IPL and other monkeys on my back

So Mr Mallaya - if that is how it is spelled - thinks Rahul Dravid isn't doing his job well enough.

Apart from the obvious what-exactly-do-you-know about cricket, there is the point that he (Mr Moneybags) put a lot of money in this. And for his investment, expects a return.

Now, this makes perfect sense. However, this is cricket. Now, I know football and american football and baseball and what-not are all run mostly by businessmen. But does that mean that its the right thing to do? Already I feel a little sickened by all the hype and petty little controversies surrounding the IPL. I don't care about Bombay versus Bangalore. But that's just me.

Cricket is one of the few old-fashioned games left in the world, where a rivalry still means something. Maybe its time has come. And yes, cricket is also run by businessmen. Maybe the insane amounts of money pouring into this thing will develop some infrastructure; maybe more domestic cricketers have a chance now.

But it still annoys me that Mr Kingfisher thinks he knows better than Rahul Dravid about cricket. No, you don't!