Re: [nukkad] cricket

["Anantha Narayanan" <>]

Here are the cons of IPL which i can put up now

http://lordstimes.blogspot.com/2008/02/cons-of-new-ipl-setup.html

Comment what you feel are the cons in the blog...

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:57 PM,  wrote:

> Here is all the FAQs about new buzz IPL in my blog.....
>
> http://lordstimes.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-indian-premier-league.html
>
> If you like this, please forward this link to all your friends.
>
> If you are looking for more information, please reply back.
>
> On 2/21/08, Dinesh Kaulgud  wrote:
> > GOT FROM A MAIL
> >
> > FAQs: the Indian Premier League
> >
> > Everything you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League
> > Cricinfo Staff
> >
> > What is the Indian Premier League?
> > The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a franchise-based Twenty20
> > competition organised by the BCCI, and it has official sanction since it
> > has the backing of the ICC. It features the world's best cricketers
> > playing - their affiliation decided by open auction - for eight
> > city-based franchises, owned by a host of businessmen and celebrity
> > consortiums. The inaugural edition of the tournament will run from April
> > 18 to June 1.
> >
> > What are the logistics of the IPL?
> > The tournament will begin on April 18, when Bangalore take on Kolkata at
> > the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The tournament will feature 59
> > matches in total, the teams playing each other on a home-and-away basis.
> > Click here for the full list of fixtures.
> >
> > Why is the IPL generating such a buzz?
> > Two main reasons why. One the football-club concept of the IPL, which is
> > unlike anything cricket has known. The best players from across the
> > world playing not according to nationality but according to market
> > forces. Second, the sheer financial scale of the IPL is unprecedented at
> > this level of cricket. The BCCI has already made close to US$ 1.75
> > billion solely from the sale of TV rights ($908 million), promotion
> > ($108 million) and franchises (approximately $700 million). Players are
> > expected to earn close to US$1 million for a three-year contract. It's
> > an entire cricket economy out there.
> >
> > Who are the top cricketers involved?
> > There are 77 names in the fray, the top current players: Dhoni, Ponting,
> > Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Jayawardene, Jayasuriya, Yuvraj, Hayden...The
> > notable absentees are from England, because the IPL will clash with
> > their domestic season, and Australia's Michael Clarke, who opted to
> > focus on his regular cricket.
> >
> > Who are the franchise owners - celebrities and others?
> > Mukesh Ambani, the Reliance Industries chairman, acquired the Mumbai
> > franchise for $111.9 million over a 10-year period; beer and airline
> > baron Vijay Mallya, who also owns a Formula 1 team, won the Bangalore
> > franchise for $111.6 million; Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's Red
> > Chillies Entertainment won the Kolkata franchise for $75 million; the
> > biggest surprise was the Chandigarh franchise, which went to Preity
> > Zinta, another Bollywood star, and Ness Wadia, together with two other
> > industrialists, for $75 million. The winning team will get richer by $3
> > million if they win the first edition of the tournament.
> >
> > How are the players paired with teams?
> > The BCCI will conduct a player auction on February 20, in which the
> > respective franchises can bid for a maximum of eight international
> > players from pool of 89 players who have been contracted to the board.
> > But Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Yuvraj Singh are
> > not up for auction as they have been given 'iconic' status by the BCCI -
> > which means that they have to represent the city in which they are
> > based. Another exception to the bidding process is with regard to the
> > Australian players - a clause in the rules of Cricket Australia has
> > meant that each team can select a maximum of two Australians.
> >
> > Whose idea is the IPL?
> > The IPL is the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the vice-president of the BCCI,
> > and is modeled along the lines of club football in Europe, specifically
> > the English Premier League. Though there is a school of thought that the
> > idea came about in the 1990s, the announcement that such a tournament
> > would happen, and which it would be a precursor to Twenty20 Champions
> > League, cricket's version of the European Champions League, came only
> > after Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee Televison said, in April last
> > year, that he was intending to start an unofficial league called the
> > Indian Cricket League, fuelling speculation that is was a reactive idea
> > rather than a proactive one.
> >
> > How different are the IPL and ICL to each other?
> > The IPL is an official sanctioned Twenty20 tournament, and unlike the
> > ICL, which is not recognised by any of the national boards or the ICC,
> > it will have a better status, international reach, players, and the
> > requisite infrastructure by default. Since the IPL is sanctioned by the
> > ICC, players don't have the danger of bringing their
> > international/first-class careers to a halt - as is the case with the
> > ICL - whose players have been banned by the various boards. Another
> > major difference is with regard to franchises - the ownership of the
> > team rests with the individual owners and not one single entity.
> >
> > REGARDS,
> >
> > DINESH KAULGUD.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pmwalunjkar@aol.in
> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:42 AM
> > To: nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com
> > Subject: [nukkad] cricket
> >
> > though i read in the papers about the ongoing auctions in the cricket
> > world, i have not really understood the idea.
> > what is this new trend?
> > who is going to benefit from these deals?
> > why are eminent personalities like shahrukh khan, ambanis, priety zinta
> > investing crores of rupees in this?
> > why are the moral police silent?
> > leaving everything aside, is it really going to benefit CRICKET?
> >
> > please enlighten.
> >
> > - pravin
> >
> >
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