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san A direct quote from this website "Khan said he was overwhelmed by the response of the Kolkata public and conceded the gate sales had fetched him twice the amount he had expected." and here we read from Sanjay that the ratio of complimentary tickets to the ones sold is 4:1. Sanjay forgets one basic fact. Team owners are in IPL for the money. Think about it for a change. ( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 21:06 )       
neelansh u have nothing to do oder than criticizing ipl,mr modi and sachin tendulkar...u have lost credebility ,as the ipl is a roaring success.....accept that u were wrong..and start respecting sachin ..wat do u mean when u that his injury was mysterious??? ( Posted: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 15:39 )       
Mr Cricket In my modest capacity of someone who has followed the game closely over a decade I am concerned if the game of cricket would be metamorphosed into a regional sport. especially with IPL trying to create a monopoly with City based leagues, the question that arises is should other leagues be encouraged to break the monopoly to maintain the supremacy of International cricket, as its stature is fast being eroded by IPL.
Sanjay,u have closely monitored BCCI & its activities. IT would be interesting to note what the new president elect Shashank Manohor would do once he takes over the at the helm of affairs after all he has been conspicuous by his absence at the IPL hoopla.
If not a bother take a glance at the following link and let me know your views about the same
http://crickethindustan.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/obituary-of-national-icons-will-shashank-manohar-save-national-cricket
( Posted: Thursday , May 15, 2008 at 13:12 )       
s.v.rajan hi sanjay,
u predicted flop show for the Ipl. Look at the crowds thronging the grounds & look at the ratings in T.v. Now why don''t u accept grcefully ipl is an unqualified success.
S.v.Rajan ( Posted: Thursday , May 15, 2008 at 12:00 )       
Fahd It''s not 6-3, 3-1. It''s a 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.

This is the future. Please accept it graciously. ( Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:44 )       
Aashish Another factor that Mr. Jha and other commentors have not seen is that of career for cricket players. For the first time, we have a serious career option for a child growing up in india playing sports. With space for 260 cricketers across the two tournaments and decent amount of money even for unknown names, it may bring about a larger social change where in being a sportsperson is not taboo for a change for a teenager growing up in india. ( Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 03:46 )       
mr cricket It has now been identified by one & all that the T20 format of the game is one of the most transparent platforms for young domestic hopefuls to showcase their talents. The ICL has 124 domestic talents most of whom have played for India or first class cricket. On the other hand an IPL team roughly has 25 members out of which 8 are international cricketers making it 17 national Indian players per team. With 8 teams this figure reads approximately 136 Indian players at the IPL. Therefore the total number of Indian players plying their trade at the two leagues reads a humongous talent pool of 260 Indian players.
Now if according to the wisdom and wish of the BCCI only IPL was to exist then it means that nearly half of these 260 players would not have an opportunity to display their cricketing prowess on a city based T20 platform. This is the sole major reason why the ICL should be encouraged and seen as a synergistic initiative in the betterment of Indian cricket.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 12:37 )       
mr cricket The sporting environment in India is in for a robust change. The boom in the economy is seeing a change in the way sport is perceived and consumed by the general public. The mantra for sporting disciplines is globalization and it is a matter of time before other sporting disciplines making inroads to fight for its share of the pie (entertainment dollar). The world of soccer wants to tap the big Indian market and with clinics organized by the English premiere league teams & the visit of the global football chief to India; football authorities are making the right moves. Golf is also seeing a lot initiatives, Hockey with a change in guard may throw few surprises.
The above developments augurs well for Indian sport and also acts as a wake up call for Indian cricket to step on the pedal to maintain its no-1 position.
To maintain its commercial success it is important for cricket to maintain its sporting success and for this the most critical factor would be to produce an assembly line of domestic talents who receive the best of training & exposure; to complement the Indian national team.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 12:36 )       
Rajat Couldn''t agree with you more Sanjay. I am also in minority like you are. Modi & co might be ahead, but race is not yet finished.

For sake of CRICKET, it is important that T20 should be played only as exhibition matches, with no young players. T20 is damaging for young players. I hope people who matter, realize this ( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 10:12 )       
Rehan I suggest we should turn a deaf ear to what Mr. Sanjay Jha has to say. He reminds me of Amitabh Bachan in Mohabbatein (Gurukul principal), stubborn and stuck up! Grow up and look at the positives in the IPL ( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 03:16 )       
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