IPL..GOOD or BAD for Indian Cricket

It has been just 7 years since IPL found its way into every Indian Cricket aficionado’s life. It came as a gust of wind and resided inside the heart of each and every Indian for quite long. Let’s have a look upon the Impact of IPL on Indian Cricket.

Initially it was a pure marketing tactics employed by BCCI to cash upon the successful triumph of Indian cricket team in the 1st T20 world cup. Fans went crazy as India won a world Cup after so long though it was only in the shortest format of the game. But T20 cricket had already found a place inside our heart.

IPL was launched and we Indians went gaga over it and started selecting teams to cheer for and hence friends became rivals, couples started fighting upon whose team is better, and there was a battle to prove their supremacy in each and every corner of the country. This was the initial impact of IPL on Indian Cricket and its devotees.

ADVANTAGES: The Positive Impact of IPL on Indian Cricket:

Let’s have a look upon the good impact of IPL on Indian Cricket. Initially the main aim for a youngster taking up the game used to be playing in national jersey for India and if they couldn’t make it they had to earn their livings through domestic cricket which didn’t prove to be enough though one could live and enjoy a decent life. Since IPL has come into the scenario the lesser known players are getting more and more exposure and hence economically they are getting better and living pretty good and luxurious life which is the dream of each and every individual. It has inspired more parents to allow their kids to take up cricket as career option. More importantly it has provided the growing middle class a true entertainment as they don’t get much time to watch those hours’ long Test matches and even ODIs. It’s the impact of IPL on Indian Cricket that nowadays you can find a tirelessly working individual watching and enjoying each and every moments of the game as it goes like a 3 hour long movie which contains all the elements like drama, action, thriller, and even comedies in form of Siddhu’s never ending punches.

One more positive impact of IPL on Indian Cricket is that it helps few talented players to groom upto the international scenario easily. Few players like Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma has found a place in the national side based upon their IPL performances only. Though it can prove to be costly sometimes but playing them in shorter formats in the international matches can prove to be helpful.

DISADVANTAGES: The Adverse Impact of IPL on Indian Cricket:

Slowly and slowly it started affecting the quality of cricket in India and we cannot ignore the adverse impact of IPL on Indian Negative Impact of IPL on Indian Cricket. Players started losing patience and were going for shot on each and every ball. But the effect was not clearly visible in the initial phase as we already had the services of likes of Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, and Gambhir in best of their form and hence making it easy in the longest format of the game. We were the no 1 test team in the world very soon. So changing attitude of the young guns were not much to worry then as they were playing shorter versions only and there one needs that attacking mindset. But no one realized how IPL was forcing batsmen to adjust their technique accordingly as they couldn’t leave each and every ball and hence had to adapt themselves to play each and every ball which resulted in tendency to poke or edge the ball and sometimes forced batsmen to play some unorthodox shots which could be harmful in Test Cricket.

One example of this adverse impact of IPL on Indian Cricket is the loss of Gambhir’s form who has formed a tendency to poke upon the deliveries going far outside off stump. The same Gambhir who rewrote the definition of patience and technique in that marathon innings in Napier where he scored 137 in 436 balls, an innings spanning over a mammoth 643 minutes, has been dismissed while poking and edging, numerous of times. This has been the impact of IPL on Indian Cricket.

Bowlers too are affected badly as they have to change their line and length accordingly and in that process they tend to lose their actual rhythm. Spinners have to give up the art of flight and they form the habit of darting the bowl into the batsmen. That causes them to lose their charm in longest format of the game, the best example being Harbhajan Singh who has lost his place in the Indian Team but is doing well in the IPL. Here too you can see the adverse impact of IPL on Indian Cricket.

One more negative impact of IPL on Indian cricket is that it allows foreign players to read and adapt to the Indian conditions easily and hence making it difficult for Indians in the international games being played in subcontinent while same doesn’t happen with Indian team as they don’t get to play in foreign leagues like Big Bash or SLPL.