As we all know, the Indian Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket
tournament where different franchise teams compete for the title. Watching IPL matches and following the teams is an entirely new experience.Its like a travel redefined.I have travelled to Bangalore & Chennai to watch these matches.I would like to tell about the cheer leaders in IPL in this post rather than sharing my experience in travelling.
The
tournament started in 2008 and takes place every year usually in the months of
April–June. There are 8 teams in the tournament comprising of both Indian and
foreign players. The current champions are Kolkata Knight Riders, who won the
2014 season by beating the Kings XI Punjab.
IPL is a place where both
sports and entertainment meet each other. It is not just cricket. The
IPL's mixture of glamour, big money and cricket played at a faster pace has no
parallel in Indian sport. The cheerleaders are the essential part of the
entertainment and glamour face of the IPL. They provide on field glamour, they
add to the spectacle and they entertain viewers, whether at the ground or on
television.
What if cheerleaders
are removed? What are its consequences? Let us understand that cheerleaders are
a way by which entertainment value is added to the game. It is in no way a
means by which people would want to offend its viewers. So definitely, with the
removal of cheerleaders the entertainment factor will be removed from the game.
To support this, take the example of the test matches, which are being played
for 5 days, without the cheerleaders. The game becomes so dry .Only first and
the last days of the game are expected to deliver result. This is why the
viewership of test matches is declining at rapid pace.
It’s just surprising to
see that there are people who would actually suggest that the cheerleaders
distract the players from playing their game. We’re talking about international
level players who have been trained for years and usually play in front of
thousands of people as live audience with many millions watching at home. So,
are we saying they get distracted with 2-3 cheerleaders? This doesn’t make any
sense to me. On contrary, keeping a cheerleader for the team would build up the
team’s morale, as she dances and cheers for the team every time you score a
boundary.
It’s time we stopped worrying about every
little thing such as this that comes our way. Let’s look at the bright side of
having IPL cheerleaders and not worry too much on its problems. We’ve shown
that we are a country that’s moving forward and is not hesitant to try out new
things as our beloved Prime Minister Mr.Modi is trying out new things every now
and then. Let us be responsible citizen and take every new thing in a positive
way.
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