Baad Indian Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Overdose of anything is not good , its just the greed for money on behalf of the organizers and nothing else . How can anyone watch a 70 Match Tournament just after the Long World Cup gets over with fresh enthusiasm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 LOL@ the Modi Bhakths :hahaha: I agree with those who think some fans have WC fatigue. That said I am told tickets for the opener in Chennai went for several times face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelig Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 That N. Sreenivasan dildo hasn't opened the tickets for all the CSK home games, man. The tickets go on sale just a week or few days ahead of the match :mad: What a meanie cant :whack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajmarie Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 IMO fans got an exciting Ind vs SA series....followed by long WC which we won. IPL started not even 1 week later. The grounds are having excellent attendance considering the above. Heck Eden was 30k plus. I will though expect more attendance from this weekend onward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think franchises shuffling and addition of 2 IPLs have not really sunk in yet. As we get to the business end IPL will gather momentum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowU Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I think franchises shuffling and addition of 2 IPLs have not really sunk in yet. As we get to the business end IPL will gather momentum. Plus to the fact the rhythm has been disturbed after 3 yrs. Now they have to start from scratch and start all over again :headshake: BCCI can blame themselves if they lose following and poor tv ratings because no one will put up with constant changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The addition of the new teams and the shuffling of players has ****ed it up. Couple of major changes in each team a year are still ok but changing the whole team except the support staff :P is stupid. Yesterday I wanted Karthik to do well as I supported him last year when he was playing for dilli and now he is playing for Punjab. Gilli was a part of building DC and now its weird seeing him playing for punjab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Worst disintegration happened within the ranks of Punjab XI. They had 3 captains for 3 seasons. Now ALl 3 captains are captaining 3 different teams. It is freaking so weird. Atleast they should have retained their marquee players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serani Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Havent watched any of this years IPL apart from today, just didnt feel like cricket after watching the world cup. I mean come on, from watching India vs Pakistan to Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Pune poontang. Just cant be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Havent watched any of this years IPL apart from today' date=' just didnt feel like cricket after watching the world cup. I mean come on, from watching India vs Pakistan to Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Pune poontang. Just cant be done.[/quote'] But we can't have world cup every month can we? :winky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Seems like Australians are deprived of IPL.. due to some controversy http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/adam-gilchrist-secures-ipl-win-for-kings-xi-punjab-with-shock-defeat-of-chennai-super-kings/story-fn50nhzf-1226038857212 Look at the title of the news :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Seems like Australians are deprived of IPL.. due to some controversy http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/indian-premier-league/adam-gilchrist-secures-ipl-win-for-kings-xi-punjab-with-shock-defeat-of-chennai-super-kings/story-fn50nhzf-1226038857212 Look at the title of the news :hysterical: YA the company which sold rights to One HD got their contract with BCCI cancelled. So court cases everywhere :facepalm: As for the title, in Aus they always do it as no one will click on article which will read Paul Valthaty hits the winning runs for KXIP, but people will click when they see Gily's name in the headline. One HD used to announce "Tonight, watch Hayden's Superkings take on Hussey's KKR" :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate_Game Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 After winning the World Cup who would go for IPL? It's akin to drinking "desi tharra" after Johnnie Walker Blue Label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhinav Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The WC win has surely quenched the thirst for many but the stadiums are still getting significant attendance for most games. All the games have had 25K plus viewers in the stadium, the TRPs have been slightly lower than last year but that will surely pick up as the fans keep coming back after their WC hangover gets over, loyalties again start to build up for new players and the race for knock-outs hot up. IPL is here to stay guys, a light dip doesn't mean that it's gonna die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Lack of good matches is also one of the reason. We have seen far too many top order collapses in the last 2 days. Only couple of teams recovered. CSK vs PKXI was a very good advt for IPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Just like WC ,IPL too has a long calendar . and WC celebration still aren't over yet :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaku Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Lallu Modi :isalute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Loving IPL, and anyone who disagrees, then should not watch it and then comment I hate it. There are too many who loves it and a single negative opinion does not matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoverDrive Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I think it is in vogue to Keep following IPL and then insult it. How the hell is it any different from Big Bash or UK T20 except for its length. If you dont follow it STFU. there are more people watching it in the stadium and on the TV than any other International Cricket right now or any other Cricket League so obviously they are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 IPL opening day viewership figures set new records The opening game of the 2011 IPL saw the highest television ratings across six key markets since the league's debut season, potentially allaying questions about cricket fatigue in the wake of the World Cup. A total of 19.7 million people tuned in to watch Chennai Super Kings' narrow two-run victory over a new-look Kolkata Knight Riders side on April 8, giving Set Max a 29% share of the total cable television viewership in the metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. That translated into a Television Viewer Rating (TVR) of 7.77, up from 6.95 last year, and trailing only the 8.21 rating posted in 2008, according to TAM Media Research, the leading television ratings agency in India (TVR is a time-weighted figure which accounts for time spent by viewers in addition to the number of viewers). The all-India TVR for the same game was 7.14, according to TAM, and Set Max claims that a total of 55.8 million people caught the action, setting a new record for the league's first day. For the sake of comparison, a total of 122 million people watched India beat Sri Lanka in the World Cup final earlier this month. In the lead-up to the IPL, there was some concern that the six-week long World Cup that ended with India being crowned champions might have satiated the Indian cricket fan's appetite for the game, but the strong initial ratings suggest that the IPL, which is packaged as family entertainment, continues to resonate with viewers. "It is a TV show with cricket as the subject," Santosh Desai, the chief executive of Future Brands, told ESPNcricinfo. "You don't put yourself in it as much as you would if India were involved. It is a long engagement, low intensity model that is commercially viable." The two games on Saturday, April 9 - Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Royal Challengers Bangalore - drew lower ratings that the opening game for the same six metros, reflecting how much local interest and the timing of the matches affects the ratings. Rajasthan, who won the right to compete in the tournament in court, cruised past Deccan by eight wickets, and the game was watched by 9.4 million, garnering a rating of 2.54. However, that match started at 4 p.m., unlike the other two games, which were played in prime time. Bangalore beating Kochi by six wickets therefore elicited more interest, especially since one of the marquee teams was playing, registering a TVR of 5.17 and attracting 15.3 million viewers. http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/511037.html Haters gonna hate but it is an even bigger success this year. IPL and BCCI rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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