Cricket, the game which all Indians like to play and watch. Frankly, saying it is the only game which has crossed all borders and barriers in the country and have become a game which represent India. It's the only game which has players from all part of country, ulike hockey which is still dominated by players from north, tennis which is dominated from players from south.
It's the only game in which we are getting players from the smallest city of the country, for example, our very captain of ODI team is from a small city "Ranchi", R.P Singh is from "Raibarelliy", city which is not known to many. Not only this, 'n' other examples can be found at various level of cricket going on in country. But i am not interested in discussing anything like that. The topic which i am going to discuss is present fight going on between IPL and ICL and it's future effect on Indian cricket.
Yesterday, all of us saw various franchise of IPL from different part of country were bidding for the players and were buying them to play for their side. Chennai bought Dhoni for 1.5 million dollar, Pathan brothers were bought for 1.4 million dollar and several other players were bought at different value. IPL kicks off somewhere in April, and no doubt it is going to be huge success like county club in Egnland, but it would be more successful than that, because it is based on 20-twenty format, which people likes to watch as it is a 3 hour game. These leauge will no doubt will give cricket of high calliber for ODIs and 20-twenty cricket, as crickter from all over the world are participating in it. But not at the same time it is going to harmful to Indian cricket.
Our dear, selectors threw out Sourav and Rahul because they want to make a team for 2011 world cup. But not at the same time introducing cricket clubs which are totally focused not 20- twenty format will ruin the players because now and onwards non of the player will try to learn technique and basics, but they just try to learn how to hit hard and get maximum run in minimum possible ball, because this is something for which they are going to be paid. This type of cricket will totally ruin the god all types cricket matches viz. Test cricket, as test cricket is the game of technique and patience and this type of club and cricket can't produce the cricketers of that calliber.
At present we can't find a player who can substitute Rahul, Laxman and Sourav, and mind it IPL has not started functioning. So in future forget that we are going to find a substitute for Sachin. Isn't that this type of league will destroy the carrer of bowlers or say in other way, no will want to become bowler as this game is dominated by batsman. Bowlers are not given there right value. So in future we are not going have only shortage of class batsman but also of level bowler. So, i have only point to make here, by starting this type of clubs where we are heading. Isn't that we are destroying our own future. In want of more money and to destroy ICL, is the move taken by BCCI is justified, this will totally ruin the future of Indian cricket. Things which seems to be fortune today will be a blunder tomorrow. So, I think it's a cricket time, but how long.
It's now totally depends on readers to tell me whether i am able to justify my point or not. Waiting for your comments.
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good analysis, but one more thing that worries me is the amount of cricket our players will be playing. Already, the Indian cricket team plays around 60 ODIs every year (let alone tests), which is 50% more than any other team. Won't this also affect the fitness in a more extensive manner. I seriously don't understand what BCCI is up to.
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