IPL Question

[SciD]

Lets find out how many members outside India like IPL. I expect all Aussie and English members to vote negative.

 

[harishankar]

Is this for Indian members as well?

 

[Skater]

Hasn't washed with me. Started it with an open mind, quickly came to hate it.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Too many matches, haven't got any problems with the actual cricket but find it all a bit disorganised and hard to follow, plus Setanta haven't really helped it's coverage over here.

 

[King Pietersen]

I'm the same as Lee, thought it was OK at the start, quickly got boring, lacks the tactical depth that the UK Twenty20 Cup has, it's completely dominated by the batsmen, only the real top bowlers (Warne) have had luck with the ball, and most of the wickets have come from batsmen error as opposed to bowler skill, with exceptions of course. I just don't find it particularly entertaining. I find a One Day International or a Test Match far more entertaining, tactical cricket is far better to watch.

 

[.Mob]

You're having a laugh, there has been some great bowling also. For example Sree vs Bangalore, his first over was devastating.

 

[harishankar]

English members seem to have a problem with the Indian version of T20 but they claim that their version of it is "tactically superior".

Very English-like attitude.

 

[SciD]

Banglore defended 127 runs. If thats not bowler friendly then what is?

 

[ankittyagi]

Sohail Tanveer ..

The bowling of sohail tanveer has shown that if that there is enuff scope for bowlers to perform as well ..

besides there have been 3 hat-tricks already .. and u call it heavily biased towards the batsmen :

 

[Will_NA]

Never followed it. Me not having Setanta didn't help but there are much more interesting things for me to pay attention to such as the closing stages of the Football season. Too many matches in my opinion and why would I be interested in an Indian Domestic competition? Even if English players were involved I wouldn't care since it's Indian teams playing one anther rather than an International contest.

 

[Skater]

English members seem to have a problem with the Indian version of T20 but they claim that their version of it is "tactically superior".

Very English-like attitude.

No, it's truth, the quality of cricket in the Twenty20 Cup will be far, far superior to the IPL. Granted, this is the IPL's first season.

 

[manee]

I'm not sure about the quality of cricket being far, far superior in the Twenty20 Cup than in the IPL, but I guess the Champions Twenty20 League will settle some arguements

 

[Harrypotter_fan]

I agree with these English members, England T20 Championship owns IPL as IPL's schedule is too dense and too long. Also it is filled with too much glamor which diverts your attention from cricket. And set max coverage is not good at all, the rights should have gone to ESPN-STAR or TEN Sports.

BTW, Champions T20 league will be great! I think the Bushrangers has a good chance of winning

 

[SciD]

Can anyone tell me what are that secret tactics that T20 in England use but their national team forgets.

 

[Skater]

Can anyone tell me what are that secret tactics that T20 in England use but their national team forgets.

We have the habit of selecting our Test/ODI players for T20, not our best domestic T20 players.