IPL Update

[LaughingKookaburra]

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

Small coverage like SANFL in Adelaide.

India deserves respect for this.

Heard on the radio that India produces 75% of the money produced by cricket world wide.[/quote]
Small coverage and you will only read about it in the papers.What a load of absolute garbage. Foxtel will be all over it,f**k me if they show the Windies v Sth Africa series they will show the 20/20 IPL. It annoys me is people that cry foul over foxtel taking sporting events from free to air. I mean for what it offers in my opinion it is value for money. How greedy are people who complain about sporting coverage being lost to fox and wont fork out $100 a month but the majority of them will go out and spend $300-400 a month on grog and smokes with out an issue. If you love the game so much and cant get fox how hard is it for people to waddle their fat arse over to a mates or down to the pub. BTW apart from the ABC which uses tax payers money to run NO BODY pays for free to air TV apart from the companies on the commercials. Its the largest form of entertainment in the world and alot of it is free

[Pup]

Yeah i thought the same about Hyderabad as well. Will be my team i think. Also like the look of Mohali.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Interesting thought...........With all the cash being thrown around and it not being endorsed by the ICC. Will there be fixed matches??

[Stumps]

bangalore team to beat IMO- although they all look pretty bloomin good-

20/20 is really a batsmans game- people go to watch boundaries. with the best bowlers in the world on show- there may not be the crash bash big scores we are all expecting- they should have had the same sides- except the bowlers are made up of indian locals

[Dog_ger]

Test cricket is FINISHED guys.

Accept it.

The beginning of the end.

2008 Test Cricket Died.

It's really a long drawn out competition. Designed for lawn bowls lovers.

[heater31]

Interesting thought...........With all the cash being thrown around and it not being endorsed by the ICC. Will there be fixed matches??

the IPL is endorsed by the ICC not the ICL


this needs to be severely regulated to ensure that TEST cricket remains the force that it now is today

[Pup]

Foxtel are not all over it, Ten are for the next 5 years. Payed a big big amount of money for the rights as well. They are telling everyone they will be showing all the games.

The rumour is it will be on from 9.30 till 1.00 o clock or so every night. It wil be interesting to see how they schedule it.

[MightyEagles]

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

As I posted before, this comp will be shown on Channel 10 for the next 5 years from what I hear.

[mal]

IPL =

Indian
Pissonya
League

I will watch it because I like watching all forms of cricket
But as Proffessor REB says it could ruin real cricket.
Money hungry comp
Players are going there for the wrong reasons for the game of cricket
Players there for the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Has India got Pokie machines yet ?

Its on for about 40/50 days NOW ?
Whattabout if it grows and goes for 60/90 days
Think of the disruption to real cricket

IPL =

A 'packer'shit ....?

[sasquatch]

In the end it will probably be good for guys like DJ Hussey when they see him flay the worlds best bowling attacks...
Test cricket will remain the number one form of cricket...

[Punk Rooster]

quality always rises to the top- Test Cricket will.

[spell_check]

This is the best of the best.

No, the best is the Test, which is why it is so named.

The starting point of cricket of the future.

No, the end of the game of Cricket where the bank balance is more important than the non existent contest between bat and ball in meaningless 20/20 matches.

What a wonderful enterprise.

What a crock of 5hit.

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Nothing about this 'competition' is free. Might as well follow Wrestling.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

Bollocks. It will be hyped into a hit even though this format clearly isn't intended to the average cricket fan who does have a larger attention span than a blowfly, unlike the shallow Bollywood set.

India deserves respect for this.

Bull5hit. Money is like 5hit, spread it around and it does a lot of good but pile it up in one place and it stinks like hell.

RIP Cricket. Sold to India three hours at a time.



regards,

REB

I agree, so much so that I want my IPL:

I want my, I want my IPL
I want my, I want my IPL
I want my, I want my IPL
I want my, I want my IPL

Now look at that Gilly, that's the way he does it
Retire just to play some IPL
He's not workin' it's just a paid vacation
Money for nothin' and his life for free
Now that's right Simmo, that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya these guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your batting finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb

We gotta play some five day cricket
Six-hour long playing days
We gotta bowl these cricket balls
We gotta appeal for those LB's

*Customary apology goes to Dire Straits

PS - I think your spot as the King of Pensmith is quite safe.

[Rik E Boy]

Test cricket is FINISHED guys.

Accept it.

The beginning of the end.

2008 Test Cricket Died.

It's really a long drawn out competition. Designed for lawn bowls lovers.

Back under your bridge.

regards,

REB

[MightyEagles]

The Australians that have been bought.

Symonds- 1.35 Million

Warne- 450 k

Matthew Hayden- 350 k

Punter- 400 k

Brett Lee- 900 k

Gilly- 700 k

* MS Dhoni went for the most so far and that was 1.5 million

According to the news Symonds went for $1.47 million

Pup's prices are in $US

Why didn't it say that in the post then?

[Pup]

The Australians that have been bought.

Symonds- 1.35 Million

Warne- 450 k

Matthew Hayden- 350 k

Punter- 400 k

Brett Lee- 900 k

Gilly- 700 k

* MS Dhoni went for the most so far and that was 1.5 million

According to the news Symonds went for $1.47 million

Pup's prices are in $US

Why didn't it say that in the post then?

Yeah they were in US. I just forgot to put that in the post. Sorry for any confusion.

[locky801]

quality always rises to the top- Test Cricket will.

Not this time Punk, at least when WSC started and got through there was a Cricket Board with a little guts and forthright to stand up, these days Indian Cricket Board runs world wide cricket, I have a horrible feeling that test cricket ODI's (50 over games) will now be over run. Already I have seen plans for this comp to hit Aust next summer, quite simple it appears as though perhaps some areasof cricket in the world have been bought out, a very very sad time

[brod]

Not quite IPL, but its rebel cousin the ICL has announced that three more ex-Aussie test players have signed with them.
- Matthew Elliott
- Michael Kasprowicz
- Damian Martyn

All this less than a week after ex-Kiwi test gloveman Adam Parore came out of retirement ot sign with the ICL

Still, just does not have the names and credibility of the IPL, shown by the fact the Ian Harvey was the Player of the Series in its first event.

[Hondo]

Not quite IPL, but its rebel cousin the ICL has announced that three more ex-Aussie test players have signed with them.
- Matthew Elliott
- Michael Kasprowicz
- Damian Martyn

All this less than a week after ex-Kiwi test gloveman Adam Parore came out of retirement ot sign with the ICL

Still, just does not have the names and credibility of the IPL, shown by the fact the Ian Harvey was the Player of the Series in its first event.

Other ex-internationals playing include Lara, Stuart Law, Chris Cairns, Chris Read, Marvan Attapatu, Inzamam, Chris Harris, Nicky Boje, Craig McMillan, Lance Kluesner, Nathan Astle, Mervin Dillon

If the IPL really gets going I wonder if the ICL will get swamped and disappear over the next few years. Especially if the ICC works with the IPL to open up scheduling times so that international players don't have to 'retire' to play in it.

[blink]

Other ex-internationals playing include Lara, Stuart Law, Chris Cairns, Chris Read, Marvan Attapatu, Inzamam, Chris Harris, Nicky Boje, Craig McMillan, Lance Kluesner, Nathan Astle, Mervin Dillon

I reckon you can add Shane Bond to that list also.

[brod]

Squads as of now.
Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

I'm jumping on the Hydrabad bandwagon, that batting lineup could obliterate most attacks, bit light on in the bowling but the first 5 batters all have very high strike rates.

You're not the only one, they are equal favourites to win the event
Hyderabad 4.75

Kolkata 4.75

Mohali 5.00

Chennai 5.00

Mumbai 6.50

Bangalore 7.00

Delhi 11.00

Jaipur 13.00

Dont know how anyone could have much confidence in placing a great deal of money on this competition, especially at this stage (Aust tour of Pakistan indecision)