There are two religions in India. Cricket and Bollywood. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a marriage of the two. The best players in the world playing for teams owned by some of the biggest actors, businessmen and playing in front of packed stadiums in the mecca of cricket, India.
An explosive start to the tournament is expected starting today when the defending champions, Deccan Chargers take on Kolkatta Knight Riders at Mumbai.
IPL3 is even bigger as not only is it back in India, almost all the world players will be there (sooner or later). And most importantly, there is no Pakistani players (thank God for small mercies). Hope it stays that way for years to come.
For the first time ever, IPL will not only be streamed lived on youtube, but also will be telecast live in multiplexes around the country. Imagine watching 3 hours of cricket on a mega 70mm screen with stereo sound and hunderds of screaming fans in a dark hall.
Am sure, i don’t need to spell out my favourites. Once a Hyderabadi, always a Hyderabadi.
Go Deccan Chargers Go !
Full schedule of IPL3 can be obtained here
All pictures source: Ibnlive, Rediff & Telugupeople
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After reading the latest post by the Fakeipl player, Iam having a suspiction that the blogger could be none other than Saurav Ganguly himself. A few reasons why i feel the same.
1. He says at the end that he is retiring from all forms of cricket after IPL. He is retired from one dayers and tests and after this year’s humiliation, it seems Saurav has had enough of cricket.
2. At one point of time in the blog he said that he will blog thru his brother as laptops are being banned in hotels and other places. Saurav has a brother Snehashish, a former cricketer i believe. Saurav could have been referring to him.
3. The blog only referred to Saurav as Lordie. Other than sulking, it never had any bad remarks against him. The only two things written consistently about Saurav was that he was aloof or sulking. This could have been to ensure that no one could suspect him. He gave himself a reasonably good nickname. Everyone knows Saurav is known as Maharajah. Almighty Lord suits fine.
4. Also the blogger has declared that he will disclose his identity after the last match. No cricketer worth his salt will take this risk. Only Ganguly has nothing to lose. He has enough anger against Shah Rukh Khan for all the humiliation meted to him, and its pretty evident in all his posts. Even in the most current post.
5. There are rumors that Kolkata Knight Riders have dropped Kolkata from their name. Their spat with the administrators of the Eden Gardens cricket stadium in Kolkata is also well known. At one point, there were rumors that KKR would shift to Cuttak in Orissa and base there. If that happens, Ganguly will not be a part of their plans anymore. Not that he is, now.
I could be wrong. The last day of the IPL could really throw up a surprise. It could be SRK himself looking for his 2 cents of publicity. Meanwhile, we have another reason to see the end of IPL this year 
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