Rajiv Shukla backs IPL 5 to be a success – Cricket News Roundup – April 24, 2012 – Part 2
Chairman of the Indian Premier League, Rajiv Shukla, has claimed that the fifth edition has, and will garnish fantastic response, despite evident decline in TV ratings from the previous seasons.
The high-voltage tournament has seen an overall drop in the Television Viewers Ratings from the previous season (down from 4 to 3.65), while sponsors have also shown reluctance in associating themselves with the league.
Shukla however, remains adamant that the minor slump has been due to the increase in internet viewership, and believes that it will be better to engage in such talks, once the tournament has concluded.
"You are trying to analyse it on the basis of one or two weeks," he said in an interview with CNN-IBN. "Let the IPL finish and then I'll talk to you ... none of the sponsors have gone away.”
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowling coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to basics in the T20 format, but will need to act smart and adapt to different situations.
His comments come after his Indian Premier League franchise were guilty of conceding too many runs in the final overs, including a nerve-wracking defeat against the Chennai Super Kings, where the bowlers failed to defend a score in excess of 200.
“It’s not that since this is T20 one should keep changing the linelength and try different things. Then you give away too many runs. One should try to stick to the basics,” said Prasad.
Following his patient 50 in the on-going third Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, Warner reckons he is still learning the art of sticking out at the crease for longer periods.
The explosive left-hander made his Test debut late last year, and has since represented the national side in 9 Test matches, with two centuries. The current Caribbean trip is his first away from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, and the player feels that he is learning to adapt
to different surfaces.
"It's something (West Indies captain) http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 reminded me of out there, it's not the way I play, but they're the kind of wickets where it's all about patience. I'm still learning that, learning the game," Warner said.
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