The DLF Indian Premier League has scored quite heavily off the field as well. The high-voltage spat between Royal Challengers owner Vijay Mallya and his sacked CEO Charu Sharma is just one of the many non-cricketing highlights of the month-long event.
Most of the IPL matches played so far have been interesting case studies for leadership lessons as well. Here's one example. Last week, Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Sourav Ganguly and his Chennai Super Kings counterpart M S Dhoni were talking to the TV commentator immediately after the toss. Replying to a question on the changes in their squads, Ganguly said he had brought in Debabrata Ghosh. "Sorry, I think he is Das, not Ghosh. But I am not too sure," the captain said.
While one can still ignore Ganguly's confusion over the surname of one of his playing eleven, Dhoni seemed to have gone one up. "I have made one change. But I can't remember the player's name. He is a local lad," Dhoni said with a straight face.
This shows almost all captains (with the possible exception of Shane Warne) were found wanting in an area that perhaps matters the most