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Is playing IPL a must..................... .?
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IPL has come a big way in promoting the game of cricket or rather the 'instant cricket' in a very big way.
Many youngsters who would like to show-case their talents have welcomed this and have made most of the opportunity available to them.
However, it is necessary to take a careful look at the format of this 'limited-overs' game and see how far does to go to do justice to the young players to don the national colors and play at the highest level...viz the test match.
The obvious question that comes to the mind: is playing in IPL a 'must' to showcase the talent?
The logical answer that would come out is a big NO. The IPL games does not in any way project a player worthy of playing test matches.
These games hardly put to test the technicalities, temparament, approach, endurance, mindset etc required to play a five-day game (with no 'playing condition restrictions' that are applicable to the limited version of the game).
A champion in the IPL games would look pretty mediocre when he is 'in the middle' playing in the longer version. He may not even be able to read and adapt to the situtaion.
A glaring example could be the case of Rohit Sharma, who has been a 'run-away' success in T20 (and to some extent in ODIs) but hardly gets to play test matches. There could be a few more examples.
Similarly we can quote the examples of Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson etc who have shunned IPL but have made it big at the test level.
As such a young/budding cricketer who could be aspiring to play at the highest level, would definitely do a 'world of good' for himself, if he concentrates on the domestic games like Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup etc, and further his cause of representing Team India in the test matches.
However, if increasing the 'bank balance' is the only motto, then follow Lalit Modi's so-called brain-child.........!
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