Where is the black cloud to the silver IPL lining?

It is one thing to have a successful first tournament; it is another entirely to back it up in the second and future seasons. Expectations have been raised by the initial success, so the bar will be much higher from now on. Some of the older players will be that much further removed from the rough and tumble of international cricket and may find it tougher to back up while some of the rookies will be looked at more closely by opposing teams, supporters and the media. History says that not all players will survive the greater scrutiny and the higher expectations; their own as well as those of others.