Controversies will not hurt IPL, says Michael Clarke – Cricket News Update
Australia’s Test and One Day International skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, has enjoyed his stint in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and expressed that the controversies will not have a long-lasting impact on the cash-rich tournament.
Since its inception in 2008, IPL has gradually gained immense popularity amongst the cricket fans all around the world. Some of the cricket analysts, especially in India, believe that franchise cricket is the future of the game as the sport is getting faster
with the passage of time.
A number of controversies have struck the tournament since the last one year, including the sacking of former IPL commissioner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, the molestation
case of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Pomersbach-c1856 and the sting operation conducted by an Indian television channel to expose the cancer of fixing in the tournament.
These have made many former cricketers ask for the league to be shut down, as it is not giving a good name to India or the sport itself.
However, the Australian captain, who played the current season for Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, believes that IPL got popularity because of the standard of cricket and people will not remember these scandals in the long run.
"While what is happening isn't very good for the tournament, I don't think these things will have any lasting impact on the well-being of the tournament. As long as the standard of cricket played is of the highest standard, we will see the tournament gaining
in strength in the years to come," said Clarke.
The right-handed batsman expressed that the cricket-lovers witnessed matches of highest standard in the tournament and it is proved by the fact there were massive crowds in all the stadiums during the event.
The Aussie captain added, "I am very clear that the IPL is what it is because of the cricket played for a month and a half. Fans just love to watch their cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and with the very best in the world playing the IPL.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120’s team failed to make any impact on the tournament and finished at the bottom of the points table.
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