IPL Indian Premier League 2010

[Insomniac]

See, you really can't blame them for chosing IPL over National paycheck :

Indian Premier League: IPL players are the second best paid players in sports ! | Entertainment and Showbiz!

I'm confused by this as IPL players can only make a maximum of 1 milllion (which Kevin will make) while NBA players make well over that per season.

 

[shravi]

I'm confused by this as IPL players can only make a maximum of 1 milllion (which Kevin will make) while NBA players make well over that per season.

The players from seasons 1 and 2 can make more than 1 million. However, players who are bought season 3 and onwards can only make 750k maximum. Any additional money from the bid goes to the IPL.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

See, you really can't blame them for chosing IPL over National paycheck :

Indian Premier League: IPL players are the second best paid players in sports ! | Entertainment and Showbiz!

Also explains why Sohail Tanvir went to the extent of abusing my religion after being snubbed in the IPL

I'm confused by this as IPL players can only make a maximum of 1 milllion (which Kevin will make) while NBA players make well over that per season.

Maybe because IPL is just 3 years old and NBA has been around for like 50 years? :sarcasm

Making anything over $250,000 for a 7 week tournament where you get payed your entire salary even if you warm the benches the entire season is outstanding. And lets not forget that this is cricket. This is not Football which is played in like over 175 countries around the world. So an Indian Domestic Tournament paying players as handsomely as the research shows, is all-in-all amazing.

And NBA and EPL are played round the year. So isn't it amazing that players of just a 7 week tournament called IPL are the 2nd Best paid in all sports?

Rather than being parochial, we should be happy for the players and the sport. And now exponents even in F1 consider cricket's success as a challenge to their sport - Nick Fry on Cricket

 

[aditya123]

Also explains why Sohail Tanvir went to the extent of abusing my religion after being snubbed in the IPL

I`m yet to find a credible source to support that bit which makes me believe its a case of the media coming up with some irresponsible bit of `news`.

 

[pcfan123]

And NBA and EPL are played round the year. [/URL]

and you fail again

NBA is seasonal

 

[Params7]

The IPL: Cricket's unexpected smash hit - Cricket, Sport - The Independent


Sky numbers in there, Ollie.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

Sky figures show that England likes the IPL, no matter what is said about it online

 

[Leggie]

Take some time out to give this article a read - Rahul Bhattacharya: The advertising horror that is the IPL | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com

Couldn't agree with it more, it's getting ridiculous now.

 

[Params7]

Take some time out to give this article a read - Rahul Bhattacharya: The advertising horror that is the IPL | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com

Couldn't agree with it more, it's getting ridiculous now.

Good article, but I don't mind ads on the Jersey. Other sports have it too. But its the commentator advertising that sometimes makes my ears bleed. Tired of every single catch dolly or impossible being labeled a Karbon Kamal.

 

[Ollie_H]

The IPL: Cricket's unexpected smash hit - Cricket, Sport - The Independent


Sky numbers in there, Ollie.

Thanks for the numbers there! Was waiting for them , it is fair to say that is a fairly lareg difference, but you do have to factor in the time in which the England game was being played and the opponents. Would be interesting to see how these IPL figures compared to the viewing figures of the last Ashes.

But any how, the IPL really seems to have died down now, match threads at the start were getting 8+ pages, now some struggle to make it past 3! It goes on far too long.

 

[shravi]

Thanks for the numbers there! Was waiting for them , it is fair to say that is a fairly lareg difference, but you do have to factor in the time in which the England game was being played and the opponents. Would be interesting to see how these IPL figures compared to the viewing figures of the last Ashes.

But any how, the IPL really seems to have died down now, match threads at the start were getting 8+ pages, now some struggle to make it past 3! It goes on far too long.

Agreed. I haven't watched the last 15 or so games.

 

[Gurjot95]

IPL 2010 is still wide open for all teams (except KXI obviously) to reach semis. That's the only reason people still watch otherwise many people would have left watching it long ago. My interest in IPL have dropped after it's first 6 or 7 games.

 

[AkshayS]

yeah it's right.
The interest of IPL is dying now.
Agree with Rahul, I'm also watching it because of semifinal competition.

I have not seen a single bowl of last 8 matches and 2 MI matches (which they lost.)

 

[Gurjot95]

Don't know why Cricinfo has Tied Tab in IPL points table when it have superover elaminator.

 

[Ollie_H]

I watched the first like 10 games religiously, but since then, it has just gone on and on, and I don't reallty care anymore