The IPL is about to conclude. And it has left its mark all over the India. Yes! Can you believe that to get a stand seat you need to pay Rupees 1000 for the semifinals? I do not think that it is due to the galloping inflation. Inflation has a defined domain and it rarely intrudes the range of luxury. Any way, I have no doubt about the future of IPL. As long as IPL would stand for Indian Premier League it is going to bring fortune for the team owners. What if it is expanded as Iceland Primer League or something similar to AajTak version of IPL i.e; Indian Paisa League. I do not know. If Mr. Lalit Modi gets a chance to expand it he would definitely go for “I Like Priety”. Is it absurd? How can it be! It is the hottest gossip of IPL (I am not talking about the planned rumor mills like Harbhajan-Sreesanth Fracas). If MBBS can be expanded as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery why can IPL not be expanded using the same Rule! It is still a question for me why do they call it MBBS why not BMBS. May be because it sounds similar to BUMPS!
This IPL would be remembered for various reasons like it is the first time when SET MAX has not placed a female host in the discussion board. You need not to be Arindham Choudhary to understand that how Ms. Mandira Bedi had affected the TRPs of last few cricket tournaments telecasted by SET MAX. It was the first time when puritans came to know about cuts other than square cut and lemon cut. It has not only catered the adulterous eyes of viewers like us but also inculcated women’s interest in cricket. Why do women watch cricket? It is a topic of an unhealthy discussion. So, it is better to conclude that it is Mandira’s Jorget Saari and not Dhoni’s hair-style which attracts them.
Next are the moments which witnessed Gambhir pulverizing Ishaant Sharma, Sehwag appreciating Sohaib Malik and many more which could never be possible without this IPL. It is a global platform for few cricket playing nations.
But the man who has impressed me the most in this tournament is none other than Mr Ravi Shastri- a man of impeccable phrases. His commentary has spiced the tournament. His one liner like:
Another man in the middle: How can one play from the corner. It is quite obvious that one has to come to the middle of a ground to bat. But he does not find it obvious. Whenever a new batsman comes, he announces it as if he has discovered fourth Newton’s law.
This is going to stay here: It has been used ad nauseasm. Whenever anyone plays a innings of more than 25, he dictates his fate he is going to stay in this format of game.
If I am not wrong; he has forecasted similar fates for players like Hrishikesh Kanitkar, laxmipati Balaji etc. How long did they stay?
Yes! But he does not exaggerate as Siddhu used to do. No doubt he is leading India commentators. As long as he is in the middle others have to constrain themselves to the corners.
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