IPL’s dubious awards list

Sample our very own Indian Premier League-IV honours board

IPL's dubious awards list

Sample our very own Indian Premier League-IV honours board

>> Award for the best cost-saving initiative: The BCCI, for sacking Lalit Modi as IPL commissioner last year. Hence, the official broadcasters saved cost of having one camera perennially panned on the sacked official.

>> Well dressed, forget the rest award: Navjot Singh Sidhu for his immaculate dress sense although his Sidhuisms continue to suck.

>> Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai award: To Vijay Mallya. His team Royal Challengers Bangalore propagated a 'Go Green' campaign by playing their May 8 game against Kochi in green. However after their victory, Mallya was seen with a cigarette.

>> Perfect heist award: Chennai Super Kings for the reported pitch change against RR in Jaipur.

>> Johnny-Come-Lately award: Sourav Ganguly, for his late arrival in the tournament.

>> West Bengal-sponsored Lifetime Achievement Award: Subrata Roy Sahara for letting
Ganguly play for Pune Warriors.

>> Best backhanded compliment award: Yuvraj Singh, for saying he has never seen Sourav Ganguly train as hard as he did before making his IPL comeback.

>> Best businessman award: Shane Warne for launching his range of underwear during the IPL.

>> Batting flop of the IPL award: Mumbai Indians' Kieron Pollard for promising so much delivering so little... 16 games, 146 runs at 14.60, highest score 28

>> Most timely exit award: Virender Sehwag, who left for London to get his shoulder operated once Delhi Daredevils failed to qualify for the
play-offs.

>> Award for ruthlessness: Ravi Shastri, who in 1992, whacked Test debutant Shane Warne to all parts of the Sydney Cricket Ground to score a double hundred. Nineteen years on, he sits on a panel to slap a USD 50,000 on Warne for insulting Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary
San>> ay Dixit.

>> Award for cricketing tolerance: Mumbai Cricket Association for not making a fuss after Shane Warne was seen smoking in front of the dressing room.

>> Drama King award: Sanjay Dixit for blowing the Warne issue out of
proportion.

>> Nought couture award for worst jersey: Toss up between RCB's green jersey and Kochi Tuskers Kerala's garish orange-purple combo. We'll forgive RCB because at least theirs was for a good cause. KTK's
jersey could cause a cataract.

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