IPL Parties Dark side ???

My problem with the IPL Nites parties was not that I was forced to attend by any contractual obligation. There was no such thing for me, or, to my knowledge, for any of my fellow India players.

Each party was invariably the same routine. You would have a set-up with a ramp show that lasted 30 to 45 minutes, then the models would come off and mix with the rest and the party would take off.

There were cheerleaders and girls who we called 'escort service'. Beautiful women to add glamour to the mix, get the party moving. They were not allowed to talk to any player for more than five minutes. If they did, a manager would walk up and slickly move her away.

IPL Parties Dark side ???

Lalit Modi had plans to create a 'rebel cricket league' in UK

Article appeared on economictimes.indiatimes.com

If cricket came to India from the British, Lalit Modi came very close to showing them how to make a fortune out of the game rather than sitting around in white flannels taking leisurely tea breaks.

All ten franchisees of the Indian Premier League would have had the option of bidding for a franchisee associated with a storied English county, had Lalit Modi’s purported plans to create a ‘rebel cricket league’ come to fruition, according to emails between county officials seen by ET.

Lalit Modi had plans to create a 'rebel cricket league' in UK

Why did Sachin Tendulkar join Twitter? Interview

Screenshot taken on 07/05/10

Here is an exclusive of Mid-Day.com

Do u know with his first tweet sachin had more than 5,000 followers and said to be breaking twitter records.

Q. Why did you start tweeting?

Sachin: Actually, it was Atul Kasbekar (photographer) and other guys who kept asking me whether I am on Twitter. When I said I am not, they informed me about a fake Sachin who is giving his opinion every now and then on various matches. I felt it was unfair - people getting wrong ideas, wrong messages, which were not from me.

Why did Sachin Tendulkar join Twitter? Interview

Now, a mango variety named after Sachin

Article appeared on in.news.yahoo.com

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) In a unique way of paying tribute to batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, a new variety of mango has been named after the senior India cricketer. Kalimullah Khan, an elderly farmer from Malihabad in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, has found this noble way to salute the iconic batsman, who is the highest run accumulator in both forms of the international cricket -- Test and ODI.

Now, a mango variety named after Sachin

Sachin most-googled player at IPL

The God of the Cricket is back with Headlines

Reporting form cricket.ndtv.com

Sachin Tendulkar emerged the most searched Indian cricketer by fans in Google, followed by Sourav Ganguly, among the players in the third edition of Indian Premier League.

According to Google India's second IPL Zeitgeist for 2010, which gave an insight into the most searched teams and players during IPL 3, Shane Warne continued to be the most searched international player for the second year running.

Sachin most-googled player at IPL