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IPL cricket

IPL cricket, with its commercialisation, media glitz and Bollywood’s Midas touch, is gradually inching towards acquiring an industry status which will provide bread and butter to many associated with it. Twenty20, the mini version of cricket, is intelligently packed with power and entertainment and is unlikely to stem the adrenalin flow. What is the fun in a game that doesn’t create craze equally among the rich and the poor? Hats off to IPL cricket that has pulled the people out of the saas-bahu mode of entertainment, which had taken them for granted.

Utpal Sarkar,

Koraput

Even after Kerry Packer started pajama cricket, Test cricket did not lose its charm. But thanks to ODI and T20, Test matches have lost their appeal. With the glamour quotient pervading T20, Test cricket will be obliterated.

K.S. Sundaram,

Bangalore

The IPL mania that has gripped a whole lot of people from youngsters to VIPs is mainly the result of the excessive media hype and the big money involved. The only beneficiaries of the IPL matches are the sponsors and corporate giants who have bought the different teams.

R. Sekar,

Visakhapatnam

Whether IPL will be able to sustain the interest of the ordinary cricket fan remains to be seen. But from being an avid hater of the crass commercialisation of the game during the auctions, I have come to realise that it is a win-win situation for the crowds and the players. The people can definitely look forward to more drama and bonhomie among the players. Youngsters can learn by playing along with legends. I have a suggestion: do away with free hits as the T20 by its very nature goes against bowlers who have very little room to err.

N. Sivaraman,

Bangalore

I used to watch a lot of cricket as a school student. I even neglected my studies. After I entered the medical college, I realised what a waste it was and stopped watching the game. I shifted my interest to tennis and soccer as they were played for a shorter duration and gave me enough time to study. I started watching cricket again only last year after T20 was started.

It is not necessary for a game to last for a whole day or five days to bring out the best in a player. Did Maradona play soccer for eight hours or Federer for five consecutive days to showcase his best?

Srinivas R. Pantula,

Hyderabad

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