"It is upsetting to look TV channels running down the IPL, for any silly reason, citing reasons of it giving a foul image to India! How one sided, " tweeted Shilpa.
The actress, who's expecting her first child with businessman husband Raj Kundra, says IPL has spread out opportunities for young talent and banning it, as politician like Kirti Azad and Lalu Prasad Yadav are demanding, could be absurd.
"A league that has spread out opportunities and a platform for therefore many young cricketers from far and wide. Bringing pride, revenue and entertainment to India. While corruption and a few politicians have caused such a lot embarrassment to our country, those instances are forgotten so easily! Strange, " she wrote.
"Hate this trial by media, and sensationalism of trivial issues! Let the law take its course on those issues. Considered banning IPL is ridiculous!" she further posted.
The IPL is currently in news for all wrong reasons.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan have been banned from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for the following five years because of his alleged misconduct with Mumbai Cricket Association officials.
In another incident immediately later, franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach was accused of molesting an American girl and beating up her fiance during an IPL afterparty within the capital.
