YouthSportsCulture.org » IPL http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog Track the latest in field of Sports and Culture Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:51:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 IPL Digging Deep into Controversy http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog/cricket/ipl-digging-deep-into-controversy http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog/cricket/ipl-digging-deep-into-controversy#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 09:52:28 +0000 annoy http://youthsportculture.org/blog/?p=483 The gala and pomp of version 3 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) may have been over but this time not so good things have come out of it. The cash rich tournament has come under the scanner and quite a few ugly things have cropped up. And to lead the group of controversial personalities is Lalit Modi, the commissioner of the IPL. In fact a lot of us raised eyebrows about this multi million dollar contest, where exorbitant spendings, luxury and pomp were the order of the day. Now the real cause of such funds have been exposed and most of these have been earned through wrong hands and shady deals.

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The Grand Closing Ceremony of IPL 3

In fact, digging deep into the IPL revealed some shocking facts about funds embezzlement which were too much for anyone to believe. Even the central government was dragged into controversy as lots of its ministers and politicians were found to be associated with the IPL boss. Questions were also raised about the role of the film stars who were the owners and co owners of different IPL teams. It was found out that these stars were nothing but minor shareholders in these teams. No proper papers were found and monetary deals with faceless unregistered companies came up.

Day by day, more allegations and controversies started coming up on Modi’s illegal dealings and business. The government started an investigation into the issue and the Income Tax Department raided Modi’s office. Searches were also carried out on the IPL center of BCCI. It was found out that Modi had made millions of money by fake deals and opening scores of unregistered companies. In fact, there were wide scale protests all across the country to end such menace and bring the guilty to justice.

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Lalit Modi, The Commissioner of the IPL Was The Prime Accused

As the controversies were gaining momentum and getting sour, it was high time for the BCCI to take a strong step and do something. The cricket control suspended Modi from the IPL chairman’s post and asked him to submit some proof to defend his innocence. The matter is still pending and Modi is yet to submit all the documents. He was submitted around 15,000 copies of papers and is slated to submit more such documents.  After going through the documents the governing committee of BCCI will decide about the fate of Modi.

The IPL controversy has brought out a number of hard truths regarding the glamor and pomp associated with it and its time to do some serious thinking. Before the 4th edition of IPL takes place next year, things need to be sorted out and power needs to be vested on the right hands to make it a clean and enjoying affair and not a money making machine for some people.

]]> http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog/cricket/ipl-digging-deep-into-controversy/feed 0 IPl Is Back http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog/cricket/ipl-is-back http://www.youthsportculture.org/blog/cricket/ipl-is-back#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:53:48 +0000 admin http://youthsportculture.org/blog/?p=99 It’s the end of the final countdown. The Indian Premier League’s second season is back with a bang. Mr. Lalit Modi is undoubtedly the happy man with worldwide success in the first edition. Though there were a few initial hick ups (the IPL second season had to be shifted to South Africa as the Indian government dismissed the IPL authority’s demand of supplying extra protection to the players) but IPL still rocks!

The Craze is Back Again

The Craze is Back Again

As of now IPL’s South African safari is moving along swiftly, big money and big stars have made the League an instant success in land of the sun. If last year was marked by a deluge of stars in the League then this year the list got even longer with many English players deciding to turn up for the IPL. English players were the biggest attractions of the IPL with Andrew Flintoff (who joined Chennai Super Kings) and Kevin Pietersen (playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore) being the most priced players for this edition. Then there are English players like Ravi Bopara who has signed for Kings XI Punjab and Paul Collingwood who would be playing for Delhi Daredevils .

As the league unfolds itself the biggest surprise was the upsurge of Deccan Chargers . Some of the other teams who brushed aside their last year’s disappointment were Mumbai Indians, ably led from the front man Sachin Tendulkar, and Delhi Daredevils. With more uniformity between the bat and the ball on the seaming wickets of South Africa the battle would definitely be more intense one.

Whether you are at home, office or in friends circle there is only one thing to discuss IPL matches and IPL live scores. If SARS was deadly then this fever is deadlier!

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