IPL '08 comes to a Close !

Hurrah !!
IPL is over !! Wat a relief not just for Lalit Modi bcos it began & finished with a bang but for all the pepl in the 120 countries in which it was telecast.
Relief for me bcos I wud no longer be woken up at half past 11.00 by shouts of OUUUUT !!
or SIXXXXX ! or FOUUUUR !

I dont watch the IPL !
For all u pepl who hav clasped their mouths giving a "Weird guy !" kinda luk -
I do watch it ,but sleep is higher on my list of priorities !

The IPL has wooed audiences who thought cricket wasn't as exciting as a futball or golf [:P] to crazy fans who went into a frenzy with every 6 or a 4 ! Right from the Jawans on the border to my next door neighbour who sleeps during the day and watches it till Navjot Siddhu screamed Cheerio! or a Jadeja said Adios! i.e past mid-nite !
On news channels last 45 days , politics,inflation,CBI investigations,rest of the world hav all taken a back seat.
Its been IPL in the headlines ! Such a head ache for non-supporters of cricket who constitute a negligible lot.[I luv cricket, just felt its time we empathised with these pepl too !]

IPL has come and gone leaving pepl in a tizzy. Its left pepl wondering how they are going to spend their evenings from Jun 2nd .
But the biggest success of the IPL has been that nobody lost, it was about who among the franchises got more. SRK and his bandwagon of cine artists tasted success off-screen.{Mallya too wud hav gained, only thing he cud hav lost is ,maybe an opportunity to earn more by investing in smthing else[:)]- like his airlines or spirits co.}[Hah ! I do hav traces of mba in me, Don't u think ?! :P] Fans got edge of the seat entertainment & nail biting finishes. Players got an adrenaline rush and lots [and lots - recurring] of money. BCCI made millions. And so many scores of pepl who worked behind the scenes got jobs in an off season !

Yet there were som at the closing ceremony ,who were celebrating even more than the kids or cricket frenetics ! They were the parents !


Reasons why parents are releived :

1. They can now catch up on their serials frm 8.00 to 10.30 [undisturbed].
2. Their children now eat dinner and remember wat they hav eaten !
3. Their migranes that start usually @ 8.00 lasting past mid-nite is gone for gud[atleast fr a yr.]



So three cheers to the IPL !!
But it has to be given just the importance that it deserves and move on !

Cheers,
Manny
[PS:IPL- Indian Premier League is a cricket tournament that enjoyed quite some popularity and had its 1st successful outing on April 18th this year('08)] .