Indian Party League

Delhi Daredevils teetered before Kings XI Punjab in the heat and dust of Ferozeshah Kotla, but you wouldn't know it at the ITC Maurya at the Capital -where the cricketers were put up and where they could, conveniently, party with the Others. The arrival desk outside the party zone was manned by bouncers in black suits, warding off the swarming crowd. Behind the desk, event management executives ticked off names on three lists - host IPL, designer's guests and fans. The fans were those who had bought Club Lounge passes for Rs 35,000 - for a match and this much more. (Or else, the match-alone ticket comes for Rs. 300 - 6,500.) Fans, festooned on the wrist with a green ribbon with "Match Number 44" (the Daredevils-Kings XI) inscribed, were ushered into a long IPL Night.