i agree to your points but the biggest dislike i have about IPL is that i do not have that hard crave for a particular team the one we enjoy when india play against other team . there is always a strong will that only india should win. That junoon is missing here

Hi Manoj, I agree with what you said about the quality of the broadcast. The anchors were abysmal, the ball-follow really poor -- as bad as DD in its heyday. The ad cutaways weren't just annoying at the end of each over, where they often butted in even before the ball was dead; they happened between deliveries, where the broadcast was 'shrunk' so we could witness, gobsmacked, the logo animation of a popular mobile telephony service, presumably because it was supposed to be more interesting than anything the experts might have been saying about the action of the previous delivery. IPL may be a fairy tale opportunity for Sony to make money, but someone ought to tell them about the goose that laid golden eggs...

Likings: Shahrukh khan and co. enthusiasm is the best thing to watch in IPL. Definitely the energy is doing good to the team 'Knight Riders'. Great to see Ghandhis enjoying to the fullest. Delhi lad Virat Kohli(playing for Bangalore) is the guy to watch. His aggression and athletism are the characteristics of a rising star. Sixers-Amount of sixers are amazing and this is what we want in 20-20 format. We can see ball touching roofs of the stadium, but it be a great sight if someone gets the ball out of the big stadiums. Dislikes: Will agree to points mentioned by Manoj on poor anchoring and ads for making money, ignoring viwers from the important coverage they would look for. The anchors seems to be lacking knowledge on the subject and tend to ask stupid questions.

Best Moment: I liked the Ricky-Ponting-hugging-Ishant-Sharma bit. That summarizes the IPL theme well. A lot like Rooney and Ronaldo, wasn't it? Dislikes- Ads: Well there are many but Advertisements are a huge one. Not only are the overs ending abruptly, we don't even get to see the replays or the innings stats when a batsman is dismissed. To top it, they have those irritating Godrej and Vodafone ads which are louder than the commentary. Not that the commentators have much to say anyway. I was looking for an alternative service provider for my cell phone connection but Vodafone has really ticked me off well enough to not consider them. It's time that these were scrutinized by someone or may be there is a pay per view system for the DTH subscribers with no commercials. Dislikes- Coverage: Well, the balls are not spotted, the commentators are scarce (4/match- even Tony Cozier agreed to the fact while he was interviewing Akshay Kumar during DDD v. RR), the anchors lack experience and ability etc. etc... You can go and on about it to no avail. I think MAX would atleast match DD's quality if it improves a tad. Jadeja was aweful with his anchoring in the first match and even signed off from 'Turning Point' and later apologized saying that he is too used to NDTV. Others- Well, I think one striking aspect of the IPL is the dresses the teams have chosen, their colors and the sponsors logos. What's disheartening to see is that a lot of people simply have stick-on logos which come with a distintive white background and look really cheap. I think the worst dressed are the Punjabis and the logos look like they are actually a spoof on advertising. Delhi and Mumbai look decent but Bangalore and Chennai have horrible colors. Kolkata owners have taken a perfectly decent color and made the players look like sideys of an item number for Shahrukh. Take a cue from how brilliant black can be from NZC. Finally, it's too early to say but still sad to feel that none of the icons (or thereabouts) have made and impact or have been available to make an impact. I hope this changes soon.

Great observations Manoj...!!! All this makes you think the dramatic changing nature of a game called CRICKET..!!! I hope there will be folks who would still enjoy the test matches....sincerely hope that it does not become an extinct breed..!!!

Agreements and disagreements on IPL will always continue..Every indian is a doctor ( try telling that u have a stomach ache to a stranger in a bus and u will get 100s of antidotes on the spot) and a self proclaimed cricket expert/guru ( Oh god!!! what is yuvraj doing ???? he should have played a cover drive to this ball). Well,i havent decided which team to support yet. Been cheering individuals purely on merit. Maybe its the constitution of the team to blame or applaud for this. I am a great fan of Saurav but dont like SRK (Amitabh & Amir's Fan), like Ishant, not Ponting. Will certainly have to wait before deciding which team jersey to wear, though personally i like the Delhi team jersey better than the rest. I completely agree with u all on the coverage/commentary issue. It looks anything but a cricket match coverage. I have a feeling that the commentary is very subdued as compared to the tempo of the match. We have lost Tony Greig to ICL.... mannn what adrenalin rush that guy used to give us with all the excitement he used to create. Aweful camera work adds up to the woe.Now ads don't wait for the overs to get over but even between overs (too many overs???? well we are discussing cricket) do the godrejs, vodafones et al appear with their loud jingles supressing the commentary and also pushing the match screen to a "PIP"... the TV screen looks like the player's jersey which is already full of logos of these sponsors. Hope cricket wins.... No doubt its played and telecasted on prime time TV with Saas Bahus already feeling the heat on the TRP charts !!!!!!!

Dear Madhwan, did u noticed yesterday that first time his cricketing carrer Sehwag completed his fifty and no cheering response from the crowd end I think it was something new for you Ancoring Jadeja feels you Great,I hope so................ Bye Good Luck once Again

The ads trouble has corrected itself as there was a whole lot of noise about it. There was even a petition on rediff for it. It's good to see that the overs are shown completely and the broadcasters showing the replays of dismissals before taking off for advertisements. The one annoying thing that has cropped up lately is the PA system at Deccan Chargers' stadium. The PA system gives a live commentary to the audiences in the stadium and interferes with the TV commentary. During the DDDvDC match, it announced after a shot: 'The crowd is absolutely delighted'... telling the listener what the listener is feeling.. Funny! Finally, good to see the King's XI getting a better uniform.

IPL convert the cricet in a costly circus.A few rich persons are dancing the players on their fingertips.If A wrestler like Khali is not a wrestler by any mean.He is only an entertainer. He accepts it in front of whole world. Than why all cricket players are not known as acters? Now they are not players, they are heroes. Patriotism is lost among all the acters.Harbhajan is showing aggresion with his own teammate Shrisant.All the sports lover want to see cricket not the acting.IPL is deviding the whole nation into pieces.A patriotic Indian is not able to decide,to support which team? Brother is Quarrling with his own brother because of only money.The whole tamasha is disastrous for cricket.Time is showing it and Time will show the blast of cricket.Industrilists have come into IPL only to grab money,if they get any loss,They must withdraw from the Industry.

The anchoring is by far the worst I have seen for a long time. Mistakes keep happening one after another, Shiv and the other dude..seem like Bollywood cut-outs. No knowledge of cricket, its an insult to the viewer. Icing on the cake is Lekha Washington who asks Umpires who is going to win the match, asks Ganguly "What makes him nervous???" and asks Kallis if "He is a classic player or a modern player???" Never knew those 2 types existed. Quite clear that cricket knowledge, passion for cricket or even presentation skills are not the criterions which have been used for selection. Its an insult on the senses..I only watch the matches now. :)