Its true.

Check out his latest post.

He calls out to the people.

He thanks them for making him who he is.

He thanks them for paying him.

He tells them that its his duty to entertain them.

He tells them that they all are a part of his identity.

It looked liked the Fake IPL Player had just won a Filmfare award and Sajid Khan did not get him off the podium in time!

Here's the part I enjoyed the most:

"Now, while I created FIP, your participation by way of comments, love,
appreciation, feedback, criticism, jokes, converations, brickbats, abuses etc
have made FIP what it is today. FIP belongs to all of you as much as it belongs
to me. And whether FIP's identity should be disclosed or not, or how it should
be taken forward, is as much your decision as mine."

He has left it to the people to decide whether he should reveal his identity or not.

He's got a poll running on his Fake IPL Player blog. Check it out and vote for what you want.

Somewhere in there I sensed that he was hoping that the people would not want him to reveal his identity.

But an overwhelming 62% want him to!

Another 3% of the people, which is about a 100 of them, want to see the Fake IPL Player get his ass kicked.

I wonder if that's the KKR support staff. About a 100 of them? Yeah.

Do you want to know who he is or get his ass kicked, or would you rather let it remain a mystery?

Vote and let him know.

The Fake IPL Player's previous two posts have come in quick succession.

He hasn't been as regular as before, especially since he came under the eyes of the Kolkata Knight Riders officials, so I was a bit surprised to see 2 quick posts.

But his posts are no longer as funny or as revealing as they used to be. He has stopped writing about the nocturnal activities of the cricketers and even says why in his latest post.

He explains the lack of gossip by mentioning that other teams and commentators are more wary of where they go now so that they are not pried on by the Fake IPL Player.

I don't believe that.

I think that everyone who is a part of the IPL - the teams, the players, the coaches, the officials, the commentators - everyone now knows who the Fake IPL Player is.

Remember when KKR announced a witch hunt on their squad members? When everyone's laptops and mobile phones were confiscated?

The KKR camp was serious about finding out who Fake was. They even claimed that they would reveal who Fake is within 24 hours and send him packing to India.

But then, we stopped hearing about the Fake IPL Player from the KKR contingent.

No one mentioned why he wasn't caught.

No one mentioned what happened to the 24 hour deadline to catch him.

No one mentioned what was found on the laptops and mobile phones.

Everyone just stayed mum.

I believe that during that witch hunt, the Fake IPL Player's identity was revealed.

Remember the 2-3 day gap between the posts when the witch hunt was going on? When Fake claimed that laptops were taken away and he was posting visa sms through his brother?

I believe that was the period when the authorities were negotiating with the Fake IPL Player.

I think the KKR lot, other officials, and above all Lalit Modi were all involved in those discussions with Fake, which ended in the conclusion that in the best interest of everybody it made sense to let the blog continue and let the Fake IPL Player's identity remain a secret.

Provided ofcourse that he tone down what he writes.

Hence, no talk of which commentator is winning the Sandy Baddy Babe bet, no talk of how many women Warne is taking to his room, no talk of what Yuvraj Singh's score is, no mention of Ravi Shastri's extra curricular activities.

It makes sense to me, and it sure as hell makes commercial sense to Lalit Modi.

Think about it - Lalit Modi cutting a deal with the Fake IPL Player.

Once his blog is compiled as a book, imagine the amount of money Fake will make.

I'm quite sure Lalit Modi has his share of the pie decided on already!

Well according to this it can only be Ranadeb Bose.

Gulu Ezekiel (what an interesting name!) gives a description of the Fake IPL Player, which makes it very easy to figure out who he is.

That is if Gulu is correct.

Gulu talks of a bowler who made the tour of England in 2007 but did not play an international.

According to the India squad of 2007, the only uncapped player in there is Ranadeb Bose.

Then Gulu mentions that the same bowler was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in the last season of the IPL but was not included in the final squad and was told to pack up and leave the hotel.

Ranadeb Bose was one of those 5 players who were asked to do that, and from this report it clearly shows that he was bitter when that happened.

Gulu also mentions that the bowler who could be the Fake IPL Player is playing in this season of the IPL for a side from the North.

Well Ranadeb Bose is playing for the Kings XI Punjab this season!

And how does he get his information from the KKR camp?

Gulu points out that none other than Saurav Ganguly is the source.

If that is true, this will be HUGE.

Either way, we will soon hear officially about the identity of the Fake IPL Player.

Till then, I think we can safely assume that its Ranadeb Bose.