Published: Apr 30, 2011, 10:49 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 21, 2014, 05:47 PM (IST)
By Rahul Roushan
Please note: This is a humorous piece – pure fiction.
The IPL Governing Council has fined fast bowler Ishant Sharma for bowling with intensity that was way too above the “accepted levels” in Twenty20 cricket. Ishant took 5 wickets after conceding just 12 runs in the 3 overs he bowled in Wednesday’s match between Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, which Kochi lost by 55 runs, mainly due to the devastating spell by the lanky fast bowler.
“He has been fined 500% of his match fee for treating the Kochi Twenty20 game like a Test match at Perth,” IPL Chairman Chirayu Amin confirmed, “He has been further warned not to repeat his performance in the rest of the tournament. If he repeats the offence, he might be banned for a few matches.”
Although Mr. Amin or any of the other IPL functionaries didn’t specify the rules under which the fast bowler was fined, sources suggest that Ishant’s performance went against the “spirit of the game”.
“Twenty20 is a batsman’s game,” said Anil Hazare, a cricket analyst. “It’s much like law-making is a parliamentarian’s game. A bowler is like a common citizen; he has to play along, even though technically he is on equal footing. Just like there are problems when a citizen starts taking part in law-making activity actively, as happened in Lokpal case, there are bound be problems if a bowler starts taking part in the Twenty20 game actively, as happened in the KTK-DC match.”
Hazare agreed with the IPL Chairman that Ishant should have waited for Test matches like citizens wait for elections.
Sources further inform Faking News that IPL Governing Council has ordered a probe into the statement issued by Ishant Sharma, where he had credited Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan for improvement in his bowling.
If the “charges” are found to be true, Zaheer could be put under probation, while Ishant could be forced to learn a few bowling tips from Ramesh Powar.
(Rahul Roushan, is a graduate from IIM Ahmedabad, who goes by the name of “Pagal Patrakar” (that’s “Crazy Journalist” in Hindi). Rahul says for him, “satire is an attempt to point out shortcomings or oddities in our society, ideally with a message and intent for betterment, in a non-hostile manner and without sounding overtly accusative or pontificating.” He is the Managing Editor of www.fakingnews.com from where the above article has been sourced with permission)
