Bat or bawl, IPL is the best of all

I never intended to write Cricket columns in this space but because of the craze and the insanity that IPL left in the minds of people, I feel irresistible. The 44 day extravaganza which included 56 sensational matches was an electrifying till the end. The best thing about IPL, the Cricketing fraternity has ever seen is the sight of Indian youngsters sharing the dressing room with the stalwarts of the game. That’s a rare sight and before this IPL idea clicked one would have never thought of that even in their dreams.

Gone are the days when one wondered ODI Cricket is the best form of Cricket. But now, with T-20 and IPL ruling the roost, Test Cricket is losing its charm and I’m afraid in the near future, it would be unheeded. If we think, One Day International Cricket was time consuming and draggy, then Test Cricket is relatively worse where one has to wait for 5 days to know the result. I’m sure this IPL will surely be a success in the near future leaving behind Test Cricket and ODIs back.

Severe tedium can do a lot of funny things to you. Without Cricket, I just feel like passing through a bottomless chasm of boredom. Life after IPL has been quite uneventful. I switch on the TV as if it’s time for the match to start. Only then, it dawns on me that there’s no Cricket today and that I’ve to wait for another friggin’ year for the next season to commence. I miss all the entertainment. I even miss the skimpily clad Cheerleaders. They were just awesome on the field. Long live IPL. Long live.