LORD_analyst Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 The Indian Premier League always generates comments from both sides of the fence. There are people who love it and can’t wait for it to come around, and there are some, mostly the connoisseurs of the game who think T20 cricket is rubbish and hate it with passion. Among those who hate it are invariably people who feel that the huge money that the IPL brings to the players is a distraction and affects their performances. They feel that the players won’t care much for playing for their countries if they get a good contract in the IPL. There is no doubt that the IPL has made many a player secure for life, and in some cases maybe for the next couple of his generations too. However, the player is smart enough to know that if he doesn’t perform up to expectations then his market would fall and he may get much less the next time around, and worse still could miss out on the League altogether. The main argument between those who hate the IPL and those who like it is invariably about money. So those who are for the IPL are supposed to like it because of the money they are getting directly or through some business connected with the IPL and not for the excitement and the quality of cricket that they get to see. What the accusers do not realise or are feigning ignorance about is that the same argument about money can be turned against them — that because they are not benefiting financially from the IPL they hate it. How money was sought to be the reason for the spat between Kevin Pietersen and David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd on social media recently is a typical example of the divided opinions that the IPL generates. Pietersen is a straightforward bloke who calls a spade a shovel; he is someone who won’t mince words. That is the reason he, like the IPL, is either liked or disliked, but not ignored. The spat began when Pietersen observed on social media that those who accused him of preferring the IPL cash over playing for England and who had nothing nice to say about the League were now in India working for the IPL. Clearly, his shot was aimed at the English commentators who are working in India for the IPL. David Lloyd, who had been dismissive about the IPL in the past, using unkind names for some of the franchises, had come down as a commentator a couple of years earlier. He is here this year too. No wonder Pietersen was peeved and wanted to know why he had come down if he felt that the IPL was not a tournament worth watching. Lloyd is a professional who will work if he gets a good offer and has the time to spare. He doesn’t have to like the tournament to work in it, even if he has been impolite about it. He may or may not change his mind about the tournament, but should he have been hired in the first place at all, especially since he had been so negative about it earlier? Aren’t there other commentators who would have gladly come down? Or is Lloyd’s commentary so good that he has to be fitted in somehow or the other? More importantly, now that Lloyd has been at the IPL for two editions has he changed his mind about it? That needs an answer. What needs no answer, though, is whether we have a complex about getting recognition from foreigners or not. That answer is the most affirmative despite it being 70 years since India’s independence. The pride in our performance and our sportspersons is secondary to getting recognition from overseas. So a franchise can hire someone who has questioned the integrity of a person no less than the Indian skipper when we should have been telling him that unless he apologises for that, he won’t be considered for any assignment in India. There are some who come to earn money in India and yet when they are sitting in the aircraft on way home after their assignment will raise a glass and abuse India. There are those who call India the rudest country in the world, and yet are happy to come and earn millions from the IPL. Pietersen raised the question to David Lloyd that could have been due to some old skirmish between them, but shouldn’t Indians have done it? But then, how many of us have real pride in ourselves as Indians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORD_analyst Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 sick of colonial mindset in india......lick white man's as*s all day long on star sports. express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 when comes to IPL , white , black , brown , muslim , hindu , atheist and all other are kissing our asses tweaker, adi B, Unstable Joe and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORD_analyst Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) What needs no answer, though, is whether we have a complex about getting recognition from foreigners or not. That answer is the most affirmative despite it being 70 years since India’s independence. The pride in our performance and our sportspersons is secondary to getting recognition from overseas. So a franchise can hire someone who has questioned the integrity of a person no less than the Indian skipper when we should have been telling him that unless he apologises for that, he won’t be considered for any assignment in India. There are some who come to earn money in India and yet when they are sitting in the aircraft on way home after their assignment will raise a glass and abuse India. There are those who call India the rudest country in the world, and yet are happy to come and earn millions from the IPL. Edited May 7, 2018 by LORD_analyst G_B_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I am not sure i am following this. He is saying we should not hire someone just because he is white? We don't have like 50 countries playing cricket. SA/NZ/Australia/England 4 teams are white teams out of the total 9. beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 So much passive aggression, Sunny is a bitter sook. Switchblade and Temujin Khaghan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garuda Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Of course he would know about arse kissing because he was one of those guys who indulged in it . Him and tracer bullet have been kissing several powerful asses and BCCI asses as of the last decade. Fans like other commentators better than his and manjus commentary. So his income is under threat and thats the reason he is acting bitter. We have suffered enough. The white worship is a thing I hate but its rich when Sunny talks on our behalf. Bring on some better Indian commentators to replace these guys. Switchblade, Vk1 and Gollum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Grow up Gavaskar, the world is changing and today's generation don't have the time to care about you or your sorry issues. If I have to say, the Cricket will be a lot better place if we are to rid of old f@rts like you. Take that sook Bumble with you as well. Edited May 7, 2018 by Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg Brother Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Didnt Ravi Shashtri ridicule England cricket Board during mid break show on star sports in 2011 test series? And that too by mentioning something about IPL and ECB being jealous about it..Here we were gettig smashed 0-4 and this guy was blabbering about IPL..And this man is our current coach. Switchblade, Gollum and sergio04 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Not insulting whites won't become white worshipping. You cannot insult whites just for the sake of insulting. You have to look at individuals and how they behave and act accordingly. Brett Lee is a white. What wrong he did. He is mixing well with Indian culture. If you look at it Indian born Nasser Hussain threw worst jabes at Indians more than whites. Sunny made distasteful remarks about David Hookes death as well. Show your aggression where you need to show not everywhere. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandeepMotta Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The fist thing we should stop is the nepotism . Rohan Gavaskar getting a commentary gig just because of his father even though he is terrible is the biggest travesty. Garuda and Switchblade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandeepMotta Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 He just wants the likes of his son to get more air time as commentator. Switchblade and Lannister 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Not insulting whites won't become white worshipping. You cannot insult whites just for the sake of insulting. You have to look at individuals and how they behave and act accordingly. Brett Lee is a white. What wrong he did. He is mixing well with Indian culture. If you look at it Indian born Nasser Hussain threw worst jabes at Indians more than whites. Sunny made distasteful remarks about David Hookes death as well. Show your aggression where you need to show not everywhere. Thanks for reminding me about that, lowest of all lows imaginable. Gavaskar is like modern day nazi feminists, he needs an object of hate and goras are the target. Lannister, Switchblade and Peshust 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garuda Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 More arsekissing from tracer bullet to sunny g. the bouncer hit his forehead and went back 10 meters it seems Some gin and tonic stories. In between he says Sunny wasnt afraid of the critics who would say that shastri is a bombay player and sunny's chamcha which would be the truth Lannister, beetle and Gollum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 This shameless hypocrite is willing to go to any lengths to protect his interest and the players from Mumbai and here he is crying about unfairness. Who made him the spoke person of Indian cricket anyway? Garuda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattieboy Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 5 hours ago, MultiB48 said: They are more protective of their products ,leagues like english premier league, la liga etc dont allow football to grow in other parts of the world but we seem oblivious to it. In what way do those leagues not all football to grow in other parts of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_B_ Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 fully agree with sunny g in this instance Lloyd has been always hyper critical of the IPL when it was in ITV4... as soon as his paymasters have the rights to the IPL its all so good. Now I actually enjoy Lloyd as a commentator. He does bring colour to the commentary team. But there are others like Michael Vaughn who were always supportive of the IPL (though critical of certain aspects) who would have made a better choice. express bowling, LORD_analyst and sergio04 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 57 minutes ago, G_B_ said: fully agree with sunny g in this instance Lloyd has been always hyper critical of the IPL when it was in ITV4... as soon as his paymasters have the rights to the IPL its all so good. Now I actually enjoy Lloyd as a commentator. He does bring colour to the commentary team. But there are others like Michael Vaughn who were always supportive of the IPL (though critical of certain aspects) who would have made a better choice. Vaughan is also part of the commentary team. I heard him in few matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temujin Khaghan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Don't fall for sunny. He can be a high and mighty knight with a shining armour when the situation suits him and when it doesn't, he is quiet as a mouse. wanted_desi, Switchblade, Gollum and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 We seem to be all excited when we see Fire in babylon when the black power took on the white man etc etc...while Imran Khan was mixing with the white socialites and trying hard to be one of them...Sunny G was the original brown gangster who gave them back and made them cry Yes little vulnerable in his later years to BCCI but still he is only catering to his own kind,but when it comes to sticking it to the whiteman...Sunny G been doing it since the 70's.....Gangsta LORD_analyst, Switchblade, AuxiliA and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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