Comments on: Indian Premier League is not Sports but a Reality Show

By: Hari

Hari — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:46:17 +0000

Ram … I am not saying that every little thing is orchestrated. The league is not transparent. The rules are made up as situation arises, owners, their relatives and board members have stake in multiple teams. This is not how a league should be run.

By: Ram

Ram — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:41:50 +0000

Even with all the flaws, corruption and money laundering, I’d still give the games and players the benefit of the doubt. Every single player, every single pitch, every single hit or catch across every single team can’t orchestrated.

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:28:09 +0000

Vishal … right now I do not have confidence in the IPL. Trust and confidence should be earned and not given. I am not accusing any single player. But they are all part of a system and a league that is deeply flawed.

By: vishal

vishal — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:16:03 +0000

Well yes, Lalit Modi’s appointment was a shock for most of us…as far as match fixing is concerned..I wudnt agree that all matches are fixed. Big players wonjt allow such things to happen in their teams…I mean I cant believe Sachin wont get to know if any of his players are involved in fixing….

Plz dont say Sachin might b involved because he simply CANT b involved!

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:03 +0000

Thank you and welcome Ramya.

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:56:17 +0000

Welcome Sachin,

Your point about how the semi finalists are selected is compelling. It is additional proof that this league is not playing by transparent and fair set of rules. The semi final was moved from Bangalore to Mumbai. How can you take away home field advantage like this? The government investigation will reveal more.

By: Sachin Arya

Sachin Arya — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:45:48 +0000

Hi Hari,

Nice post! I fully agree with the fact that IPL is more like reality tv….especially when you have 4 teams tied on 14 points and the semifinal line up is decided in the penultimate league match!!

I mean isn’t this height of coincidence?

No, it isn’t it. Look closely at the IPL revenue model. Proceeds from TV Viewer ship revenue forms the biggest chunk of the total income these IPL team earns. Then there is a fixed amount that IPL pays from the title sponsor DLF, ticket sales of stadium, sponsorship and merchandise sales.

For people who don’t believe that its a coincidence, tell me if semifinal line up was decided lets say, on 10th April, why would people flock to their tv sets and stadium to cheer their teams? It will all be boring…and revenues will go down…Till the third edition, only tow of the eight teams have broken even…this tells you the story..

It’s business at the end of the day, which has to make profit…scripted or not, is left on our judgement…

keep blogging,
Sachin

By: ramyasadasivam

ramyasadasivam — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:49:24 +0000

Very informative post. Thank you. Couldn’t agree with you more.

By: Hari

Hari — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:05:13 +0000

Nalini … I think it is not just the final outcome of the match that is “fixed”. These days you can bet on run rate, over rate, over-under on the number of runs or overs a player is involved in and so on.

By: Hari

Hari — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:02:50 +0000

Welcome Nishant. I guess there is nothing called bad publicity. If things are not cleaned up the fans might stop showing up once the shine is gone.

By: Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:16:40 +0000

Honestly the reality show has only gotten better for those involved! Now the IPL will be in the news, long before the on-field battle is over (and i hope mumbai indians wins!)
More eyeballs covering the IPL, more viewers, more interest, more advertisers next year. If cricket couldn’t make the league global yet, surely this scandal will :D

By: nalini hebbar

nalini hebbar — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:03:39 +0000

I got that thought in my head too…i.e. if the bomb scare was stage managed…nothing like Mumbai winning in Mumbai.
This I understand but I can’t understand how a match can be fixed…in all other games it’s possible but Cricket?