IPL 5: A Sports or a Hoax?

Two days back I had visited my old friends; all cricket enthusiasts and had a discussion on ongoing IPL season. The discussion went on from some of the great performances displayed by International and Domestics players, game strategies and some match results, which looked rigged. With IPL progressing at the end of its seasons, and only 4 teams to qualify for playoffs out off which3 teams have already qualified namely: Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians, the 4^th spot seemed to be in tight position with 2 great teams battling their ways to earn that spot viz; Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers, having their points tallied with each other. Chennai’s fate would be decided by the performance of Bangalore Royal Challengers.

As our discussion went, we predicted that Bangalore Royal Challengers will lose on Sunday May 20, 2012 against the team (Deccan Chargers) which has lost their maximum number of games in this season. The simple reason we sorted out was Greed for money; if we look at the venues which are decided for playoff’s to be conducted, 2 out off 4 venues are in Chennai; which means a good deal of money can be generated only if the home team qualifies for playoffs and this can only happen if Royal Challengers lose their game against Deccan Chargers; and “oh boy”, they did not disappoint us.

It is hard to believe; for a team which was unable to defend a score of 180 plus in more than 3 matches could easily manage to tame a team which has not scored once below 140 runs for last 7 matches. Chris Gayle who has been in sublime form in this tournament; and who was looking destructive too in this match, against Deccan Chargers, suddenly got out of a ball, which was too short of a length and outside off stump, trying to nudge it to third man position and instead dragging it back to the stumps. Virat Kohli who had cemented his innings gave a simple catch to Long on position and acted in such a manner that he was disappointed. I think with increasing Bollywood involvement with Cricket, players have also started taking acting classes. They have started giving genuine expressions as If they mean it.

IPL from the beginning of its concept , has always been in limelight for all wrong reasons, black money, unknown sources of cash flow, young chicks, spot fixing, match fixing , unwanted and unfair involvement of Top Politicians, Business tycoons and Film stars, has made this game lose its credibility. It has only became a business plan which churn out huge amount of money out off the pocket of commoner who thinks that these matches are played in light of true spirit of the game.

Anyhow, as the host of IPL and commentators always say, IPL is been a great “ENTERTAINMENT”. Which we all agree to be true, but the question to be asked is; on whose expenses ?. Is it not materialized on expenses of hard earn money of a common man, who is absolutely oblivious to the fact that theses IPL matches are rigged and are guided by greed for money.

 I may have exaggerated and deduced far fetched conclusions, but time will only disclose what truth is. Being a  lover of this game, I pray whatever I have written in this blog against this magnificent game would turn out to be false, or else it will be a heartbreak for all of us.