Wednesday 19 March 2014

IPL A SPORT OR ENTERTAINMENT

IPL or Indian Premier League started about 7 years back from now. In these years many cricketers, politicians, viewers, businessman saw ups and downs in terms of career,performance,money,reputation etc, and hence, the IPL has been fruitful for some and disastrous for some. Some cricketers ruined their career and some got selected in the Indian cricket team. Some beauracrates made many and some landed up in prison. Thus, some some enjoyed and the others regretted.
According to my point of view, IPL is source of pure entertainment. Instead of a 20 over cricket match, IPL seems more of a glamour show in which actors and actresses act as ambassadors of the teams, thereby getting publicity. It also acts as a betting ground which fetches money to cricketers,team owners,politicians etc. The grand opening and closing ceremony of the IPL is not less than a filmfare award function which includes performance of international celebrities, dance performances, singing performances etc. A good number of viewers go and watch the IPL in stadium, out of which, some go to see their favourite actor. Also, the cricketers seem more interested in the after party which is termed as IPL nights. Even after losing a match,they celebrate happily in the afterparty, enjoying the dance, fashion shows, drinks etc. The costume of the cheerleaders is also another hint of IPL being a source of entertainment.

No person is same on this planet and has different views. Some would take IPL as a sport and some watch it for entertainment.
By-
DHRUV NANGIA(A2305412276,B.Tech-MAE)+Ayush Awasthi(A2305412273,B.Tech - MAE)

4 comments:

  1. Exactly, IPL is a source of entertainment for viewers. It can be enjoyed with family, friends or anyone else. For cricketers it is a source to earn more money and build their reputation. A lot of new faces gets chance to play for a particular team and can show their talent and capabilities and earn a lot of money.

    But I somewhat disagree with the point that for some cricketers it has proved to be disastrous. There is no one who had to face problems in his cricketing carrier because of IPL, either they get boost in their carrier or remain there from where they started but there is no disadvantage.

    As IPL is 20-20 game form so it does not take much time to complete the match and there is full entertainment throughout the game. New kind of shots being hit by the batsman, some marvellous catches, fielding and everything that goes on the field can’t be missed.
    So, IPL is a platform for rising cricketers to build up their carrier, to earn money and to show what they are capable of and in achieving all this, audience get entertained.

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  2. yaah ! HIMANSHU....also IPL format has an advantage, with a greater chance of last-over death-or-glory finishes. In the tug of war between cricket and entertainment, Pandit says, "cricket should not take a back seat to glamour. They are two separate elements that need to sit together. You need to build the glamour around the cricket." Cricket remains the adhesive keeping the package together. The entertainment is mere wrapping paper.

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  3. I am full satisfied with both of you. Last 2-3 overs is not less then a end of a action blockbuster movie. So much action can be see in form of sixes and fours.
    But it also a chance for youngsters to showing their talent. It is a part of procedure for Indian team slection
    From my point of view It IPL both entertainment & sports
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  4. I would agree to what you have written but i think it missed a point . There are still millions of people out there who watch it as a sport they do not treat it as a movie or entertainmentshow they actually watch it as a cricket they choose their teams and wants it to win . Its the interest of people thats made it last for so many years.
    For industrialists , politicians , team owners it may be a money making scheme but for audience its still a sport not just entertainment.

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