Is IPL Only Cricket ?

Indian Premier League, famously known as IPL, is now ever days a BIG DADDY of International Cricket Sports Arena. IPL, just into its 3 year of existence it's a billion dollar sports event.
Developed on the lines of Europe Football league, this subcontinent sports extravaganza has taken everybody by surprise, major investors across the globe are vying their hands to get the grip of IPL.

But where such a money is involved, it controversy cannot be left apart. After, two successful year, the third year of IPL was much more bigger. More money, more team incumbent and more important lines of controversies.

The third IPL year displayed the dark section of the sports league, it showed its not only about sports , players, cheerleaders, or simply entertainment, as marketed by IPL bigwigs BCCI and its Commissioner, Lalit Modi., but its only about money, BIG MONEY. Games are manipulated, TV rights are sold at premium rates, Bookies are involved. The third year took one politician down, multiple tax raids, considering axing IPL commissioner. So, certainly this is not an ordinary Cricket tournament,meant for entertainment, but its a big nexus between, politicians, businessmen, and somewhere underworld also.

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Mohit