The IPL was moved to South Africa this year because of the elections being held in India. At that time, the supporters of the IPL cried foul at Indian politicians, accusing them of being scared that the IPL would keep crowds away from their political rallies. Of course, they also added that the IPL would be a huge success in South Africa.

Well, the IPL is on the verge of turning two weeks old, and we have had a few sessions of voting in the Indian elections that seem to be inspired by Test cricket in terms of duration. And heck, neither side is winning. The TRP ratings for the initial IPL matches have been downand empty stands have belied Lalit Modi’s claims of 90 per cent of ticket sales (of course, we cannot rule out the fact that people purchased tickets and then simply did not turn up – perfectly normal behaviour in the mad, mad world of sport) whereas the voter turnout for the elections has not been too hot either.

Makes you wonder what all the fuss was about in the first place!