End of the Day's Play?
Is it the Endgame for Mr. Lalit Modi? The person who answers this question gets an IPL franchise as a reward... It’s a big deal which is circling around... And why not! A fare deal it is... We all had seen Lalit Modi, IPL Chairman, IPL’s ultimate Boss... His rise from Zero to Hero... But it’s time for us to see him become complete ground Zero from a Hero... As the circle of life goes on, the IPL has come a full circle as well...
IPL, Indian Premier League is the milking cow of Indian Cricket... But how it functions is the million dollar question... Is Lalit Modi the only face of Indian Premier League? Is it an autonomous body? Or simply because IPL gives loads of Money, BCCI keeps mum over each and every issue concerning it? The answer could be YES... This is the first impression of this multimillion dollar league... Undoubtedly Mr. Modi is the sole face of IPL, but now IPL is no more Indian Premier League, it has become the Indian Problem League... Allegations, accusations and controversies.... These are the only components of this comparatively new but profoundly famous baby of Indian Cricket... Season one was the Super duper hit flick but Season two and three were super flop shows... and why not... It had its several reasons...
To professionalize any sport is a good thought which Modi did with cricket... He took Indian cricket especially T 20 Cricket to a different level altogether... but to govern it with transparency and keeping all interests away is very important... When we see this entire saga, we also must not forget that though we say that Board of Cricket Control in India which runs this huge phenomenon in the country is a private body, but still it is run by our ‘loyal and intelligent’ politicians... Then how can we not expect controversies in it? But sometimes I feel very sorry for IPL... It was the only tournament which was designed to run so professionally... But it also has struck the bottom it seems...
Indian Sports and its culture are very confusing sometimes... It is evident, that no sport or the tournament in the country can be run by a single man or professional... Be it Mr. Lalit Modi or be it Mr. Suresh Kalmadi... We have seen failures in the past... But this is not the only mistake IPL has done... BCCI and the governing council have given sovereignty to Lalit Modi, so that he became Invincible and the Undisputed King of India’s most popular tournament... Second mistake... Awesome money which was put in IPL... It almost resembled like Paise ki behti Ganga... And that was the biggest blunder... Modi and his team did manage it well... but violated many rules and regulations... They did not pay tax on time... did not declare the assets, the team’s contracts and other things which IT had asked for... And last but not the least... but the most importantly... Modi just did not change the format and the look of cricket but he also changed the idea and definition of the game... It seems that Modi completely forgot that IPL is primarily a cricket tournament... But now cricket has taken a backseat and high powered Entertainment has the full control over the tournament... The equations have changed... It’s no longer 90 % cricket and 10 % entertainment... But now it is 90 % entertainment and only 10 % cricket... The matches are most watched but the IPL Bandwagon, the star owners, post match parties and the invited guests for the same attract lot more attention than the original game... And now Lalit Modi has paid for it....
So it’s almost clear that the Game is Over for Mr. Modi & Co... Need to pack bags and move on... But wait... We might see Modi ousted out by his team members... But what about the Ultimate Boss... He has ditched his close aid but will he restore him with some perks? It’s time to wait and watch for whether Mr. Pawar clicks the right button or he Dials M for Murder... This is the True Game guys... It’s no longer Indian Premiere League, now it is Indian Power League...
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