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IPL as promised is giving full dose of glamour and excited cricket. And in this glamour one can witness a lot of drama. Shah Rukh  Khan was there to support his team and so was Vijay Mallaya. If Shah Rukh had Shilpa Shetty, Zayed Khan and Arjun Rampal standing by his side to cheer the team then Vijay Mallaya had Katrina Kaif to support him and his team. Some stars proved luck and some didn’t for the team owners. Mallaya made high claims of his team over the Shah Rukh’s but all went down with his team losing to the Knight Riders. Similarly Preity Zinta’s Team captioned by Dhoni could not fare well.

The girls who are pompoming the crickets at the IPL are become a delightful sight for all. These girls are mostly from foreign countries and have become the centre of men’s attraction that comes to the grounds to see the match. They are in eye catching colors and dresses because of which the sales of the tickets at the windows are soaring up. Their dresses are being designed by the designers which are short enough to attract people. These young women also belong to group that cheer groups of famous players in the world. These girls are happy in gaining the publicity and recognition in India. Meanwhile they are also enjoying the money in return.

People are of different opinion when it comes to the cheerleaders of IPL and their clothes. Some feel that by covering them all the glamour from the matches will end. They say that not only IPL matches but every where cheerleaders have been associated with skimpy clothes and if they do not wear them and entertain people then there is no point hiring them. While some fell that it does not make ant difference as people go to the ground not just to see the cheerleaders. These girls are just a part of the event and what is more important is the game. They feel that they have been hired to entertain and for this they need not undress.

The owners of the IPL teams did their best to glamorize the cricket match, they even got cheerleaders for the USA to cheer their team, but it got objections by a lot of politicians and people who claim to be moral police. The idea was to entertain but many did not like the girls flaunting their assets on the ground. They felt that they were distracting. Even Shahid Afridi said that they were distracting for the cricketers on the grounds. The problem was their attire. No one could digest the hot pants and bikini tops. And now these cheerleaders are asked to cover it all up. So there are no more hot pants but leggings on the ground.

The debate is going on endlessly if cricket should be glamorized or no. Some feel that it will effect in a lot of ways. For example if you pay good money to the cricketer or spend a lot of money on the game then the players will try and play better. And this will improve the performance of the national team. Glamour and money will not only make the players popular but also persuade them to play better. This can act as a bonus to them. Some feel otherwise, they think that this will not help the player or the game as it will only make the existing crickets popular and not encourage opportunities for the fresh lot coming through the Rani trophy and other domestic cricket circles. Cricket is and will remain a passion for Indians.

Yes we have done it again. We are the world Champions again. The history of cricket is changing in India. Now before any match begin Indians do not say it any more,Ah! We know we are going to lose it. The new generation of men in Blue has made us believe that World Cups can come home. Winning the Tri-series against Australia, India has not only moved up on the cricket ranking scale but has also gave it back to the Aussies who were making sure that our cricketers play a disturbed game. This victory will also help Indian cricket to come out of the declining financial status. Ms Dhoni has brought new blood in the team. This new blood is full of aggression, power, determination and killer insticting. They are here to prove themselves and they have done it very well. But at the same time we cannot forget the senior players whose contribution to this series is also valuable. Sanchin is back with a bang. The victory has a great contribution by over little master Sachin Tendulkar too.

Well its cricket time everybody, the Pakistan will be coming to India to have a test match with India, and this is a match, which will be loved by many people for both Pakistani’s and Indian’s. For Pakistan residents they only had 250 visas allowed for them to come to India, so it was a first come first service. Well those lucky people will now be able to see the match and enjoy India play Pakistan.

Recently former cricketer Maninder Singh was admitted into hospital as he had cut both    of his wrists. He was discharged from hospital on Saturday, and was in hospital for a whole week. When Maninder was brought into hospital both of his wrists were bleeding continuously, but the doctors managed to stop this bleeding. Police have taken Maninder’s blood samples to determine if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Apparently according to Maninder’s family say that the bleeding was due to Maninder banging on the windows while waking up his family to open the house door late at night.

Test cricket player Maninder Singh tried to commit suicide on Saturday 9th June at the early hours of 1am. Maninder has been taken into hospital and is now stable. The cricketer who lives in Delhi slashed both of his wrists and a lot of blood has been lost but he is now safe. Doctor’s had to carry out a 5 hour operation in order to function his wrists properly. He is yet to give his statement but no one as of yet knows the reason to why this happened and how exactly it happened. Some closes friends say that he was unhappy with his married life therefore tried to commit suicide.

Dav Whatmore is still on stands to be India’s next cricket coach, but nothing as of yet has been finalized. Officials will make a final decision of their choice on Monday night. Dav Whatmore is someone who will succeed at his job and is known to be a better coach than Greg Chappell. Dave has expressed his interest in coaching team India and in this interest ended his four year coaching with Bangladesh a week ago.