Obviously this is not serious verse , but here is something I scribbled for fun, with IPL Cricketers in mind:

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Your bats are bigger, and the grounds are smaller,
Overs are fewer, and yet, runs are more.

Lousy bowling and lusty hits
Have turned splendid plays, into silly skits.

Where is the depth, calibre, the nuances,
And the grandeur, that made this a great sport?

A regal game is now a sponsored circus
With all and sundry making a big ruckus.

But why should you care, when in the end,
Work is less, and Pay is more !!??

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