The Karnataka Premier League makes no attempt to hide the fact that it is a pathetic “Modi Xerox” copy of the Indian Premier League, which within two years is already tolling the bell for 50-over cricket, if not five-day Test crickret itself, while reducing a classy, civilised sport into a loud, rowdy circus.
IPL marries sport with business and entertainment with nary a worry for conflict of interest, so KPL marries business and entertainment with nary a worry for conflict of interest. IPL auctions players like prostitutes, so KPL auctions players like prostitutes.
IPL was the personal project, the cricketing arangetram of Lalit Modi, so KPL is the personal project, the cricketing arangetram of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, masterfully puppeteered by the dance-master, Brijesh Patel. And so on.
So, because IPL had a theme song, KPL also has to have a theme song or what it thinks is a “theme song”. This, then, is the mind-numbingly vacuous effort of composer Ricky Kej and lyricist Kaviraj, with Avinash Chebbi and M.D. Pallavi at the mike. The video director is Aloke Shetty.
What is remarkable in this “Phase I” video is: a) how the lyrics and visuals are completely devoid of anything called the gandha of Karnataka or the regions from where the players hail from. And b) how the tournament has little to do with cricket but twisting the teats of the clubhouse cash-cow till it hurts.
What you also wonder, looking at Erapalli Prasanna and B.S. Chandrashekhar and Syed Kirmani, is: is there anything our legends won’t do, say or endorse for a few extra bucks after a few extra pegs?
Take a bow, Anil Kumble.
Link via Pavan Murali
Also read: CHURUMURI POLL: Yella OK, andru KPL yaake?
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Not a bad video actually
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bloody jokers…….
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IPL worked because of the presence of the biggest stars from all round the world. And that’s exactly why KPL will not work. Sunil Joshi is their biggest star :P
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KPL is indeed a kanthri KPL.
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why are people pulling this down? it is good for the cricketers no? my college mates used to run away to goa to play league there mostly 20-30 over matches. i can imagine how this can bring some money to such players.
if you dont like it dont watch it, but atleast dont pull it down no saar.
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i can’t believe His Heaviness srikantadatta wodeyar’s jig. utterly classless.
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Instead of whining that its copied blah blah, why not give some ideas to make it better.
I do agree the song is mediocre, but it will surely enthuse lots of local talent, may not garner huge audience though. Video would have been better if they would forgo the love towards the chimpanzees of Dr. Rajkumar family.
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Time will tell.
I liked the song olle punch idhe.
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Cricket is no more a game in India. It is another gambling. From where all this money comes for this gambling ? People should not waste time in watching this gambling. Betting/Booking/Fixing is the new mantra of this gambling. 11 fools will play this gambling like jokers and 1 billion people to watch that nataka!
Wah Wah!
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AFter reading the article, was apprehensive abt the video. U can see the copying frm IPL but video was ok.
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Instant gratification is what the world seeks.T20 provides it more while parts of an ODI may. It is like the goodness of slog overs sans the hard slow parts. ODIs are akin to committed relationships ; T20 is a quickie/booty call ;Tests are marriages. In this age of instant gratification your guess is as good as mine as to what will be more famous. What’s popular isn’t essentially good either. But all 3 formats will prevail, just like in relationships..
The problem arises when we want the same guy in all 3 formats. A mind that keeps thinking of a booty call is not so tuned for a marriage you see ! So it’s not the formats, it’s the need to make this a win-win proposition and ensure we have ‘mostly separate teams’ that cater to that specific need by pure meritocracy.
From there on, Darwin’s survival of the fittest(populist maybe) kicks in for both the players and the formats.
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The worst part of the video was His Heaviness. Second worst was the prancing pyaade. The song came third.
As for KPL itself, I’m all for it. There are plenty of talented cricketers in our state who need an income. I’d much rather they earn it doing what they love than sitting at a call center, which is pretty much the alternative if they don’t make it to the big leagues.
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…also Rome was not built in a day!
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I feel we should not pull it down before it has even unfolded. Any kind of sports event, however imperfect should be encouraged.
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u wish all fotocopies were as good as original
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Xerox’d or original – its a source of encouragement for the game in one way or the other “subjectively”. It could be money making business and not cricket, it could be tampering the tradition of the game, so on and so forth – think of the source of income for 100+ players and all the staff involved. DID THEY HAVE SOME THING SIMILAR LIKE THIS BEFORE? or DO YOU (all against KPL) HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS or AN ALTERNATIVE TO OFFER?
Its easy to watch cricket on TV and comment on it in blogs or at ADDAS near by, buy Guys take it from me, it requires GUTS more than talent to peruse a career in sports (at least in India).
So lets all think positive and encourage it, rather than pulling its down :-)
Cheers to Namma KPL……!
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The video was fascinating to watch in a campy sort of way… upto a point – then it got too long. Maybe some skin show would have kept attention till the end.
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Dear Mr Churumuri and all the other people who have been pulling down such a lovely platform for the local cricketers in Karnataka. What is your claim to fame, what have you done for society or the game of cricket or for the cricketers. Losers sit on the sideline and bad mouth achievers, winners get on board and make a change.
First peep into your own collars before you write off a tournament. Remember it is easy to criticize but hard to build. KPL rocks, the song rocks and thank you to all those who participated in the video and that too without charging a single rupee but to encourage and give support to the local cricket talent.
IPL goes around supporting and encouraging and paying cricketers from out of the country at least KPL encourages our very own.
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hey churmuri guys.. ipl did not have a theme song.. get your facts right.. it only had a couple of lousy tv ads and radio ads. This theme song thingey for kpl is an original idea. This theme song is for the kpl as a whole and not any franchisie or team song. also the kpl is reaching out to the common man by selling tickets for 25 and 45 rupees.
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George,
So only people who have ‘achieved’ something can talk? No criticism allowed in your book?
Well, we will blog and write. If you dont like it, close your ears and lick the boots of the ‘achievers’ and ‘money-makers’, wont bother us one bit what you do :)
If the video is cheaply made, it will show. Noble ideals and all dont matter when you are in the money game. Live with it.
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Whatever said and done. I have watched many ODIs in Chinnaswamy Stadium including the famous Quarter final match between India and Pakistan. I was much younger than in my 20s so could wait for the tickets in queue overnight just to get a ticket. Now a days it is very difficult to get a ticket across the counter by legal means ( unless u r ready to shed our thousands in black). I always wanted to take my wife and kids to the stadium so that they could feel the atmosphere which we cant notice in televisions. But thankfully for KPL I could take my young kids and my mom also inside the stadium by purchasing tickets across the counter which was just Rs. 25/- and Rs. 50/-. which I couldnt have done if it was a normal ODI day night encounter. So thanks to KPL and talking about the theme song. It is quite good and i loved it. As per others we cant please everyone in this world. But life goes on
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My opinion is that KPL is an excellent forum for young and budding cricketers of Karnataka. I should say not only for cricketers but also for the coaches, trainers associated with the teams.
The problem we people have is that everytime a new concept is introduced, we jump to criticize it without even giving it a chance !!!!!
How many of you watch or take interest in a simple league game being played? How many of you recognise the efforts of the local teams /coaches /trainers who put in an effort to make a good team?
Many of the boys playing on the team may never make it to International level but today because of KPL they are stars in their own right…..
Watch and recognise the effort and enthusiasm the game is being played with and enjoy the matches just for the love of the Game!!!!
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looks like people who are from begging states are jealos of KPL…
they are not able to do such events in their states…dont have money,
Now onwards See… how the other states will copy KPL …
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KPL is going good. Very Nice entertainmemt.
I am sure that KPL stars Manish Pandey, Uttappa & VinayKumar will rock in T-20 champions League.
& This blog author seems to be jealous of KPL, seems to be he had bidded foe a KPL team & dint get any.
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