Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has mooted the idea of gifting a limited edition Rolex watch to every IPL player caught on camera performing a top performance or dancing to an iconic song.
Lalit Modi was responding to a post on ‘X’ that mentioned the viral 1989 warm-up video of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona.
Maradona, who plays for Italian club Napoli, was seen warming up to the tune of Live is Life by pop group Opus before his side’s UEFA Cup semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich in 1989.
Lalit Modi urges IPL players to do a Diego Maradona impression
Lalit Modi wants the IPL players to do something similar where the best performance will be rewarded. “I like it. Okay @IPL players – check it out. Let’s see who can be caught on camera at their best – Best caught on camera and most trending on social media will be gifted a limited edition Rolex by me.”
“Must be an IPL team player on the sidelines and do your beat to the tune playing in the stadiums at the time, you can compete with @hardikpandya7’s watch collection. Promise others will be the envy of my watch. And I always keep my promises, ask @YUVSTRONG12,” he wrote. He was referring to the promise he made to Yuvraj Singh. Lalit Modi gifted Yuvraj Singh a luxury car for hitting six sixes against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
“Go for it @IPL players. Let’s see how the fans or cameras catch it,” Lalit Modi again encouraged the IPL players in a separate post on Monday evening. Lalit Modi was the chairman of IPL from 2008 to 2010.
In April 2010, the now 62-year-old was suspended as IPL chairman due to alleged “individual misconduct” and financial irregularities. After a detailed investigation, Modi was expelled from the BCCI in September 2013 and banned for life.
Despite the suspension and ban of Modi, the IPL has become one of the biggest sporting competitions in the world.
The IPL, which began as an eight-team affair, has undergone several revamps over the years and is currently a 10-team competition, with Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) joining in 2022.
