In few hours from now, Indian Premier League will begin, setting a new milestone in the history of world cricket. But the official website is in a shoddy state. Few days back the links led to an ERROR PAGE. Today as I read in Cricinfo that a Canadian company has got the rights for maintaining the official website of Indian Premier League, I thought of checking it out.
Now check out the websites of each of the eight playing teams. I must say, Delhi Daredevils has got the best of the lot. Kolkota Knight Riders too aren't far behind. IPL was launched two months back yet it's sad that they couldn't come up with a useful website. Already cricket sites like Cricinfo and Cricketnext.com have come up with fantasy game. In fact, when you try to log in to CNN IBN's website, you are first taken to the Cricketnext.com's IPL fantasy game site.
IPL was born out of Indian Cricket League (ICL). Hadn't ICL been conceived, there wouldn't have been any IPL. We have to wait and watch how IPL turns out. More than the fans, it will be the ECB and Mr. Stanford who will have sleepless nights, trying to figure out how to start a new 20-20 league.
So get ready for what promises to be the next big thing of Cricket.
