“The risk is, as ever, that the hyperbole of IPL will simply smother the cricket; perhaps the members of the IPL's cheer… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“One keeps looking out for innovation in IPL, but of late it hasn't been all that obvious. Lionel Richie as an opening… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“The assumption now is that the interests of the brand and of the game overlap to the degree that cricket need hardly… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“[I]f Modi is toast, it will in one sense be a tremendous pity. In his way, he represents a third generation in… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“Far from marking the end of nationalism, the IPL is the ultimate triumph of that principle: a global tournament in which the… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“Sambit Bal may be right that this is a scandal the IPL needed. It certainly brings fans face-to-face with the tangled reality… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“Since inception, the IPL has worn its brand value like a corroboration of inner virtue. On the eve of this tournament, under… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“The IPL, involving the socialist principle of a salary cap and the protectionist mechanism of quotas, is not perhaps the best example… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
“Since Modi's Mumbai sign-off, much commentary has been focused on the brand-dilution potential inherent in its scandals. MS Dhoni doesn't think we… — Gideon Haigh Copy Share Image
