EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 37 MIN
Did Riyan Parag incident expose IPL?
from The Inner Athlete · host The Inner Athlete
It’s been IPL’s worst week off the field. And things aren’t looking great on it either.Riyan Parag caught vaping an illegal substance in the dressing room — fined just 25% of his match fee. Dead pitches turning bowlers into sidekicks. Delhi Capitals scoring 264 then bowled out for 75. And Abhishek Porel — a 150 strike rate player — warming the bench while KL Rahul keeps wickets.Ronald Chettiar joins us for IPL’s most uncomfortable episode yet. And the concerns go beyond the IPL itself — all the way to India’s T20 World Cup in Australia.In this episode we cover:😤 Riyan Parag vaping scandal — 25% fine for an ILLEGAL substance, what a joke🏛️ IPL governance crisis — no commissioner, no technical director, cutting corners📺 Lalit Modi was right — ICC panel umpires, IMG operations, no cost cutting on a Ferrari❌ Abhishek Porel benched for KL Rahul — the most criminal tactical error of the season🧤 Poor fielding — the real reason explained (it’s not the players’ fault)🏆 Top 4 update — Rajasthan, Punjab, RCB and Sunrisers looking good🤔 Will IPL be a feeder system for India’s T20 team? The honest answer
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It’s been IPL’s worst week off the field. And things aren’t looking great on it either.Riyan Parag caught vaping an illegal substance in the dressing room — fined just 25% of his match fee. Dead pitches turning bowlers into sidekicks. Delhi Capitals scoring 264 then bowled out for 75. And Abhishek Porel — a 150 strike rate player — warming the bench while KL Rahul keeps wickets.Ronald Chettiar joins us for IPL’s most uncomfortable episode yet. And the concerns go beyond the IPL itself — all the way to India’s T20 World Cup in Australia.In this episode we cover:😤 Riyan Parag vaping scandal — 25% fine for an ILLEGAL substance, what a joke🏛️ IPL governance crisis — no commissioner, no technical director, cutting corners📺 Lalit Modi was right — ICC panel umpires, IMG operations, no cost cutting on a Ferrari❌ Abhishek Porel benched for KL Rahul — the most criminal tactical error of the season🧤 Poor fielding — the real reason explained (it’s not the players’ fault)🏆 Top 4 update — Rajasthan, Punjab, RCB and Sunrisers looking good🤔 Will IPL be a feeder system for India’s T20 team? The honest answer
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