Assam Times: Post-Mortem The Indian Premier League Tweenty20

Post-Mortem The Indian Premier League Tweenty20
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Monjib  Mochahari on 19 April, 2008 07:28:00
 
Its here, finally the BCCIs brainchild IPL Twenty20 is out in the field.
Amidst dazzling fireworks, dance and funfare, a new cricketing history has
spilled over from the pitch of M. Chinnaswami stadium, Bangalore, grabbing the
headlines to be in the heart and spirit of the cricket-funs across the world.
Perhaps, the BCCIs baby concept is an inescapable reality at your door steps.
No doubt, either ways you may call it a Cricket Tamasha or a High quality
cricket-really?. Yet the fact is, though too early to say, will the IPL bring
moksha to Indian cricket. Certainly, doubtful. Why not call it a boom that
will lead to doom of the Indian cricket. Sure, this would be appropriate term
to call it so.
In some ways, IPL isnt just about the reinvention of cricket. It is the
transformation of the Indian cricket into a smart entertainment product in a
more glamoursed and globalized way. Obviously, there is one serious issue that
will arise in the future, if at all the league continues.
Out of the eight teams, six are owned by the corporate tycoons. Right now, the
BCCI allows each franchise owner to hire only four foreign players in each
team. The question is will this policy continue? Will the franchise owners be
content with majority Indian players?
Since the league is more of business and profit, only the top cricket legends
can meet the demands of the corporate giants. The business tycoons are ready to
hire the competitive players at any cost from around the world, as it adds to
their income. There will be no room for non-performers. The lack of good
cricketers in the country will force the team owners to look for talents
outside the country. Sooner or later, most of the Indian players will be out of
the tournament. After all, will it not be a dooms day for Indian cricket? - a
killing field of talents where no Indians can survive.
So, for obvious reason, the baby IPL Twenty20 is not only a cocktail of
sport, entertainment and business - but a story of bleak and uncertainty. Love
it or hate it, the history will remember in its own way. And remember the
screen kings and queens have already descended to the ground. What is glorious
today can also be a nightmare tomorrow.