IPL Quirks, Comments and Random Thoughts

Quotes

“I think I will donate the money to Mother Teresa or something like that.”
Shoaib Akhtar explains what he will do with the proceeds after auctioning his Kolkata Knight Riders helmet

Does Shoaib realize that he cannot meet her on earth? And “something like that” …. I can’t find words to describe his charitable intention.

“I am as dedicated to my Knights as I am to my kids.” Shah Rukh in an sms

Does SRK need to be so “filmi”? Seriously I hope this is just a dialog and not his attitude. SRK, most of us would like to believe that you are much more dedicated to your kids than your team and are okay with that.

“My team told me that they have yet to meet a better human being than me. This is a huge compliment.” Shah Rukh again.

SRK do you really need this validation? And please have Shoaib introduce the team to “Mother Theresa and some others like that” – they need to meet more people.

Quotes referenced from cricinfo.

Misnomers:

Deccan Chargers: Unstoppables – They have been very much stoppable, and while choosing this tagline, the marketing folks completely failed to account for an average/below average season. Similarly the “hum jeetange shaan se” of Bangalore – you first need to win.

Title Songs:

I think SRK’s song/dance beats Priety’s song/dance routine. For the first few times I saw the SRK one, I simply thought it was a new song in a movie. By the time I realized it was their theme song, I was much surprised as I did not see too much cricket/cricketers in it. Probably a successful marketing strategy though.

Any thoughts/comments/quotes to add?