Is it possible ??

Some what confusing !!! What u say?? Indian part time bowler Yuvraj Singh took hat-trick for the 2nd time in this IPL. This ipl shows that regular bowlers are unable to take wicket where as part time bowlers are. This means it is destroying the cricket. And people can see how batsmen are performing. They are not trying to stay in the pitch for long time. They just coming and hitting sixes and going out.

Not only player but also money in IPL is making cricket boring. Yes some matches are interesting but you can see batsmen are unable to achieve 6 runs from 6 balls and sometimes they are able to achieve 26 runs in 6 balls. What is happening??

Is it the way players should play or perform? A blowers having a good economy rate in 3 overs (5 runs in 3overs) finishes his spell with 4-0-33-0. How? and Why?
Where as in one day this type of figure nobody sees. IPL business not cricket is destroying this sports (cricket).

IPL on the verge of destroying the game of Cricket

What u say?

IPL is an extension of Indian diplomacy in South Africa

The Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a noticeable extension of Indian diplomacy in South Africa, Rajiv Kumar Bhatia, Indian high commissioner, said at SA.

“It does complement our efforts and we are happy that IPL in south africa has left a positive imprint so far,” he said.

Bhatia told IANS: “IPL has contributed significantly to better people-to-people relations.”

Citing the fact of people of Indian origin in this country thronging the grounds where matches are taking place, especially in the city of Durban, he remarked: “They see in the IPL a revival of their mela, which all Indians love to go to.”

He added: “They are also happy to see the contemporary face of India - very confident, vibrant, on-the-go.”

Regarding criticism in a section of the South African press about the IPL organisers throwing their money around, the high commissioner, while not dismissing such views, referred to reactions of the South African government and Cricket South Africa, the national governing body for the game.

He illustrated that the interim president and now deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe, said “the IPL was injecting a significant amount of investment in South Africa”.

As for CSA, he claimed: “They are extremely joyous, happy and grateful that this opportunity came their way; and of course, we appreciate the ready co-operation they extended to us.”

This might have happened here at India but it is happening there. U might be knowing that SA general elections also started the same time as IPL. But government gave this reason here to shift the IPL. What a shame ??

Some more intresting news: http://connect.in.com/profile/IPL/1817

Is IPl making cricket a base ball game ??

Among other changes IPL T20 has brought, one has had a far-reaching effect on the sport, literally. With the batsmen under constant pressure to score briskly, a lot of sixes are being hit these days the number is smaller than last year but the IPL's second season has still witnessed 399 in 46 matches.

One day cricket was once a fans' delight is taking a backseat. And nobody will be surprised if the purest form of cricket, Test cricket, becomes a part of the history. When players were able to stand the Test of cricket, people wonder whether Test cricket would be able to stand the test of time with such advancements and money flow in the game.

A batsmen who can hit the best of straight drives ever seen cannot find a place in the wham-bham, thank you mam cricket. A square cut hit in IPL will not be compared to David Boon's style. A half pull shot executed on one leg by a left hander is not admired.

The lazy elegance at which players hit their off drives and square leg strokes will be ridiculed because they lack the brute force. Commentators will be pressed to talk on how innovative a batsmen is for his switch shots rather than discussing the legality of it.

Being a cricket fan, who applauds a single over defended by Courtney Walsh to save the Test match for his team with more passion than six sixes being hit in an over.

The IPL has also seen a lot of cheeky shots, such as the scoop shot and reverse sweep, off fast bowlers. Their success rate is directly proportional to the number of hours batsmen spend practising them in the nets.

Supporting this Gilchrist says,"I can tell you all guys spend great time practising these strokes before they attempt it in matches. And not only on those shots, at the same time they work hard on their fundamentals as well because that's where it all comes from."

But Gilchrist also suggests that T20 cricket is a bit like baseball, with the batsmen given a licence to swing the bat freely. "It's funny but some of the biggest hits have all been delivered with the same stroke, with the bat in a baseball-like position," he says.

Then again, there is a strong Indian connection to big-hitting. With Indian bat manufacturers giving the unique combination of more wood on the meat of the bat and balancing it to shave off the extra weight, hitting sixes was never easier.

And although it is power-hitting, it's also a mind game between the batsman and the bowler.
Hayden stresses the need to read a bowler's mind. "There are quite a few different styles of bowling that teams have adopted in the IPL," he says. "Some teams have decided to take the short of length area and others have fallen back on the yorkers. So when you are pre-meditating the shot, it's important to know what to expect from the other side."

Because money in IPL making everyone to play like a base ball player, hit as much as you can no style matters here. This Ipl business is making profit because of this type of shots. You must be wondering how?? Yes, I am saying the right thing. When one team has to score more than 2 runs per ball (12 runs per over) what the batsmen do, they just play shot like they want. They do not play regular shots sometime. Now Ipl is going to be a batsmen game rather than a all team game (bowlers get less credit as well fielder ).

Source:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123636-the-reason-why-ipl-is-hurting-me

For more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_cricket_and_baseball

Whome to balme; Cricket or Alcohol !!

According to news
" In a bizarre incident, a father stabbed his 24-year-old son to death on Sunday night after the latter refused to switch off the television and insisted on watching an Indian Premium League (IPL) match.

The victim Sandesh Kamble, pursuing computer repairing course, had returned home at around 10.30 pm on Sunday. “As Sandesh was tired after a whole day’s work he decided to relax himself by watching an IPL match,” a senior police officer said.

While he was watching the television, his father Meghnath Kamble asked him to switch it off. However, Sandesh refused to do so. His refusal led to an argument between the duo. Meghnath shouted at Sandesh and also warned him.

“Furious with his son, Meghnath went to the kitchen and returned with a knife and stabbed it on the right side of Sandesh’s chest injuring him seriously,” the officer said.

“Sandesh was rushed to a private hospital where he was pronounced dead before admission,” he said. The police have arrested Meghnath and are probing if he was under the influence alcohol when the incident occurred. “We are awaiting medical reports to ascertain if he was drunk,” the officer police said."

In this case whom should we blame IPL or Alcohol or or IPL alcohol both or anything else.

What is ur view ??

Who may be the winner of IPL but here the father and son both are loser. One lost his life and another lost his son (and a lot more also).

Think in this way if u r the judge for this particular case whom will u blame from inside (But publicly u can say that bcz evidence says father is a killer what may the reason)?

Every time I discuss about IPL business but this case made me to write something different.

IPL is affecting south Indian film industry

If cricket is a religion in India, then the film industry in the southern part of the country has good reason to worry. The on-going IPL season has dented box office collections across south India, especially Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, two states that were already reeling due to a lack of good films this year.

Unlike the T20 World Cup or the ICC World Cup, which happens once in four years, IPL is an annual event. The fact that it is scheduled during the summer, normally the period when the film industry’s expects to rake in the most moolah, is adding insult to injury.

“There is a visible drop in box office collections, especially for the late night shows, where the drop is anywhere between 30 – 40 per cent due to the on-going IPL. On days, when the Chennai Super Kings play, the impact is more and if their match is scheduled at 4 pm, it impacts even the matinee and the evening show,” says KS Mahalingam, head of distribution, at Chennai’s AGS Entertainment.

The story is the same in the Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Pollachi regions. “Yes, there is a 30 to 40 per cent drop in collections due to IPL. But, that is happening only in the city centres. IPL has not impacted movie collections in the rural segments,” says Tirupur Subramanian, a veteran distributor for the Coimbatore territory. “Even here, Ayan continues to do well, which means people will continue to come to theatres to watch a good film, irrespective of other developments,” he added.

At least two reasonably big budget Tamil films —Sarvam and Thoranai have been postponed as the producers were in no mood to take a risk against cricket mania. While Sarvam, earlier scheduled for an April release, was initially postponed to May 15, it’s release has been pushed even further. Thoranai is expected to hit the theatres either on May 22 or May 29.

“The IPL has definitely affected the collections to a great extent and small films, released during the period, are getting washed out. And there is an impact on big films like Ayan in Chennai as well,” says L Suresh of Anandha Pictures, a veteran distributor for the NSC territory.

In the case of the Telugu film industry, no big film was planned to be released during the period and hence there has been no postponement.

However, the IPL phenomenon has not impacted the collections at Prasadz, the multiplex owned by the Prasad Laboratories in Hyderabad.

“It is not IPL but the on-going tussle between the Bollywood producers and multiplex chains that is actually affecting us,” says T Srikanth, general manager, operations at Prasadz.

According to him, about 50 per cent of the audience visiting Prasadz are Hindi-movie goers. With no new Hindi film available for release, collections are dismal.

“We have released a few small regional films and they are doing reasonably well. This shows that IPL has not impacted the movie going public’s apetite in this city,” says Srikanth. There is always a segment of people, who go to watch films, irrespective of other events. For them, it does not matter whether it is the IPL or the World Cup, he added.

Really this IPL business is affecting another big business industry of India. What will happen If a movie of SRK will release at this time, WIll it work?? Or people will prefer to watch IPL. Think in otherway Aamir Khan (he is not in IPL) release a big movie at this time , Aamir Khan Fan will watch IPL or that movie ?? From this type of questioner we can get good analysis of IPL vs Bolywood (movie industry). It is a good research topics indeed.

Source: http://www.mydigitalfc.com/leisure-writing

IPL : the business/game

IPL business /game, is all about promotion and marketing. So After Hrs asked two young advertisers Bobby Pawar, national creative director of Mudra and Manish Bhatt, national creative director of Mudra executive creative director of Contract to review the TV ads of all the eight IPL teams and this is what they had to say about the teams' promotional efforts...
and Bobby Pawar,

According to Bobby Pawar:

Lacks idea - Mumbai Indians
This ad is devoid of an idea. And that is the nicest thing you can say about it! I am a fan and it did nothing for me. 'Chalo duniya hila denge?' Pehle mujhe toh hilao bhai!

Meaningless slogan - Deccan Chargers
The slogan of the ad is 'Go Chargers'. Considering that the venue shifted and the team had to 'go' to South Africa, this is borderline genius.

Bad music - Chennai Super Kings
I thought this is the video of a song by a boy band called Chennai Super Kings. But wait a minute, maybe that is what they are going for. Can you smell a music career? Err, maybe not!

All about Shilpa Shetty -Rajasthan Royals
A question: Is this a commercial for Shilpa Shetty or the Royals? Just checking.

Not bad - Kings XI Punjab
Something that resembles an idea, the execution though is run out. While the song is quite good actually.

According to Manish Bhatt:

Not so bad - Kolkatta Knight Riders
Compared to all other ads, this one is a decent attempt. The ad has a great opening sequence and the music is fresh. Generally Shah Rukh Khan looks superficial in ads, but here he looks involved. (Money at stake). Not having an overdose of cricket visually is a good idea.

Needs a new tag line - Delhi Daredevils
The tag line 'Khelo front foot pe' is defensive. Using cricket lingo (front foot pe) in cricket communication is lazy.

Complete misfit - Bangalore Royal Challengers
Remaking the title song of the Bollywood movie Shaan for Vijay Mallya's team is a complete misfit. Expecting Katrina Kaif and Rahul Dravid to bring energy in the video is being too ambitious.

Still in the ipl marketing, teams are doing good. They are making an impact. People are registering in the sites to get videos and songs. Some team sites are providing video in free also (Analysis later on).

source: http://www.dnaindia.com/

Is IPL a 'serial killer' this year?

According to me this year IPL does not have same craze as last year. People are not so much interested watching IPL this year. It is given by the TRP rate that it is having less trp. Sometimes it is increasing still it has not achieved the TRP as previous year. Yes, No of viewers has increased but not the TRP. So do u think it is a "serial killer" this time like last time?

Yes I think so still. May be TRP has not reached the same as last year. it is because of election people are watching news channel mostly than other channel. And when two best team fights in the field everybody watch that match more interestingly than other. Yes this time high scoring matches are not coming up regularly but entertainment is still there. People are watching those thing.

Sometimes I feel that team lose matches to increase the TRP of the next match. That might not be true.

After some days Election results are coming. That time TRP of news channel will be very high but after that!!! Yes, we have to see whether set max's TRP increases due to IPL or not. If TRP of IPL increases then I will say the craze is still alive. People are not thinking IPL as IPL business , but As cricket as source of entertainment.

KKR is at the TOP !!!

Surprise !!!!

Yes,KKR is at the top. Not because of cricket but because of brand value.

Shahrukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders may be struggling at the bottom in the second season of Indian Premier League, but in terms of brand value it is the richest team of the twenty-twenty cricket tournament, whose collective valuation has been now pegged at $2.01 billion.

At the same time, Rajasthan Royals, partly owned by another Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, has emerged as the best team in terms of return on investment, although it is ranked third in terms of brand value.

The valuation exercise of the entire IPL franchise, along with the individual teams, have been conducted by UK-based international brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance Plc.

“The entire enterprise is valued at $2.01 billion,” Brand Finance said, adding, its methodology took into account various revenue lines such as broadcasting, IPL sponsorship, team sponsorship, merchandising and gate receipts as well as the effect of performance, the catchment population of the city, the capacity of the stadium and the presence of iconic players.

Among the eight teams, KKR has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of $42.1 million, followed by Mumbai Indians ($41.6 million), Rajasthan Royals ($39.5 million), Chennai Super Kings ($39.4 million), Delhi Daredevils ($39.2 million), Royal Challengers Bangalore ($37.4 million), Kings X1 Punjab ($36.3 million) and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers ($34.8 million).

In the ongoing tournament, KKR is, however, ranked at the bottom with just one win out of the nine matches played so far, while Delhi Daredevils is leading the tally.

In terms of franchise fees, Mumbai Indians is the most expensive team ($111.9 million), followed by Vijay Mallya- owned Royal Challengers ($111.6 million), Deccan Chargers ($107 million), Chennai Super Kings ($91 million), Delhi Daredevils ($84 million), Kings X1 ($76 million), KKR ($75.1 million) and Rajasthan Royals ($67 million).

“Despite propping up the bottom of this year’s edition of the IPL taking place in South Africa, the Kolkata Knight Riders are the most valuable franchise brand at $42.1 million. Celebrity co-owner Shah Rukh Khan’s hard-selling of the KKR brand has counteracted the team’s poor on-field performance,” Brand Finance said.

At the same time, Rajasthan Royal’s brand value of $39.5 million at 59% of its franchise fee of $67 million, makes the reigning champions IPL’s most profitable investment.

“When determining our brand ratings we have paid particular attention the ability of the franchises to generate advertising revenue, as well as the potential size of their support base. Rajasthan and Kolkata scored highly in these respective measures,” Brand Finance’s sports analyst Alexander Bird said.

“The success of each franchise will ultimately depend on its ability to attract and retain supporters who come to watch the team, and not just the players,” Bird added.

The IPL brand alone has a value of over $311 million and has generated huge economic value for its owner, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and the eight team franchisees, Brand Finance said in its report.

“The ultimate proof of the success of the IPL Branded System will come when the franchisees decide to list their teams. This is a real possibility in the next 2-3 years,” Brand Finance India managing director Unni Krishnan said.

In terms of sponsors Mumbai Indians can boast of having the maximum number as many as 11 of them -- Master Card, Idea, Royal Stag, Pepsi, Adidas, Zandu Balm, Gitanjali Jewellers, Red FM, Orbit, Luminous and Kingfisher.

While Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders has 10 sponsors - Nokia, Star Plus, Sprite, Reebok, TagHeuer, Belmonte, Gitanjali, Wrigley’s Orbit, BILT and Planet M.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals, though has the support of bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and is owned by Emerging India has only three sponsors -- Kingfisher, Boost and Puma.

Preity Zinta’s team Kings XI Punjab has sponsors like - Emirates, Gulf Oil, netlinkblue, Dabur, Apeejay Group, Wrigleys and Reebok.

This shows in IPL business cricket does not matter. Only thing matter is money, Money in IPL. How one team is earning or losing money decide brand and profit for the team not winning the match.

Why are Only some Bolywood celebrities in IPL ??

We are watching so many bollywood celebrity in IPL. Some are co-owner and some are doing cheers for team. Still very few are here.Why not others here? Every discuss: Why are bollywood stars supporting IPL abroad ? No body discuss why other actors are not here (in IPL).

So let's discuss I might be wrong. But see.

We know about the secret intrest of preity in IPL. And every body knows (I think) that SRK is here for brand and money not bcz he loves cricket. Similarly Shilpa shetty this time supporting Rajstan ROyal (where was she last year?). Because she wants more name and fame.

And other stars either participating or commentating e.g. Arbaaz Khan doing it for Times Now.However, sources said," Salman agreed to cheer for Preity's team to settle spat with Shah Rukh Khan, who is owner of Kolkata Knight Riders.Last year Akshay Kumar had cheered for the Delhi Daredevils however he hadn't done it for free. Akshay was paid a bomb for the cheerleading.However Salman is doing it for free because Preity has asked him a favour."

Hrithik done a video for Mumbai Last year. It was in news that Aamir was supporting MI last year. And This year Preity had approached BigB to support her team in SA.

But my question is why others are not IPL. These are few names. Are they failing to understand the IPL Business or They are thinking Money in IPL is just wasting of time and money both. Or they do not have interest in cricket.

They are few actors and actress who are not here in IPL are:
John
Abhisek Bachan
Aisharaya Rai Bachan
Rani

With that one can see there is no director or producers are here. They are doing movie on cricket but they are not trying to own a cricket team. Why? Because it is not their field !!! or it is not their core competency. Why these rich people are not having a cricket team?? They might compensate flop movies loss from ipl.(just joking)

I am waiting for ur answers.

IPL in sensex !!!

Do not be surprised it may happen...As we know that popular English Premier League football teams are listed on the bourses. Similar success can be shown by IPL Brand. IPL is not just cricket it is IPL business.

According to people "This innovative form of the cricket has attracted a huge fan following across the globe. The IPL is a now a product with a 'made in India' tag and a huge brand value." and According to Blogworks Founder Rajesh Lalwani "But IPL brand surely is a significant property. The most interesting fact about IPL is it has given a new aspirational wing to parents who were always hesitated thinking about cricket as a prospective career for their kids, now they are ready to back their kids,"

It was written in the news that :"The huge success of the IPL has heralded a new innings in the history of Indian cricket. A huge money spinner, the two-year-old IPL is worth a whopping $2 billion, according the United Kingdom-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance."

"The IPL brand alone has a value of over $311 million. The brand can certainly create long-term value with its strong intrinsic strength and foundation. The IPL is just like any company today and it holds a long-term shareholder value. In 2-3 years, the IPL clubs may get listed on the bourses just like the popular English Premier League football teams," says Unni Krishnan, Country Manager, Brand Finance India.

And Vibgyor Films Founder Sandeep Kaul Said"Knowing the iconic popularity of cricket in both the countries namely South Africa and India, IPL ensured that the followers of the game would enjoy the clash anyways and, by default, local brands get international exposure. This is like a boon to our local brands. So the lesson was not to be fazed by the circumstance but spruce the turkey and enjoy an early Thanksgiving."

So many people are saying so many things about IPL, IPL brand. So I thought IPL may register its name in Indian Sensex very soon as a different company. Or all together a new financial product will come for this.

Just now when I was writing that last sentence something came in to mind. I am just sharing that," Is it possible a sensex( a new name can be given for trading) will open only for trading of teams playing IPL, ICL,PHL".

What u say Is it possible??

BRC vs KKR

Hello frnds,
After 7 days of starting of IPL when I started predicting which team will reach the IPL final. In that list KKR and BRC were in the 8th and 7th position respectively. But this when I am watching the point table, I feel that BRC proved me wrong and I am to predict once more.

Why is BRC at the 4th position? Even if both have very much similarities.

There is an intriguing similarity between the sides, both of whom dumped former India skippers and handed over captaincy reigns to foreign imports before the second edition of the tournament.

The problem KKR is facing only because of captain and SRK. SRK told that they will have multiple captain in front of public but till now not implemented. Where as BRC is doing that without saying in the public.( KP was captain but now Kumble is taking care of that position) As everybody know that Mallya is in IPL for promoting his brand with help of IPL BRAND . That's why he has given the team name "ROYAL challenger". He is also giving the best fair player award using the IPL marketing strategy to promote his brand "King fisher." He is true business man, so he knows how to handle people (HR), how to market product, how to do manage everyone. And he is doing it perfectly. Where as SRK does not know all these. So he failed to manage his people and fail to market KKR. I will say he is the weakest businessperson in the IPL business.

But one thing sure if BRC won the IPL this year then Mallya may give his one brand name according to the best player of the team.(e.g. Pietersen Scotch, Kumable red Bear). Ye people do not take it seriously ,I am joking..

Hurry!! 15days over for Cricketainment ....

Yep.
15 days over..The initial matches were not so good..but now matches are becoming more interesting and more people are watching this.

It has become a mass entertainment. The Indian Premier League (IPL) has truly become a television league given the reach of its audiences. But this IPL business model involved is fraught with risks, which is why investing in broadcasting technology is important. We can understand that very easily nothing to explain about this.

One of the biggest benefits IPL brings is it creates a stable form of competition.The problem with ICC tournaments is that essentially they are knock-out tournaments.And when you have a knock-out tournaments, it is all a matter of luck whether the team that attracts more fans will survive the competition. Sometimes you can get to see games between teams that nobody is really interested in. Once a favourite team is out you lose the audience too. That is why this league was invented -- to bring stability in the competition. Everybody has to play. There is no sudden death and this is what a broadcaster needs to showcase. Going forward, IPL is going to be more and more successful (I think).

The Indian Premier League is really a television league, as it's not only about the fans in the stadium but it is also about the TV fans. People now know when to watch theses matches and where they are being held. It exactly follows the principle of a soap opera There is action, drama and emotion. The only difference, it is an unscripted soap opera. Lots of 6s and runs also.

This time you can see after poor performance of KKR, people are still watching the matches of KKR. As we can see that BRC has started performing good. It won 2 matches and one with KP yesterday. It will bring some more audience to see IPL. Because cricket is an unpredictable game. One over ,one player can change the whole game. In case of RR also same thing is happening. The point table also shows that last year champions are in 6th and 7th position till today. But the top 2 teams had played 2matches less!!! What a big drama is going on.. But this drama is bringing more audience.

And Can any one guess "Kinghfisher Fair play" of this year till now. It is none other than BRC. Who is in 8th position?? It is DC with 15 point less. What a crap?

This is making this game show, unscripted soap opera becoming a scripted soap opera (not fully but little bit).

What do u think?

Is SRK a real politician?

What happened?? Surprised!!

I am not. He is going to sell KKR. What happened to SRK??

He was a big fan of Cricket but not now. Why? Bcz his team is not playing well. But in my view he never tried to understand why his team is not playing well. He just did what he wanted to do. He changed the coach. He changed the captain. He sent back the players. What happened to him? Oh, I understood. He is "King Khan". So he is thinking that he knows everything. He forgot that it is not bollywood. It is the real world. Where nobody gets 2nd chance.When he was buying the team, he thought that ok if not in 1st cut, after 6/7 cut his player would hit a 6. But in cricket field it is LIVE telecast where no cut take place.

And why politician? Last year KKR was the only team who earned profit. Then why he is selling the team?? Anybody tried to understand. I think I did. No of SRK's fans were going down so he thought when he will come to IPL, he will get the benefit of IPL BRAND and publicity. The changing of captain is nothing but publicity. He is playing with the players' emotions like a politician does at the time of election. Now FakeIPLPLAYER is also giving him and his team a good publicity. Who knows he might be SRK himself or any SEO is doing for SRK. SRK is doing it for his pulicity only. He does not care about others not even for players. He wanted play Politics but instead of going to IPL(Indian political League) he came to cricket where he can earn good money and publicity as well. What a brilliant politician he is.

What do u think Am i Wrong??

IPL vs EPL

Hello frnds,
What do u think??
Can IPL achieve the same level as EPL? IPL has not so much fans as EPL till now. Football is famous world wide but IPL is not. But looking at situation that P20(formerly EPL cricket) is going to start from next year onwards. This may give good fans around the world. Because IPL winner is going to play in this tournament.
But people are not thinking so.

But I think it can reach that level but it will take time. Teams will get also fans like man utd. But according to me IPL have to invest more money for IPL Marketing and IPL brand.

Yes, One more thing that IPL should include more teams from next version onwards. So that competition will increase and people will see more.
What is ur view??

IPL is wasting energy and TIme of whole world this time!!! Is it true??

Yes,
Surprised??
Do not be surprised. I am saying the right thing. Last year it was in India only. Now this year it is going on at SA, where it is getting global exposer. People from whole of the world is watching this. Now I want to say what Sanjeev Duggal is saying about this:

"Some wise guy once described cricket as a game played by 22 players ,a million fools watching in the stadium and on TV sets another million fools listening to the commentary and tens of millions fools asking the score.Is IPL not a waste of time and energy for nations where people still do not get two square meals daily and lighting up of so many TV sets resulting in tremendous loss of energy which can light up thousands of villages?What is needed is young children given the chance to play the sport and to build a strong nation than to have them glued on TV sets weakening their eyes ."

When I read this in the business IPL community. I was surprised see this. People are also thinking like this!! It is really great. There are people who thinks of in good way but they are not understanding the IPL BRAND. What it is giving to India and whole world. I think they should see the involvement and profit in terms of money in IPL. Money is compensating the lost in terms of energy. Energy can't give food to those who are not getting it. But money can. U Can very much understand if IPL is giving money to them ,it is good. I am not a economist, so I can not say exactly how much profit we are getting from IPL.

IPL is not just a game it is entrainment. When someone watches a movie or serial or football that time nobody says about energy why at the time of IPL people are talking this. And this time only not previously any one was saying. I think because of shifting of IPL this time people are not happy and they are saying all this.

One thing I like to say "who buys ticket and who watch the matches." The person who have money and time they watch IPL in the stands. They are doing so because thay have both time and money. But if one will ask them to give that time and money to NGO, nobody will give because they think they won't get any benefit. So some the other way one should try to bring those money from this type of people so that it can be used for good reason. But it is true that IPL is also not giving money to any NGO. So u might be thinking why I am supporting this idea. I know if u will read this blog u will understand that I am saying the right thing. We have to convince IPL organisers about it but how?? Just supporting me and my idea. Send frequent mails about this. Then only something will change.

One more thing in IPL league new players getting chance. That is also good way to encourage new talents. U can see this time a Bangladesh player is in IPL. Why is he in IPL?? Because someone cares for him. Someone like his game. Someone wants make him a star, so that he can earn also from this IPL. Who are the people saying that it is waste of energy and time for them I am writing this one.

Yes, how can forget to mention about IPL(Indian political league). When they are giving money to advertisers to advertise their party, nobody says anything. Why people are so angry about shifting of IPL??

Dhooni got so much not for cricket (in IPL) but for...

I was previously (last year) believing that Dhoni got so much because he can hit ball out of the ground But when I came across an article which says:
"Non-cricketing traits valued in million dollars". I read that and searched for more information so I found more about this.

According this article and other articles in TOI and IIMA Alumini's Campus news

"Titled 'Player Pricing and Valuation of Cricketing Attributes: Exploring the IPL Twenty-Twenty Vision', the working paper by Satish Deodhar and Siddhartha Rastogi attempts to discern an IPL player's valuation based on the relationship between the IPL-2008 final bid prices and the player's attributes. Even as the auctioning of incumbent and new players for IPL 2009 is underway till February 2009, the study can help ascertain a new player's worth to the team owners. For instance, the study tries to find out when Andrew Symonds was offered $1.3 million (Rs 6.36 crore), it was because of his ability to draw crowds due to the controversies surrounding him during the auction period."

So from this I got to know that Everything happens or already happened in IPL is for business and for IPL marketing. IPL is giving lots of new ideas and new thoughts to research. One should keep the track of everything , starting from the audience, internet traffic to this type websites and blogs, search of keywords, even of run rate, players run, their averages etc. After that we can compare for two years data and money involved it. How a team is gaining from a player in terms of audience and trp. Is their any trend related to matches between two teams? These can be good topics to discuss in blog also. And from this discussion one can be very famous in this web2.0 world.


I gave my idea to discuss and generate idea. What u say people.

Some good Discussion about IPL

Hello,
I want to say that after discussing about my favourite things about IPL now I want to quote some good discussion here. I want to do same type of discussion here also. But I am searching for good plugins.
Discussions:

Will IPL 2009 have the same charm, craze and fan following, as IPL 2008, in SA?

Was Indian Government right in refusing to provide sufficient security to IPL?

Will IPL be as big a brand as EPL?

IPL 2009 is insured for US $286 million, more than double the amount- IPL2008. Is this required?

Tactical "Timeout" in IPL is driven completely and totally for commercial objectives ?

What did we learn from marketing strategies employed in IPL

What are the lessons that corporate world can learn from IPL.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL): Why you like it?

What factors brought IPL 2008 success ?

Shifting of IPL - a huge logistical management exercise...!!!

Controversy of the FAKE IPL PLAYER- - a news bigger than IPL

Advertisers make merry as IPL boosts TRPs

is this much of publicity required for IPL?

What are potential Downsides of IPL?

IPL too hot for star cricketers to handle

The Magic Wand of IPL....

IPL is just not Cricket !!!

Gainers & Losers due to “offshoring” of IPL

Lalit Modi is trying to turn cricket into a show business.

Is cricket still the best platform for advertisers?

Terror targets cricket: Should the IPL go ahead?

IPL brand to mobile handset makers: Will this concept work?

A lots more but I like these very much...I came across this platform and discussion through digg.

IPL franchaise owner Preity Zinta is not just for money !!!

What a new style of branding!!!

Yes, in my view it is new style of branding. Everybody knows why bollywood celebrities are in IPL. But what Preity is saying

"I had originally planned to start a special sports school in memory of my father, but then I put off that idea due to lack of funds. However, determined about starting something sports-related, I chose to get into the IPL."

Lack of funds!!! An actress with good reputation and lot of fans do not have money!!
I like to say there are people who do not have money but when they have some passion to do ,they just start up and fund follows to him. Those people are not so famous as Preity. If they can do why not she!! If she can influenced P Chidambaram for Union Budget 2008(according to a blog). If she had started a special sports school and told to world that she is doing this for poor children and she needs money. Then people(fans, businessman) have came up with money for financing her. But what she did?? She just invested in IPL... to earn profit..and branding..what a silly explanation she is giving. It is just for branding she is doing, nothing else. The old formula to become famous and getting sympathy.

This single dialogue can bring good amount of fan and money to Panjab through sponsors. Through "Business of IPL" people are earning good amount of money.

Sources:
Bollywood
Preity Zinta's secret interest...