Unprecedented Series: IPL comes to an end

What an amazing Finale to the Indian Premier League!!Absorbing to the core...
Though for me the dampener begun with both my favorite teams- Delhi and Punjab- out of the tournament yesterday, beaten badly in their respective Semis,today was a befitting final to the series and format of the game. I started with supporting Chennai (now that I am based in the south) and Dhoni ("mere gaon ka") was captaining the team, but as the match came to the last 5 overs, the excitement and thrill was almost unmatchable and the only thought running in my mind was that it would end in a bowl out - but that kind of divine justice does not happen always (!!). In a way it was good to see the confidence displayed by the youngsters(Under 19-ers), especially the likes of Yusuf Pathan and Jadeja in a series where they started by being the underdogs- simply for not having Star pull (either in the form of Bollywood or Cricketers), but admirable confidence, focus and "josh" took them through.
Somehow I had a discomfort seeing that the IPL started with each team having the firangs in it play better than the Indian counterparts..and that finally the only Foreigner captained team won the "INDIAN" Premier League :(
But then as my friend put it : " a deserving team won and its a sport- a game of cricket" may be the thing to remember will be the IPL as a trend setter for a lot of change in this game of cricket and not having SET MAX as the first channel on most remotes anymore.