INDIAN
PREMIER LEAUGE….it took cricket world by surprise when it first started in
2008. Players’ auction, short boundaries, cheerleaders, movie stars, midnight
parties were the things introduced to cricket for the first time. Some thought
it is too much, some thought it is the new freshness cricket needed. The
tournament is now in its 7th season and is way more successful than
any other cricket tournaments in the world.
IPL with movie stars and big businessmen
involved, could never be a low key affair. It has always been in controversies
over all these years. Moreover it is staged in the country with ‘still
evolving’ and ‘very conservative’ society. Cheerleaders dancing in miniskirts
is not something Indians are used to see on TV with family. Plus Bollywood and
cricket together is highly explosive idea in this cricket crazy nation. IPL
came with a bang and almost took over the whole primetime of Indian TV.
As the years passed on more and more money
got involved in the game. Also got involved in the game was more and more greed
of making money. Some players and owners got involved in illegal activities.
Last season 6 players and an owner were held for match fixing. This incident
gave IPL a bad name. Some oldies even said that IPL is going to destroy the
game.
IPL was something cricket needed, it’s a
little boring to wait for 5 days before a game ends, but that does not justify
the wrong practices came with it. Sure IPL is great for cricketers and fans,
but it has to be controlled and strictly monitored so that the ‘saviour’ of the
game does not become ‘slaughterer’ of the game.
By:-
Gursahib Singh (A2325312019, B.TECH+M.TECH (MAE))
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