It is very easy to hate the IPL, its organizer Lalit Modi and the broadcasters of the event.

But as much as we blame the IPL for the ostentatious display of cash and glamour (most of which is justified), we have to appreciate them for their contributions to the South African community.

The IPL organizing committee and its sponsors have contributed to a scholarship corpus of 8 Million Rands under what is called the IPL’s Help Educate and Teach (HEAT) initiative.

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