Apples and Oranges
Media in this country has a habit of comparing apples to oranges and declare themselves intelligent in doing so. One more example is this news story - Rumours about Twenty20 cricket killing the one-day game may have been a bit exaggerated.
Ms. Author, can you at least tell us if you did any other research than just comparing TRPs? The IPL relied on "in your face" marketing to succeed, much like the crap movie Om Shanti Om. People watched Champions Trophy due to patriotic reasons. Poor fellows at Champions League had no such weapon in their arsenal, demonstrated by the fact that they still have intelligent folks like Harsha Bhogle and Sunil Gavaskar doing the commentary, and not Mandira Bedi.
The Champions League also comes after a long cricketing season. There is a factor called fatigue and law of diminishing returns.
If only our journalists had more than just a degree from college...
Ms. Author, can you at least tell us if you did any other research than just comparing TRPs? The IPL relied on "in your face" marketing to succeed, much like the crap movie Om Shanti Om. People watched Champions Trophy due to patriotic reasons. Poor fellows at Champions League had no such weapon in their arsenal, demonstrated by the fact that they still have intelligent folks like Harsha Bhogle and Sunil Gavaskar doing the commentary, and not Mandira Bedi.
The Champions League also comes after a long cricketing season. There is a factor called fatigue and law of diminishing returns.
If only our journalists had more than just a degree from college...
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