Well after months of speculation, growing curiosity, and impatience, IPL is finally upon us, with the first game between the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the Kolkata Knight Riders kicking off on Friday.
And to be honest, what cricket fan isn’t a little curious on the names on display?
To use Aussie cricketers as an example, Bangalore, with Ashley Noffke and Cameron White at their disposal, face off with Kolkata, who boast Australian captain Ricky Ponting and rising star David Hussey.
It’s those sorts of contests that are leaving some cricket fans salivating. Who hasn’t wanted to see how Glenn McGrath fairs against Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds? How Warney bowls to Matthew Hayden? If Binga can knock Mike Hussey’s head off?
The wonderful thing the IPL has done has brought International players together under a new format and encourages them to work together. After a bitter summer, we have Indians playing with Australians again and hopefully enjoying each others’ company.
Although I’m still sceptical about whether 20/20 is a format worth pursuing over ODI cricket, it has its right to be in the calendar. And in the end, this tournament might be healthier for cricket’s relations than anything we have seen before.
I’ll watch in expectation of excitement and the chance to see my heroes go at each other for the first time on an international stage. What a sight that will be.
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