Change is the only constant. For the better or for the worst, wonder where we are heading for. May be, we are trying to make the world one great family and the family members waging a war against each other. Just getting all the details right…. All IPL Teams Mumbai Indians Captain: Sachin Tendulkar Bangalore Royal Challengers Captain: Rahul Dravid Chennai Super Kings Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Delhi Dare Devils Captain: Virender Sehwag Hyderabad Deccan Chargers Captain: V.V.S. Laxman Kolkata Knight Riders Captain: Sourav Ganguly Mohali King X1 Punjab Captain: Yuvraj Singh Jaipur's Rajasthan Royals Captain: Shane Warne For some, it doesn’t really matter, who’s in which team and how they came to be in their respective teams. But, it’s big league and a window to boost the game. Some feel that the IPL will damage international cricket, whereas some feel it will help foster better understanding between players and break all cultural barriers. Cricket is unique. As I read somewhere, Cricket is the common code word for brotherhood. It is as entertaining as it gets. I was fascinated to see little cricket-matches being played out in the streets across India. Street corners or long plains, beaches, small lanes in urban cities, every possible place is converted into a cricket pitch and the game is played. The sport has become a craze with Indians. Be it children or teens, adults or old, male or female, We stayed at Boribunder, between The Times of India and the new BMC Building at our Government Quarters at Boribunder Station of Prohibition & Excise on Mahapalika Marg (then known as Council Road).Dad was the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise.Quite a royal place. The Azad Maidan was not very far. It was when I was a little girl, I remember going out there sometimes to play. On the way we stopped by to watch the guys in sparkling white, playing the great game since ages-Cricket. Our mouths would be wide open, watching the champion take his strike, his bat upright. There went the ball, high, high up in the sky, like a shooting star in the night. I for one was always jumping to take part in everything. I even dreamt of playing cricket at CCI Club, Mumbai. The Wankhade Stadium did not exist then. I remember being to one of those matches at CCI. Yes, it was the English team led by Tony Greg against ours, led by Ajit Wadekar. I still have a hearty laugh when I remember the instance, when our little Gundappa Vishwanath hit a boundary, Tony Greg who was fielding nearby, just caught hold of him and cradled him in his arms. That was a real sight, never to be forgotten. Those were the days of great good rapport that rival teams had. Today you hear abuses flung at each other all over the field. I still cannot forget the day in 1972, my first year in college, when my big brother got a single pass for a match at Wankhade. He allowed me to go and watch the 5 day Test match –India vs. West Indies. It was the East Stadium, with the sun all over me, but, the thrill of the game did not hamper my enjoyment. Such was the thrill of the game. That was the last live performance I have watched till date. Today, however, I have not seen a single IPL match, and I do not know why?????? Cricket has changed its color- for good or for bad, I wonder!!!!!!!!!