Mahenga already knew that it was not cricket. He as well figured out that Sangkarra is not a Punjabi and Warne not a Rajput. Now he is bewildered weather the IPL is not even a business as well. Having Mr. Mallya sacking his CEO just because the cricket team who he didn’t select and coach lost some matches goes over the head of a layman’s business acumen.

Mahenga was there when he saw Mr. Vijay Mallya with big grin on his face sitting at the auction table with his lieutenant Dravid. Dravid had the long rope to select the players he seem fit. And Dravid did what a Dravid will do select ten more Dravids. Brilliant cricket team but the problem was IPL is not cricket. It was like selecting the believers for atheist only conference, selecting the tigers for cat-fight. Tigers are master strategists but can’t climb the tree. They (Dravids not tigers) can bisect the field with precision for a two but not slog the ball over keeper’s head for six.

Why did Mallya sack his CEO while he was not fully responsible for teams selection or for that matter it’s coaching. This was the first example of its kind in cricket. If BCCI followed similar approach by today it would have sacked most of its management.

But then Mr. Mallya is different. You can see him on phone with his Force India Formula 1 driver while that job should be his technical director’s. His ways of business are as different as IPL is to cricket. While you and I find it insane Mahenga can figure out the reason. It is now well documented as “Shock and Awe” strategy. Shock one target and others will be in awe. Wikipedia defines it as

…spectacular displays of force to paralyze an adversary’s perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight.

Of course with a change

…spectacular displays of force to force your allies to act and create a will to fight.

It didn’t work in Baghdad lets see weather it works in Bangalore.