Fake IPL Player finally reveals identity!

The ‘Fake IPL Player’, who took the world by a storm through his blogs during the second season of the Indian Premier League, finally revealed his identity on Saturday – That was Anupam Mukherjee, The anonymous blogger Fake IPL Player (FIP), who made life difficult for cricketers and Bollywood stars of the Indian Premier League in 2009, has come out of hiding.

Contrary to speculation, he is neither a cricketer nor a sports journalist – Delhi boy Anupam Mukherjee is a freelance advertiser based in Bangalore.

According to some sources, The decision to reveal his identity is because he was tired of living a double life. FIP wrote about locker-room fights in the Kolkata Knight Riders’ camp, actor Preity Zinta’s break up with co-team owner Ness Wadia and also took pot shots at players. Is he worried about a backlash? “No, everyone who knows takes it with a sense of ‘wow’ that he pulled it off.

source: Hindusthan Times