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Post by Zat Thu 16 Apr 2009, 04:49

Actually, it's a pretty f*cked innovation, but nobody would look if I headed the thread that.

Believe it or not, the IPL is actually about making money for the team and league owners, not about the actual game. So now, the IPL will have a break in each innings, at the ten over mark. OK, nothing wrong with that, you might think, except that these breaks will be seven and a half minutes long.

I kid you not.

So much for the non-stop action and excitement of the game.

FFS, if they want to make sure they get the requisite number of commercials in, why don't they just get the match-fixing bookies involved? Nobody would know the difference, and the games would, in all probability, be more exciting.

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Post by tac Thu 16 Apr 2009, 04:51

What the fark! You're kidding, huh?
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Post by Zat Thu 16 Apr 2009, 04:55

Check the link in the first sentence.

A 'tactical time out' of 7.5 minutes after 10 overs.

Still, the American broadcaters would like any sport that would allow them to cram in 15 ads back to back!

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Post by embee Thu 16 Apr 2009, 05:05

"It is a move that is driven completely and totally by commercial objectives," a senior production official told Cricinfo. "It is designed purely to make even more money by selling airtime. Nobody could argue that this adds any cricketing value to the tournament or that it can be in the viewers' interest, either in the stadium or watching at home," the official said.

No spin in that pitch
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Post by Zat Thu 16 Apr 2009, 05:08

True, at least there's one person in the process who isn't speaking crap.

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Post by The One Thu 16 Apr 2009, 05:50

cant imagine it being too good for the players, esp when someone is in the zone

if its about selling only 2.5 minutes why dont they just restrict it to that and remove the pretence of it being a 'tactical' time-out which also supports 'charity'

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Post by DJ_Smerk Thu 16 Apr 2009, 06:03

IPL and T20 in ruining Cricket once more shocker.


Makes me sick tbh.
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Post by taipan Thu 16 Apr 2009, 06:58

The good news is that when T20 replaces ODI's, the games still still be the same length.
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Post by taipan Thu 16 Apr 2009, 11:28

Bump for JKL.
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Post by JKLever Thu 16 Apr 2009, 11:34

Cheers.

Utter madness...
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Post by taipan Thu 16 Apr 2009, 11:35

Will there also be ads between overs?
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Post by JKLever Thu 16 Apr 2009, 11:41

Don't go giving them ideas...
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Post by taipan Thu 16 Apr 2009, 11:44

The way it looks to me is that we will have more Ads than cricket.

Why not rename it the IBL and have done with it.
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Post by JKLever Thu 16 Apr 2009, 18:11

Bloody IPL, bunch of Nazis

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Post by Zat Thu 16 Apr 2009, 23:35

Yes there will be ads between overs. Also after wickets fall.

Apparently, somewhere between all the advertising, they're going to play a game almost like cricket.

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Post by PlanetPakistan Thu 16 Apr 2009, 23:40

some of you seem so concerned as if you actually plan to watch the games
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Post by Zat Thu 16 Apr 2009, 23:42

Unforch, PP, a bunch of people in some countries will watch the games and generate massive TV ratings, and the whole thing will be deemed a huge success and the trend will catch on in other places. The IPL is f*cking the game of cricket and the powers that be just don't give a shit.

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Post by DJ_Smerk Thu 16 Apr 2009, 23:44

I hear the IPL are issuing an add break every time a six is hit.
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Post by lardbucket Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:05

the effect of t20 on cricket: IMO it's like driving a 4 lane motorway into the wilderness of SW Tasmania, with McDonalds, KFC, and Pizza Hut at 10 k intervals. The audience grows, but the attraction/resource is devalued forever. Are we there yet?

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Post by Ash Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:25

not great for momentum but its good for tv audiences who can take a break. they should make it 2 x 10 overs innings each.

and why does it bother people so much if they dont actually watch or follow T20s/IPL, as they seem to be forever proclaiming?

bringing money into the sport isnt a bad thing. look at snooker, it needs a revamp. time to be practical fellas, test cricket alone isnt going to keep cricket going
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Post by lardbucket Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:29

I'm concerned because the game I love is being diminished to a tonkathon for the ADHD generation.

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Post by PeterCS Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:33

When will the bat be replaced by an aluminium whacker?
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Post by embee Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:36

just after the bowler is replaced by a tee
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Post by Ash Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:38

it doesnt have to be a choice between the different formats, they can co-exist. test cricket now is arguably in better health than anytime in the last 20 years. certainly less draws. proper cricket fans will always value tests.
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Post by PlanetPakistan Fri 17 Apr 2009, 00:46

Zat wrote:Unforch, PP, a bunch of people in some countries will watch the games and generate massive TV ratings, and the whole thing will be deemed a huge success and the trend will catch on in other places. The IPL is f*cking the game of cricket and the powers that be just don't give a shit.
i can write several paragraphs on how you are absolutely right BUT at the end of day.....

I know i won't be watching, i know you won't be watching but if millions of people around the world like the product then that fact has to be respected. Plus its only natural for the businessmen and the new generation to fall for the more glamorous version of the game than the "vanilla" version of the game.
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