‘Poison pen’ spills KKR beans on blog

After the four captains debate and the debacle of its first match in IPL 2, the Kolkata Knight Riders is facing a new threat: an unidentified blogger.

Secure in the anonymity that the internet provides, a Knight Rider has apparently started a blog revealing team strategy, inside information and gossip on what goes on at team meetings, in the dressing room, or even in more private spheres.

While the posts’ authenticity cannot be confirmed, the buzz that his blogs has generated among cricket followers, twitters and bloggers has forced the KKR team management to come out with an official reaction.

Joy Bhattacharya, CEO, Knight Riders, said, “There is a blogspot which a team member showed me this morning (April 19) which purports to be from a member of the KKR entourage. Poison pen writing of the dirtiest variety, but far too many factual errors. Whoever it is out there is obviously very sick, perverted and has far too little information or insight to successfully pretend to be a part of us.”

While the jury is out on who the ‘Fake IPL Player’ could be, his writing betrays knowledge of the goings-on of a team and the daily grind in the lives of players on tour.

Some are named, while others have unambiguous nicknames such Lord Almighty (Sourav Ganguly), Calypso King (Chris Gayle) or Sheikh of the Tweak (Shane Warne).

In his latest post on Monday, the blogger says the team management has “started a witch hunt to ferret out the mole within 24 hours” and that “four youngsters have been shortlisted”. But he is “not on the list”.

For live updates, you can visit http://fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com.