I used to be a cricket fan many years ago, used to watch cricket even on exam days. I had hopes that someone from Kerala would make it to the Indian team, but I realized that selection is not a fair game and my favorite players would never make it to the team.

Sunil Oasis and Anadapathmanabhan were promising players who could have been chosen to the Indian team. At least they should have been given one series to play, an opportunity to prove themselves. But they had no god fathers.

The so called hero Anil Kumble saw Anandapdmanabhan as a threat to his leg spinner post in the Indian team, during the south zone matches he captained he would see it to that Ananadapadmanabhan never gets a chance to establish himself, he would only give him an over here, an over there, never allowing him to settle down. Unlike Kumble he was all rounder who has scored double centuries in ranji matches, he had 10 wicket streaks many times.

The most pathetic moment is when you speak to some cricket fan here in Kerala and they dont even know who these fellows are. If we even dont know who our local players are, then how are we supposed to support them ?

Now coming back to IPL and the new team some company registered in March 3, 2010 got for cochin, what’s the connection between that team and Keralites ? Ive been seeing media crying that Kerala now has a team to cheer for !!! I wonder whom I am supposed to cheer for ? Is IPL trying to play with regional feelings ?

Todays Manorama is full of Kochi’s IPL team news. I hope they would publish an article soon about the ill effects of IPL on children, especially the ones with exams these days, the time these kids are wasting on IPL, how its distracting their thoughts etc. Will they publish such a thing ?