Thursday, April 23, 2009

Fake IPL Player - Identity Revealed?

The Indian Premier League or IPL is fast becoming one of Cricket's premier fixtures. It's entertaining with it's frenetic pace and the shorter version is gaining appeal in circles that the longer form of the game never could have. Yet, despite the entertainment and great individual performances, in only its second year, the IPL's biggest highlight has been the emergence of the fake IPL player. Who is Fake IPL Player?
He apparently plays for Kolkata Knight Riders and is scathing in his opinion about many individuals. He is no fan of current Australian cricket coach John Buchanan as shown by his references to how Buchanan spends more time with his laptop than anything else. Yet Fake IPL Player seems to have a warm spot for Australian cricket itself, although he makes it clear that he does not agree with the current selections.
Fake IPL player claims to be able to reveal many teams' strategies and seems to have insider knowledge of the goings on of various teams. He likes former Indian Cricketing captain, Saurav Ganguly but seems to viciously hate Sharukh Kahn and his cricketing team. What is Fake IPL player's motive? Is this a strategic marketing campaign by the IPL to create interest in this year's IPL which after last year's massive bang threatens to wain this year, especially with the required move to South Africa. Or is Fake IPL player a disgruntled outsider, a fan who feels that his loyalty to the game has not been repaid and as such he wants revenge? Or worse, is Fake IPL player actually a member of the cricketing fraternity who has his own agenda? Perhaps Fake IPL player is actually a jealous lover or crazy stalker of Sharukh Kahn and is using the IPL as an opportunity to get back at the famous Bollywood star?
Whatever is to be said about Fake IPL Player, the truth is that this story is far from over. Fake IPL Player will contine to make headlines around the world and it will be interesting to see how this all pans out. I for one am certainly interested to see who Fake IPL player is and how one person, with just a computer and internet connection, could have such a massive impact on one of cricket's biggest fixtures, the IPL. The plot definitely thickens...

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