Cricket Closure

IPL post-mortem: But why is Vijay Bhai so scandalised?

Last night’s IPL final brought an end to six weeks of cricketing mania that had cast its jagged shadow on the Garden. Surprisingly, the cricket lovers who had watched the match on TV till well past midnight, were all present to celebrate the victory of Mumbai Indians (MI) over favourites Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Srichand Arora demanded a treat from our cricketing expert Vijay Bhai, much as both are ardent MI supporters. He even offered to pick up luddoos from the market for distributing in the Garden, should Vijay Bhai be kind enough to shell out Rs2000.

Ramila Mistry

The latter almost relented, but soon changed his mind saying that his sparring partner, a CSK fan (see post of May 22) was moping in grief and would be deeply disturbed if we celebrate in her absence. “Bhaswati-ben is in mourning after her team lost,” he explained.
Fact is all three – Bhaswati, Arora and Vijay Bhai – were burning the telephone lines between them last night as the match progressed.
Significantly, most of the people who turned up today had watched the match till the end. Even Ramila Mistry claimed to have stayed awake, just that she got the impression that India had played and lost!
“You cannot blame her,” laughed Arora. “She has all along known Dhoni to be captain of the Indian team. For her it is inconceivable that Dhoni can also lead another team, that too Chennai Super Kings.”
But then, with Ramila in the middle and conducting the exercises, there cannot be a dull moment. While everybody complained of the heat and debated over whether to make phone calls or send SMSs to God in heaven for installing an air conditioner in the Garden, Ramila persisted with her demand for having phapda-jalebi today. And then there were the chatterboxes she kept snapping at, till Santosh Tyagi became a target and she had to apologise… Indeed, with Ramila in charge, the exercises are always pure, unadulterated fun.
Harish Wadhwa:
Vijay Bhai is so scandalised because Grover-ji is about to garland him with his shoulder bag upon MI's victory. Or possibly he is teasing CSK fans on how they were bashed last night in the IPL final.
Bhaswati Bose:
'Captain Cool' Dhoni was tired of winning. So he allowed MI win. Let the MI fans rejoice. I will not refuse a treat!
Renu Babani:
Ha Ha Ha... MI all the way. It was a great match. Come on CSK fan, don't be such a sore loser. It's only a game.
Jagmohan Papneja:
IPL sixth season of 76 matches began and ended in Chennai with a series of controversies. Allegations of betting will rumble for some time to come.