Friday, March 27, 2009

IPL won't be same in South Africa: Warne


I read an interesting article in DNA yesterday. Here is the link to the same:

http://www.daylife.com/article/016G7sTglU2Su?q=South+Africa

Excerpt from the same:
"It ll be nothing like if it was in India, and its a shame it cant be in India. It wont be the same as being in India, but hopefully the South African public will get behind it and turn up to the ground and make it a great spectacle." Sounds like he is dying to come to India!!

If I remember correctly, Warne and some of his fellow Aussie cricketers had a different song to sing earlier. Prior to IPL it was a different ball game altogether. For every series to be played in India, there would be a lot of hue and cry over Indian conditions w.r.t security, climate, pollution, etc, etc which prevented these GREAT players to represent their National team in India. Shane Warne, Mcgrath, etc always had some excuse to skip playing on Indian soil.

IPL changed everything. Money was thrown around. The same GREAT players are disappointed that the IPL wont be held on Indian Soil.

This is how you explain Hypocrisy to kids.
And before finishing,I present to you, an apt song for the moment..

Money: Pink Floyd

Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay and youre okay.
Money, its a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think Ill buy me a football team.

Money, get back.
Im all right jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullshit.
Im in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a lear jet.

Money, its a crime.
Share it fairly but dont take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise its no surprise that theyre
Giving none away.

2 comments:

Indrani said...

are you talkin bout hypocrisy? or money?
:D

Tanmay said...

@ indrani - two sides of the same coin in this case..
@ chetan - livefeed and all!! kewl :)