The Indian Premier League - a Twenty Twenty aka "T20" format Cricket tournament has been generating a lot of buzz lately. For the less informed - this is Cricket gone commercial, Cricket gone mod, Cricket gone bonkers!
It is fast paced, colorful, eventful and absolutely entertaining. I, for instance, was skeptical (we purists are - right Cricket fans?) and maintained a healthy distance from the news coverage about the IPL Player Auctions and team layout etc. Well once you have supported India for half your life, it is hard to break into a regional/franchise support mode.
And that is exactly what Mr. Modi & Co are hoping to do with the glitz, advertising and glamor that comes bundled with this format of Cricket. I think the only think that did take the attention away from IPL was the tabloid reports of Aussie captain to be Michael Clarke and Laura Bingle ... yeah Sydney news papers sort of went crazy on that. Wonder if it was the same when observed from other parts of the world?
Anyways, the "for instance I used to be" above should always follow "and now I am" ... so yeah now I am an IPL convert ... ummm sort of. I stayed up one night watching the Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians game (go Sachin!!!) and write one blog entry about it and claim to be an IPL fanatic ... huh?! Who am I kidding? Once a purist always a purist.
...but once a cricket fan, any format of the game is fodder for the idle mind. No matter how busy you are. Gotta go IPL highlights are on.
Musings of Alok Mishra
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