2009 IPL Thoughts

After shelling out 100 bucks to watch IPL on Pay Per view, here are the 5 things I think I think:

1. The commentators are awful. Ranjith Fernando is the WORST ever. He never finishes his sentences. His commentary is full of cliches. The person who hired him must be fired.

2. KKR is in turmoil. The team management will be fired by end of the season and they have to start fresh next year. Too many hyper inflated egos in the team including Buchanan, the coach. Now it seems like Steve Waugh/Warne coached themselves and they won in spite of Buchanan during the Aussie hey days.

3. CSK is in a roll. MS Dhoni has proved that he is the best captain among the eight. One could argue that he is the best in the world at the moment.

4. It seems that Lalit Modi and team are trying to ensure us all that South Africa has embraced and enjoying the event. May be they are. But it seems they are trying to convince the viewers too hard of that fact. It makes you wonder if this was all a bit phony.

5. Compared to last year, the bowlers must be happy about the shift to South Africa. They seem to get a little bit more respect in this tournament. Last year was brutal on the IPL bowlers.