IPL Economics

With the brouhaha around the new IPL teams and their steep prices, one wonders if it makes economic sense to buy these new IPL teams or has it something to do with human behavior (ego?) to own and run a team. (As an aside, I was talking to my friend the other day and he [...]

IPL Out, Boredom In!

Now that the seemingly-never-ending IPL tournament has ended, albeit with lot of brouhaha during the closing ceremony and a fantastic final match (by some quirky turn of fate, every IPL tournament’s final is a very close contest – IPL World Cup final, ICL final and now this!) – it is time we take stock of [...]

Advertising in IPL

‘Advertising during IPL matches is over the top – the ads start as soon as the 6th ball of one over is bowled and end only during the 1st ball of the next over. It is killing cricket’ – I have heard this over and over for the past many days. But hey, they paid [...]