Even at the inception stage, the Indian Premier League seemed too big for its own good; as it continued to grow, becoming larger by the year, a nagging question prevailed: when will it reach its implosion point?

Many scoffed at such insinuations, painting them as a typical doomsayer’s prophecy; some even countered that IPL’s magnitude would be its own protection valve. After all, didn’t it ride through the Lalit Modi-, FEMA-, money-laundering tornados? Could there be anything more destructive than all these put together?

Indian Premier League needs to cleanse itself from within by Between the Lies : Bobilli Vijay Kumar's blog-The Times Of India