Once upon a time….long long ago… I used to be a frequent blogger...the frequency being a respectable 3-4 posts a week…..
And today when I “dropped by” my own blog after aeons, it actually took me a couple of minutes to recall what my last post was all about!!! Deterioration of blogger spirit is probably the only cause of it all… ’Cos being “busy” would probably be a very very common excuse.
A lot of things have changed since I last posted in my blog…. One thing in particular that I’d like to mention: The Indian Premiere League.
IPL has become the “IT” thing now… well… here’s yours truly opining on it all (the world’s been waiting for it after all)...Some stinking rich businessmen / so called “stars” buying a whole bunch of men claiming to be the torchbearers of a Gentlemen’s game…that’s what IPL is all about. I wouldn’t really mind if they called it just another bout of entertainment mania…But no!!! Our nouveau riche insists on calling it “Cricket” – for God’s sake! This isn’t what 22 extremely talented men need for sheer publicity….
I am definitely not the most deserving person to comment on cricket – especially when I cannot not even tell an LBW in a shot ….but I surely love to watch the game …and that gives me a license to comment!
I have nothing against entertainment and sports being mingled….but then that shouldn’t be at the cost of the game…Its okay when sportsmen walk the ramp or even endorse products ….. Understandable thirst for money and fame….
All I am asking is to keep entertainment out of the field….not at least when the matches are on… with the immense number of film stars to focus on , our lens men often miss out on action replays of important shots!!! With the cheerleaders stealing the remaining bit of attention, the other day a journalist interviewed common men who didn’t even know which player belonged to which team!Please keep the game sane, so what if the videos put major film promotions to shame….
Certain things are best when kept at their sophisticated self… Perhaps cricket is just one of them….
7 comments:
ha ha ha!
well priyanka, I'm very inclined to subscribe to your views, but then one cannot understate the impact that it has had over the audiences. In fact it's penetrated into those very segments that were till recently indifferent to cricket! As i write this comment, my mom gives me updates on the kolkatta- chennai match. believe me, that had never happened before!
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we have to agree that it is very good for the game.
there is another aspect which we overlook. IPL gives the likes of ashok dinda to bowl to brendon McCullum & Ricky Ponting, parthiv Patel to keep to Murlidharan, Rajat Bhatia & yo mahesh to learn a trick or two from their illustrious team mates, Mcgrath, Md Asif & farvez Mahroof, which seemed very unlikely until the IPL was conceived. This is definitely in the better interests of the game!
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But you are right! The promoters need to draw a line. The purists definitely look at IPL as a paradigm shift from sports to entertainment! To that extent, I agree with you.
cheers!
hey sudhir!!
very very true...cudn agree with u more....
but then whosoever knows what the line is!!!
not those who create a ruccus on someone slapping or someone crying on the field....Gentlemen's game...did they say??!!
He he!
These entertainers & gladiators. They don't seem to acknowledge their own talents of batting and bowling. They'd rather resort to baiting and bawling. Some slapstick comedy this entertainment ka baap is turning out to be. But BCCI couldn't have asked for more. There are definitely more eyeballs glued to IPL, thanks to the Sreeshant's saas-bahu inspired tear glands and Bhajji's packing a punch to the gentleman's game.
truly well said priyanka di...
im so glad u r back!:D yay!
hugs
I think the lines are getting obscured. The real essence of the game is getting lost somewhere! Next would be masala moments into the game.. yikes!!!
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Hi ,
I was reading ur blog posts and found some of them to be wow.. u write well.. Why don't you popularize it more.. ur posts on ur blog ‘Sentience’ took my particular attention as some of them are interesting topics of mine too;
BTW I help out some ex-IIMA guys who with another batch mate run www.rambhai.com where you can post links to your most loved blog-posts. Rambhai was the chaiwala at IIMA and it is a site where users can themselves share links to blog posts etc and other can find and vote on them. The best make it to the homepage!
This way you can reach out to rambhai readers some of whom could become your ardent fans.. who knows.. :)
Cheers,
Hi Priyanka.....
I am just so over-whelmed on the command tht u have on the language....this is a talent to showcase how u control the subject with the object and not the other way round which normally occurs..please kp it up :-)
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