Almost every match in IPL-2 has either been disrupted or abandoned due to rain. The match which was one of the most hyped between Sachin's Mumbai Indians and Warne's Rajasthan Royals was washed out due to rain. The IPL organisers ironically had said that South Africa edged out UK, because of the favourable climate prevailing in South Africa.
The rain gods have played spoilsport and maybe the organisers could have got facts from the local meteorlogical department. Also, the tickets sales seem to have gone awry and there seems to be more empty seats at the stadiums. The ratings of the LIVE relay from SETMAX has also gone down dramatically.Also, Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has admitted that the 'strategy breaks' in the ongoing second season have not gone down too well with a section of players but insisted that the experiment will continue.
The seven-and-half-minute break at the end of every 10 overs has been criticised for slowing down the pace of the game with some players complaining that it was also disturbing their rhythm. Many experts say that Strategy breaks are only used for improving ad revenues. SETMAX could get some 106 crores from these strategy breaks alone.
Modi said he was aware of the issues raised by players and would consider the suggestions.But hopefully moving forward we may have a rain free IPL.