Another great innovation from the IPL

Ash wrote:

JGK wrote:So on a per hour basis, T20 is a distant last...

are tickets charged by the hour?

besides the point. his post would make sense only if people were made to sit inside the stadium by the hour and a new batch came in for the next hour. people buy tickets for the day, not by the hour

The sooner the banindians fark off and play their own insular little domestic/quasi-international pleb-fest, the better. The sooner Modi said I'm taking all my star players out of international Test Cricket to play some numpty local comp the better.

Then Eng-Aus-Saf (and mebee NZ and WI) could get on with playing real cricket.

Modi has already farked off the Paks as well skully.

So we can happily add the Paksters to the 6 team international Test/JAMODI roster.

skully wrote:So we can happily add the Paksters to the 6 team international Test/JAMODI roster.

But you will not tour there.

skully wrote:So we can happily add the Paksters to the 6 team international Test/JAMODI roster.

Aye - hopefully they can play out of a mixture of UAE and England.

Yup. I'm sure many, many fans from both countries will support series at neutral venues.

Oh, you still want JAMODIs, eh skully?

HH_pink wrote:Oh, you still want JAMODIs, eh skully?

Better than T20s, Pinky.

Now you realize why there are people who love Modi, despite his many shortcomings . . .

i would find it hard to believe anyone 'loves' modi. they probably dont mind him doing what he is doing for indian cricket, much like dalmiya. all that money could buy a lot of great infra

As I said TO, enjoy your insular little competition. It is sucking the life out of the international competition calender. I have images of farkin Modi dancing on the grave of international cricket (which gets all our juices flowing) for the sake of some local profit for his bank account.

He's a stinking turd of a human bean.

The One wrote:

Zat wrote:If I want to watch a shedload of ads, I'll stick the tele on Nein...

you do have a choice you know? as does every other person out there who wants to/doesnt want to watch the ipl

You can't possibly be as thick as you seem from that post. Hang on, this is the same TO who I once said would probably be willing to argue the colour of orange juice...

Read my whole post for context

Here it is again...

Zat wrote:Maybe, given that this thing is seemingly on the cricket calendar to stay, a few more traditional cricket fans might decide to watch a few of the games, and would like to seesome, let's say, cricket, not incessant commercials. If I want to watch a shedload of ads, I'll stick the tele on Nein...

As for this...

JKLever wrote:Or they could retain some integrity and just take a hit on the profits for this season?

Surely to retain something you have to have it in the first place, no?

the major aus irritation comes from fact that they are out of the picture in managing this show .. and not just that even SA and Eng stand a good chance to share the pie because of their locational advantages.

Is that the sound of someone rattling the pig bucket?

sound of someone not beating about the bush and getting right to the bottom of the aus whingefest.

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

taipan wrote:

The One wrote:
south africans seem to have gobbled up tickets for madras vs bombay and rajasthan vs bangalore in a couple of hours.

Novelty Sunshine.

Lets see what happens in 3 weeks.

oh dear

"And an average of 80% of tickets have already been sold for each match"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8003971.stm

saffies seem to be more interested in a punjab vs calcutta t20 than a sa vs aus test match

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"And an average of 80% of tickets have already been sold for each match"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8003971.stm

saffies seem to be more interested in a punjab vs calcutta t20 than a sa vs aus test match

the symbolism of IPL on SA can't be underestimated.
players of all colours & nationalities playing together is bound to raise spirits in SA.

and this is what India stands for, to spread the seed of hope of eastern inclusivism and not western exclusivism amongst all corners in the world.

It is the validation of SA as a successful and thriving society ready to break shackles with its past.

Ignore some of the comments from down under TO.
It's friday night after all. Just pass it over and chalk it up to Friday night drink binge.
You have a wonderful weekend to look forward to ahead of you.

The One wrote:

taipan wrote:

The One wrote:
south africans seem to have gobbled up tickets for madras vs bombay and rajasthan vs bangalore in a couple of hours.

Novelty Sunshine.

Lets see what happens in 3 weeks.

oh dear

"And an average of 80% of tickets have already been sold for each match"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8003971.stm

saffies seem to be more interested in a punjab vs calcutta t20 than a sa vs aus test match

Oh dear.

This part was brilliant.

Along the main road in Johannesburg, IPL posters, with the slogan "The heat is coming", compete for space with the election posters of parties such as the ANC, the newly-formed Cope and the Democratic Alliance (DA).


I drive the main roads in Joburg every frigging day but have yet to see a poster for IPL.

But if the BBC say its so, who am I to argue.

taipan wrote:I drive the main roads in Joburg every frigging day but have yet to see a poster for IPL.

That's cos you're too busy looking at all the posters of those semi-clad SA models.

Demelza wrote:

taipan wrote:I drive the main roads in Joburg every frigging day but have yet to see a poster for IPL.

That's cos you're too busy looking at all the posters of those semi-clad SA models.

Shows how farked up the IPL marketing is.

Why should anybody 'market' IPL when already 90% of the tickets have been sold.

by all accounts it's a massive success.

Have you seen any ads for Harley Davidson or Starbucks ?

Why would cutting considerable losses by elongating a match by only 15 minutes diminish anyone's integrity?

And is this the "I'll be especially stupid" day in Australia? All of you are posting some absolute brain-dead rubbish TBH.

Note to skully : Supporting the IPL does not mean someone does not enjoy tests. Neither have I seen any evidence of any sort from the 1 year it has been since it started that it has had any kind of adverse effect on tests. Try and ****** read and understand what the forummers here are saying and then get off on one of your slightly crazy "I hate Lalit Modi" rants. Nobody likes Lalit Modi, but however some of us tend to not share the rabid hatred against the IPL. It's a short, enjoyable, high quality T20 tournament. No one likes the 15 minute break every match, but it's understandable.

taips : You're sounding like merlo. You were wrong, admit it.