"Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League Lalit Modi has agreed to step down from his post in the IPL, reports CNBC-TV18, quoting Network 18. Further it has also been learnt from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources that Ravi Shatri's name is now doing the rounds as next IPL chief.
This news might warm the hearts of some of us, but it fails to find any such response in ours. We are more or less certain that Lalit Modi is a dubious character presiding over what must be the most extraordinary league of extraordinary gentlemen who were ever trusted with a till- even that of a small tea-shop in the corner of a deserted street, where public transporters hesitate to stop for want of passengers. Let that be as it may.
Thought: If Lalit Modi offered to start such a league in Football or Athletics, and asked for the same amount, percentage or whatever that he might have got from cricket legitimately and illegitimately- would we find him worth it? And how about honest Tharoor's girl friend, is she worth any sweat money to bring a buyer in?
