Saturday, 15 February 2014

The BIG IPL Saga

Welcome to the glamorous world of cricket in which the biggest secrets unfortunately could not be hidden anymore and hence everything is out in the open now. That's right! This is what the IPL is all about.
There have been numerous controversies since the very day it all began and I'm quite stunned at how it has still survived. But like they say, how much ever you try to get away with things, eventually the cat has to be let out of the bag. And that is exactly what is happening!
The IPL which started in 2008 is basically a Twenty20 cricket tournament in which cricketers from across the globe are a part of. It is indeed one of the "richest" tournaments worldwide which is clearly witnessed at the auction before the matches.
Apart from the latest updates about the match fixing involving Mr Srinivasan and all the other culprits, there is something of greater importance which brings immense agony to a large section of the society being the fact that Mr Mallya was "very happy" to have bought Yuvraj Singh for a record 14 crores while several of his employees remain unpaid for years to count now.
He has no shame and responsibility letting alone his morals and principles. How does one live that way? Doesn't he have the slightest feeling of guilt inside him? People don't get food on their plates and are ending their lives and so on while he is having the time of his life at the expense of his people.
He is facing several court cases and winding up petitions-appeals to liquidate the company and distribute funds from its employees and several creditors. Kingfisher currently owes more than $1 billion to its banks, employees, fuel suppliers etc yet he still has the guts to continue with his so called "agenda"
After buying Yuvraj this year, he came to learn that he had paid 4 crores extra and was quite upset about it. But does it really matter? I doubt it was out of concern for his people.
It is really sad to see how things have changed over time.The sincerity of the game has completely vanished. It is a game that goes back to when our fore fathers started playing and now is just absolute chaos.
The IPL is part of a new era and with pity I say this that it is too self centered and most definitely only a couch for the rich and famous.

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