The IPL is a melting pot of different cultures – you not only share the dressing-room with players from around the world, but you also share an important two months of the year. The exhaustive itinerary ensures that players and teammates spend a considerable amount of time together. It’s those unguarded moments spent with each other that provide access to the personality behind the player.
Akash Chopra said "before I became a teammate of Ricky Ponting, I had the idea that the Australian skipper was rather stiff. But a few weeks of being on his side changed my opinion of him absolutely, and I found him to be a wonderful human being. He was always the first one to lend a hand and he never shied away from sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience. Much to my pleasure, I found out that, behind his serious façade, Ponting has quite a few funny bones! The IPL also teaches you that every team, irrespective of the nationality, has the same DNA. There’s always a serious guy, a joker, a thinker, a leader, a strategist, a calming influence and so on" ---
But .... It is short and swift and with the game-changing with the unfailing volatility of an ocean current, the IPL has witnessed more than a fair share of burnt fuses. The money and madness that surrounds a circus of this nature only serve to accentuate and nourish the ego of players. In this video, we look at some of the most sensational scuffles that erupted in the heat of the battle.
There are a few incidents in which the players provoked, blamed and insulted the other team's players openly. Watch these videos .....
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