{"id":4880,"date":"2007-11-30T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2007-11-30T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=4880"},"modified":"2007-11-30T10:24:33","modified_gmt":"2007-11-30T15:24:33","slug":"indian_cricket_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/30\/indian_cricket_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Cricket League"},"content":{"rendered":"

An upstart cricket league is launching in India<\/a> today (thanks, Brij01), the Indian Cricket League<\/a>. I know very little about cricket, but I know good marketing when I see it:<\/p>\n\n

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There are six teams: Kolkata Tigers<\/a>, Mumbai Champs<\/a>, Delhi Jets<\/a>, Chandigarh Lions<\/a>, Hyderabad Heroes<\/a>, and Chennai Superstars<\/a>. Each team has a number of players from the local city or region, two players from the national team, and a smattering of foreign players. They’re using the Twenty20<\/a> format, which means games will last just about three hours.<\/p>\n\n

Speaking again as a cricket neophyte, I think it’s a great idea — the short games, regional flavor, and general non-stodginess might finally be enough to get someone like myself interested in cricket.<\/p>\n\n

Of course, the quality of play has to be good for it to work. And they’ll have tough competition from another new league starting in April, the Indian Premier League<\/a> (which is sponsored by the BCCI, and has many more star players than does the ICL). Do cricket fans think the ICL has a chance? Are you excited about this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

(Oh, and I forgot to mention: they have scantily-clad cheerleaders<\/a>; more smart marketing, or a bit sleazy? Perhaps both at once…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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