For the past 3 years...I have been cheering for Bangalore and Chennai in the Indian Premier League coz these two teams were something that were close to the place that I call home...KOCHI....But with the announcement of the two new teams that was done earlier today.....things have certainly changed....for the better.....
Mr. Lalit Modi who was announcing the two new teams...revealed the first team as PUNE...that was bought by SAHARA group...I was quite tainted after that first revelation...coz.... Ahmedabad and Pune were the top two in the bidding pipeline....with huge names from Bollywood backing 'em up...(even the opinion poll on my blog too say the same....)....and once Pune was out of the box...I knew it had to be Ahmedabad.....especially with Narendre Modi backing up....but somehow...deep in my heart....something said....keep watching....you are gonna shout off the roof of your house...after the second revelation.....
And I did....the moment...Modi uttered RENDEVOUS group....I got a feeling...it had to be Kochi.....and then it was.....although the breaking news blinking on the tickr below about the suspicious object found in the Bang-TVM Kingfisher flight hardly caught my attention.....
And then he announced it finally...KOCHI...I jumped off my bed....yelling in utter happiness and excitement....
So, finally...I have my hometeam in the IPL...the proper one....and that is KOCHI...
I hope they don't call it....Kochi Krackerz or Kochi Kokonutz...one of my college buddies suggested Kochi Kults...sounded cool...but I guess I'd rather follow Mr.Tharoor's tweets more closely than ever b4 (I never ever did that b4...;)...) to get the latest updates....from the Kults....errr...Kochi franchise....
The Pune team was bought for a whooping $370 million..that sums to be around Rs. 1700 crore...while the Kochi team was bought for $333.33 million....that is...1532 crore rupees....
Such a staggering...amount....especially coming from the shocking fact...that none of the Bollywood biggies who had attended the bidding....could masquerade from the fate of walking empty handed...(alas...:(...).......
The Rendevous SportsWorld Limited....was backed by 3 developers and Film Production house....I hope its Priyadarsan and Mohanlal......
So whoz gonna be the captain....Sreesanth.....or Abhishek Nayar...?????maybe someone from overseas....like POLLOCK...oh God...I'd love to see him take up that job....or maybe Brian Lara or Nathan Astle....
so...then that's the end of the beginning of it....waiting for the next IPL....hope the Kochi guyz have an awesome jersey to showcase.....coz m starving to flaunt the team's colors.....
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