And what did we miss ?

Hey folks, me back from a short weekend trip…and what did me miss ?

Well  after the clandestine build up the auctions are done. In a day!! WOW! The spicy nuggets are all over the place now, so didn’t have much trouble to put the pieces together.

Solly Bhai, as usual had no clue of the names in the list and all he was keen on was saving some money for the LED. Kappa had to do it all by himself, and bro-Kappa, if you didn't know that’s the sign of things to come! They believe Kamalnath is their prized catch, who will do the thinking while Kappa does the playing.

Psychat’s game plan was a no brainer. With Heyram already in kitty, just get  Modi  &  whatever remains of his lost pride Supernova and nothing else matters! Me heard he almost broke the table in ecstacy! Modi, how much did you spend to rig the roulette?

With Big Vindaloo out of action, Vandals put in a lot of trust on the Nerdy , who I hear had a tough time getting himself heard. While Khalsa was their moolah and at a hefty tag, they have their fair share of thought leadership in vintage Dushman and electric Shikari Shambhu. And man!  Frustoo Madrasi again finds his way to Vindaloo.

Einstein expectedly chose to delegate the hard work to Sumi, who, as everyone believes, did put up a brave show. Managed to bag Asoka and Baldy. And Betaal perhaps came in free with Baldy as an entertainment factor.

Gladrags & Nandi Bull but off course was a comedy of errors. They’ll have high hopes with on Kaalizaban who again has turned a pilgrim.Hey, me hears, Gladrags had a custom Van Heusen stuff  just for the auctions!

Black Label , they said was full of intimidation with BR Hills picking up the occasional duel with Kappa or Nerdy. In the end they created a good stage where we can expect to see Prince Foreigner (name unchanged!) in  some cricketing action.

The DK guy today was seen giving his never ending final touches , to what they call, a Teaser  which will reveal the complete line ups…..

Let the tamasha begin!

Clandestine Build-up

Some quick mid-week news heard from the floor....

So, based on some loose talk near the pantry, I overheard that the "auctions" will be held THIS Friday...!!!!!!

And each team will have an icon player decided by lucky draw. Smells like another one of Modi's conspiracies. I bet the auctions and icon player selection are already decided in 2G camp! In fact I won’t be surprised if Modi ends up with Heyram in his side.

Solly Bhai (aka Craydit), chose a new name for himself, that goes with his style. He was excited that some virtual money will be given to the owners, so that he can save up and buy an LED tv. Solly Bhai - where did the money you saved last time land up? Definitely not for buying any bowlers or batsmen.

Gladrags was excited I hear to be given the choice of being an owner. As with his management style, Gladrags is already started rehearsing his motivational speech. He was also seen shopping online a new jacket he will wear on match days. Gladrags, a piece of advice. Focus on auctions and team selection rather than which jacket will you wear in which match.

Basanti was overheard saying he will apply text mining to this blog to predict who has the most chances of winning. What a LOSER!

Psychat has been suspiciously following this blog to understand who his rivals could be. This way

he can start tearing apart their sanity even before a single bowl is bowled.

Still Ready, has refused to take part in games which are only meant for old people. Still Ready - you still don't know and have no idea.

Vindaloos is braving the responsibilities of an owner and star player all over again. Vindaloos, isn't very excited these days...Most of the time I see him on the floor he gives an impression of a guy troubled by something serious....is it the reviews, who knows!

Rest, the action is building up. OK, one last breaking news….heard Einstein is also joining as the owner of a team! Woo hoo, now we will be all using nano data in a kaddu environment to analyze how fast Heyram can hit the ball. That’s it from now…till next time.

  

Oh BTW, STOP trying to guess who I am...it's not something you'll know or ever find out. Don't bother.

Just ENJOY the blog.

Who Am I?..Who cares ?

WOW!

Man, didn’t we touch some raw nerves there!

Friends, I am equally frustrated and fuming inside, but I’d rather not trudge into obscenity and encourage you not to do the same. Yes we have point to make and Yes we will make it, but in the right way!

Does anyone disagree ?

Glad that at least some of us have taken out  time and intent  to connect. Lets have the thoughts flowing freely….the advantage of a forum like this is it really brings the real you out….like we  saw a poet budding in 2009. For new comers see the comments here : Supernovae

C’mmon Psycat, where that glory that reverence now ?

I'll follow the previous blogger and say - Who Am I..Who cares ?

BTW…did you see the mailer from Shikari Shambhu. SO, its out in the open now!!!!… Question is  - will people warm up to it ?

As I said in my previous post..Modi & Team carefully planted some teaser events in a desperate attempt to create excitement. Question is  - will that be enough ?

My hunch in these early days  - Modi will definitely try and push Psycat and Craydit to retain their old teams. While Psycat carries the label of two time winners, Craydit is yet to taste a win in the history of the tournament. And the irony is that both have to give in tamely to Modi’s dictat. Vindaloo & Dushman are still around.We’d surely see some new names in the block.

One of you wanted to know about the characters…well some characters they had in the tamasha , who have now grown older..alas not yet wiser…its like reintroducing characters for a reunion movie –  

·         Heyram : Who was once an icon player and now is Modi’s trusted outbound problem solver

·         Kaalizabaan : Once a veracious sledger (that’s how he got his name)…has taken a distance form playing the game

·         Stylebhai : Once a style icon both on and off the field, now lost in oblivion

·         Betaal : Never had it then nor does he have it now

·         Anti-Jonty : Someone who never missed dropping a catch…may be he is the one who is consistent

·         Vindaloo : So called Mr Cricket …. caught up with age!

·         Frustoo Madrasi : Well no longer a Madrasi…not sure about the frustoo part

·         Boraag : Once an icon player….buried in his own weight today

·         Lalit Modi : Of course I said a lot about him in the last post and more to come

Check with any old timer…you’d know who we are taking about here…

Curious who they tag as icons this time…. don't be surprised if you see Big Shiva in action!

Enjoy the weekend friends...and stay out of cricket!!

Unfortunate Madness

Friends......

After confronting  anger and disgust for a few weeks now, couldn't hold on to it further. Never thought that, I’ll take this clichéd channel to speak out….but unfortunately so, this is the safest and convenient option as of now!...until we find another way to connect :)

Lets rewind back to the 2010 era in A&R , where the A and R were very distinct, where A was desperately “innovating” ways to do everything apart from what they were supposed to do!

ACL was one such, hugely hyped event, whose so called success came from its doctored marketing gimmicks rather than the event itself which was a sheer waste of productivity. If you have seen/been involved in the event, you’ll know what I am trying to say and if you were not there around…man you’re so so lucky!

I was lucky then..to see the whole hullaballoo from a distance, but not too distant to stay away from the madness. And thanks to that so-called-famous blog. I did join the bandwagon of its followers, (after Big Mam endorsed it). But what a shame, it was another doctored gimmick !

Unfortunate it is, that I chose the same channel to talk, and probably I’ll end up using a similar language. But surely its much less unfortunate than the return of the megalomaniac leader, too desperate to teeth into quick glory in a fake hope of reviving his hay days! That’s what angers me, frustrates me!

For the last two weeks, I have been patiently hearing stories – how Lalit Modi…(its easier to stick to the already coined names..and honestly nothing has changed for this name and role)….made desperate attempts to invoke his disciples even before he revived himself…how he organized shady meetings…as if to resurrect sleeping mummies from dungeons. I heard of some “starter” events with desperate marketing (that DK guy with slides, camera & no-action !) and I hear of some high-headed ambitious plans in days to come …huh!

Cricket, I always believed to be a silly game. But this blasphemy in the name of fun and engagement is disgusting! And we cannot let this happen.We should combine all efforts to stop this unfortunate and terrible madness.

Modi & team , you have NO IDEA what mess you are getting into