In this day and age, there is no distinction between both the Big Bash League and the Indian Premier League. The formats are the same, and some players participate in both leagues. However, from the perspective of entertainment, anything would be advantageous for a regular fan who regularly watches the 3-hour entertainment. However, serious fans believe that there are too many differences between the two leagues, with the Big Bash League making some incredible advances.
There are numerous advantages to the Indian Premier League, such as the possibility for players to establish a reputation for themselves or grab publicity in a short period of time. It not only brings the players fame, but also financial security at the international level. Every summer, an exciting tournament is held for the public to spice things up.
It Is, however, not as popular as other T-20 leagues all over the world. To be truthful, since the league’s beginnings, tournament viewing figures have declined. With news such as bankruptcies, team bans, spot-fixing of players, or even the originator of the IPL, Mr Lalit Modi, being implicated in issues that astonished fans after they became public, the IPL has stagnated behind so many other leagues all over the world. The Australian Big Bash League, which began in 2011, on the other hand, has been more efficient due to the right reaction behind such a format. The 3-hour entertainment with Zinger Bails, Giant screens, and Black Blades, along with the sensible move of having a signed poster of their childhood heroes, allures the kids to reconnect for the next match.
There’s been a great disparity for the audience to watch the live action through a wire cage since the first season of the IPL, which is not the scenario in the Big Bash League even though they care about their viewers having a wonderful encounter from the stands. Here are a few reasons why viewers prefer the Big Bash League to the Indian Premier League.
- Crowd Opinion
IPL subjects’ people to a wide range of difficulties, including enhanced security, 4-hour-long lines, dirty urinals, limited mobility within the stadium, and ridiculously priced food all detract from the mood. Big Bash, on the other hand, has an abundant supply of creative props, both funded and crowd sourced. Compare India’s seating infrastructure to Australia’s pool seats and grass banks. They keep it family-friendly on purpose, with four seats for $40 that are light on the wallet but heavy on the returns. The experience is less affordable and easier to use. It is not by accident that a Melbourne Derby game draws a larger crowd than a Boxing Day Test. The current attendance rate for a game is 80,883.
- Advertising
The Big Bash sponsorship structure is novel. It has also overlooked sponsors from the gambling, nicotine, and alcohol industries. They have more vibrant logos that blend in with the spectacle, making them appealing to both kids and adults. During the 2015-16 season, Cricket Australia and Hollywood studio Warner Brothers collaborated to promote the film Batman v Superman. Again, this was done on the spur of the moment, a far cry from Bollywood film deals and promotions done in cricket TV studios in India. Despite its wealth, players in the IPL wear kits with tacky looking blobs as brand logos. It represents new wealthy brands flush with venture capitalist cash but simply lack in promotional class and design skills. The jerseys worn in the Indian Premier League are a visual attack. When done correctly, advertising is not intrusive.
- Timely Scheduling
The Big Bash has a more compressed schedule, cramming in games to prevent overkill. As a result, in the 8-team, 35-match season format, every team plays every other team at least once. Each team, on the other hand, is assigned a specific ‘opposition’ against whom they will play a second try. In general, a team’s ‘competitor’ does not change from season to season. The Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars, as well as the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder, are cross-town rivals. This enables the BBL to host two Melbourne and two Sydney derbies in the same season, which are now heavily hyped events. This feat has never been accomplished by an IPL derby.
- Sparkling Innovation
It was an early leader in technology. With zinger bails, black blades, giant screens, rocket man, helmet cams, kid zones, and autograph sessions, Big Bash has been a forerunner in innovation. Even the 8 franchise webpages are fully integrated, attempting to strike the right balance between uniformity and the brand image of the correlating franchise. Because of its continued devotion to introducing new ideas, the Big Bash is a worthy heir to the Kerry Packer World Series, which first changed cricket in 1977.
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