IndiaPlaza Editorial Review : The Gamechangers

The Gamechangers – by Fake IPL Player aka FIP
Source: http://www.indiaplaza.in/
“Three hundred years ago, it was spices and gold that brought the world to India. In the twenty-first century, Bollywood and cricket will take India to the world” – quote from The Gamechangers.
The sports world is starting to provide us more thrills off-the field than on-the [...]

Book launch update

The Gamechangers hits the stores on Thursday, March 11, a day before IPL-3 begins. There are online bookstores who are accepting pre-booking. Some links given below.
Landmark:
http://www.landmarkonthenet.com/Books/The-Gamechangers-Fake-IPL-Player-Anonymous/9788172238551
http://www.thegamechangers.co.in/
Flipkart:
http://www.flipkart.com/gamechangers-fake-ipl-player/817223855x-yv23f9j9lb
India Plaza:
http://www.indiaplaza.in/The-Gamechangers-Fake-IPL-Player-Anonymous/books/9788172238551.htm
For those who wish to get the book shipped overseas, this is the one online store I found. Pls check on the shipping charges, though.
http://www.bookshopofindia.com/search.asp?searchon=subject&searchtext=Fiction
Love and peace.

Gautam Sarkar’s Googly

Source: http://www.livemint.com/2010/03/04203921/Gautam-Sarkar8217s-googly.html
Last year’s blogging sensation, the Fake IPL Player, debuts as a fiction writer. An excerpt.
There was an air of expectancy at the Middlesex County Cricket Club where Calcutta Cavalry were gathering for their morning training session. This was no ordinary session, this was when the custodians of the team would put into action the [...]

First interview with the mainstream media

My first ever interview with the mainstream media appeared in the business newspaper Mint, which prompted my childhood friend to remark, “FIP news in a business journal? It just shows that money talks and bullshit walks”. I don’t agree. I think it just shows that Mint is the coolest business journal around
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Interview with Great Bong and Indibloggies

Source: http://greatbong.net/2010/01/15/a-real-interview-with-the-fake-ipl-player/
The Fake IPL Player (henceforth to be known as FIP) needs no introduction. But I will give a brief one nonetheless.
Last year during the Indian Premier League, a blog suddenly appeared that was purportedly written by a fringe ‘anonymous’ player of one of the IPL’s most popular franchises. Giving a warts-and-all, brutally irreverent, fly’s [...]

Awards Night and Farewell

While the IPL closing ceremony is on, I am pleased to share with you an exciting piece of news. IPL’s FIP Reader’s Choice Awards will be given in a glittering function at the Buckingham Palace Lawns on 4th June. The Queen and the Prince have declined their presence because of prior engagements. However, the rest [...]

Rest in pieces

It ain’t over till it’s over folks. I was all set to rest in peace after my ‘don’t tell all’ video, but the ferocity of comments has shattered my rest to pieces and compelled me to return for this one last post for this IPL season. I can take anything you guys hurl at me, [...]

FIP RIP

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FIP RIP

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Straight from the Centurion

Not sitting in the dugout tonight. Man, it’s freezing cold out there. Am just to the right of the dressing room right now and there’s 2 wi-fi enabled laptops here. We leave for Durban tomorrow, so may not get to post before wednesday. Here’s a quick one. Dildo’s managed to find some investors. He will [...]