The much-hyped IPL (Indian Premier League) is currently on the mind of every cricket lover like me(Though not all for good reasons).I'm not here to commend or criticize the T20 format but just wanted to mull over IPL's influence on its players and audience.
IPL is what McDonald's is to the fast food industry.Quick,easy and fun. IPL is perfect tonic for the attention-span deficient generation who cant stand to wait for 7 hrs to know the winner. IPL with its glitzy setup and snazzy cheer girls gives each batsman/bowler more incentive to go all -out.Hero ya zero in one instant.
Crazy looking shots and bamboozling catches add spice to the IPL curry and make many ask for more.Bravo's gravity defying six ,Chris Gayle monstrous maximums or Dhoni's whirring helicopter shot will be talked about for a while .
But the dark side of this ostentatious affair with spot fixing and rave parties is saddening.When so much money is involved ,its difficult to control such grey areas.Desperate and success-hungry players and demanding/influential sponsors while coming together are quite a volatile mix.
Here's to hoping that IPL doesnt become all style with no substance.The unbearable competitive spirit of IPL reminds me of Boman Irani's dialogue in "'3 Idiots" :
"Life is a race.If you dont run fast,you'll be a broken anda".
The IPL equivalent of that would be :
"IPL is a race.If you dont run fast,team owner marenga danda"
Finally,to emphasize my loyalty to Charming Chennai,"Chennai Super Kings ku periya whistle podunga".
IPL is what McDonald's is to the fast food industry.Quick,easy and fun. IPL is perfect tonic for the attention-span deficient generation who cant stand to wait for 7 hrs to know the winner. IPL with its glitzy setup and snazzy cheer girls gives each batsman/bowler more incentive to go all -out.Hero ya zero in one instant.
Crazy looking shots and bamboozling catches add spice to the IPL curry and make many ask for more.Bravo's gravity defying six ,Chris Gayle monstrous maximums or Dhoni's whirring helicopter shot will be talked about for a while .
But the dark side of this ostentatious affair with spot fixing and rave parties is saddening.When so much money is involved ,its difficult to control such grey areas.Desperate and success-hungry players and demanding/influential sponsors while coming together are quite a volatile mix.
Here's to hoping that IPL doesnt become all style with no substance.The unbearable competitive spirit of IPL reminds me of Boman Irani's dialogue in "'3 Idiots" :
"Life is a race.If you dont run fast,you'll be a broken anda".
The IPL equivalent of that would be :
"IPL is a race.If you dont run fast,team owner marenga danda"
Finally,to emphasize my loyalty to Charming Chennai,"Chennai Super Kings ku periya whistle podunga".
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