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Siddarth Ravindran
September 22, 2011
Back in early April, when the fourth season of the IPL with the television was still loop indefinitely MS Dhoni World Cup sealing six years, the league was supposed to test the appetite of viewers for game. Over the next six weeks, with hints of plunging the highly successful television, there are two common explanations: the redistribution of the squad that left fans struggling to identify with the teams, spectators and the fatigue of an overdose of cricket . For the T20 Champions League, both of these concerns are multiplied.
While the IPL, it was a matter of getting used to Rahul Dravid Rajasthan Royals proved instead of Bangalore Royal Challenger CLT20, new team unknown to fans outside their homeland each year is displayed. The organizers have tried to resolve the problem by constantly increasing the number of heavy stars IPL team over the years, and introducing a qualification phase to eliminate some low-profile teams.
With Sri Lanka Ruhuna and after champions New Zealand Auckland eliminated, some call global tournament is lost, with pages from only five countries, making the main draw. However, this initial reform to lead teams in tight games - pages from New Zealand and Sri Lanka were at the other end of five of the six losses (in terms of runs) in the last two seasons. He has also given a week to build up to the main event, with most squads have at least a handful of recognizable faces.
The problem with fatigue spectator, especially with the main target of Indian viewers will be more difficult to handle. At least, before the IPL, the Indian fans were on a high after a successful World Cup before CLT20 Indian fans had to endure their worst team tour of the living memory, a test of two months during which the news was almost exclusively on failure and bone fractures.
The relentless cycle of a cricket tournament also stole some of its biggest draws. Sachin Tendulkar, a unique attraction, came out with a toe injury, and the handful of players who picked up $ 2 million or more in the IPL auction in years, Rohit Sharma gaps that have fractured a finger and the availability of Gautam Gambhir remains uncertain because it is recovering from a concussion.
One thing is for CLT20 teams and players take the tournament seriously. Unlike, for example, the FIFA Club World Cup is considered a jewel by the European giants like Manchester United and Barcelona, with the U.S. stock market $ 5,000,000 tournament winners considered small change. The premium of $ 2.5 million offered in the CLT20, however, dwarfs anything offered in the domestic cricket and has the ability to completely transform financial fortunes of a team does not IPL. Even $ 200,000 appearance money will be a great boost to the cash shortage Leicestershire side, the campaign lasted only two days.
That players, especially those who do not play International cricket, some tournaments offer a good platform for the flight of spring, a time of great emotions expressed in the last year South Africa, Lions captain Alvira Petersen. "When we got the last [of domestic T20 tournament], we relaxed a little, 'because we knew that the Champions League and not completely passed out,"
Not only are the players entitled to a healthy piece of the prize, the tournament also allows a contract that change the lives of IPL. Kieron Pollard was Twenty20 headline after his exploits in the CLT20 initial two years ago, while South Africa Davy Jacobs hole $ 190,000 a year after giving a series of rocket Warrior tournament to start in the year last in South Africa.
The organizers are also aggressively promoting the tournament. Like last year, have an A-list Bollywood star, who leads the television campaign, with Shah Rukh Khan constantly remind everyone that the party starts at eight, so that "no time for delay." Billboards in cities in India have been selling the tournament, which begins with an opening ceremony with hip hop star Ludacris, Jay Sean and Flo Rida.
The response has been excellent so far, the measurement of thin crowd came to Hyderabad for the qualifying matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, two of the most consistent team in the IPL for the last three years must be capable of firing into the crowd much larger in the coming weeks even. Both teams have the shortest odds on most sites of Paris, and a successful race is to give notes will stimulate the organizers are looking for.
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