IPL Impact

T20 has surely revolutionized One-Day cricket. This can be seen in the ongoing Asia Cup series. Targets which were considered very safe a few years back are being chased with such an great ease. The psychological advantage which used to be there after a team scores 300+ runs in ODIs is no more. Teams now have that confidence in the way they approach the game whatever the target is. Incidentally, India chasing Sri Lanka in yesterday's game was the 300th time a team had scored 300+ runs in One-Day Internationals.

Post- IPL, batsmen seem to have become all the more powerful. Most of the guys have an impressive strike rate. But what has happened to the bowlers? Is the game becoming more and more batsmen oriented. The magic of the ball in the hands of great bowlers is slowly fading with the batsmen becoming more confident to attack the ball. They are now ready to play any kind of delivery, even the ones which were considered too dangerous in the recent past.

IPL has really been an great advantage for India. Considered as a poor third world country a few years back is now considered as the country which is using its money muscle to create an impact world over. IPL has brought back the nation's pride by being a massively rich tournament which all cricketing nations are looking forward to. Hats off to the BCCI for such a wonderful tournament. And a special thanks to Subhash Chandra(Zee TV) for taking the first step in starting it all.