CSK and Luck- Overcrowded convergence !!!!

Since the inception of the wonderful game of cricket, Luck has always played a major role in deciding the outcome of cricket matches...Be it inside edges, outside edges, french cuts, dropped catches, no-balls, wide-balls, or for that matter missed run-out chances, an unnatural outcome of a delivery has swung the pendulum in favour of the disadvantaged sides time and again. Although these instances of luck do keep happening, it is however, important to note the frequency of these occurrences. If the frequency changes dramatically during a particular match (in favour of a particular team), the cricket-loving fans are bound to delve profoundly on the issue. 

The Chennai Super Kings, defending champions of IPL has been riding such luck all through IPL5. Especially, during critical junctures of the tournament, this luck factor began imposing its influence to an unbelievable extent. The champions during the initial stages of the tournament were not able to make much of an impression. But, as time passed by, they went on to win few very close matches. Let me clarify that I am not doubting the capability of the CSK team. What I am trying to highlight rather is the incapability of the other teams when it comes to facing CSK. I shall not go into the details of all the matches. But I feel it is extremely important to pinpoint couple of matches:-

First is the penultimate league match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers (which never got its team combination working throughout the tournament). By then, 3 teams namely DD, KKR and MI had already cemented their place in the playoffs. This match was meant to decide who would go to the playoffs- either RCB or CSK. If RCB won, it would make it and vice-versa. Significantly enough, the DC led by Sangakkara and coached by Darren Lehman (who always keeps taking notes during matches- What do you write Darren? Please share with us...Don't worry if your handwriting is bad; We are merely interested in the content) manages to gather all its lost pride and vigour in this match...BRAVO !! Wow !!! Hats off to DC. A team which was finding it difficult to defend 180+ during earlier matches successfully defends 132 in this crucial match. Now, this is called "PLAYING FOR PRIDE". 

Second, the eliminator match between CSK and DD. Now, this match had every element to make it to a Bollywood film directed by Ram Gopal Verma (He surely could have managed a hit with it). DD surprisingly enough drops the tournament's leading wicket-taker Morne Morkel and the in-form Irfan Pathan from its Playing Eleven and includes an IPL debutant Sunny Gupta (a little known spinner). David Warner, one of the best fielders in world cricket goes on to drop a sitter. Further, DD's captain Virender Sehwag changes his batting line-up and sends Jawardene up the order and demotes him to No.3. CSK go on to win the match and on track to win IPL5. After all, a team owned by the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can't simply be allowed to lose. 

In the light of the above discussion, the Governing Council of the IPL must make the hidden clauses of the tournament open during IPL 6. Following should ideally be the list of those clauses-

1. However good/bad a team plays during most of its initial matches in the tournament, in the final few matches, they must change their game plan to make CSK win
2. The teams will play for only second place. The Champion team is reserved for CSK
3. In play-offs, the other teams apart from CSK must make arbitrary and illogical decisions
4. The best fielders must drop sitters

5. Little known cricketers must make their debuts in important matches only against CSK

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To end this piece, I would like to quote Ramachandra Guha 

" The IPL is bad for capitalism, democracy and cricket"