Granted, IPL lured the world’s best cricketers with promise of big money. As the format of the game is such no one would have blamed these highly skilled players if they had played with a devil may care attitude. Instead, what we see is that the players despite differing national allegiance have meshed and are playing the game with fervor.
For example let us take yesterdays game between Deccan Chargers and Kolkatta Knight Riders. How do you explain Symonds intransigence during the game?
The truth is Symonds is playing because he cares about the game and his performance. Personal pride makes others like Hopes, McCullum and Hussey to exercise their skills to the maximum and win the game for their team. They hate to be associated with failure.
This makes them not only great cricketers; it will surely make this tournament (IPL) great.
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did u notice ponting making some fielding arrangement behind gangulys back? flemming will be behind dhoni, this is the first year and evrything has to be honky dorry. inclusion of a non auctioned player in mumbai and bangalore was allowed to be passed by precisely for the same reason. if blore had won with some help from noffke ckings would have have had something to mumble.
aussies who think they are superior cricketers will some day create a scene. but not this year.
R,
I don't think we will have to wait a year. When the tournamnet gets to the business end you can see a lot of complaints and charges.
I missed seeing Ponting making feild adjustments.
A curious contrast to the Superseries a couple of years ago, when the World XI were clearly playing below 100% (despite being well-paid, though not as well-paid as the IPL players). Flintoff even admitted afterwards that it showed that they don't just play for money.
In the case of the IPL, it's true for all sides, whereas in the Superseries, it was a unified side against a mixed one.
And Australia had just lost the Ashes.
Anyway, my point, somewhere in all that, is that players don't always just play for money, and it's interesting to see if and when they do.
the intensity being displayed in the field will compete any international match if not better it...
the thing is money is that once its in your bank it starts to look little...and you can improve bank balance not by your name or fame but with your performance only...
with super series they knew its one off thing and hence the level of competence...intensity...
but IPL is not one off thing...you know that if you wont perform to the level of price tag attached with your name next year it will/can be reviewed...and who wanna face the embarrassment of seeing his price reduced to say half?
David,
The English county is loaded with players playing for the money. They never aspire to grow beyond it. :)
Pan,
with super series they knew its one off thing and hence the level of competence...intensity... - thats a valid point.
Mr Berry
If u take away the money factor from the ipl true colours will emerge.From now on playing for the country is just for the records. Already some people have made some comment abt the big money paid for ipl. Did we not hear abt the disappointment of the ausies when they were initially delayed entry entry to the ipl circus. Lets face
the situation fair and square--minus this much of amnt in ipl it would have become a nonstarter.
Hypothetically, does anyone think that everything else (money mainly) remaining equal, the same "feeling" can be there in an IPL championship of Test cricket?
their worth in the 2nd season makes it worth their while in the first.
can see a lotta players who wanna prove that they're the real deal (and not MSD or the icons) -look at the relative unknowns (at least in India) -who knew of McCullun or David Hussey?
Fame in addition to the money is a huge driver.
Also unlike the world series it's
no random tournament but an ongoing conflict.
John,
I believe that IPL Test Tournamnet will have the same fervor.
NC,
You mean they are playing for their bread and butter? :)
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