IPLlogy: the study of IPL puzzle

My apology to Arnab Goswami for bringing his name yet again in my attempt in IPLlogy; though, I also confess that I did not have any option left. Tell me, what do I do if the story on which I am going to post my views cannot be complete without mentioning the excellent efforts of him and his team at the Times Now? Hope Arnab will understand.

Well, whenever something “new” gets reported as “Breaking News” on the IPLgate, I get reminded of the recently active Icelandic volcano.

Don’t get the connection?

Try pronouncing “Eyjafjallajokull” and try solving the IPL riddle and the chances are 100% you will encounter same problems! Both are so similar in nature: both were an “opening” - crater - to something very deep and dirty lying dormant for long; both have much more “magma” (misdemeanors) underneath than the amount spewed out (so far); both (have) left a thick cover of “ash cloud” (allure) above making maneuvering almost impossible; both emitted poisonous “gases” (greed) enough to choke the surroundings; both expelled hot “lava” (lust) leaving the landscape burning all around! …

I am sure you get the analogy! Makes sense?

Ok, now take a shot at piecing together the IPLgate scrabble: try putting “P” in IPL in perspective. Premier, Proxy, Political, Politics, Politicians, Paisa, Profit, Pricey, im-Propriety, Power (Pawar?), Party, Players, Pretty (Preity!), Pathetic, Polluted, Painful, Pedestrian, Pandering, Propaganda, Potholed, Puking, … actually, any and every word starting with a “P” and with a negative tint would fit and define what is IPL!

By the way, have you noticed that demographically speaking, in today's era of IPL, the Indian population has got divided into three distinct classes:

1. BPL

2. APL

3. IPL --- by the sheer number of people already exposed to be involved in it, put together they would form a sizeable chunk!

If today you are more perplexed than earlier at the still unfolding IPL saga which is getting murkier and messier and mysterious with every passing day, then can I suggest something interesting? Let’s indulge into a bit of “investigative” journalism and unearth all those layers of intrigue still hidden away from our “piercing” eyes - in true spy style!

Sherlock Holmes, you around, sir?!

Hope solving of the IPLlogy puzzle doesn’t continue till perpetuity ...

By the way, did I tell you that Sherlock Holmes indeed had a connection with volcano? Just go and watch his Hawaiian adventure in 1890: “Sherlock Holmes and The Volcano Horror” :)

Kyunki, ye IPL picture to abhi baki hai, mere bhaiyon aur behnon!