Snehreal’s Weblog

It’s amazing what cricket can do in this country! I mean forget the money involved in the IPL or all the BCCI administrative crap involved. Yes, we all know and agree that it is a money making racket. But as long as the cricketers, you and me are satisfied, who cares about all that?

I remember discussing the viability of the IPL with my grand mom before this hoopla had begun. I had reasoned that if such a tournament is successful in a country like U.K. for football, then why not here? At that time purists were going on about how such a formula wouldn’t work here. Well, Lalit Modi must have whooped with joy during Virender Sehwag’s brilliant innings against the Deccan Charges. Not only because of the class of cricket but also because no one clapped in the stadium. Imagine Sehwag hitting a fifty in India and not being appreciated!! I never thought that I would see the day.

The team loyalties are strong. My friends support their teams and everything that is connected to being Indian is forgotten. Though I do wish Mumbai had picked a better team. It would have made my life a lot easier is supporting them. But with no Tendulkar and Malinga, it really seems like the weakest team in the league. Even the Rajastan Royals, whom I had unfairly written off because of a bad team, seem better.

Anyway, the point is clearly marketing is everything…Tashan and the IPL are proving that. Now if only K.P.S Gill understood that!