The Indian Premier League

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auction, it was a private club. All the licenses must be SCRAPPED - Telenor's licenses were scrapped and they had to write off US3bn$ for misusing national telecom spectrum. * If IPL is entertainment real cricketers must exit. Sachin Tendulkar did not make films as a career he is a sportsman. Only Bollywood actresses, producers and directors can dance there over pre scripted matches. If people wanted entertainment they will see a movie. They don't want this pollution or corruption of sports. Fooling audiences over staged matches is punishable fraud, forgery in addition to flouting sports ethics because of match fixing * Why is IPL model inviting foreign cricketers when millions of Indian kids are cricket aspirants? So that betting, gambling, fixing syndicates can operate and flourish from London? Why does Modi still vociferously pitch for IPL? If franchises are making crores of losses from where is the money coming and why are they continuing to pour in more implying that there are ...

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immediately after a series. That happened with an ODI World Cup. Either situations lead to fatigue. In fact playing the IPL after the 2011 WC may have led to a lot of fatigue issues. That and the fact that many injuries were kept under the wraps during IPL that year was one of the factors that led to the infamous 0-8 foreign Test debacle.

Chucking: This is another big issue. Since it's just a domestic T20 tournament, officials and franchisees overlook the all-important issue of chucking. Suspect bowling action is brushed under the carpet.

When Pune Warriors India bowler Marlon Samuels came under the scanner, his captain Sourav Ganguly said there were others who bowled much worse. ...

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