, the game of Cricket has been looking to shorten itself. Its all for the betterment of the game say many. But the purists are of a different opinion, of course.
Moreover the IPL has added value to entertainment features other than the game itself. Cricket has definitely taken a back seat. Dare Devil stunts, concerts, celebrities, ads galore- all this provides a false impression as if they are efforts to keep up a dying game. But that is not the state is it? Cricket is definitely live and kicking. One doesn’t need to look beyond the series down under.
Has cricket become so uninteresting that we require half clad girls dancing around for foot tapping tunes? More than that is this good for the culture of the nation? India has never experienced this before. Is this the right development? Do we need such incursions of foreign traditions?
It seems as though the organizers are desperate to bring crowds to the stadium. But that has definitely never been a problem for India. Over here Cricket is religion and fans throng the grounds wherever their favorite stars are. But Celebrities have lapped it up like never before. Cricket is at the cross roads and the path that we choose will make a lasting impact on the life of the game.
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