Both have arguably manufactured results, screaming fanboys, rampant misogyny. "entertainment item which is attempted to pass on as sport for the idiots" - that's the IPL in a nutshell.
Nah, the whole's thing a farce about as real as Harsha Bhogle's hair. The greatest sporting contests in the world started of as contests, not marketing exercises. Literally every aspect of the game, from the rules to nomenclature, has been whored out. Half the time the attention's on a bollywood wanker putting in the greatest acting performance of their careers pretending to know the difference between long on and third man. Rest of the time, it's on cheerleaders gyrating their hips in front of leering men behind a fence. To top it, the master of ceremonies is a shameless double murderer masquerading as some sort of comic genius. The fact is in 100 years people will view the IPL the way we view the gladiators in Rome - a garish symbol of a decadent culture.
You seem to be confusing between it being played out according to a script (the entertainment forum reference, manufactured results etc) and the entire thing not being purely about the sport(the celebs, cheer leaders, entire drama around it etc) which isnt to your taste. They are 2 very different things.
I couldnt care less whether or not you like the IPL, just dont be daft and compare it to the WWE. There's nothing arguable about the WWE being played out according to a script, thats why its pure entertainment even though its masqueraded as a sport for those who dont have a clue. The IPL isnt scripted, therein lies the difference.
EDIT: Forgot to address the part in bold.
Do you really believe this nonsense? IPL's a symbol of decadent culture?
This might be a stellar revelation to you but scantily clad women dancing, celebs (cricketers and otherwise), and hot chicks are things people like to see for a long long time. There's nothing groundbreaking with these happening in the IPL. Its just an event that's a money making machine because it mixes everything in a 6hr package and feeds it to the public.
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@VP. It's shit.
If he'd simply said its shit, I wouldnt even have replied because I couldnt care less whether or not he likes the format or the event. Its absolute bollocks like move this to the entertainment forum, its like the WWE, manufactured results etc that's absolute nonsense.
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