IPL4 – why 94 mathces are not that bad...

from players point of view...

following on from my last post about the existing format of ipl in which i argued why it is okay... i wanted to look at ipl4 which will feature even more matches than the current one...

if we presume, for a moment, that ipl4 will be played with same format like the third season... 94 matches will be played then...

we can already hear hue and cry about the longevity of the tournament and more importantly how the players will cope with this long format... with the pressure of already compact international schedule...

correct me if i am wrong but i happen to read somewhere that they will bar player to play at the most 14 matches out of 18 matches at the league stage... even if this info is not correct... i think this should make foreign players and franchisees, who cringe about only four of them allowed, happy... it will also make the domestic players happy coz they will get more chances to feature in the final xi than earlier...

much the same way... when daily soap operas were introduced people were skeptic about it... they thought who will watch them on daily basis... but they have managed to keep their target audience hooked... and at the same time it has given a fresh lease of life to many actors, directors, writers etc. and made their careers who would not have seen the light had the medium was not there... 

with 18 matches to be played instead of 14 the team management will have to plan the tournament accordingly in advance for the long drawn battles ahead... they will not be able afford to keep playing the same set of players and will be forced to rotate them as per the opposition... match conditions... to keep the intensity going... to keep every player in the squad match fit... which in turn means more opportunities to local as well as foreign players...

in short some smart cricket will be played by teams and players in which they will look to preserve energy without compromising on team goals much like a marathon runner...

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