How to clean up the mess of Indian Premier League
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The Indian Premier League changed the way cricket is played in India and has brought in huge scope for the entertainment industry as well.
Twenty20 cricket became phenomenally popular after India won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 and the IPL has since then cashed on the craze. From then on, India's involvement with IPL has been rewarding and marvelous.
All that the average Indian can identify from the Great Indian Cricketing Circus’ latest shenanigans is that the BCCI was going to try to walk the talk and actually get something done. But in the melting pot of the star-studded Indian Premier League (IPL), the ‘walk’ part is somehow buried deep under the explosive revelations, resounding aftershocks of impartial judgment, and overall confusion about how to get things moving. In effect, the game of cricket has taken a severe beating in terms of credibility.
It is a none-too-easy task for the powers-that-be in the IPL’s Governing Council. When the Supreme Court, through the Lodha Committee, doles out the quantum of punishment that the entire sordid saga (fixing, betting, conflict of interest and complete disregard for the rules) has brought upon all parties concerned, you not only feel for the ardent cricket fan, but also for those who are in the unenviable position of picking up the pieces and trying to put it all back together.
But it also presented them with a golden opportunity to crack the whip, remove every last speck of dirt staining the Gentleman’s Game, and revitalizing the controversy-prone Twenty20 league which was once the cynosure of all eyes.