The IPL 5 ended with a dramatic victory for kkr.Many people say that this was the ipl with most nail biting finishes.But this was the ipl with many controversies too.Some say that even some matches were fixed while others say it was all decided before the tournament even started.Many people after reading this would say ipl is bad ,it is mere entertainment and no actual sport,it is just to make money.But its more than meets the eye.Ipl gave opportunity to many young players playing domestic cricket to share dressing rooms with greats like Sachin, Dravid, Hussey, Gilchrist,etc. It provided them exposure and fame too.Unknown players like Bisla,Rajat Bhatia ,Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashok Dinda, Mandeep Singh,etc were recognized for their explosive batting or economic bowling.Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina became a household name for Indians and even got a chance to play for India.But importantly ipl provided a form of cricket which is short and fun and which can be watched by all and not just cricket enthusiasts. So is it good or bad?Its for you to decide
I agree Ipl didprovide opportunity for young players, but measuring the abilities of these players by their Ipl performances is not appropriate.
ReplyDeletebut there performances were useful for building t20 squads
ReplyDeletethats where our selectors made a blunder by bringing in murali vijay in t20 squad by judging his ipl performances. And selectors look at their first class cricket performance,thats how Irfan pathan made a comeback.
Deleteranji t20 tourney is no good as there are no international as well as players who are part of national team.By the way,players like Suresh Raina,Shaun Marsh,Kieron Pollard,Sunil Narine,Ajanta Mendis,David Warner got their international break in limited overs due to their performances in ipl.All of them were good in national teams too
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