Lone Wolf Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) I don't know why this IPl season hasn't been able to reach the level of previous season or even remotely close to that... At least up to this point. Maybe coz of Venues, the awful pitches or probably it indeed is an overkill. Anyone having same feeling about it? Edited April 17, 2021 by Lone Wolf Indwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoonyaSifar Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 It's the awful pitches which have resulted in sub-standard quality of cricket. No wonder the viewership is down by 15-20% despite multiple states announcing lockdowns. If BCCI does not wake up soon, the viewership will only go down further, eroding the value. The Hound, Lone Wolf, GeeGaw and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said: It's the awful pitches which have resulted in sub-standard quality of cricket. No wonder the viewership is down by 15-20% despite multiple states announcing lockdowns. If BCCI does not wake up soon, the viewership will only go down further, eroding the value. I know it will be hard to top off last season as it was just breathtaking cricket overall.. But indeed the Chennai leg so far is unbearable to watch. And we have seen what Motera is all about too in Eng T20Is. Hopefully BCCI does better job in those venues... As far as pitches are concerned. ShoonyaSifar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg Brother Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I find IPL every year overkill obviously 2 in 6 months would obviously feel boring plus matches this year have not been that entertaining. Lone Wolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Lone Wolf said: I don't know why this IPl season hasn't been able to reach the level of previous season or even remotely close to that... At least up to this point. Maybe coz of Venues, the awful pitches or probably it indeed is an overkill. Anyone having same feeling about it? Any idea about the TRP ratings for the first few games this season vs the last one? That should reflect public sentiment accurately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoonyaSifar Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Any idea about the TRP ratings for the first few games this season vs the last one? That should reflect public sentiment accurately. For the opening game - a dip of 15%, 9.7 billion viewing minutes this year vs 11.2. Hotstar app also saw a dip of nearly 20% from ~8.5 million viewers last year to around 6.7 million this year for the opening game. Average Hotstar viewership has been in the range of 4-5 millions in subsequent matches Lone Wolf, Mariyam and nevada 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Any idea about the TRP ratings for the first few games this season vs the last one? That should reflect public sentiment accurately. This is about ratings for at least 1 & 2 game &, it says about quite a downfall https://m.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/ipl-2021-live-streaming-fails-to-see-increase-in-viewership-1st-2-games-bring-low-numbers.html Last few game have been even more poor quality so I guess numbers won't be too good either. Mariyam and ShoonyaSifar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCC Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Here in the UK I’ve actually watched more of it than usual and know a lot of people the same, because of the lockdowns. I’ve enjoyed the pitches as well. You don’t want to see 180-200 get chased down every single day but there have been a good variety of types of games and results so far, unlike the PSL Edited April 17, 2021 by YCCC kirkutfan and Mariyam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) I and many of my friends like quick bowling and strokeplay. Most of these pitches are not conducive to either. So, we are not watching that much. Edited April 17, 2021 by express bowling Mosher and Lone Wolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarantineTormentino Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Law of diminishing marginal utility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Not if you are a and fan, teams that play exciting cricket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Interest on ICF seems lesser too. Edited April 17, 2021 by express bowling Mosher, coffee_rules, Ankit_sharma03 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Boring start to the season. Players look jaded and with no intensity. express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianCapitals Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I am enjoying this ipl. Much better contest between bat and ball and I prefer 150-160 matches than 200+ where anyone can come out and slog these pitches actually test your technique and ability and can’t just hit through the line from ball 1 as for ratings, most of the countries have opened up, earlier start time, you have other series going on at the same time so that could have something to do with it kirkutfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, zen said: Not if you are a and fan, teams that play exciting cricket Yeah but MI is not playing at Wankhede or Eden.. They are not able to fully utilize all the firepower they got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: Yeah but MI is not playing at Wankhede or Eden.. They are not able to fully utilize all the firepower they got. a good challenge for it though like in UAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global.Baba Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) IPL first few games get you going then it becomes an overkill, then again picks up right before the knockouts. I don’t think 2 back to back IPL’s make a difference. There will still be a lull period and then interest will be Sky high as always during the knockout stages. It feels like that every year because the tournament goes on for too long. Edited April 17, 2021 by Global.Baba kirkutfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Absolutely not, can we have another in 6 months time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin 3:!6 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 This IPL is definitely below par as compared to the last one where the interest level was much higher. On top of that matches so far are very boring. Even in ICF there is not much traffic...normally its busiest during IPL time but not the case this time. I have not watched a single full game so far this season. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeGaw Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Interest in the UAE version of IPL was inflated because almost zero sport had been played for almost six months prior and lockdowns worldwide were more prevalent than even today. Mariyam, kirkutfan and Austin 3:!6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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