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Archive for November 2007

November 29th, 2007

Why the BCCI shouldn’t hire Gary Kirsten

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What’s up, folks? Don’t tell me you are OK with Kirsten being named India coach!

*He’s only 40. Some of the seniors in Team India are well past 35. Do you think Kirsten will be taken seriously? I think that’s doubtful.
*He brings no impressive coaching credentials. Has he even coached […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 16 comments

November 28th, 2007

If you were a selector…

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…would you rope Yuvraj Singh in for the second Test?

On the one hand, I feel that he’s in the form of his life, and we need to tap in on that. But on the other hand, yes, I understand we can’t let go of our long-time trusted Laxman either. Ganguly’s […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 11 comments

November 27th, 2007

Move Over Australia (Kenya’s the New King)

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It’s official: Kenya are world’s most successful ODI side. And no, this is not a joke. Their success rate so far in 2007 has been 77%, better than Australia’s 73 something.
They played 17 ODIs in all and won 13. Only two matches were against Test-playing nations–England and […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 6 comments

November 23rd, 2007

To Er is Umpire…

Rudi Koertzen apologized to Kumar Sangakkara after he notoriously gave him out off a Stuart Clarke bouncer. Courtesy calls are appreciated, but what use was it? The damage had been done.
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By Dinsa Sachan -- 6 comments

November 20th, 2007

Why care about the Indian Oil Cup? (and some secret stuff…)

Pakistan skipper Malik feels that their win in the 5th ODI has “balanced” both the teams and raised his team’s confidence big time. We’ll know soon that he’s highly mistaken.
India called in the reserve bench on ocassion of the last trivial
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By Dinsa Sachan -- 14 comments

November 20th, 2007

The BCCI cracks down on Six and Out. Net

I must be the next one in line after Vengasarkar and Shahrukh Khan. I have slammed them for their pathetic pitches time and again, I have debated over their selections, played accomplice to their other critters, and done loads of other things that can humiliate and agitate the forces that be at the BCCI.
I have […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 11 comments

November 20th, 2007

Hero of the Week: King Sangakkara

Australian bowlers strove fruitlessly to send Sangakkara packing, but eventually, it took an umpire to do that.
King, as he’s known over here at Six and Out, gets our Hero spot this week, above all the Phils, Husseys, and Yuvrajs, for his could-have-been match-winning 192.
I’ve posted this before, but I am going to post his […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 0 comments

November 20th, 2007

Why Monty looks so happy?

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Monty Panesar, England’s wonder boy, suffered at the hands of former England coach Duncan Fletcher last year, missing some important opportunities, but good times are about to roll in for him. He has coach Peter Moores’ confidence ahead of their three-match Test encounter with Sri Lanka.

As soon Monty […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 3 comments

November 20th, 2007

Go James!

We were shocked to hear that our colleague James Edwards here at Sports Channel has been diagnosed with cancer. He writes about NFL and NBA.
Two weeks ago a doctor told me there is a mass the size of my fist in my abdomen. They call it non hodgkins Lymphoma.
Since then it has been nothing but […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 7 comments

November 17th, 2007

A forgettable series (and 10 reasons we’d have to remember it anyway)

So, India has an unbeatable lead in the Indian Oil Cup. 3-1.
While the media is surely going to go gaga over it, I’ll admit we aren’t faking any joy over or interest in it. That we are actually discussing genetics at school these days should be a clue to how much interested we really are […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 0 comments