[searacer932]

Very good advice by Vijay. Must watch for everyone. I have never understood as to why fans lose their cool over a private cricket club. I can understand cricketers having the passion, as they get paid, and analysts/youtubers having passion as they also make money but why is an average fan passionate about a private club. May be this understanding is beyond me.

Would even 0.5% of these so called 'fans' come and organise a parade if Karnataka or Tamil Nadu win Ranji trophy?

https://x.com/vijaylokapally/status/1931530492790350092

[deehunk]

Originally Posted by searacer932

Would even 0.5% of these so called 'fans' come and organise a parade if Karnataka or Tamil Nadi win Ranji trophy?

https://x.com/vijaylokapally/status/1931530492790350092

I doubt if they even know the captain's name of their state team playing in the Ranji Trophy.

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted by searacer932

Would even 0.5% of these so called 'fans' come and organise a parade if Karnataka or Tamil Nadi win Ranji trophy?

They will.

Only if the Ranji encounters too offer them the adrenaline rush, the gambling avenues and the celebrity parade that IPL brings with it.

These days, sports viewership, especially among the youth, is more a product of media frenzy than the result of actual interest or knowledge about the game. Remove Dream 11 and its cousins from the scene, and you will surely witness a fall in the fan following of IPL. In the days of yore - say, in the early 2000s - students used to wager paltry sums on the results of ODIs. Today, I have seen first hand the ruining of lives of hundreds caught in the quagmire of IPL betting and related online gambling. A very promising acquaintance even ended up taking his own life.

It is a sad truth that our lives - individual and social - is increasingly being shaped and controlled by media narratives. In the instant case, had the media been less sensational, and had our netas been a tad restrained in beating their own drums using social media, the tragedy could surely have been averted.

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Occasions when Karnataka had previously won the Ranji trophy had scarcely elicited a response from the political elite. Apart from the customary compliments, we hardly saw any steps of encouragement from the state government. That none of the Karnataka players of repute have found employment (honorary) in the government/public sector of the state is a testament to the treatment that is meted out to our champions.

My heartfelt condolences to the families of the departed souls. I have seen, from close quarters, the father of one of the victims: a promising young man (an engineer) on the threshold of his wedding. The vacuum that the youngster's sudden departure has created is unimaginable. The condition of the other ten families couldn't be much different.

A coterie of individuals and organisations clearly have blood on their hands. The sooner they are brought to book, the better.

[volkman10]

Though not related to the Bengaluru incident, Diageo weighs options for stake in IPL franchisee Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The British distiller has been holding discussions with potential advisers as it weighs possibilities including a sale of part or all of the club. Diageo owns the team through its Indian unit, United Spirits Ltd., and may seek a valuation of as much as $2 billion.

The discussions come at a time when India’s health ministry has been pushing to ban promotion of tobacco and alcohol brands in the IPL, and stop indirect promotion of other unhealthy goods by sports personalities. Explicit advertising of tobacco and liquor products is prohibited in India, but firms such as Diageo have promoted other products such as soda using top cricketers.

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