Marut Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 The playing field will get even if every country gets its premier league. Don't we complain that IPL has brought down our standards. Then we should let the standards come down every where so that we can regain top ranking in test cricket. The best way is to have these leagues crop up every where.
Needforspeed Posted February 19, 2013 Author Posted February 19, 2013 Almost the entire SA team plays in the IPL. It doesn't seem to have any impact on their test performance.
Marut Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 But they don't have a premier league or a board that wants to prioritize any leagues over international cricket.
Zap_Brannigan Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Considering that CSA have an "verbal arrangement" with BCCI to not have any series during the IPL and that they are on the board of champions league, how are they doing anything less? If IPL was the main reason for our test standing currently, was it also the main reason that we were #1 in tests, WC champions and are #1 in ODIs? Blame the players who prioritize IPL over tests, blame the tests that pay players very little compared to IPL and blame the fans that rarely watch a full test match.
G_B_ Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 i think its stupid to blame IPL for the decline on our game its just that Indian cricket is going through a process of change. Even the mighty aussies fell from position 1 to 5 in the aftermath of their greats retiring. Lets also keep in mind India have won the under 19 world cup in australia for the first time outside asia on pitches with plenty of help for the fast bowlers. That tells me the future is bright.
Vivek.S.123 Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 IPL has helped Indian cricket immensely. Here are a few ways that it has helped: 1. Made our bench strength / second string players stronger 2. Made our batsmen much stronger 3. Developed youngsters who can represent India anytime 4. Improved our players mental strength 5. Domestic players can finally learn how to bat against someone like Steyn or Narine / Bowl against Hussey or Gayle
Dumbbells Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 We used to see great cricketers from West Indies in the past. The passion for cricket is not there in WI these days. Most of the tall men are involved in basket ball and ignoring cricket because they can earn more and make a career in Basket ball. If WI can pump in some good money(the league is gonna do that I believe) we gonna see some awesome cricketers from WI again.
Marut Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 IPL has helped Indian cricket immensely. Here are a few ways that it has helped: 1. Made our bench strength / second string players stronger 2. Made our batsmen much stronger 3. Developed youngsters who can represent India anytime 4. Improved our players mental strength 5. Domestic players can finally learn how to bat against someone like Steyn or Narine / Bowl against Hussey or Gayle Our players sure have a lot of mental strength. How else do you cope with consecutive white washes?:haha:
Needforspeed Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 Our players sure have a lot of mental strength. How else do you cope with consecutive white washes?:haha: :hysterical::hysterical:
Marut Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 i think its stupid to blame IPL for the decline on our game its just that Indian cricket is going through a process of change. Even the mighty aussies fell from position 1 to 5 in the aftermath of their greats retiring. Lets also keep in mind India have won the under 19 world cup in australia for the first time outside asia on pitches with plenty of help for the fast bowlers. That tells me the future is bright. Our overseas batting has never been so bad in the last 30 years or so. All of this is not due to transition alone. Two white washes with big defeats in all the eight games ( several of them were among the worst defeats India had over decades, alll with in the space of 6 months), and humilated in a home series on the top of that (outspun in our own backyard) are big alarm bells. Our opponents did not even prepare green tops for us, they were just slightly aiding pace and our wheels came off. Australia dipped during the transition but they have still held their own. They did not get thrashed around like a club team when they toured.
Vivek.S.123 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Our players sure have a lot of mental strength. How else do you cope with consecutive white washes?:haha: It has made our players more confident in chasing down big totals on flat tracks. A few examples would be CB series and Asia cup (Both Kohli's innings)
Crookbond Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 CPL players divided into three pools http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/637643.html Players in the Caribbean Twenty20 Premier League draft have been divided into three groups, with a few players from each slated to form a squad of 15 for every participating franchise. There are six teams in all - Antigua, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Pool A features international cricketers- 14 from West Indies and 12 from overseas. Pool B includes six international and over 100 local players, a few of whom have represented West Indies. Under-23 players from across the country will make up Pool C. The draft will take place on June 5 in Jamaica. A head coach, assistant coach, one West Indian and one international player, designated as 'franchise players' (who will be among the 15), will make up each team's selection committee, which will be in charge of all strategies for the draft. These franchise players are not classified under the pools and will be appointed to each team by the league. Ross Taylor, Muttiah Muralitharan, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Mohammad Hafeez and Ricky Ponting make up the international franchise players, while Marlon Samuels, Darren Sammy, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle form their West Indies counterparts. Apart from the two franchise players, each team can pick four players from Pool A, seven players from Pool B and two from Pool C. Players selected from Pool C have to be under 23 years of age before September 1, 2013. All teams are expected to work under a salary cap, which is yet to be specified. A total of 24 matches will be played in the competition that starts on 30 July and ends on August 24. The details were announced at a press conference in Barbados on May 24. Carlisle Powell, the league's operations manager, was enthusiastic about the tournament's progress so far. "I have had an opportunity to tour each venue to assess what each facility has to offer and what will be needed from a CPL standpoint to meet our goals and objectives for the tournament," he said. "I feel confident now that all of the cricket boards are better informed and more aware of all our preparations. The foundation for a solid working relationship has been established and I know I can call on each of them to assist us with the operations and logistics in their respective countries."
G_B_ Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 sounds like a good plan. This league appears a lot more organised than many others of similar size.
Zelig Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 The Monaco GP of T20 :agree: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLqkr5s42k]CPL TV Commercial Sneak Peek - YouTube[/ame] yoooooooo!!!! :hysterical:
bulbul Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 The Monaco GP of T20 :agree: yoooooooo!!!! :hysterical: Cheer leaders :woot:
vvvslaxman Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 Wonder why other cricketing boards don't talk about this fixing scandal :hmmm: After all their players are part of this sh***y league. They should call everyone back.
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 The only fans I see interested in this league are middle aged Indian aunties :cantstop: but with cheerleaders like that I'm aldready interesteddddd
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 Wonder why other cricketing boards don't talk about this fixing scandal :hmmm: After all their players are part of this sh***y league. They should call everyone back. At this stage all the Caribbean cricket board wants is moolah. I'm pretty sure they'll look the other way when it comes to fixing
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