Frankly the sundry crowd of bollywood celebrities at each break in play is irritating to put it mildly. They don't deserve to be in the frame even. When will these jokers learn to let the players get on with it and withdraw into the background?
Celebs and sports have a long history of togetherness. Lots of big names own sporting franchises the world over but the sporting franchise in itself overshadows the celeb owners everywhere other than in the IPL. I sometimes wonder who the crowds are in the ground to see? Last year when in the ground for a few matches, the crowd decibel levels went up significantly each time a celeb was shown on the big screen making me wonder.
If the IPL has to take off in the real sense of the word, all the side shows have to be minimised and the game itself needs to shine through like it did in the inaugural year inspite of the hoopla and celebrity sheen. It's even more critical this year with the tournament shifting out of the country.
When will sense prevail? If it's left to Modi, never I reckon.
Oh New Zealand! What have you done?
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