Indian Premier League

By the time IPL entered the semi final stage, few things are clearly visible:

1. In 20-20, big names couldn’t accommodate themselves with this format. Sachin, Saurav, Dravid, Laxman and their teams are out of tournament. Except one or two good innings none of them either could play to win matches for their teams nor could they motivate the other youngsters to do the same. They also were major flop as captains of their teams. Although they keep on claiming that they are fit for 20-20 and they should get a chance to represent India but the answer is clear to everyone who understands cricket.
2. Some less known players has been performing consistently and looked better than lots of 20-20 players of Indian team. These performing (young) players should be given chance to represent India on the basis of their superb performance through out this tournament. They have showcased their talent to the cricket world and looked like they have been neglected by selectors earlier.
3. Most of the under 19 players of Indian team which won the world cup 2 months back are not really under 19 years of age as they looked older than the age they may have shown on certificates to play in Under 19 world cup. I also had a feeling that during World Cup 2008 a good amount of makeup work had been done on the faces of some players to hide their real age. They were really looking under 19 in the world cup.
4. I liked ICL too but IPL looked more competitive. BCCI with its politics and pressure on ICC and other cricket board managed to make IPL mega success and steal all limelight although this type of tournament and league was brain child of ICL organizers and BCCI just copied the idea.