The baby of Indian cricket has hogged the media limelight for all the odd reasons.Sreeshanth stole the cover ,this time not by his quick-silver temperament in the sun but presumably for even more ugly reason-having nobbled by the smooth-talking bookies to breach the crickets no-go- areas.The 3 idiots of the comic show are bee lined in a kamikaze flight to the to the forbidden land of bet-scape and ignominy. The trio -Sreeshanth with the other two relatively non-entities in cricket are now lodged in Tihar jail ,in the process of law, for spot fixing ( a relatively fresh coinage for match fixing).More skeletons began tumbling in the cupboard .

BCCIs chieftain's son-in-law is in the thick of controversy of betting on the team of which he is the principal.Sri.Sreenivasan who owns CSK had to step aside(mind you not step down)- not because of any moral compulsions but for the sheer expediency of the situation.A sad commentary is that the the captain of the National team himself is embroiled in a conflict of interests case .With the dust has not settled as yet-several ex cricketers are under the scanner of the Delhi sleuths. Many famous IPL teams are in the dragnet,in the wait to be unmasked .

The cricket chroniclers might bang on about the intricate wheels and deals in IPL .The T20 pageant patented in India ever since its inception is all about filthy lucre,muzzle,starlets,sleaze,bollywood glams,mafia Dons,greedy bookies,skimpy cheer-girls,wannabe women,women escorts to honey trap the players ,bet-crazy punters,post match late night parties where wine and women flowed profusely .The IPL thrives in such cheep stunts presided by the slushy funds of the corporate houses-of which some has direct stakes in it. Its anatomy is such to invite slyboots and criminals.The players are thought as cannon fodder and plunked down dearly for the job they do.It is a business with its inherent murky transactions .Players are not selected but are auctioned as a commodity .Unlike other sporting events like foot ball or baseball where the agents to the player are to be licensed for negotiating on behalf of the player,in cricket the agents who could be a relative or a friend need not be accredited to the governing body. It is the money mill for all including the media who have the access to its doorsill.G.Gunamoorthy ,the well-known commentator on politics writes in the newIndian Express ;"The IPL method of auctoneering of cricketers with top player first and proceeds after wards to next ones is modelled precisely on the Babylonian auction of the most beautiful brides first ,moving down in the order".

Was ShriShanth a victim of gross shenanigan in the dressing rooms ,a fallout of his tweaks after the slape-gate?Could he be so knave to dice with death to be lured by a piddling 10 Lakhs which pales to insignificance in contrast with the hefty pay-kit of 2.4 crores for which he was auctioned?Can the 500 crore bet-gate limit its locus around these 3 idiots alone?Many a questions wait for answers.

We cannot be so gullible to gorge the police leaks with out water.A friend of Shreeshanth was quoted somewhere "He is someone who made a comeback, and was well aware of the match fixing issues. For the sake of a few lakhs, I don't think he would jeopardize his career. I feel something is definitely fishy,"

Away from the middle Sreeshanth is a god loving son for his parents, some one who throws himself for friends and a perfect gentle man to the core for all who loved him.Out in the field the swashbuckling maverick ,the lone genuine pacer as he is ,might appear to be a scumbag on short fuse often looking wildly frantic with his 'forced aggressiveness' ,sleazy sledges and antics-that even his captain could not mend.

Out from action, fighting injuries and his age weighing too harsh against him ,Sreeshanth was frenetic to get inducted in the squad to south Africa.In such a scenario no mortal fool could afford to be humored to be in the point blank range of ignominy. None in his wild guess could surmise that the bookies will be delighted in these piddles who cannot mesmerize the imaginations of the punters.Is there a whiff of treachery in the air?But sure,there may be more than the eyes could meet.Read it along with the match fixing events 13 years back where in the top notches like Azar,Cronjia,Jadeja-captains as they were-were the targets being caught in the mayhem of match-fixing.

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