The game-changer.

IPL has changed the game.
Whoever thought that a franchise in Kochi, would cost many times what Roman Abramovich paid for Chelsea a few years back?
That too in a state not known too much for its love for cricket?

Soon we will have 94 games where we have 60.
We’ll have a game or two every day during the season!

The boundary ropes have come in.
DJs are busy trying to get Mexican waves going.
We have been introduced to the Mongoose.

We see Indian players we’ve never heard of before, perform.
That’s helped a few players make themselves known.

It’s fun to watch.
(Even if you are not an ardent IPL fan.)

But I have a question.
What will this do for/to Indian cricket?

When Rahul, Sachin, Laxman are gone,
how will the new breed play Test cricket for India?
Who will even train himself for long innings?
And how, when the Mongoose is what you carry to the nets?

Will this be the end of tests as we know it?
Will we never get to see the likes of Gambhir batting a whole day to save a Test?
Will we even have 5 day Tests?

P.S. Also, if you have the time,
here's a new Thiruvananthapuram local search portal.

http://www.yentha.com/news/view/5/93