Still a KKR man:
Chatting with discarded Indian left-arm-spinner Murali Kartik who is plying his trade for the Pune Warriors in IPL 4 turned out to be an interesting affair on Tuesday. As one told him about the Kolkata Knight Riders and how well they are doing this season, he suddenly got nostalgic and said, "Yeah, we are doing really well this season." As he realised that coach Geoff Marsh was sitting next to him, he corrected himself and said, "Oh, 'they' are doing well." Clearly, Kartik seems to be having fond memories of his three-year association with the SKR-owned outfit.
He also seemed happy about the fact that there are no IPL parties to attend anymore. "That's one big change I can notice from previous IPLs. The players can retire to their rooms a lot earlier now," he said.
Police pass, a big fail:
The mandatory police passes for accredited journalists is proving to be a major embarrassment for IPL authorities. As of 8 pm on Tuesday night, many journalists were still clueless about whether they would be able to cover the game between Mumbai Indians and the Pune Warriors. The police passes are a must for only games in Mumbai. In other centres, the IPL accreditation card gives you access to the ground on match day. Even in Navi Mumbai, the home venue for the Pune Warriors, the IPL accreditation allows you access to the ground. There were reports that the same rule was proposed by the Mumbai Police Commisioner Anup Patnaik during the World Cup too, but the ICC put its foot down and insisted that the media accreditation was given only after performing the necessary checks. One wonders why someone in the BCCI, IPL, MCA or Mumbai Indians couldn't do the same? As frantic calls were made to all and sundry inquiring about the status of the police passes, every official displayed the passing skills of the Barcelona football team and diverted the query to someone else.
Chatting with discarded Indian left-arm-spinner Murali Kartik who is plying his trade for the Pune Warriors in IPL 4 turned out to be an interesting affair on Tuesday. As one told him about the Kolkata Knight Riders and how well they are doing this season, he suddenly got nostalgic and said, "Yeah, we are doing really well this season." As he realised that coach Geoff Marsh was sitting next to him, he corrected himself and said, "Oh, 'they' are doing well." Clearly, Kartik seems to be having fond memories of his three-year association with the SKR-owned outfit.
He also seemed happy about the fact that there are no IPL parties to attend anymore. "That's one big change I can notice from previous IPLs. The players can retire to their rooms a lot earlier now," he said.
Police pass, a big fail:
The mandatory police passes for accredited journalists is proving to be a major embarrassment for IPL authorities. As of 8 pm on Tuesday night, many journalists were still clueless about whether they would be able to cover the game between Mumbai Indians and the Pune Warriors. The police passes are a must for only games in Mumbai. In other centres, the IPL accreditation card gives you access to the ground on match day. Even in Navi Mumbai, the home venue for the Pune Warriors, the IPL accreditation allows you access to the ground. There were reports that the same rule was proposed by the Mumbai Police Commisioner Anup Patnaik during the World Cup too, but the ICC put its foot down and insisted that the media accreditation was given only after performing the necessary checks. One wonders why someone in the BCCI, IPL, MCA or Mumbai Indians couldn't do the same? As frantic calls were made to all and sundry inquiring about the status of the police passes, every official displayed the passing skills of the Barcelona football team and diverted the query to someone else.
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