Do we need the IPL?
The ecosystem created by IPL includes politicians, players, actors, businessmen, cricketers, cricket lovers and it is us, the cricket lovers, who pay all these other constituents. Interestingly while all of them make millions, we end up losing.
Forty per cent of our population is below the poverty line. Inflation and price rise has made it impossible for a common man to even have one meal a day. The country is plagued by security threats from terrorists in the form of Naxalites and Jihadis. Thousands of farmers have committed suicide. Critical problems related to Agriculture, Finance, Internal and External Security involving our veteran ministers Sharad Pawar, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram have all gone unnoticed and unattended to. Not once did the three ministers meet together or call a special session to discuss and brainstorm on solutions to such grave and critical problems faced by India.
Reason 1 - IPL – with a hyped valuation of US$4.1 billion or Rs 19000 Cr. Involvement of politicians, industrialists, Bollywood stars escorts, models, players, foreign funders etc
Reason 2 – Shashi Tharoor - one of their ministers had to be ousted under pressure on corruption charges
This means IPL has proved that the money of the rich is more important than the lives of the common man. This also means that no one can point fingers at Congress ministers. If they do, they are going to have it. The Government and its ministers with the media in cohort, will not hesitate in tightening the noose on the rebel – they will not even allow him a say, but conclude he is guilty and prepare for his exit
Where does that leave us -you and me?
Why should we allow this to happen? What is in it for us? What entertainment do we get by seeing our money fund the jets and limos of those actors who attain their super diva status thanks to us or of those companies who compromise on their product quality, pricing and service and instead prefer to spend millions in being visible during IPL in the name of branding?
The ecosystem created by IPL includes everyone from politicians to players, actors to businessmen, cricketers to cricket lovers and it is these cricket lovers like you and me who pay all these other constituents. Interestingly while all of them make millions, we end up losing ….
Let us analyze what this volcano called IPL really is:
1. Is it a sport? No - IPL does not promote cricket as a sport
2. Is it a business? No - IPL does not promote business in the true sense too – there is no real product of value that is created and no guarantee of the outcome thus making it a matter of chance/gamble.
3. Does IPL promote team spirit and camaraderie? No - IPL makes players individualistic for their financial interest making sure they are rated higher than their teams
4. Does IPL promote nationalism? No –unlike traditional cricket when people would sit up with passion precisely because it was their country at stake here it’s just money
5. Does IPL promote self esteem in players? No - IPL makes players into tradable, auction- able commodities thus devaluing them
6. Does IPL promote talent in cricket? No - “talent power” has become second grade to “money power” - how can players be happy with this?
7. Is IPL a harmless family entertainment/event? No - Forced after hour IPL parties promote sleaze, vulgarity, and in turn de-focus players from their game to other frivolous things.
8. Is IPL a classy event? No - Cheer girls in their ugly and kinky attires (or lack thereof) serve as a major embarrassment and distraction to players and audiences and cheapen the game
9. Does IPL further the career of cricketers? No - IPL has become a stage for jesters and actors who jump, hug, tie sacred threads, go to tantriks, and make it a point to be present at most matches to garner on the free publicity, which they typically thrive on to survive in their own professions
10. Is the revenue earned by IPL shared with those who pay for its operations? No - Revenue earned will fill the pockets of these already rich select individuals more through hyped market capitalization
11. Does IPL provide a clean, wholesome platform for business? No -IPL serves as a convenient platform for money laundering, betting, gambling, transforming black money to white, promotion of sleaze, and extraction of money from the pockets of the middle class to fill those of the moneyed class.
12. Does IPL add concrete, definable value to industry or society? No - IPL does not add any real value to society or industry and instead ensures a waste of hundreds of productive hours. IPL defocuses people from their personal or professional goals and is responsible for the time wasted by our youth and future generations.
So whether it has reached a US$4bn market cap or more, whether the franchisee owners will be doubling their returns in a year or so, does it make any difference to us – you and me? A select few will become richer to further flaunt their ostentatious lifestyle funded by us to gratify their egos. More of them will roam around in private jets and own yachts.
So the question friends, is not whether Modi should go but whether IPL should go? Given the widespread money tangle opportunities it offers though, none of the constituents of the ecosystem will vote for banning IPL. The only one who can and should vote for its shut down should be us – the people of India. We gain nothing through IPL and hence we should not buy any of the hype and just ask for a ban on it.
Reason 2 – Shashi Tharoor - one of their ministers had to be ousted under pressure on corruption charges
This means IPL has proved that the money of the rich is more important than the lives of the common man. This also means that no one can point fingers at Congress ministers. If they do, they are going to have it. The Government and its ministers with the media in cohort, will not hesitate in tightening the noose on the rebel – they will not even allow him a say, but conclude he is guilty and prepare for his exit
Where does that leave us -you and me?
Why should we allow this to happen? What is in it for us? What entertainment do we get by seeing our money fund the jets and limos of those actors who attain their super diva status thanks to us or of those companies who compromise on their product quality, pricing and service and instead prefer to spend millions in being visible during IPL in the name of branding?
The ecosystem created by IPL includes everyone from politicians to players, actors to businessmen, cricketers to cricket lovers and it is these cricket lovers like you and me who pay all these other constituents. Interestingly while all of them make millions, we end up losing ….
Let us analyze what this volcano called IPL really is:
1. Is it a sport? No - IPL does not promote cricket as a sport
2. Is it a business? No - IPL does not promote business in the true sense too – there is no real product of value that is created and no guarantee of the outcome thus making it a matter of chance/gamble.
3. Does IPL promote team spirit and camaraderie? No - IPL makes players individualistic for their financial interest making sure they are rated higher than their teams
4. Does IPL promote nationalism? No –unlike traditional cricket when people would sit up with passion precisely because it was their country at stake here it’s just money
5. Does IPL promote self esteem in players? No - IPL makes players into tradable, auction- able commodities thus devaluing them
6. Does IPL promote talent in cricket? No - “talent power” has become second grade to “money power” - how can players be happy with this?
7. Is IPL a harmless family entertainment/event? No - Forced after hour IPL parties promote sleaze, vulgarity, and in turn de-focus players from their game to other frivolous things.
8. Is IPL a classy event? No - Cheer girls in their ugly and kinky attires (or lack thereof) serve as a major embarrassment and distraction to players and audiences and cheapen the game
9. Does IPL further the career of cricketers? No - IPL has become a stage for jesters and actors who jump, hug, tie sacred threads, go to tantriks, and make it a point to be present at most matches to garner on the free publicity, which they typically thrive on to survive in their own professions
10. Is the revenue earned by IPL shared with those who pay for its operations? No - Revenue earned will fill the pockets of these already rich select individuals more through hyped market capitalization
11. Does IPL provide a clean, wholesome platform for business? No -IPL serves as a convenient platform for money laundering, betting, gambling, transforming black money to white, promotion of sleaze, and extraction of money from the pockets of the middle class to fill those of the moneyed class.
12. Does IPL add concrete, definable value to industry or society? No - IPL does not add any real value to society or industry and instead ensures a waste of hundreds of productive hours. IPL defocuses people from their personal or professional goals and is responsible for the time wasted by our youth and future generations.
So whether it has reached a US$4bn market cap or more, whether the franchisee owners will be doubling their returns in a year or so, does it make any difference to us – you and me? A select few will become richer to further flaunt their ostentatious lifestyle funded by us to gratify their egos. More of them will roam around in private jets and own yachts.
So the question friends, is not whether Modi should go but whether IPL should go? Given the widespread money tangle opportunities it offers though, none of the constituents of the ecosystem will vote for banning IPL. The only one who can and should vote for its shut down should be us – the people of India. We gain nothing through IPL and hence we should not buy any of the hype and just ask for a ban on it.
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I definately agree IPL has a lot of negatives. A lot of children between the ages of 13 to 19 and above get induced into Betting during IPL. There are Bookies during IPL , who induce them into betting.Children without informing their parents start betting when they see that their friends are betting.This has a direct impact on thier education. These Children who are getting spoiled are not in few hundres but in millions.
Yes i too agree totally on the above post but every coin has two sides i think IPL has given a broader scope for selection of the indian cricket team and also the yongsters have oppurtunity towards their career i thk it sould continue but with more transperancy in the management...
I agree completely. The masses are fooled into believing this is cricket and still some people like to say "IPL will survive this holocast" etc but what you said here is right - IPL is just a GIMMICK in the name of sports and demans cricket completely. This format of IPL should be banned!!!
Enjoyed the post. Excellent analysis. You need to give an interview on television channels. True - audiences are fooled into believing this is just an innocent game. When money is associated with it along with politicians and dancing nautch girls/guys what else can you expect?
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