Cricket in India has lost its Sheen

I think cricket in India has soared over the past 5 years. It has definitely not lost its sheen, in fact it has prospered and flourished, giving India a place in the world map in terms of cricket;in fact more often than not it is called the the "Cricketing Superpower of the World"!. People talk about commercialization coming into the fray. Destroying the spirit of the game!

They do not understand that the very fact that these players are being offered humongous endorsements stands testimony to the fact that they are doing well in their.

Respective fields. I feel, as a matter f fact, that, Cricket in India is getting too much of importance!We need to shift focus on other sports as well!

I agree. Cricket in India has lost its sheen. Players play for paychecks now-a-days rather than for their team. They are more inclined toward the commercials rather than playing. You can see Indian cricketers in advertising campaigns, be it Sachin Tendulkar or MS Dhoni or the young and fresh faces of Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. Recent spot fixing scandals will further prove my point. IPL is one of the main reason for this behaviour. Big political persons, actors/actresses, businessman etc. Have huge stake in their respective IPL teams and they pay a lot of money to players to perform. So, players have become money minded. Only some, not all, I am talking about.

Yes cricket in India has lost its sheen because they rely on commercialization of cricket rather than playing cricket with professional spirits. Now players are more interested in playing IPL rather playing for their country. Friends it seems that cricket in India is loosing its glamour. Because of cricket being played throughout the whole year now people are becoming little bit bored of it.

Earlier, cricketers such as kapil dev. Used to play for their country, their team and not just for their self interest. No doubt, today also players play for raising the name of India, but half of their spirits are influenced by money. It is not their real performance.

No. Infact because of ipl some new fans of cricket also connect with it, because of it people of India know more about overseas players like gayle and A B de villiers etc. Very like by these fans. So whenever they played although outside India people just want to see them on television and people know more about domestic players those play well in ipl and infact media also help these players by telecast programme with cricket expert to examine the selection committee job. At present every fans in India have their own idea to which player should be in the national team.

IPL also has open the door to rub their shoulders with international players.

Yes, I really think cricket in India has lost its popularity over many years. Earlier, cricketers such as kapil dev, dilip vengaskar etc. Used to play for their country, their team and not just for their self interest. No doubt, today also players play for raising the name of India, but half of their spirits are influenced by money. It is not their real performance.

Nowadays, annually played IPL has been dominating over the cricketers, . They play for endorsing various brands and sort of linking themselves to the reel life. Cricket has not just remained cricket in the hearts of the players as well as the fans. But merely a COMMERCIALIZATION ART.

Well, I don't think cricket has lost its sheen. Because of the growing economy, cricket has commercialized. But just because of cricket having an entertainment side, public figures from all fields associated with it, also varied forms of cricket being played, it cannot be said that it has lost its sheen.

Cricket is not only a culture in India but a religion that is followed - every child that first plays any game is cricket. Parents first hand over a bat and a ball to their children. You see them in small lanes playing this sport. I am sure they would not know the national sport of this country for most of them their favorite sport is cricket.

Cricket is more or less seen to be losing its sheen in India, it is not able to maintain its tag-the gentleman's game. Recent match fixing cases have hugely hampered its repute, cricket fans have been disappointed to a great extent, there are still players like sachin, dhoni, yuvraj and many others who play cricket not for wads of notes but for the sake of their country and their passion, but for a few cricketers and poor transparency of the management, cricket in India would have reached its zenith and the fate of cricket would not have been at stake, commercialization of cricket has really deteriorated the spirit of the game.

There are many reasons but The biggest reason is money.

International cricket is just a business nowadays.

And the truth is international cricket starts become boring since 2007.

Other reasons are.

1. retirement of old cricketers.
2. improvement of bats, flat pitches, most of the rules are favours in batsman that's why the game will be totally one sided and nothing left for bowlers.
3.new cricketers have a lack of skills because of shitty IPL and other t20 tournaments.
4.channel icons and interface also suck (google it and compare today's star sports channel icon with old star sports icon).

The list goes on and on.

I think cricket in india is at its peak. After the recent successes it has achieved in all formats i.e. has got no.1 ranking in test ,no. 2 in one dayers and hey..we are first T20 champions.attracting by the money and fame ,many youngsters even from small towns are choosing cricket as career. The captain MS Dhoni himself is from Non metro...when sachin plays whole country stops to watch him score another hunderd...Cricket is no more just a sport in india it's a phenomenon and this is also one of the thing which binds our multi cultural country as one....Certainly cricket is not loosing its sheen.

Cricket in India has not lost its sheen; rather, it has evolved over the years. The passion for the sport remains as strong as ever, with millions of fans following every match, whether it's an international game, the IPL, or domestic tournaments.

India continues to produce world-class cricketers who shine on the global stage. The sport's popularity is only growing with advancements in technology, live streaming, and social media engagement. While challenges like excessive commercialization and player workload exist, cricket in India remains deeply rooted in the culture and continues to thrive.