Good Riddance IPL

Thank God IPL is over! Oh yea, finally our electronic and newsprint media will focus on more pertinent news that will matter to the common man rather than wasting its time by reporting on matches that are probably fixed with money that is probably unaccounted for.

While the World witnessed bigger events of global importance, our media was busy focusing on matches that provided more of entertainment than any real-value sport.

Even as our CRPF jawans continue to suffer in the interior jungles of Chhattisgarh, fighting the heat, mosquitoes and the Red menace (People's War), our Fourth Estate was busy reporting the misgivings among the thieves (read BCCI - Modi).

A popular news channel reported yesterday that the viewership rating dropped dramatically by a few millions after Sachin Tendulkar lost his wicket in the so-called crucial IPL-3 final.

It makes one wonder how our people continued to watch this match despite mounting evidence of match-fixing and black money filtering into this "sport". Have we totally lost our senses? Or is it that we just don't want to acknowledge the reality staring at us?

It's difficult to comprehend the mindset of average Indians who were willing to pay Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 to watch a league matches in IPL-3 at Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, last week.

If one were to draw a parallel with IPL then we have our own "swamis" in plenty, who have later turned out to be sexual perverts or predators in disguise. If one were to asked to cite just one reason for the thriving number of swamis of such stature, the blame squarely lies on ourselves.

A mixture of ignorance and blind faith has led to the rise of several "sex" swamis, be it Premananda, Bhimanada, or Nithyananda. Common sense tells us that there will be no dearth in such swamis. And as long as there are people willing to be fooled by a saffron-wearing criminal, there will be people who will continue to take people for a ride.

The same goes with IPL. As long as the average Indian fan worships the players more than the sport itself, there will be no dearth of black-money, betting scandal, or fixed matches. What say Modi?

IPL Circus

Indians have been fascinated by sports, especially the ones where glamour, glitz and money make a magical mix. IPL season 3 has been a revelation for most people. Not so much for the hidden talent but about the alleged use of black money and the arm-twisting to get the ownership bids for teams.

Strange though it might seem, we Indians continue to watch this Season 3 circus even though the verdict of the games may well have been pre-destined. Stranger still is the Income Tax department that has suddenly woken up the presence of crores of black money funnelling into this circus and going back to the owners as white money.

Betting, black money, threats, and political one-upmanship, IPL has it all. Lalit Modi the architect and archangel of IPL has now become the arch rival of the now sacked Tharoor.

What happened? The famous Mr Tharoor who was known more for his Tweets than his diplomacy now faces political oblivion. His keen interest in getting sweat equity for his pal, Sunanda has cost him his job. Heads have rolled in the Congress.

Next head to roll in IPL will be Tharoor. Needless to say, isn't the action off the field better than the one on it? Bravo Modi.... we love such sling matches.. Keep it up. We hope the IPL season 4 is more dramatic than this one. 100% entertainment.