It all starts with the silliest kind of advertisement
But what follows makes up for this disappointment
It looks like it's time all other forms of cricket went
This is surely the latest form of cricket entertainment.
A novelty has been introduced in cricket called IPL
The main idea was to gift-wrap cricket and to sell
At the beginning, no cricket historian could tell
That this new concept would do so very well.
It's a deliberate commercial modification of cricket
The hitting continues in spite of losing many a wicket!
There are such long queues to buy the coveted ticket
Cricket+entertainment packaged into a single tablet.
We have now almost reached the middle of the IPL tourney
Which boasts of such great players as Hussey and Warney
This is a live exhibition of how the power of raw money
Can conglomerate raw ingredients into tasty honey.
How nice! Players from different countries playing together
Toiling so hard for their teams in spite of the harsh weather
They forget their backgrounds and mix freely with each other
The world must have such invisible but effective bonds to tether.
The star-studded teams promise the spectators so much
It's definitely "Manoranjan ka Baap" at a button's touch
There are so many catches for the fielders to pouch
There are so many inevitable injuries too, ouch!
There are star batsmen like Macullum and Hayden
Who would never permit the bowlers even a maiden
Do whatever just heave the bat on the ball and run
Once the target is achieved, your job is done!
Due to pressure, the bowlers bowl many a wide
It takes just one bad / good over to turn the tide!
There are times when some players have even cried!
The cricket purist would most probably commit suicide.
This form demands all the fielders to be physically fit
The bowlers must have not only guile but also wit
The batsmen's sole aim seems to be only to hit
Players devoid of these qualities must choose to quit.
Physical strains are too frequent due to the small gap
It's not uncommon to see most players with a strap
In spite of all this, IPL is still "Manoranjan ka Baap"
It now seems difficult, if not impossible, to stop...
