I watched 75% of the first game between The Hasselhoffs and the royal old dudes.
That remains to this point the game I have spent the most time actually watching.
All the games are now fusing into to each other like episodes of charmed.
You know you saw something you liked.
You know it appealed to your base instincts.
You know other things happened during the episode as well, but in the end you are left with the vision of Aylssa Milano in a tight top and everything else has faded away.
The games seem over before they begin.
Without the Kiwis and Aussies the league seems a little more stale.
I still can’t remember who is playing for who.
The only time I get excited is when there is a scandal.
There is a game every 15 minutes.
By the time I work out there is a game on, and I turn the telly on the contest is over.
Every team has someone I like, love, hate or despise in them, so you can’t even support the teams properly.
2020 is a quicker form of the game, it even got boring at 10 times the speed one day cricket has.
And I can never remember who the hell I’m supporting (checked my calander today it’s the super duper kings).
Maybe the IPL isn’t for me.
Perhaps I should leave it for the serious cricket correspondents.
And this dude.
From here on in, my IPL coverage shall be phoned in.
If it’s good enough for Robert DeNiro, it’s good enough for me.
Cheer up Jrod,Just 7 days until a titanic test series starts at the Bacon and Eggs Bowl…And we’re about to unleach a 23 year old batsman with 4 first class centuries under his belt, and batting lower down the order than the keeper onto an unsuspecting world.
Only one match a day is a good idea.One match EVERY day is a bad idea.
here in india is complete contrast…TV serials are sinking in TRP charts…even SRK’s show has no takers…TV ads rate during matches are more that four times than normal…hmm…some body must be watching IPL…
LB, i am eagerly awaiting it. KC, i would have liked it if it was a 18 day tournament and they played heaps of games at the same time. SP, people watched Baywatch for years as well.
How long did the 20/20 World Cup in SA last year go on for?I think it was 12 days. Therefore it was a success. Fast cricket played at a fast pace. The perfect contrast to that dripping water torture in the WI earlier in the year.You’re onto it JRod. It should be 2 games a day, fast changing table. Get Ravi, Pommie, bloody Robin Jackman et al work for their money.Would shorten the window too. Making room for another window, That would make Sheriff Standford happy.
I like the idea that everyone’s watching the same match though. Two games a day would be fine, but maybe back-to-back, rather than simultaneously.Don’t know why I’m saying this. It’s not like I get a say.
KC,Don’t undervalue yourself like that.
I’m bored now.I hate it all to hell.And I’d bought tickets to the 1st test at Lords, and I’m going to be stuck up a mountain in Scotland.Stupid Suave.
Suave,Agreed.
Suave! I’m already going (you see I HAVEN’T scheduled any Scottish mountain trips for the same time), otherwise I’d take them.
Aren’t the Scottish mountains full of deranged royals?And Jamie Oliver.And Americans.Suave, what were you thinking? You probably can’t even get radio coverage up there.
LB, I can!! I was in teh same area last year when The England played West Indies, and I sat in a car listeninng to the radio for most of the day!Hopefully, I’ll be able to avoid the deranged royals. If Jamie Oliver is nearby, I shall give him a dry slap, and American tourists don’t do the walks we do. It’s alright Mims, I was going with a mate, so he’s found two of his friends to take them!
Are you saying I’m not serious, J Rod? (I hope so. I wouldn’t want to send out the wrong message.)
DS, you are simply dude.
I’ve been reading abt its craze in India – SP apart from the TV ratings of other programs and stuff I hear the cinemas are going empty and Bollywood is suffering.Its the same in Pakistan and Dubai. Plans are made around these matches – Its also a convenient time for viewers in this part of the world to watch.Maybe it should have been only 1 round rather than 2 but the BCCI had to give each of the 8 cities 7 matches to help the franchises make money. And that was only possible by having home and away matches – i.e. 2 rounds.Each day could have had 2-3 matches instead of 1 but then the logistics would have been a headache and I’m not sure if the TV channels would have been happy about it.I have heard complaints about it being too long but at the same time the cricket has been exciting.A cracker between Delhi and Chennai just ended.