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Dear Bored Members and the Passionate Followers of IBL,
I do not need two weeks to prepare my defense to the utterly frivolous charges against me. I have conducted the business of the League with utmost integrity and passion. Allow me to reveal the men who tried to bring the game to disrepute.
One of the esteemed Bored Members had a benami stake in Jatman's team. The Bored Member violated the spirit of equal opportunity by only buying players from his country. This league was based on equality, what with each franchise being given $1,000,000 to buy talent. I was offered money and when I declined, was threatened of being removed from my post.
My conscience was clear and I considered it my moral responsibility to move out of my job. At the end of the day, one has to be able to look themselves in the mirror even if they are as ugly as Shilpa Shetty without makeup. Hence, I contacted Bored Member Achettup to take over the reins of the IBL before the start of the next tournament. However, Bored Member Achettup had other commitments. Thankfully, vice-president Aditya stepped forward and showed the IBL is beyond mere personalities. I have full faith in his ability to run it in a smooth and fair manner.
Also, I would like to respond to Shri Thiru Cumaran's allegations of me bribing international players during the New Zealand v/s Australia series.
Mr. Cumaran, I'm afraid you have continued to underperform even after your underwhelming stint with the Indian team. You had accused me of, and I quote,
"He is known to have paid all the NZ and Australia bowlers to bowl tripe for the 2nd T20 to ensure a thriller. He paid extra to the Australia bowlers to ensure that Brendon McCullum made a century."
Allow me to point out to you that the T20 leg of said series was not even considered for scoring points. It was only the ODIs and Test Matches for which the game was active, so clearly your allegations are flawed.
Lastly, I would like to say that I am extremely disappointed by the conduct of everyone concerned. This has been a witch hunt against me and unlike the perpetrators of this hunt I will not lower myself to their level by revealing the names of those behind it. They are naked in public for all of us to see.
Sincerely,
Mahek Vyas
No Need for Two Weeks
Cricket mogul Mahek suspended in growing scandal.
Tax authorities are probing the less than two-year-old IBL, the game's least lucrative tournament, after Bored Members threatened to resign following allegations of improper influence.
Bored Cricket Crazy Indians (BCC!) axed Bored Game & IBL chief Mahek immediately after the final match of the 2010 series, past midnight, saying he had "brought a bad name to the administration of Bored and the game itself."
The widening scandal has sparked off tensions between the Congo and the Nationalist Congo Party (NCP), a key ally whose chief is seen close to Mahek, ahead of a possible confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday over high fuel prices.
While Mahek has not been formally charged and denies any wrongdoing, newspapers have said authorities were investigating reports of improprieties in bidding for teams and in negotiating television broadcast rights for the matches.
"The Bored looked into the allegations and took a decision to to issue a show-cause notice to Mr Mahek and pending inquiry, decided to suspend him," BCC! president Man-oh-R told a news conference in Mumbai.
The Bored’s probe would be dropped if Mahek convinced them of his innocence within two weeks, Man-oh-R said.
We have had some off-field unpleasant dramas only based on innuendos, half-truths and motivated leaks from all types of sources," Mahek told the crowd that had come for the IBL final on Sunday night.
"I assure you all decisions have been jointly taken by the governing council and approved by the general body in both year one and two of the IBL."
Mahek was replaced by a BCC! vice president, Chv Aditya, an engineer who is also on the IBL governing council.
(with thanks and apologies to CJ Kuncheria, Reuters)
With or without Sachin, we've decided to go ahead...
Mumbai v Bangalore, Uncensored and not on TV.
The Bored Members will be live from 7.15 pm IST, for the IPL semis (click here to replay) - if MI wins it will be Thank You Sachin all over again, but if they lose, it could be the new chant of Sorry Sachin! Hulchul Singh, RDX, Mumbo Jumbo, orange cap hunter, TMK, wannabe MSD, Polaroid, and all sorts of instant developments will take place.
And here are some tips from Mahek for the Bored Game
The semi-finals are a few hours away so make sure you make full use of the Unlimited Transfers before the start of tonight's game. Here are a few pointers. Feel free to ignore them, use them at your team's peril.
1. Only four teams are left so make sure you don't make the mistake of picking someone outside these squads.
2. Remember that either Chennai or Deccan will play two games between the first and second game for either Bangalore or Mumbai. Therefore, replace the players from the side that wins tonight with those from tomorrow's semi-finalists.
3. The best players for Deccan have been classified as allrounders. Make sure you leave a spot or two open in that category. Don't want to end up picking Monish Mishra. Or do you?
4. Mumbai have the best players in the list of batsmen. What's more, two of them (Rayudu and Tiwary) are quite cheap. They also have some of the best bowlers in Harbhajan, Zaheer and Malinga.
That's it from me. Hope the tips help you slide down the table. I'm still ninth and could use your help in making the top 5.
Uncensored, and not on TV.
KKR vs MI, from back to front, how it panned out -
Dada played fine leg, Tendu plays third man.
Saurav's one-handed catch:
That ball must not have been travelling
A Haharsha catch
Ishant after being bashed around:
"Ek aur nahin karoonga"
Response to Sehwag's tweet
So is KKR RT @sehwagvirender: Supporting MI.
When the MI batsmen call 2, the KKR fielders call 4
Lovely angles and ungals from Tendu - dada feeling much fingered
All the fielders look like Dada, the rolls, somersaults, extra effort where none is needed
Dravid to Sachin - "No, no, no you can't unretire from intl. T20s, you're not Pak..."
Kumble on today's game: Only one team was playing cricket
KKR strat - let's play out Bhajji, Malinga, Zaks, Mc...
Why doesn't Bhajji bowl like this for the other Indians
Ganguly attempts the chinese cut; instead some sushi
Keeeper appealing enthusiastically to make up for earlier lapses. smart.
MI strategy: choke the off side runs, bowl a wide legside line
With that haircut, Shikhar Dhawan really should play more
Remarkable, Dada clears the 30 yard circle and a boundary in front of square - on the on
Ok, let's swap the fineleg fielder with the keeper
Dravid: On the legside first there's the devil, then there's dada
For Dada four finelegs pls.
Also, gng by the Karbonn ad, Viru now needs a laugh transplant
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Jatman: I can either play in the IPL or…
It's not easy to be at two places at the same time, that’s why I never turned up for the Hockey World Cup. Now I am playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and I have also signed up for the Indian Bored League (IBL). I was told it’s just a game so I agreed.
I registered in the Bored Game – this cricinfo Fantasy cricket game. They have a limit of 6 players from one team, so I could not include 11 Daredevils. No problem.
I included a few players from the Delhi Ranji team like Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant and Kohli. They are all good boys and I have played with them. They listen to me.
I was about to add Manoj Tiwary when the phone rang, so I told my agent to fill the other names. He added Che Pujara and Yusuf Pathan. That is fine, next year we will pick them up for Delhi. Thank You.
your man, Jatman
