May 6, 2008
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Aww, It’s Ok…
So, I’m hooked on the Indian Premier League. It’s to cricket what the EPL or Primera Liga is to soccer–in other words, world-class players from around the world, plus a lot of local Indian players (I think 60-70% must be local), all playing through 50-some 20/20 matches. It’s the inaugural tournament and its first year, and it’s already turning into a huge success.
Anyway, I’m not gonna talk much about it here. I just wanted to relate a hilarious incident that happened at last week’s game. Here’s a completely non-serious recap:
Kings XI Punjab win against the Mumbai Indians.
Sreesanth (Punjab): Hey, tough luck.
Harbhajan (Mumbai): …-slaps Sreesanth-
Sreesanth (Punjab): …………….-cries-I can’t make this stuff up! Seriously:
Aww, somebody needs a hug…
Honestly speaking, though… I see where Sreesanth is coming from. I mean, he looks up to Harbhajan, apparently, and so it was really the emotional shock of getting slapped by someone like an older brother to you. But, there are a few reasons why I still don’t feel bad about it all, and still find the entire thing hilarious:
(1) Harbhajan Singh is a jerk. Everyone knows this. In fact, he ended up getting banned from the remainder of IPL matches on account of this incident! So, Sreesanth didn’t need to respond for Harbhajan to get reprimanded.
(2) Sreesanth acts tough. I mean really tough, and rather egotistical. If he were, say, big on the humility and etiquette then I’d feel differently (you know, like almost every other South Asian cricketer). But, I can’t feel bad for him crying when he invests so much time trying to act like a big-shot.
(3) This entire thing is just an embarrassment for every brown person…
Anyway, the two teams I’m going for are:
Chennai Super Kings 
and Rajasthan Royals 
Anyway, enough of that. I’ll post with a regular life-related update later this week. This was just a little interlude. KF
