The IPL: Style Report

The IPL is really all about glitz and glamour; that's to blind you from the average cricket being played. Since that's the case - I'm a fan.

So then, there are two things I like about the IPL. The adverts for the teams and sponsors are really, really stunning. But we should have been expected to be. Full on Bollywood productions, dancing, singing, drama, intrigue. The Nike ad with random kids playing cricket on buses across busy roads and featuring a few famous faces is first class.

The Rajasthan Royals ad with Big Sister (Shilpa Shetty) is a winner. It choreographs her with Warne, Smith and elephants into a true bollywood scene.

They should actually avoid showing these during games, soon the public will latch on.

The second attraction is the Deccan Chargers kit. Well, really only the headgear. They are flat top caps, kind of like painter caps. The golfer Camilo Villegas, known as one of the most stylish dressers on the tour, wore one as he won the BMW Championship last year.

I don't know about the garish yellow of the Super Kings; I know that teams wearing yellow are meant to be successful (Brazil, the Lakers) - but heck, that kit is rubbish. The Royals look like racing drivers with all the sponsorship over the helmets. The other teams don't stand out too much - average into obscurity.

But the worst dressed must the black and gold of the Kolkata Knight Riders - commonly known as the KKR. (They are more K away from being REALLY bad). Maybe they should wear their pants too short, to reveal their white socks and wear a glittering glove to complete hideously Bollywood look. Mind you, Shah Rukh Khan is the owner. Enough said.