Indian Premier League! The trend in India that repeats itself every year. It has been a colorful festival here for us. Though many teams are decorating the fortress, it's throne is glorified by the glorious couple, the Super Kings and the Royals.
Chennai Super Kings are the ones holding the royal scepter, producing a vibrant image of the Indian brand. They have everything. They can win a game at any given pathetic situation. They make it to the finals every year. They conquer titles. They have Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand is a conglomerate, surprising us with young talent. They start well, go down midway, and rebound with a bang every year and dress up for the celebration at the end of the day.
But after the Lodha commission suspended their owners (and in essence, the teams themselves until a new owner is found) for two years, their future and perhaps that of the IPL itself is mired in a haze of uncertainty and frustration. Honestly, the question we fans need to be asking at this point is, why were things allowed to get this far. Justice Lodha said that the owners failed to react even when they knew that something wrong was happening.
Let's be frank. The gentlemen saw this coming years ago. But they chose to not act. Their actions were dictated by the drive to cherish their golden goose, because they were afraid of the dire consequences; afraid of the change; afraid of altering the balance; afraid of doing the right thing because it affected the bottom line. They came up with many strategies for the same, but now it's Timeout.
Now we see every ball through a 'fixing' stained glass. Every storming entry to the finals, every catch dropped, every run out, has got episodes to speak. We still watch it, not as a game, but as an entertainment.
All great achievements require time but in its rush to attain greatness, the Gentlemen ignored the rules that they themselves had put in place. And truth to be told, in their refusal to act, they cheated not just the fans but the conscience of the game itself. The verdict now has come to prove that even the clairvoyant gentlemen sometimes lack common sense and also to reinstate the paramountcy of the Gentleman's game.
Chennai Super Kings are the ones holding the royal scepter, producing a vibrant image of the Indian brand. They have everything. They can win a game at any given pathetic situation. They make it to the finals every year. They conquer titles. They have Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand is a conglomerate, surprising us with young talent. They start well, go down midway, and rebound with a bang every year and dress up for the celebration at the end of the day.
But after the Lodha commission suspended their owners (and in essence, the teams themselves until a new owner is found) for two years, their future and perhaps that of the IPL itself is mired in a haze of uncertainty and frustration. Honestly, the question we fans need to be asking at this point is, why were things allowed to get this far. Justice Lodha said that the owners failed to react even when they knew that something wrong was happening.
Let's be frank. The gentlemen saw this coming years ago. But they chose to not act. Their actions were dictated by the drive to cherish their golden goose, because they were afraid of the dire consequences; afraid of the change; afraid of altering the balance; afraid of doing the right thing because it affected the bottom line. They came up with many strategies for the same, but now it's Timeout.
Now we see every ball through a 'fixing' stained glass. Every storming entry to the finals, every catch dropped, every run out, has got episodes to speak. We still watch it, not as a game, but as an entertainment.
All great achievements require time but in its rush to attain greatness, the Gentlemen ignored the rules that they themselves had put in place. And truth to be told, in their refusal to act, they cheated not just the fans but the conscience of the game itself. The verdict now has come to prove that even the clairvoyant gentlemen sometimes lack common sense and also to reinstate the paramountcy of the Gentleman's game.
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