With the beginning of 2010 cricket-lovers all over the world had started eagerly waiting March 2010 the month in which the third edition of the IPL will be held. It has been a dream run for the sporting extravaganza, from nowhere IPL has established itself as the no.1 sporting event in the T20 genre. Full credit goes to Lalit Modi, the IPL Commisioner, the management of the IPL and its organizers the BCCI.
IPL is a complete package for any cricket enthusiast. If you don’t agree then lets find out how. First of all the quality of cricket i.e world-class. Except IPL, there is no other format where you will find half as many as top-class players at your display. Many cricketing veterans like Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Saurav Ganguly and Anil Kumble who have retired from the international arena can still be seen proving their mettle against the young guns only in the IPL. This quality makes it rank even higher than the T20 World Cup.
Secondly IPL has proved itself to be a silver-lining for the budding young-cricketers who got the chance to show their talent at the international level. Many young cricketers like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Ashok Dinda and many others who got a chance to play for the Indian team are here because of the IPL. Thirdly, the built-up to the game is such that it sends your adrenaline rushing. The propoganda of IPL and the on field duels provide an icing on the cake .All this ensures packed houses during the game whether in India or abroad.
And last but not the least, the glamour that IPL has added to the game. You name it you have it! from bollywood biggies like Shah Rukh Khan,Preity Zinta,Shilpa Shetty ,Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar to bussiness tycoons like Vijay Mallya and Mukesh Ambani the list keeps unfolding. Then the international bands, musicians and the cheer-girls do the rest. All this ensures of 3 hours of complete entertainment.
IPL bounds to get better than before and I can bet that IPL3 will also be a huge success. With IPL everything is possible.
Kudos to Lalit Modi! Kudos to the IPL! and Kudos to every Indian cricket fan!