The IPL and etc

The IPL-2 is back, however this year being away from the shores of our country to faraway South Africa. The best thing to happen to ipl this year is the new blogger who claims to be a player in the Kolkata Knight Riders and has given a live insight in to daily and nocturnal habits of the players and others. It is not very difficult to guess the various individuals considering their nicknames. The writer is absolutely brilliant and his wry Bong sense of humour makes for great reading unless of course you are being referred to in the blog.

Going into the cricket its more hype and performances have been generally mediocre. The IPL being a showcase for new Indian talent is being slowly lost in the mad rush to earn as much moolah as possible. The old guard are the ones really shining: Sachin, Dravid, Gilly, Warnie, Matty Hayden, Kumble etc have done greatly. Amongst the newer players only a few have impressed: Kamran Khan and Yusuf Abdullah being the most notable. RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha have impressed amongst the established new brigade.

The action and the innovation that was the first IPL is no longer evident. Maybe if it came back to India the things would improve.
As far as my own life I am languishing in the national capital. I have few means of solace: My book, my booze and my conversations with Nigel Harris(NH) and Adrian Hardwick Jones (AHJ). Cheers.