Re: [nukkad] cricket

["Ravi Menon" <>]

There will be a lot of franchising. Although team owners like Mallya, Ambani
and Godrej will not be allowed to add their brand names to the teams,  there
will soon be different franchises coming up. There will be clothing
sponsorship, kit sponsorship etc, that will come through. Things to wait for
are will Sachin bat with MRF? there are other legal wrangles that are
associated and if i remember right, most Indian players have not as yet
signed their contracts. Don't be surprised if Kingfisher bats or Godrej
sports shirts and shoes make an entry! Much like Four Square bats and
Gloves!
Advertising revenue will also come up with franchisees getting a piece of
the action.
There is going to be some big time conflict of interests coming up. Will
Pepsi allow their "stable" of models to endorse Kingfisher?
SET max have  paid huge amounts of money for transmission rights. To break
even in the first year advertising spots will have to be charged at 10,000/-
a second to break even. The SET Max people however claim that NO ONE will
break even in the first year.
While the players Indian and Foreign have contracts with BCCI motivation is
going to be difficult to find to perform. They may be Professionals in the
game but we shall wait and see.
Rewind to the 70's with Packer and his pyjama cricket, that really
popularised OD cricket. maybe this will do the same for Twenty20.
Moral police are careful not to piss around and spoil something as popular
as cricket. They can only end up on the losing side.


On 2/21/08, Maloy  wrote:
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> > what is this new trend?
> Moneymaking is not a new trend. Neither thru cricket. Just the format
> (T20) is different.
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> > who is going to benefit from these deals?
> Remains to be seen. Those who are investing surely hope to make profits
> and at least break even. How long it will take is uncertain given the poor
> response to ICL. But then ICL used discards rather than players on the
> most-wanted list.
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> > why are eminent personalities like shahrukh khan, ambanis, priety zinta
> investing crores of rupees in this?
> Investment is always done with the aim of making inflation-adjusted
> profits. This is no different. Besides SRK has done a "Chakde India", so he
> has earned the license to make money in cricket.
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> >why are the moral police silent?
> They are still trying to figure out how to put a negative spin on this and
> increase their vote-bank. Since Indians  across caste-creed-religion seem to
> be crazy about cricket, they have been caught on the wrong foot.
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> >leaving everything aside, is it really going to benefit CRICKET?
> Aha...best to wait and watch, suspending judgment.
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