There is a woman behind every successful man and I am no exception. The only exception is that I have so many of them. Now, I don’t want to take names here, otherwise some of them may even complain about they not being featured in the list and the one about whom I am going to write, may have some questions. So, I am playing it safe – just like Rahul ‘Dependable – Wall’ Dravid.

Well, let me tell you about the one who is right here, right now. Last evening when I was working on this post, my wife asked me what am I going to write about? I explained her the post I was working on. She wasn’t very happy and asked why do I have to be so boring this Thursday? If I have the ability to do something exciting and different (I love to hear such things from her!!), why don’t I play along and write in my usual Dhoni style!? Silly point, well taken!

Yesterday, IPL has ‘sold’ its players. You know what? When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a cricketer and even enrolled myself into some cricket academy run by an ex-cricketer. But my bad luck and Sachin’s good luck that we switched places - he opted for cricket fancies and I opted for wicked frenzies. Though, I am not yet amongst the ‘iconic players’, I am no different than ‘Marquee players’ who went under hammer yesterday.

Look at similarities I have with MSD or Yuvi. While they play for IPL & BCCI, I play for my organisation and clients. If they are match winning players, I am also a ‘pitch’ winning player! If they are good fielders, I do better fielding for clients & media. My running between meetings is as good as their running between the wickets. They go for presentations ceremonies, so do I. They give credit to the ‘boys’ for winning, so do I. They get bad press, so do I. The sword of perform for perish always hangs on their head, so is on mine.

There are many more similarities but, when it comes to money, fame & other such ‘worldly’ possessions – I don’t even dare talk about it.

But there is a light at the end of tunnel. Ladies & Gentlemen! May I have your attention please. It gives me a great pleasure to announce our new franchisee called IPL (Industrious PR Lads) and Tushar is the first player on sale. We are in the process of signing up more players (entries are welcome – ladies are also welcome, we believe in equal opportunities) and I am inviting bids for my services. The base price has been decided and will be unveiled to the pre-qualified bidders. The pre-qualification documents are available on request and can be obtained by sending a request on editor@indiaprblog.com. I am ready to be taken away by the highest bidder, Shah Rukh? Priety? Mallya? are you reading our blog? I am waiting to get ‘sold’.

Happy IPL to all of us!

PS: We are open for Private Treaties as well.

Howzzat!?!