IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic cricket
Just yesterday, I was watching the news, and I came to know about the 2013 Indian Premier League spot fixing case which arose when the Delhi Police arrested three cricketers, Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, and Ankeet Chavan, on the charges of spot fixing.
And thus I started thinking if the IPL really does encourage the spirit of the game, sportsmanship or team spirit, or if it is more inclined to money and sponsorship.
And so I present my opinion for the motion that IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic Cricket.
Playing in IPL was considered to be a viable career option as opined by a celebrity, in a daily newspaper, recently. I read it and felt it to be a wrong observation.
Till few years ago, in India, most of the responsible parents and the guardians took sports as a whole to be a pass time. For them it was a pleasure to watch and allowed children to play whatever they liked to, during free time, just for relaxation, fun and health.
But now, the sports scenario for IPL has definitely changed in India.
While the IPL has many plus points, it also has a lot of negatives which have left the purists of the game fuming.
For instance, The BCCI's stubbornness in not including the IPL as part of the international calendar has led to a lot of cramped schedules. One problem is that the Indian players play the IPL and head straight into another series without enough practice and conditioning for that particular series. Either that or they play the IPL immediately after a series. Either of the situations leads to players having fatigue issues.
In the past most players tried to prolong their international cricket career as much as possible. Famous cricketers like Sir Garfield Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, played test cricket for an average of 20 years.
Not anymore. Playing two months in a year and making enough money for the entire year is enough for most players nowadays, just like Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga, who have given up their test careers and are very
And thus I started thinking if the IPL really does encourage the spirit of the game, sportsmanship or team spirit, or if it is more inclined to money and sponsorship.
And so I present my opinion for the motion that IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic Cricket.
Playing in IPL was considered to be a viable career option as opined by a celebrity, in a daily newspaper, recently. I read it and felt it to be a wrong observation.
Till few years ago, in India, most of the responsible parents and the guardians took sports as a whole to be a pass time. For them it was a pleasure to watch and allowed children to play whatever they liked to, during free time, just for relaxation, fun and health.
But now, the sports scenario for IPL has definitely changed in India.
While the IPL has many plus points, it also has a lot of negatives which have left the purists of the game fuming.
For instance, The BCCI's stubbornness in not including the IPL as part of the international calendar has led to a lot of cramped schedules. One problem is that the Indian players play the IPL and head straight into another series without enough practice and conditioning for that particular series. Either that or they play the IPL immediately after a series. Either of the situations leads to players having fatigue issues.
In the past most players tried to prolong their international cricket career as much as possible. Famous cricketers like Sir Garfield Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar, played test cricket for an average of 20 years.
Not anymore. Playing two months in a year and making enough money for the entire year is enough for most players nowadays, just like Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga, who have given up their test careers and are very