We will beat Aussies at home: Srinivasan

[Straight Drive]

This pr**k should be the first one to be sacked.

 

[AlanJLegend]

As an Australian I absolutely can't wait to see England go over there and absolutely belt them. followed by us doing the same.

 

[Prince EWS]

Chennai: As India's disastrous performance in Test series against Australia has drawn flak from all quarters, BCCI president N Srinivasan came out with a bizarre defence of the team saying all top teams would lose when they play on Indian soil.
"England won 5-0 in England. They came here within a month or two and they lost 5-0. Last time, after our loss to England, I had said that we will beat them when they visit India," Srinivasan tried to defend the team's dismal overseas performance in the past one year which has seen Dhoni and Co lose seven consecutive Tests.
Srinivasan reasoned that Australia did well as they used home conditions to good effect.
"It is a case of Australians played better in their home conditions," he added.
The BCCI president who is also the owner of IPL team Chennai Super Kings feels that once India plays and beats teams like New Zealand, England and Australia in coming months, everyone will "feel very happy."
"Next New Zealand is coming to India and it will be followed by England and Australia. We will beat these three teams on our own soil. They cannot beat us here and we will feel very happy."

If this is the attitude of BCCI towards cricket then God help India...

Even if they do, I highly doubt the margins will be anywhere near as convincing, which would show India up as being much further away from an away way against a top side than a home loss. Wouldn't show the teams were even at all. They have to face up to this.

 

[Burgey]

Well, yeah, but it's not as simple as that tho, is it? All about prestige viewer groups and so forth. Football has only ten minutes at HT for ads and it does ok revenue-wise.

Else tests would be the cash cow; even a two match series has potentially ten days with seventy plus hours (including lunch and tea) of space for ads. Even those interminable 7 ODI series can't compete with the shortest possible test series in terms of brute hours.

But most ODIs are played at night. Prime time for a longer stretch or something. That was his rationale anyway - 100 ad breaks compared with 40

 

[Spikey]

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[Jayzamann]

Is that right? Surely the money that's come in since T20 and the IPL in particular blows ODI revenue away?

If Richie is leading off the telecast of any ODI he's quick to remind everyone about their earning potential. Even mentioned it during his interview on that Warnie show iirc

 

[Jono]

Yeah the attitude of the BCCI is horrible. Tough time to be an Indian fan unfortunately when you've got this lot running the game you love.

 

[ankitj]

Hate Srinivasan so much. Moron.

Rajeev Shukla's (who is a VP and equal moron) reaction was equally strange. He seemed to be giving the interview only as IPL chairman and not bothered about anything else.

For all his flaws the BCCI was much better when, Lalit Modi was there and running shop in so many areas.

That clown Shukla is IPL chairman? Always hated the very face of his. Strikes as a guy who will never take a stance that is not backed by at least a dozen others. Spineless and inefficient.

 

[Cevno]

Is that right? Surely the money that's come in since T20 and the IPL in particular blows ODI revenue away?

IPL is still a domestic Comp though. In terms of International matches and even revenue to the ICC the ODI's are far ahead and the favored format.

 

[Arachnodouche]

My balls shrunk a little.

 

[Cevno]

Yeah, I've mentioned before that everyone seems to be assuming we're going to be winning every single home series, which is a pretty big assumption.

Depends on what they do with the conditions after this. Do they go and grow some grass on the pitches to help in preparation of away series etc... or go and prepare turners like they did in the 90'S.

Good cases for both. I would start preparing turners as much as possible, IMO.

 

[Straight Drive]

Depends on what they do with the conditions after this. Do they go and grow some grass on the pitches to help in preparation of away series etc... or go and prepare turners like they did in the 90'S.

Good cases for both.

They should prepare pitches with grass and bounce to practice for away series but prepare turners for visitors and throw in the occasional green pitch when the series is won.

 

[smash84]

They should prepare pitches with grass and bounce to practice for away series but prepare turners for visitors and throw in the occasional green pitch when the series is won.

haha......actually this is a good approach

 

[Dissector]

It's hard to be confident about beating England at home. It would be India's best home win since 2001. But I don't buy the idea that winning at home would be a bad thing because it would distract from the overseas problems. That is BS. You take every series one at a time. Beating England and Australia would be a great achievement if we can pull it off and a good start to rebuilding the team.

 

[Daemon]

Depends on what they do with the conditions after this. Do they go and grow some grass on the pitches to help in preparation of away series etc... or go and prepare turners like they did in the 90'S.

Good cases for both. I would start preparing turners as much as possible, IMO.

Stick to what's worked best for us all these years, though domestic games need to see greener wickets.

 

[Subhadeep]

That's what happens when you have a complete idiot in such a post.

 

[scorpio1990]

TV Ratings for the test series go down
Now, Team India's TV ratings go for a toss - The Economic Times

The misery continues for Team India on field, off the field and in television ratings that cricket has been generating of late. Dubbed as one of the most significant tours, the India-Australia series has been a complete washout so far with India's consecutive innings defeats, the latest being the humiliating loss at Perth over the weekend.

According to TAM Sports, a sports viewership tracker, the first two tests played between India and Australia registered an average rating of 0.89 and 0.7 respectively. Broadcasters and media planners says if this bad run continues, cricket will not be able attract the big bucks like it had been able to over the years. Brand endorsement fees for the likes of skipper Dhoni will also see a correction after the highs of the World Cup win last year, which went up to as much as Rs 6-7 crore per annum for a brand.

"If eyeballs move away from cricket over a period of time, the value for the game will depreciate. Every stakeholder will lose and it will pull the game down the value chain. Right now, cricket is still the biggest sporting property in India. But as we develop as a nation, our preferences and watching habits are bound to change," said Sanjay Kailash, EVP & head of sales, ESPN-Star Sports (ESS). The India-Australia series is being broadcast on Star Cricket, which is part of the ESS bouquet of channels. Kailash said the broadcaster was in the process of selling ad spots for the triangular ODI series to be played from February 5 between India, Australia and Sri Lanka. "We have managed to sell 60-70% of the inventory. The ODIs should be a different ballgame," he added.

TOI had reported earlier that 2012 will see cricket advertising rates fall by 20% if the chock-a-block calendar persists along with the below-par performances by Team India. Other cricketing properties, like the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League scheduled for April, will also see a correction.

"Cricket as a media window is increasingly going to be under critical scrutiny and advertisers demand more return on investment," said Ajit Varghese, MD (South Asia), Maxus and Motivator - media agencies from the WPP group.

Industry experts said the most important thing to watch out for this year will be the price that Indian cricket's governing body BCCI fetches for the now cancelled domestic broadcast rights previously held by Nimbus Communication. "The time has come for people to realize that the business attached to cricket has been inflated manifold without providing the returns. Cricket is too volatile, in terms of brand ambassadors, sponsorships and broadcasting rights and they need to be questioned...the price points at which the sport is being sold," said Anirban Das Blah, MD, Kwan, a celebrity management agency, who was earlier heading Globosport.

 

[Son Of Coco]

This is the stupidest thing this guy and a couple of the players have said lately. Honestly, who cares? The series at hand is a whitewash, and if we lose in India while giving it our best shot then I'll be happy (I reckon we'll give it a decent shake though). As long as we don't surrender like the pea-hearts that are currently touring Australia then it's ok if we lose in India.

 

[uvelocity]

check this **** out

Srinivasan on back foot after home soil comment - The Times of India

 

[Spark]

What else can you do?