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It's loud, brash - and insanely popular. India's new cricket league has gripped the country and revolutionized the sport, with high profile international signings and a billion-dollar deal with Sony.

CNN's Anjali Rao spends time with the Indian Premier League's controversial founder Lalit Modi as TALK ASIA gains unprecedented access to his world. Follow Rao as Modi invites her into his home, his limo, on his private jet and onto the pitch.

Modi discusses some of the recent controversies in the cricketing world, his inspiration for the IPL and its impact in India and beyond. He also defends what critics call his "dumbing down" of traditional cricket and addresses allegations against him of drug trafficking.