Open thread(-worma)
I've got a busy day for some more time....and not much happening in the cricketing world after the thrilling Eng-Pak draw.
Will peruse the stories later and post more...meanwhile open thread...also post in what you find interesting..
Meanwhile....here's a 'boring' story to catch your attention..and to think that we are cricket crazy in India...some of us would even watch a Zim-Kenya match ball-by-ball...
Will peruse the stories later and post more...meanwhile open thread...also post in what you find interesting..
Meanwhile....here's a 'boring' story to catch your attention..and to think that we are cricket crazy in India...some of us would even watch a Zim-Kenya match ball-by-ball...
But when India's women arranged to host England in the Test and five one-dayers, they couldn't even give their series away to the same producers - and their board, the WCAI, actually paid Doordarshan to show the matches. Doordarshan, which is owned by Prasar Bharati, is currently showing the Test on its sport channel and will then screen the ODIs. "We have paid Doordararshan a certain sum to have this series telecast live," the secretary of the Women's Cricket Association of India, Shubhangi Kulkari, told the IANS news agency.
posted by worma at
7:48 AM
24 Comments:
worma
now that is something to be sad about. altho i dont really see how we can help it. fact is womens cricket does not provide the value that men's cricket does.
in tennis, say, the womens and mens game is comparable. cricket has a long way to go in that regard
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Gaurav, at 08:03
gk..since I am still around for a while...and this is an interesting topic
..now would you not watch an international Women's Cricket Match? And that too between two strong teams like England (who defeated the world champions recently) and India (who were the World Cup runner's up). Sure the quality of cricket would not be as high, and sure its not as high in watching priority list and sure the TRPs and the ad revenue would not be the same.
But..do you think..its so hopeless in terms of a viewership option that they have to pay to get it broadcast? That its so hopeless that you'd watch some other crap on tv rather than this?
I, for one, would surely watch it especially on a free day...what about you? Others also?
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worma, at 08:08
no worma i wudnt watch it
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Gaurav, at 08:16
maybe id check the score occasionally or watch for half an hour here and there but to watch the whole day is unthinkable
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Gaurav, at 08:17
Worma....not me...
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RR, at 08:21
yeah..I won't watch it full time either...but not all cricket boradcast in India is watched full time. But the viewership its still enough, esp on a 24hr sports channel often running out of more popular live events, to justify the basic production costs...
..anyways...my thoughts..
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worma, at 08:24
gk...On the other post u had mentioned abt SG not being an endearing person....Not that I know him personally...But, I would pause a while before I pass judgements.Moreso, when I have no clue on what kind of a person someone is...And would always want to think that everyone is a good person unless I have had a really bad experience.SG means nothing to me..nor do RD or SRT and they do not even know that we exist.But, I would still give someone the benefit of doubt and move along in life.
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RR, at 08:24
Mount...tell me...in yr life,how many people have you been able to please all the time. Sometimes, we tend to behave differently.If one doesn't talk much, he is branded as snooty and arrogant.If he is friendly, he is termed as 'sucking up to everyone".Leaves people with no choice. And as indiviiduals, we all have the right to pick and chose who we want to talk to and who we don't want to. U are right..these are the sour grapes types...and I would looka t it differently.Light the fire and see how the smoke spreads..that IMO is what has happened in SG's case.Disgruntled people...and SG has been stupid to give them the fodder
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RR, at 08:49
http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/nov/24gang.htm
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RR, at 08:51
In a country where anarchy is rampant, do these players have any choice.They need to pack their bags and leave (ala Olonga and Flower)and IMO, it is not worth losing one's family and life for the cause of a sport that would neither bring them laurels nor peace of mind
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RR, at 09:24
dd...u are right.By including SG in the playing XI, SG's stand of dropping Kaif in Zim would be vindicated...And what better way to teach someone a lesson for crossing swords with the master than by making him a tourist
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RR, at 09:26
Mount...All said and done...while politics rules the roost here, the players have become more powerful..unlike the days when a clown like Dungarpur was heading the BCCI
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RR, at 09:27
Mount...I sincerely hope that it works that way.SG seems to be making the right noises...desperation or otherwise.Need to see if everyone around has the maturity to bury the hatchet and break fresh ground...Frankly, I have not seen a far stronger Indian batting line up in a long long time.Competetion is good ,but not at the cost of goodwill among teammates
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RR, at 09:32
Mount...u are right.We have made cricket what it is today.But, do u think BCCI or any of the local assoc give a damn.If they did, the first thing would have been a refund to chennai cricket fans.But, they know that if 25000 don't turn up in protest, there are atleast another 50000 willing to watch the next time around.Till this happens...no one can save cricket from politics and arrogant administrators
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RR, at 09:36
mount...dd is referring to reports in mid-day. It does state that GC had 14 listed and left one place and said ..."any fast bowler".This is the spot that he prolly wanted ZK in...but they got SG instead...Once again...games being played on all and sundry by all and sundry...only to score brownie points
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RR, at 09:39
Oh... maybe it was telegraph then!!I remember reading in one of the newspapers
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RR, at 09:40
Mount...if they did...we would have good drinking water,clean washrooms and even better chairs to sit thru' and entire 6 - 8 hours
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RR, at 09:41
On a lighter vien,heard this one on the Chennai ODI the other day
SA won the toss and elected to SWIM :)
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RR, at 09:45
criclover
u r rite. rahul did try it a couple of times. and was criticized for it. where in fact it was a brilliant move. i think u can use it in many ways. one is the one u mentioned - for losing the toss, the other is hope that u win the toss and strengthen ur position, third is always use a utitlity cricketer like raina who can make allround contributions
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Gaurav, at 11:13
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SECOND ODI FOR SOME OF US CRICKET STARVED FANS
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6987915569199971039&q=india
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Amit, at 12:36
anyone know how fast sree-santh and rp singh bowl, an ave speed maybe??i know ip bowls consistently around 133-34 k mark but no clues abt these guys~
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sherine, at 12:37
wow talk about Doordarshan double standards..
if its the mens game..they dont lose a moment to pump their chest about their rights to show the match...and would go to court and the PMs office even..to get the match shown on DD..
but if its not lucrative as in womens cricket...they will show only when they are paid..
interesting...This one reason is more than enough for BCCI to ask them..wahatever hapopened to the national passion.,.
ONly if BCCI has been smart enough and had the womens cricket association merged with BCCI long back....they would have made Doordarshan paid for this slip..
and at the same time, saving us from the drab commentary that DD provides..
ah...but then they dont have brains..do they:-)
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Ginkgo, at 14:35
yeah...that would have been nice if the two boards had merged. In fact thats exactly what happened in England, if you read that report, and it helped in the broadcast of Women's matches
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worma, at 15:00
I guess we need more madira bedi's IN the team to increase the number of viewers:-)
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sherine, at 15:58
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