Thursday, May 8, 2008

Shane on you Dada!!! Shane on you!!!!

Shane on you Dada!!! Shane on you!!!! The errata in the sentence conveys both the facets of last week's high drama being played out on the lawns of IPL. One interesting facet that has emerged after all the initial excitement tapered off is that the general audience is getting a sense of deja vu already. Newer antics and better screenplays are being created to maintain audience attention. Two particular incidents, which, at prima facie, appear pretty lame and childish, had the media frenzy in their grips. Allegations and counter allegations running rife made bollywood movies, a tame stuff.
The Saurav-Warne incident and Sree-Bhajji incidents were a perfect examples of how desperate the organisers of IPL are. Agreed, in the heat of the moment, Ganguly's action of asking for a third opinion may have been acceptable. But what followed post match, in terms of a verbal duels was a complete no no. Even veterans are learning the ropes of the new rules of the game!!!!
Bhajji would have been less interested about a match's result in his international forays, but was a nemesis incarnate when his beloved team lost. What the veterans did with verbally, Bhajji actioned it out. A sure shot recipie for all the media hounds for the next three days.
What I would want to propose is this: instead of random events acting themselves out in the fields, can't the BCCI and IPL actually orchestrate some script in each match (Bollywood connections to be used here).
Scene 1-
Saurav and Warne do a jig from SRK s latest potboiler before the toss. A fight erupts during the toss, leading to a dispute. Viewers to sms as to whom do they want to win the toss.
Scene 2-
A spy camera takes a sneak peek into the dressing room where Dada, using all the colours of the language is shouting at team mates and those poor souls, fear and petrification written all over their faces, are listening.
Scene 3-
Warne storms into the commentry box and challenges Dada that he will have to do a repeat upper torso strip that he ventured during the world cup matches if he loses the game today. Dada retaliates that if Warne loses the game, he will have to pay for the beer for 500 lucky members from the crowd and also pose with them for pix.
Viewers to sms to qualify for the lucky draw.
DLF SUPER SCENE OF THE SERIES
Captains of each team will do a jig solo first and then with the entire team, beamed across LIVE by ESPN. Then the captains have to emotionally convice the audience that theirs is the best team to win the IPL. Post this dance, millions of viewers across the country will vote for their fav team and the team that emerges as the victor will get a Blind Ticket to the finals (which means if they lose semis, they still qualify, if they lose quarts, they qualify for semis...)
NEW RULE OF THE GAME- you may bat left or right handed, but you are out if you have two left feet!!!!!

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