DesiPundit

Differentiation If you leave aside the cosmopolitan squads, what’s different about the cricket being played? I couldn’t tell the difference between any ordinary one dayer or T20 match and these IPL matches. It hasn’t quite revolutionised the game by itself - the only attempts at ‘innovations’ are in the marketing.

Ramanand lists some of his annoyances about the recently-launched Indian Premier League (IPL) but admits there are a few benefits that we would never have experienced if not for the IPL.