Lalit Modi screws the way we watch cricket online

till now, watching any game online constituted googling for live streaming sites, scouring about a dozen of them, and finally settling on the one with the least glitch. Only to discover that the feed broke sooner rather than later.

The times, they are a changing.

for the better…

look at what the official IPL account tweeted:

60 IPL matches over 45 days to be broadcast live absolutely FREE on youtube!

No more googling, as google itself will provide you the live match, for free, in high definition.

The upside: anywhere you are in the world, you will never miss out on the action, provided you have a good internet connection.

The downside: you will have to witness a lot of ads while you are watching, a lot like television, maybe more. I am pretty sure there will be 30 second ads between overs, and longer ones during the breaks.

Though it is pretty clear that the upside far outweights the downside.

The verdict: A great move. Bravo! Thank you IPL.

What this will also enable is that you can watch your matches on the favorite blog/website, as all they have to do is embed the video. So you can follow their views as you are watching the game. Of course, you will choose paddle sweep, as we also have done the same.