IPL fever caught and gone

The first time i heard about IPL, i dismissed it as another money making business idea by BCCI.....
Hearing about the huge figures of $$$$$ millions etc, i even more lost interest.....
Later when the matches started, i felt kisko support karu.....
A]Dhoni from Chennai, Ganguly from Kolkata, Tendulkar from Mumbai.....
B]Gilchrist from Hyderabad,Shoaib from Kolkata, Shane Warne from Rajasthan.....
I was used to cheering for A] come what may. Even if they lost real bad.
I was also used to hating and cursing B] for playing well against us (as in India).
For me cricket was not about a game, it was about passion for country (as in patriotism).Probably my way of being patriotic......
Didnt watch the beginning 10-15 matches......
But then the epidemic of IPL fever spread like wild fire and me caught it after all....
People in office started talking about it....
Bongs supported Kolkata, Northies supporting Delhi, Southies supporting Chennai.
Mere bechaare mumbai ko sab bhul gaye.All staying here, but supporting their native places.As my colleague said, supporting matrubhoomi but not supporting karmabhoomi....
Anyway so me had to stand up for mumbai.On second thoughts probably they were right too, coz wherever in the world i stay in future, my heart will remain in mumbai.....
Anyway coming back to pavilion.....
Not like taking credit, but as soon as i started seeing IPL, mumbai won 6 in a row.That got my spirits up.....
In fact my spirit was so up, that i landed up at wankhede, spending 500 bucks.Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab.Stayed up at night and made a poster "Rajasthan Delhi Kolkata toh haari, Punjab ab teri baari".......
Watching a match at wankhede was a treat in itself.What awesome crowd.Too much fun. The waves of cheer they create, the slogans they scream, the drums, the dance, the jumps of ecstacy on sachin's six.
And then as luck would have it, mumbai lost by a run.My northie colleagues couldnt stop jeering at me.And more bad luck followed.Mumbai lost more matches and got thrown out of the tournament.....
Now what.....
Fever thoda thik hone laga par gaya nahi, coz i thought now i should cheer for once underdog and now awesome team, rajasthan royals.....
Come June 1, Chennai Vs Rajasthan,Dhoni Vs Warne......
Ab kya karu, i like Dhoni, but i like all players of RR. So went for RR and they won too.....
Now the epidemic has gone and i am already missing it. Stopped watching TV.Has IPL fever gone.................