The new buzz in town is the newly launched IPL(Indian Premier League). This is surely going to revolutionize cricket no doubt.

I watched the first match which was between Kolkatta Knight Riders and Bangalore Royal Challengers! Boy Brendon McCullum stole the show with his blazing innings!

The inauguration was simply splendid, cheers to Vijay Mallya for sponsoring the event! I had never seen such tall people in my entire life. :P

The Brilliant Opening Ceremony!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2QOwGzraM

Ok that's enough, now for the nitpicks which is my profession!

Couldn't they find a better compere than Ajay Jadeja? The dude was lost in his own world. I understand that the concept is new, but couldn't he prepare some interesting questions. All he was saying time and again was that the atmosphere was great! Clear lack of professionalism.

An improvement I suggest would be to have talks on team strategy before the game. You could introduce the teams, the team composition-which they did-but I'd like to see something more than that. I'd have the managers of the team talk about the strategy. Like what is their strategy given the pitch conditions, would they plan on changing the batting order, the fielding formation - ok the fielding formation doesn't change much in cricket, but still you can shed light on the number of slips etc. I'm sure they would have a plan set for a specific batsman.

This will surely make the game more interesting for the viewers! T20 is not all about going out there and swinging your bat.

Even though T20 is something new, I'd like to see it evolve, I'd like to see new strategies used. Some may miserably fail, but you always learn from your mistakes. This will go a long way in preserving the quality of the game, and educating the viewers about the game itself.

T20 is not all about entertainment! It's a mixture of entertainment and good quality cricket. I'm happy that T20 is scoring good points on the entertainment part with all the hot cheer leaders, but there is a clear lack of professionalism.

Now the big question is what the heck do managers know about T20 cricket which mostly comprises of Business men and, Bollywood actors. Well, I'd ask them to hire a coach or someone who knows about the game, and is able to provide the viewers some insight into the game.

I hope the IPL doesn't make a big joke of itself by making a mockery of the game.

Now for my favorite team. I thought I'd root for the Royal Challengers. But the team is a joke - comprises mostly of test players. You need creative batsmen who continuously look to improvise to be successful in T20. Ok may be I'm a bit hard on them, because it's difficult to judge them after the first match which was a one man show! but still it doesn't take Einstein to know their team composition is not well though out.

I'll be cheering for the Deccan Chargers!

Official site : http://www.IPLT20.com

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