FIP suggests that IPL is more of a circus than a cricket tournament with egotistical administrators and franchise owners. The cheerleaders, the film actresses, and the money control the proceedings, and as the saying goes, it’s the tamasha we see while others throw and make paisa.

Maybe it does. But do you see the sixes hit, the catches taken, and the stumps rattled? I see that, and I enjoy the cricket that is. Cheerleaders dance on the hit to the boundary, not the other way round. I’m fan of the game, and the asides are just part of the ecosystem. Periphery, not the axis. Every six might be a DLF Maximum and every wicket a Citi Moment of Success, but that’s the world we live in.

Even the English Premier League, one of the examples of huge fanatical following and a premier sporting event, is ‘Barclays English Premier League’.

Even though I watch it, this is one of the reasons I don't like the IPL this year. The theatrics have only increased. If you saw the final and it's closing ceremony you will understand.