Kochi Doesn't deserve to have an IPL ,team.Realatively small city of population if 14 lakh and more importantly there is no cricket culture in Kerala.Playing cricket in Kerala in April-May is like playing in a hot pan.Players don't like to play here.
Re: KOCHI DOESN'T DESERVE AN IPL TEAM
by ravi on Oct 16, 2010 07:56 PM
hihihi - playing in chennai/hyderabad/delhi is like playing in Shimla or Srinagar!!!!!
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by rilov paloly on Oct 16, 2010 07:48 PM
hmm..Kochi is a beautiful city..Its not compare to Chennai or Hyderabad.. and There is lot of cricket fans ..capacity of stadium is 85000 and most of the international match its fully crowded...
India's first Cricket Club was formed in 1860 at Kerala.. and there is big fan support for cricket in Kerala..
Re: KOCHI DOESN'T DESERVE AN IPL TEAM
by Rajan S on Oct 17, 2010 11:41 AM
i think my friend is ignorant of the fact that the summer is the same in most parts of india. If cricket can be played in chennai, then no body can question if it is being played anywhere else in the country. Still remember mohd kaif, getting dehydrated in chennai. So pls stop uttering any more rubbish, even if it is due to the regional sentiments that is plaguing your mind and that too at its height.
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by arunkumar on Oct 16, 2010 11:12 PM
CRICKET CULTURE IS ONLY IN 8 COUNTRIES OUT OF HUNDREDS AND ITS A BULLSHIT. THATSWHY KERALA WANT ONLY SOCCER CULTURE.
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by nobel on Oct 16, 2010 10:53 PM
Yes MMPL will be good most of females of Andhra and Tamil nadu get good employment from working in Mallu masala movies.
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by Sunil Chandrashekharan on Oct 17, 2010 08:12 AM
Lord Arthur Wellesley is believed to have introduced cricket in Kerala in the 18th century for the British Soldiers who were garrisoned in the Tellichery Fort. It is recorded in the history that the India's first Cricket Club was formed in 1860 at Tellichery, which was later renamed as Town Cricket Club. The Tellichery Cricket ground was the hub of cricket activities those days. It has been reported that an exhibition match was conducted in this ground to raise funds during the First World War. Famous English cricketer Colin Cowdrey's father was a tea planter in Tellicherry and he used to play cricket in Tellicherry during 1890s, and is credited to have laid a decent cricket pitch here, in the early 1900s. Colin Cowdrey, played in Tellicherry during the British regime.
