8 IPL Controversies That Raised Eyebrows

IPL cheerleader thrown out for blogging on flirtatious players:
The sleazier side of the IPL came to the fore during the after-parties, as the celebrities and Page 3 people joined cricketers with food and wine flowing freely. But the sleazy affair was discontinued after South African cheerleader Gabriella Pasqualotto, in her tell-all blog, described cheer girls as "walking porn" and certain cricketers as "naughty". She got kicked out of the IPL for secretly blogging on player behavior in post-match parties.

Gabriella said “I was treated as if I had taken drugs or done something awful and I was never offered an opportunity to give my side of the story," as reported by TOI. She said "It's a joke. There are cameras everywhere at these after-parties watching what they (the players) got up to. The guys treated us like pieces of meat. We couldn't go anywhere without the crowds mobbing us and many of the girls did not behave. But nothing I wrote was directed at any one person. I think the cricketers who complained had a guilty conscience."

Well all that can be said is – to each his own. While the IPL may continue to be stirred by controversies, it’s time to sit back and enjoy victories and losses as the teams play at IPL 2013.

(With agency inputs)

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