Desi Premiere League...Outsourced!

Fake Firangi accent Mike: “Good Afternoon, This is Mike speaking, thank you for calling IPL customer care, how may I help you?”

Me: “Yes, Hi, This is Varun, I wanted to order ‘Mumbai Indians’ memorabilia from your catalogue.”

Chris: “Sorry sir, that offer is open only for U.K and North America and South Africa customers, but, we do have Pink Chaddis and china made Indian political parties’ logos, emblems, banners etc, which you can order; shipping is free, sir.”

Me: “But why is IPL selling all these items?”

Chris: “Oh, consolidating with politics, Sir.”

Me: “Err, I thought it always was.”

Chris: “Now they are openly doing it, Sir.”

Me: “Okay, Can I order a SICKLE and a HAMMER, two HANDS to use them, a CLOCK to time them, a LANTERN and a BICYLCE for no apparent reason. Yes, I also want a LOTUS and an ELEPHANT, why? Consider it Anti incumbency. Thank you.”

Ahh, I hung up the phone and went straight to watching football. Reds, no, the other ones…Liverpool are on a roll. Hence.

News of IPL moving out of India has shocked India, a news that did not just break, it blasted on to all the M.G roads that garnish Indian ethos and practically all the cities.

Fight for freedom and right to exist saw a man coming back from South Africa and revolt against the empire, upon which the sun never set.

The dance of democracy, nay, Nach Mustande, bhag dvitiya…That can be a great name for national politician’s day – Mustan-Day, saw IPL going out and creating revenues for the very same nations. While the election manifestos here will still promise “Sadak, Pani aur Bijli” after elections and cash and liquor before them.

While lotus spake, “IPL going out of India is a national shame,” Hand retorted, “Godhra riots 2002” was a national shame. Nobody dug out 1984 ‘Bluestar’ this time though. Thank God.

The irony of this façade is that IPL teams outsourced players from outside to put up a grand show in India. Now they are outsourcing this entire event outside country. Now that is a bloody joke. INDIAN premiere league hosted outside India, technically, can not be called as Indian. England already has a premiere league.

Madness I say this is. Bigger than what Sparta could ever be…Hua Hua.