Viacom 18 is a product of Reliance industries. They gave free unlimited 4G data for a year before launching JIO. They are again giving unlimited 5G data till a pan India launch. Still their revenue hasn't declined and niether has the revenue of Viacom18. You do not need to think about how they will make money as Mota Bhai knows how to succeed that is why he is in the Forbes list.

I am suprised that you are saying that Indian pitches provide zero support to bowlers. Please check the stats from the previous bilateral series between Srilanka and Newzealand. If Indian batters are batting extremely well then the pitches are not good for bowlers but if Indian batters are failing to score good then the pitch is good for bowlers. Hypocrisy at its best.

At the moment on 5 IPL teams have expressed in funding the WIPL teams. Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Delhi Capital's. Others will follow them if the first season is a success. I also think lack of talent pool might be another reason why other IPL franchise have not shown any interest. The player auction are supposed to happen in the month of February.

Gill is an excellent batter but the problem with him is that he takes time to get set and aslo doesn't take any risk. That is the reason why he is not suitable for T20 format. Ishan Kishan suits more as a T20 batter as he is quick and is also not afraid to take risk. Too much competition between these two players but only one would get an opportunity to be part of playing 11 in the upcoming world cup.

I am pretty much excited with your approach of conducting a final raffle. I used to wait for it in the past. Yes, I agree a lot of members have shifted to Telegram & Reddit but those who are here need to be active from time to time. I do not think that we do not have anything or any news to discuss on this board. A little bit of encouragement by senior members and Merit sources can again bring back members here.

The government will eventually will bow down to RBI but I am pretty sure it won't happen this year. As central election is scheduled to happen in 2024 the government would not be willing to hurt any community. Already they have succeeded in reducing traffic to indian exchange. Most crypto investers and traders are already using international exchanges.  This year would be safe and if any bad decision has to come it will happen after the election.

Sachin himself in an interview had said that one batter that can beat his record is Kholi. Sachin was from an era when an umpires was the only decision makers. Virat is from an era where apart from the umpires there are softwares that help the umpires to make a decision. Still if Kholi is able to beat Sachin's record then it is a great achievement for him. 


Sachin is a legend! These new age batters grew up watching Sachin play cricket. He is still a gentleman on and off the field. His simplicity is what made him the God of Cricket. I also agree Kholi behaves like a Baboon on the field not sure how he behave off the field.

At one point I had a feeling that India would lose the Indian bowlers were struggling to get Bracewell. Thanks to Thakur he was out at 140. India won by just 12 runs all because of good batting by Bracewell. MD Shiraz had another good spell as he got 4 wickets. He has confirmed his berth in the world cup squad after yesterday's performance where he again took 4 wickets. Overall a good chase by the Newzealand team.

What a fabulous batting by Shubhman Gill. He became the youngest batter to score a double century. If he had also gotten out cheaply like the others then India wouldn't have given a massive target of 349 runs. Another dominating performance by India because of this young batter. Now it's time for the bowlers to get wickets.

They are saying that because they know the current Australian side struggles with spin bowling. I am sure many other Australian veterans will come up with the same or another weird theory in order to create a pressure on the Indian team, before the series. This has been a habit of Australia before the BGT. With the current form of senior Indian batters it would be easy for them to handle pace attack of Australia. In 2004 Shane Warne was effective against India but Jason Gillespie and Glen MCGrath were on fire in the two matches that Australia won.

Sundar is a good all rounder and better with bat than Axar but in recent times Axar has proven himself as a mature all rounder in all format of cricket. He was supposed to be the replacement of Jadeja.


Rohit is not going to be replace for the next couple of years as India is still testing Vice Captains. Till the world cup these two shouldn't be rested both are looking good with bat. The continuation will help them a lot  when they play in the world cup.

I don't think government taxes are is the main issue for low engagement. What I feel is not helping good topics to come up is merits distribution. I too avoid giving merits to news or promotion on this board.

 Although, I tried my level best to get traction on this board but non of those merit source ever looked on those reply, topics, threads and anything. They were only focusing on thier betterment rather the board itself

.They also were too much engaged considering what could make this board interactive. They were only focusing on what is profitable for them.

I still believe we can get his board active. All we need to do is encourage those who create topics that are engaging & giving them merits for thier effort. I do not see such attitude in the coming near future as most of our Merit source are least interested.

As per me, this is the best deal that you can get! Considering that it is a women based cricket game! In reality the WIPL, before it's inception is more profitable than the PSL.  

If you talk about women uplifting! Women freedom!  Women sports! Then WIPL will deliver it. All it needs to do is get those views and since Mumbai provided a venue where they got the highest spectators on a woman bilateral cricket match, WIPL got those allocations on Mumbai pitches. I think it is a smart move by BCCI.

Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the India VS Newzealand ODI due to back injury. He will be now replaced by Rajat Patidar. I think it all depends on whom Rohit Sharma would select tomorrow as he has got other options too. It would be interesting to see who gets that opportunity. In all a competitive ODI series is expected as both these team have recently won ODI series respectively.

I am a big supporter of Bitcoin but it doesn't mean I would name my child as Bitcoin. Think about your child's future. He might be objectified due to his name in the school. This name can also invite unwanted attention. I personally don't like your idea but it is your baby you can do whatever you want to do. BTW  congratulations!

There is nothing to compare, but the EX PCB chairman Ramiz Raza's commented that WIPL would be nothing compared to WPSL. I thought, I should share. BTW BCCI haters would now gone into safe zone and in my opinion BCCI is the only cricket board that knows how to uplift women cricket. I am eagerly waiting for both franchise and players auction.

If you can question BCCI you should also praise its efforts. I did and hopefully many haters should do that too. Never shy away or excuse the truth! BCCI is the board that would make a difference and also make money more than any other cricketing boards.

WIPL is now bigger than PSL!

WIPL media right per game sold at INR 7.5Cr to VIACOM18 which means JIO TV would be streaming it for free on its apps. I never thought that I would compare the media right of a women league tournament with men's league tournament. PLS per game media right is just INR 4.5Cr. This is very big considering WIPL has not yet started. If WIPL is able to generate good viewership in the next 5 years then I am sure it would become one of the biggest league  sports for women. BCCI has done a great job in uplifting women cricket. Now a lot young girls will dream of becoming a cricketer.

I did mentioned it on the ODI thread that this guys has secured his berth after his performance in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. In the third ODI he again lost his wicket after scoring just 7 or 6 runs. This is how you keep your berth safe in the playing 11, when in the past you have proven yourself.

Sir, Jadeja is a legend! I am happy that he is part of the squad. What I am excited about whether both Axar and Sir Jadeja both will be part of the playing 11. It seems Axar is trying to get his position. It would be awesome to see both these two playing and also delivering what India needs ( A series win). In my opinion Axar has proven that he can replace Jadega.

I am sure this win might be the biggest one in the history of ODI cricket. I was hearing the commentary of Harsha Bhogle and he did mentioned it as it was by a huge margin. I have no doubt now that MD Shiraz can now be a regular bowler for both ODI & Test squad.

What a fabulous effort by Shiraz to get 5 wickets in an innings that to in a white ball game. Today wasn't his day but the way this guy has been bowling I am sure he will get another opportunity. This series might open the eyes of Srilankan board on how bad this team is in an ODI. India has dominated this series which in my opinion is a good sign before the world cup.