I was flipping channels on TV, quite obviously bored, and I chanced upon a press conference with BJP's spokesperson, Arun Jaitley. Being a lawyer and a superhero with words, I really like the guy and sat down to watch it when Times Now cut right across to one of their pretty intern correspondents. She was talking about the IPL.
I skipped to NDTV News: IPL.
Headlines Today: IPL.
CNN-IBN: IPL.
CNBC: IPL.
BBC: IPL (??? Don't they have any British news to report?)
So since when did T-20 cricket gain an upper hand over the elections? I'm guessing it was around the time news channels with their sensational, and as Arnab Goswami would put it, 'exclusive', news footage graced our television sets.
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I've mostly chosen to skirt around your criticism of the IPL, and cricket in general, because I'm not in complete agreement. And even though that's a good reason to launch an argument, the problem is that that for some inexplicable reason, I cannot locate what it is about cricket that makes it sooooo ... erm .. (get it?)
BUT, I 'happened' to chance upon this article
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4430819.cms
and it was literally the limit. For Tendulkar's (oops!) I mean India's (yea, that masks it nicely) sake, there are countless other things I could think of wasting my time and talent on than writing an article on how to woo your man during the IPL. As if sex wasn't exhaustively over-rated enough already. There cannot be a more colossal waste of time ... I demand to be relocated to a more sane planet.
(PS - shall I get myself a 'nom de plume' to identify myself on your blog?)
It's OK, not everyone agrees with my idea of how lame the IPL is, because, hey, that's their opinion and I have no issues with that. And likewise, I never got why the entire thing was so overrated when, clearly, other sports need to be developed so much more.
In reference to the article - LOL! I really have nothing else to say :-P Must be my vast inexperience in that...umm...matter.
Oh, please do get a name I can identify with. And make it something that'll instantly make me figure out who the hell you are :)
Continuing the tradition of posting links to the TOI website, the only one I check regularly since I don't have access to the newspapers or the television, here's something that should help soften your take on cricket.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/A-T20-match-at-the-Himalayas-Tenzing-vs-Hillary/articleshow/4435735.cms
Ok, I know after your research, you'll figure out that it's a charity organization to promote cricket, and judging by the absolute disgust flowing out of your writing, it's probably the last thing you'd want a charity organization for. I hear you're not a very easy person to convince, but I'll take my chances. Cricket's not as lame or wasteful as you claim - it has integrated into the Indian life to such an extent that ignoring, much less removing it, is virtually impossible. I agree that other sports deserve a break, and there is no debate about that. But that is no reason to hate cricket. I know it's predominantly a guy's game, but the mad frenzy it evokes is overwhelming, and nothing can surpass a cricket match, esp. between India and Pakistan (how I miss those days!).
Oh, and I sense an urgency to 'figure out who the hell' am I. Is that so? I've left 3 hints in this post. And do you have any suggestions for a name? Let me know if you wish to take this conversation to a more suitable location, and I'll drop in my email id. Cheers! ;)
I've heard of the venture before (from MTV, of all things) and I support it. And I definitely don't hate cricket, it's a fantastic sport, even if that's a stretch for a girl, I feel that way. I just detest the IPL for its very fascist ideas and the fact that the guy operating the entire treasure trove is a completely fraud, legally and figuratively.
No, I think I know who you are. I just prefer to respect the anonymity of my readers. Nope, no suggestions for a name, it's entirely your pick. Knock yourself out! :)
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