A last ball win, to a team with more balls than many others, a tournament comes to an end, Shane Warne gets a new lease of life, forgotten are the sexual escapades and the sms legends of yore, there is a full page ad advertising his solution to hair loss, do not be surprised if soon he sells you life insurance, bank accounts, clothing etc. There were posters held up at the finals saying India's next coach, Shane Warne!! The players rejoice, Yusuf Pathan gets a recall to the team, Goni is not a word for a sack but a Punjab player we all admire. Dhoni displays strength and character in adversity. He sure will be a great captain and will handle the BCCI well.
Evenings will never be the same again. Catatonic cricket viewers will go back to triple cut soaps and serial killers. Panchvi Pass will probably do better. Dus ka dum will entertain us with the Bad Boy of Indian Cinema, Salman Khan. Even the Gods bow to cricket, Sony decided wisely to launch the show post IPL, Salman deigned to perform and promote his show in the finals. perhaps the only battle this year that Shahrukh King Khan lost will be to our collective cricket obsession for he decided to take Cricket head on with his TV show and failed.
I have a confession to make. I was an IPL skeptic !! I never thought it would work. My reasons were the following.
- We do not have city loyalties
- We hardly know the players
- Our stadiums lack infrastructure.
- We can handle one a few matches at a time but 2 months of cricket??
All these points are true!! But what came as a slap was the public's answer
- We do not have city loyalties but we are loyal to cricket
- We hardly know the players but we are sick of our old icons and need new heroes to worship.
- Our stadiums lack infrastructure but our drawing rooms are airconditioned comfort zones and this was entertainment for viewers at home, who cares if the stadiums were filled on purpose or otherwise.
- We can handle only a few matches at a time but for 3 hours its the best entertainment we can get. A movie each day with new heroes and villains, saviors and vanquishers. All packed into a 3 hour spectacle with bikini clad babes and background music scores.
In the wave of cricketainment the Aarushi murder case, Lalit Modi's past convictions, Karnataka elections, American primaries, the Grover murder all were sidelined. While the public made merry, Bookies made 20,000 crores, BCCI made 350, cricketers made 3 to 4 crores each.
Life returns to normal but there is talk of a women's league, an international IPL etc.
Mano aur Ranjan ka baap has sown his seed and taken care of our needs every night!!
This conjugal bliss between spectator and sport will sprout a hundred new leagues, sponsorship deals etc. And we will wait for the next IPL!!
Congratulations aap baap ban gaye hain!!
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