Indian Premier League - 2019

[Park cricketer]

Warner's gone crazy lol after reaching the ton.

 

[Rob]

Random question...

I haven’t really watched any IPL since season 1 when it was on tv. And I don’t know much about India, having never been there.

There’s no polite way to ask this - why are all the cheerleaders white? Is it like Japan where there’s a certain reverence of western culture? Is it just that Indians are brought up on Bollywood style and that’s not what IPL wants?

It’s very noticeable when you’re watching.


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Been that way since the 1st season IIRC. Although not all the cheerleaders are white, i've seen a few locals (or at least local looking, they might be Americans).

They'd want to have a thick skin though.

 

[Park cricketer]

 

[gordo2016]

Warner's gone crazy lol after reaching the ton.

Outstanding innings from Warner. Bairstow absolutely brilliant as well. What a pleasure to watch these two in full flight!

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Dube burns Ali first ball, lel.

RCB producing some massive defeats thus far this season.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Random question...

I haven’t really watched any IPL since season 1 when it was on tv. And I don’t know much about India, having never been there.

There’s no polite way to ask this - why are all the cheerleaders white? Is it like Japan where there’s a certain reverence of western culture? Is it just that Indians are brought up on Bollywood style and that’s not what IPL wants?

It’s very noticeable when you’re watching.


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Haha I was wondering this as well.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Warner hasn’t missed a beat. Incredible. Beast of a cricketer.


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[Hamingja]

CSK actually has had Indian cheerleaders for the most part and a few other teams followed suit as well. Some teams had Indian dancers doing Indian traditional dances, but that didn't really work out. But yeah, cheerleaders have been mostly white in the IPL.

Think there are a few reasons for that. Indian sports don't have a cheerleading culture like American sports, so process cheerleaders might be hard to find. And then, there's the obvious more white = more attractive stereotypic belief in India, hence the predilection for these franchise clubs towards white women and men. Personally, I have never understood the point of cheerleading and think it adds nothing to the game. Making white people dance non stop in the scorching heat of India almost looks like torture and I feel for those cheerleaders. I don't mind some drums, etc., after every boundary.

India is a lot more conservative so would Indian women that were cheerleaders get looked down on by family etc

 

[Scotland]

KXI no Gayle no Tye. Wat.

 

[Park cricketer]

India is a lot more conservative so would Indian women that were cheerleaders get looked down on by family etc

India is indeed conservative when compared to western societies but India isn't Afghanistan lol. There are plenty of models, dancers, actresses in India, not going to be hard to find a few in a country of a billion. Besides, cheerleaders don't wear skimpy clothes anymore, atleast from what I've seen this season. Most of them wear skirts with skin dresses or long pants. So I don't think it's going to be that different from say dancing for Bollywood, etc.

In any case, this concept of cheerleading is alien to India and it's there purely to present the IPL as a commercial package ala what you see in American sports with cheerleading, mascots and what not. The sooner it's done away with, the better it is. Cricket doesn't really need to ape American sports, it's entertaining as it is.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Dat collapse. KXI finding some interesting ways to win.


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[The Casey Cat]

Seriously is Yadav great mates with Kohli or something? No idea how he makes the Indian team and now he's in Kohli's IPL side opening the bowling and generally embarrassing himself. Not sure I've seen many bowlers who would be as difficult to set a field for.

 

[rippersnipper]

At least Smith is getting consistently better, seems it's going to take him a few games to warm back up to cricket. Warner of course, has been completely the opposite.

 

[Park cricketer]

Alan Wilkins said on air that Jofra Archer is soon to play for England if everything goes to plan.

Gavaskar smiled and said "Yes, best of luck to the rest of the world team"

 

[Nel_cats]

Heard that Dorf bowled well

 

[WireHawk]

Heard that Dorf bowled well

He bowled very well as did Malinga.
Kieron Pollard took one of the greatest outfield catches ever
seen in the IPL, or anywhere for that matter.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

SRH look on target here

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bairstow got 48 just out lbw

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Trying their best to lose but should just hold on

 

[Park cricketer]

AB & Kohli taking off..

 

[Blue Arrow]

^ They will need all those runs considering how hopeless Bangalore are when it comes to bowling.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Lynn has just hit one out of the ground lol

 

[Registered User]

Bugger! I thought Lynn was just about to go ber zerk!

 

[Registered User]

Andre Russell just went Knuts, smashing 48 off 13 balls

 

[Snarls Barkley]

49* (19), 48 (17), 62 (28), 48* (13)

Decent start with the bat for Dre Russ. Need to get him back for the BBL.