Thursday, September 9, 2010

Tips from the Fake IPL Player

In his first piece since he revealed himself, the Fake IPL Player explains what impersonating a cricketer teaches you about life.
LESSON ONE: LIFE ISN’T A WELL THOUGHT OUT STRATEGY
John Lennon was right: Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. Fake IPL Player (FIP) wasn’t the result of a strategy, a PowerPoint presentation, or a five-year vision statement. It was a late night germ, further developed over a hilarious GTalk conversation with a friend one day before IPL-2. We discussed the persona of a fringe player, ‘Faceless IPL Player’ at the time, in the most controversial team—who gets scoops from his buddies in other teams and puts it on his blog.

Not having a plan worked well for me. Having a sense of adventure was an added bonus.

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