India vs Pakistan
India vs Australia
Australia vs England
I really dig into cricket matches like these. Now, on the other side
Hyd vs Mumbai
Pune vs Punjab
Kochi vs Chennai
Nope..i am not comparing the industrial growth between the two states, but talking cricket mates. Now its not the typical ranji or any other domestic cricket tournament ,but its called the IPL.
I am beginning to hate the ipl...and i got my own reasons. When it started IPL caught my attention as i was a)a cricket fanatic b)a cricket fanatic.
But now, it’s really pissing me off because of certain things...first the commentary..i mean what happened to all the cricket talk man..even Harsha Bhogle talks more about the cheerleaders than Navjot Sidhu. I get it when Sidhu speaks of chics coz..well..thats sidhu..what else can he speak about other than those ugly ass proverbs.
Also certain terminology in the IPL amuses me...i mean generally,when a batsmen hits a six,its either a six or half a dozen or something of that sort..what the hell is a DLF’er man(i know why you call it, but doesn’t sound good at all).If you take a blinder its a karbonn kamaaal catch..karbonn my ass.
If i see Dale styen bowling to Tendulkar, whom do i cheer for??Dale steyn for playing for Hyd??or Sachin who is playing for Mumbai? I am caught up in this shit and i realised that a game can reduce boundaries between the players, but can never make you forget where you are from. Once Indian, always Indian.
Another thing...why would i want to listen to some player who’s connected to a mic. I mean thats what you do post match right. Seriously, i think they should ban that. The players have enough distractions in the form of cheerleaders and all the celebrities and to top that you got Danny Morrison buzzing through the mic asking the player about his wife or what not....Fuck that.
And why the hell you need a strategic time out? the game is already short. And you keep a two n half minute break.What for?? So that the cheerleaders can try giving boners to the crowd in that bit? I mean wtf man. Its jus a 20 over per side game.
Look,i remember i used to wakeup at 5am early morning just to watch the ashes. That to me was cricket.IPL has become too commercial for my liking. I mean money is ruining the sport. And i don’t want the situation where i cheer for Sangakarra or pray for Symonds. Seriously, thats like praying for your neighbours kid, rather than yours. I admire them as cricketers, but the fanatic in me cant pray for them.
Thats about it.
PEACE
