4) The unprofessional media production
The media production of the IPL hit an all-time low this year with eminent cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle being omitted for baffling reasons, leaving the fans to cope with the sub-par commentary the rest of the crew provides.
There also seems to be an increasing use of Hindi every year both during live and post-match interviews, and analysis. It is noteworthy that once during an Extraaa Innings episode, Krish Srikkanth retorted to Navjot Singh Sidhu questioning him whether he would comprehend him if he speaks in Tamil.
Conversations in Hindi not only affects the international viewers but since almost 59% Indians speak a language that is not Hindi, it also affects the local viewers.
The choice of hosts is also questionable since a mere perfunctory appraisal lays bare the fact that the picked hosts have no background in cricket nor sports, but are mere models who have been hired to pander the venereal senses of the viewers. If glamour is what viewers need, in the era of internet, it should be told that the viewers have more and better options than watching IPL.
The babbling of these dolled up emcees has also reached a hideous stage where discussions on the looks of cricketers have upstaged analysis of their performances. If the genders were reversed, it could have led to outrages about sexism, but since it is men who are at the receiving end, somehow it has eluded everyone’s attention.
How difficult it is, actually, to find a proper female host in a country with millions of cricket-crazy girls? Why can’t astounding female analysts like Isa Guha be vested with more broadcasting responsibilities?
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