What the IPL has done to the Careers of Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy and Others
“Where Talent Meets Opportunity” might arguably be the most apt motto of the IPL. Over the past so many years, the tournament has opened the doors to so many blossoming careers that youngsters are now seriously thinking about cricket as a realistic career option. What’s more, it is also encouraging enough youngsters to courageously drop their existing professions and switch over to cricket. And perhaps the courage to dynamically change professions is what is reflected even on the grounds when these youngsters come out to bat or bowl. It’s like they always belonged to that space; it’s like they have already found the means to accumulate the experience, which once used to take years to achieve; it’s like they have modes within themselves that they could turn off or on. Whatever be the case, it’s fascinating to see the abundance of healthy competition and rivalries between players to get a spot in the playing eleven, be it that of a franchise team, or the national side. And when any ...