I'm not watching the IPL matches live on television. I just can't justify the Setanta subscription fees. Especially when the timing of the matches and my working hours mean at most I can watch about 40% of the tournament. Cricinfo allows me to stay in touch with the latest scores from the comfort of my desk. For free!
Of course, following cricket on the internet just does not provide the level of entertainment that watching live cricket does. Which is why the soap opera going on behind the scenes of the Kolkata Knight Riders team goes some way in filling that gap.
If you have absolutely no clue what I'm talking about, start here first:
http://fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com/
And then just to gain a wider perspective on what might be going on, here's Lawrence Booth on Cricinfo:
http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/story/401969.html
By all accounts, the Indian media and their audiences are lapping it up. This week, on a long distance call to Dad, he asked for the link to Fake IPL player's blog. Shobhaa De had alerted him to something spicy through her media column.
Even the British media have got wind of this internet phenomenon:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/apr/22/ipl-indian-premier-league-fake-player
Fake IPL Player and his blog have become so big so fast, they have become big news items themselves. A quick (0.13 seconds) google search reveals 158,000 links for him. And part of the blogosphere (including right here) is abuzz with commentary, views and who-be-it. Providing us television deprived cricket lovers with a different way to engage with the IPL.
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