Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab are out of IPL for now. Equal amount of outrage and welcome. Journos writing for Yahoo, ToI would cry foul and tears. Few twitterers would mock and joke along. Test Cricket and ODI lovers would give a damn. I belong to the same category.
I believe even though being indifferent to ouster of this teams, this could clean up the IPL image a bit. Given the misdeeds of Lalit Modi spoilt the image and landed the IPL in mess, this cleanup act should act as a stern warning to the other franchisees to get their act right. I am no expert on legal stuff, so i wont say a word on what's right and what's wrong.
So here is what would happen:
- Shilpa Shetty would cry in public. Earn sympathy on twitter and news channels. Curse the media, would get sympathetic tweets from few players of her team. Even more she would get some hugs from SRK, her sister, Karan Johar and other fashion designers who made money out of IPL but didnot know a name of player of the RR and laws of the game.
- IPL franchisee owners would cry foul over BCCI. Already there are slavery talks. Get out this franchisee owners.
- Preity ZInta would stop hugging and kissing her players.
- We would get rid of Sangakara for good.
- Shilpa Shetty would cry on tv.
- Raj Kundra would sue BCCI.
- Shilpa Shetty's name would now be extinct from cricketing circles.
BCCI would be unfazed and carry on with the IPL4. Modi or no Modi, the real stars are the players who have been the part of teams. And until they do not perform the IPL would not die. Cut out this set of people and bring in. Show would go on.
