On My Mind

Lights, Camera, Action! Except this time, it isn't actors performing. IPL is about to start and cricketers from across the globe will take the center stage of the discourse in India. The who's who among cricket giants will hit boundaries, and take wickets as cities fight it out for the glory. IPL has all components required to be a hit reality show - which some would say it is. But is it more than that? I wouldn't get into the cricketing part. That has been discussed and debated much. The Puritans hate the hybrid that is IPL, and the supporters have the list of all cricketers who rose to prominence through IPL ready. What I have in mind is all the other impact IPL has. The first three matches of the previous edition of IPL reached a staggering 185.7 million viewers!  [1]  In 2012, when Kolkata won IPL, they were given a rousing welcome by the crowd. The euphoria in West Bengal can be gauged from the fact that even the CM couldn't afford to skip the celebratory ...

In what can be termed as the biggest leak of this millennium, Wikileaks has reported of 2 people following Champions League T20 this year. This has taken the entire nation by storm. As quoted in the leaked report, " The Champions League is being followed by exactly two people, who happen to be friends. These two people have been traced by their IP addresses and are from India." The report goes on to name the two individuals, Aakash and Bhagyesh, who meanwhile are having a tough time explaining this embarrassing action of theirs to their friends and family.  While Aakash's mom is in utter disbelief and refuses to believe her son could go to such an extent in his blind love for cricket, Bhagyesh has been dumped by his girlfriend who couldn't cope up with this crazy side of his. In a telephonic conversation, their friend Nikhil told our team that he had no idea this atrocious act was going on right next to his room. He hoped this wasn't an infectious disease...