No matter what the purists have to say, in this format of the game opinion does not matter.

The biggest carnival of cricket has just ended and it has left an indelible imprint on the minds of a billion Indians.

IPL had it all. The good, bad and ugly were all a part of it, though I would be comfortable in saying that the good far outplayed the other two.

'Who would have thought a guy like Swapnil Asnodkar from the small state of Goa would take the tournament by storm as an opener?'


From the blitzkrieg start of the tournament with Brendon McCullum ripping through a hapless Royal Challengers' attack, to the final ball of the final with Rajasthan Royals deservingly lifting the trophy, the tournament outweighed all expectations.

To do justice to the tournament I will have to write at least half a dozen pieces.

From the famous Slapgate incident to Yuvraj Singh’s comment about the crowd in Mumbai to the girating cheerleaders  what we witnessed and experienced was really a part of history which all of us should be proud of.