IBNLive Chat:'IPL succeeded because of hype, novelty'

GLAM GAME: Avid cricket buff Sanjay Jha feels that the IPL form will make seniors like Dravid and Dada redundant.

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Sanjay Jha: Sharat, but you need skills and techniques, primarily.

Kapil Manshani: Good and bad are always there, in every field, in every team, everywhere around us. The main thing is how to remove the bad ones from good ones. Combining the cricketers, businessmen and actors is good idea to make the game more powerful and refreshing. No doubt, some bad moments were there but as I said before, these things are everywhere. In my opinion, IPL has not harmed anyone so it must continue as it has given the chance to many young players. But, we must take action against those who are harming the environment as BCCI does with Harbhajan.

Sanjay Jha: The BCCI has now become even more powerful. In fact, I think they run world cricket, Kapil.

Sakshi: We have always wanted to have our own dream team with our favourite players! Has the IPL tried to make this wish come true?

Sanjay Jha: Somewhat. But now your dream team depends upon whether your franchise owner can afford them.

Abigail Kuwait: IPL has done more harm to the 'local' cricketers, IPL lacks basic ethics, it is absolutely absurd that players like Robin Uthappa are playing for Bombay instead of Bangalore, where he originally belongs, Too many outsiders in a team has made IPL a farce, the least IPL moderators could have done is pay more attention to the 'local' factor and then add 4 (on field) foreign players, that would have been something. Ishant Sharma, a Delhi local, playing for Kolkata? Ridiculous.

Sanjay Jha: Abigail, not every local player who deserved to be there, got a chance.

Rahul: Well I think that IPL has done more good to Indian cricket than harm. A lot of Indian cricketers are seen to be gelling well with international players of great repute and without any doubt must be learning a lot of unsaid and unheard tricks from them. I hope in the next 4-5 years Indian cricket rules the world. Kudos to IPL for providing a lot of entertainment and introducing unsung heroes!

Sanjay Jha: Rahul, there are positives, and I agree with what you said. There is definitely at least an opportunity for some to excel. But again that number is very limited.

Aruna Vij: IPL will benefit the game. It will make the game more popular because cricket as a game was stagnating. As far as its popularity is concerned, it has ceased to grow. Such competitions based on clubs brings the best talent on one stage. It was amazing. We loved it for the 20-20 format requires great skill and fitness. It is also entertaining. Let's be practical. We need such formats to popularize the game. Otherwise it will always be a few playing countries and will never be a global sport.

Sanjay Jha: Aruna, I don’t think abbreviating the game increases its popularity. IPL has succeeded this year because of hype and novelty. Next year, may not be that rosy.

Mudasir Ahmad: IPL is a big threat for international cricket, but good for players. Is international cricket damaged by IPL?

Sanjay Jha: Mudasir, international cricket will survive, because at least so far T20 has not been made mandatory between teams.

Oliver: IPL was understood to be beneficial for the expansion of cricket geographically. Do you see it happening in the near future?

Sanjay Jha: Not at all. On the contrary, they are holding IPL where it is already a rage – in India. And which foreign player played here from non-Test playing countries?

Asad: What future does Sourav Ganguly have with the Indian team?

Sanjay Jha: Asad, Sourav will play Tests for a while, but unless something miraculous happens, I think Rahul and he will be pushed out of ODIs permanently.

Anand: What is your view on Sachin’s groin injury which has made him unavailable for the Bangla tour and Asia Cup?

Sanjay Jha: Anand, please read my blog. I have been forthright. Why did Sachin play despite an injury?