I totally agree mr vimalesh....every coin has two sides...nd i guess indian team is on the recieving side due to this...IPL was supposed to groom indian youth nd give new superstars, but till date leave alone superstars , we haven't even got a genuine fast bowler who can tear other teams apart out of this billion people country...its sad...rather it has diluted india's guile and secrets of spin and home conditions and made foreign players very accumstoned to india..that day is not far when india will be a frontier easy to conquer by visiting foreign teams.......
Re: IPL Concerns
by Connan on Oct 11, 2012 06:24 PM
looks like you have been hiding in some cave, Fast bowlers who got into the Indian team using IPL umesh yadav, varun aaron, ashok dinda. There are atleast a dozen waiting in the wings. We have a host of batsmen to choose from now, our bench strength is enormous. The IPL is what shows the whites our strenghts. they wanted in on the pie, but they cant get in, so they employ stooges to float canards. If it was so bad why is every country trying to set up their own version. If England had the same they would make us grovel like the did in the 80's and 70's
Where are the Chappels, Borders,Waughs,Simpsons, Lawrys, Barringtons,Dexters, Umrigars, Manjrekars, Gavaskars, Vishwanaths,Zaheers Imrans, Pollocks,Richards,Reids, Hadlees,Lloyds,Kanhais, Viv Richards,etc etc these days.They are immortal only because of Test Cricket& hardly any money. Today it is only money & not the spirit of Crciket. Long Live Test Cricket
Mr Hooper...plz giv a thanks to Mr IPL for developing and Grooming champs like that of Narine, bravo, samuels etc... They were no mark in earlier editions and in this format..It only due to IPL they have groomed themselves as a player and to subcontinent continents........
Re: To Mr Hooper
by amit kumar on Oct 10, 2012 06:11 PM
Yes . They won the T20 world cup thanks to IPL. Most of these WI stars were ignored by their board till they performed in IPL.
Re: To Mr Hooper
by Vimalesh singh on Oct 10, 2012 06:31 PM
But Mr. Anil because of the same IPL, our superstar and omnipotent captain Mr. Cool looking so ordinary and jaded as if don't want to play international cricket and he has been compelled coz of contract with the board to play for India. I am saying one step ahead of Hooper that even the Central Contract will not be able to motivate a player to play for the nation. I think 'Real Cricket (Test Cricket)- Chin Music, Teraway Fast Bowling, Gutsy Batting is a thing of the past.....Flowers on Cricket's Grave from my side.
Re: Re: To Mr Hooper
by anil kumar on Oct 10, 2012 11:43 PM
I totally agree mr vimalesh....every coin has two sides...nd i guess indian team is on the recieving side due to this...IPL was supposed to groom indian youth nd give new superstars, but till date leave alone superstars , we haven't even got a genuine fast bowler who tear other teams apart out of this billion people country...its sad...rather it has diluted india's guile and secrets of spin and home conditions and made foreign players very accumstoned to india..that day is not far when india will be a frontier easy to conquer by visiting foreign teams.......
Hooper must realize these are professional cricketers. Cricket is their livelihood. IPL being a cricket killer is a senseless argument. Its like saying the soccer premier leagues are killing soccer. Or NBA is killing basketball.
Just as IPL is a threat to Cricket, so is cricket a threat to all other sports in India. I hope cricket looses it's popularity games like soccer, hockey,athletics etc become popular with us.The Olympics make me cringe.Not a single gold this time.
Re: hooper is right
by Raj Kumar on Oct 10, 2012 05:53 PM
IPL has turned Cricket into a circus with Indian and foreign players performing like caged animals in matches whose outcomes have been decided beforehand to favor owners and bookies!
Re: Re: hooper is right
by Akash Nair on Oct 10, 2012 05:57 PM
Then don't watch it. No one is putting a gun to your head and making you watch it. There is a big audience for IPL and sorry you don't get to decide what's good and what's bad for others.
Re: Re: Re: hooper is right
by Raj Kumar on Oct 10, 2012 06:03 PM
Actually I have to watch it.
I don't own the broadcasting or cable company!
If I did, I would not let anyone watch this nuisance!
I am forced to watch cricket during the time these matches are played as the cable operator, who I believe is working for the bookie who fixes the matches, refuses to show any other sports and broadcasts regional language programmes I don't understand!
Re: Re: Re: Re: hooper is right
by Akash Nair on Oct 10, 2012 08:45 PM
Dude seek help! You are way too delusional to think that all cable operators in the country are "bought" by bookies! For starters watch those regional programs and broaden your entertainment portfolio.
Re: hooper is right
by amit kumar on Oct 10, 2012 06:01 PM
They won the T20 world cup thanks to IPL. Most of these WI stars were ignored by their board till they performed in IPL
Re: hooper is right
by jai singh on Oct 15, 2012 11:52 AM
grape are sour... he didnt get to make money during his day and he is jealous of youngsters making money...
Re: Re: Windies should thank IPL
by Prabhakar KRISHNA on Oct 10, 2012 06:08 PM
Hard work without experience is useless. Do you mean to say if afghanistan did the hard work they will win WC? Do you succeed by pushing walls ?
Re: Re: Windies should thank IPL
by Connan on Oct 11, 2012 06:34 PM
They were doing the hard work before too, but were failing on the world stage. All their premier players got world stage experience and confidence by playing in the IPL that is why they are successful.
Re: Cricket
by reverend spooner on Oct 10, 2012 05:56 PM
I support you totally. Even people with a visible paunch become heroes in cricket. Just as IPL is a threat to Cricket, so is cricket a threat to all other sports in India. I hope cricket looses it's popularity games like soccer, hockey,athletics etc become popular with us.The Olympics make me cringe.Not a single gold this time.
