Apr 19, 2010
In the sport of Cricket, victories and losses doesn’t have patterns. No method always succeeds. But this victory-loss pattern is least expected in the match where the fate of the match is already fixed. This has made a former Cricketer smell the match-fixing in the IPL matches. He bases his smelling sense on the player performances where non-regular bowlers go on taking hattricks and regular bowlers go wicketless; also the team performances where teams are losing matches from winning positions.
Li’l Research
These facts may not be prominent enough to ‘smell’ the match-fixing, but they are solid enough to make one go suspicious of the IPL matches. If one throws a unbiased look at the results of all the matches of IPL he would notice that teams who are the favorites to win and go to semis suddenly start losing matches while teams that are written off as totally ineffectual start winning matches. There may not be any match-fixing for betting but the matches may be fixed for the welfare of the Indian Premier League.
n this season of IPL 2010 we witnessed Kings XI Punjab losing all the starting matches and then later trembling all the teams coming in opposition. Kolkata Knight Riders started off with the blast and lost the rythm in middle. Royal Challengers Bangalore had to rely on other teams in the end to make to the semis. To be noted that RCB were in semis before the drastic loss against MI in their last league match.
The Philosophy Behind
There is a very elementary philosophy to describe this. If all teams performed as per their initial forecastings then by the time tournament reaches the middle of the round robin league matches we will have clear winners and losers. Everyone can predicts who all are going to semifinals and who are not, leaving the high price eye-roller IPL uninteresting. Due to this the officials and franchises will be deprived from valuable revenues as people will start skipping the subsequent matches.
IPL will make more money from the high TRP matches. And the teams will generate more revenues from high TRP matches than from winning the IPL. So this philosophy of match fixing is just in the interest of IPL that matches will remain interesting and suspense-filled for the people and they have high TRPs. Winning and losing does not help or hurt teams much apart from a little loss of face which I think any able manager would know.
The History
This philosphy of mutual fixing is not new and have prevailed in the market from a long time in order to maintain the interests among the audiences. There are several reality shows which serves the scripted matter in the form of reality. Long back there was Indian version of ‘Who want to be a Millionaire’ called ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ anchored by Big B which gained immense popularity in the beginning.
Sometime later the TRP started depleting. KBC started inviting celebrities to boost TRP and in that episode all went winning 50 Lakhs and donating to charity. Similar trend of boosting TRP in this manner has haunted several game shows and reality shows like Bigg Boss and Sach Ka Saamna where the audiences were forced to believe the scripted drama as reality.
Most significant match fixing trend to gain the popularity is present in World Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) which every adult is aware of, but every children fantasy about it as reality. WWE’s business focus is on professional wrestling, a simulated sport that consists of wrestling combined with acting and theatre. Earlier WWE was known as WWF, World Wrestling Federation, which is now promoted as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Clear Opinion
Now, the answer is very clear that IPL is just a money-making-machine where teams win and lose just to make the TRPs soar, which is very close to the processes of any ordinary reality show.
PS: The above content is not intended to provoke, in any form, the spirit of the game and television shows. It solely reflects the personal opinion of the author.
PPS: IPL matches are fun to watch than any form of Cricket.
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It was good reading some analysis, though basic, and in a way biased towards the money-making scheme of IPL.
But what’s surprising is that you started with “li’l research”, “philosophy” and then a clear opinion based on TRPs? and comparisons to WWE (or former WWF, whatever for).
Sure, the game smells of some mischief. But without any certain proof, it would be foolhardy to assume that some of the world’s leading cricketers would risk their careers, their fame, and their hard-earned fan following for some money.
This train of suspicion would never stop and can’t stop to certain players and everyone from the great Tendulkar to the measly Jadejas have to be implicated in this grand circus.
My 2cents, lets leave the sniffing part to the authorities (if there were one). Meanwhile, lets enjoy this adulterated entertainment, as we’ve been accustomed to the adulterated milk.
Hey gbbg.. thanks for your comments. In my post I just have been saying that matches are fixed not for the money but for the TRPs. This can be intentionally or just at the subconscious level of mind by playing relaxed after reaching a comfortable spot in the IPL. If it was for money the Vijay Mallaya’s team will never lose any match, I guess.
I don’t know and don’t want to know about the professional match-fixers laughing all the way to banks. The comparison to WWE has just been to depict the hold of match fixing trend for the TRPs. I think you also will agree to this.
Tendulkar is a cricketing God and he has proved it in this season of IPL 2010 with a orange cap on head and the shining impulse of IPL cup in eyes.
Moreover I agree to the fact that IPL matches are more fun to watch than any form of Cricket.
Cheers!
Whatever it may be, all is done by Lalit Modi and his allies. Just hope that next season will be cleaner. Thanks Shishir for your post.
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Researching what was behind the Pakistani Cricket team no-ball apparent scandal bought it home to me just how enormous the cricketing industry is, uniforms, bats, balls, clothing etc. Billions of pounds are involved here. Surely the players themselves (without whom none of this enterprise could happen) have to be far better renumerated than they seem to be in order to remove any temptation on their part to scupper this huge industry by, against all the rules of fair play on the pitch, beefing up their comparitive pittance of an income by illegally betting and so gaining a small extra incomer for themselves. How about more fair play to the players from the word go? Pay them well in the first place and you won’t develop these hang-ups.
Well the players from pakistan have been caught fixing the match before also. I can well recall the last world cup and aftermath. the coach of the team had to pay the capital. So I don’t consider that paying them in advance will work as the greed has no end.
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