As I sit poised on my laptop to punch in my thoughts for the day, I hear the sound of crackers and the prevalence of a general air of celebration around me! I was wondering as to what it was for - the prime time news had nothing to report and hence, the doubt. Finally, curiosity got the better of me and I ventured out of my house in that late hour to know the reason as I did not want to be left out of a genuine celebration!
It was on interaction with a few spirited youngsters that I came to know that they're celebrating the outcome of an IPL match - the Kochi Tuskers had beaten the Kolkata Knight Riders(Shahrukh Khan in attendance, if you pse!) in one of the Round Robin matches, at the nearby Kaloor International stadium. What a thing to celebrate but I didn't want to be a spoilsport and spent some more time with the youngsters - one amongst them plays well and I call him 'Tachin Sendulkar' who was the most vociferous supporter of the Tuskers.
As I'd said earlier on this forum, I've still not been able to find a liking for this format of the game which I find to be garishly commercialised. And can anyone tell me as to why I should root for Nita Ambani's Mumbai Indians against Mallya's Royal Challengers or for that matter any of the teams owned by someone, with whom I don't relate at all?
Perhaps, I'm too old fashioned!
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