February 22nd, 2008
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“It’s great to play for Mumbai along with Sachin, but it would have been a lot nicer if we had Symonds, who is such a wonderful player.”
–Harbhajan Singh after the IPL auction
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This should tell us something: Harbhajan Singh is not very innocent. Not at least as much he makes […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 2 comments
February 21st, 2008
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When I am writing this, there are about five international cricket tournaments being played at different corners of the globe, including a World Cup. Needless to say, there’s more cricket happening than we can keep track of. CB Series and NZ-England have had their share of fame, but now I’d […]
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February 20th, 2008
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“This is just so crazy,” my mom said, reacting to the IPL auction news on television today. She doesn’t understand cricket much, much less care for it, and on another day I would treat her snarky comments on cricket just as I treat a college lecture on, say, “degradation […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 8 comments
February 18th, 2008
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I don’t belong to the anti-sledging campaign. In fact, I have said before that sledging, if done within limits, can make the game interesting.
But did you know that sledging of any sort is completely against the laws of cricket? It clearly violates
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February 17th, 2008
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Australia v India, CB Series, 7th ODI, Adelaide ; February 17, 2008
Australia 9 for 203 (Clarke 79, Pathan 4-41) beat India 153 (Johnson 3-42) by 50 runs
Australia beats India in the 7th CB Series ODI by 50 runs
There’s been a lot of talk recently about Australia losing the confidence and […]
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February 16th, 2008
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Neil Johnson is the correct answer to the last trivia question.
With a broad space between his incisors, he makes for a good caricature model, but this man had real gift and emerged a hero for Zimbabwe in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bagged three player-of-the-match and was pivotal in […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 3 comments
February 13th, 2008
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I might not have been a real great in that sense,
But I did help my country get into a World Cup Super Six,
And surprise the biggies
What’s more, I bagged three Man-of-the-Match awards at the same World Cup,
I knew I could do more,
The gifted all-rounder I was,
But I wasn’t being […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 12 comments
February 13th, 2008
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I don’t mind when people boo me. The more they do it, the more I’m going to play hard. Actually, it gives me pleasure that everyone knows me at the ground. It inspires me to do well.
- Harbhajan Singh
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That’s very brave of you, Haar-bhajan. Booing inspires you to do […]
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February 12th, 2008
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It’s kind of hard to go on one date, have a nice dinner and then say: ‘That was nice - what are you doing in six weeks’ time? I’m going to Chittagong.
Graeme Smith to Cape Times on why he is still single
Source: CricInfo
Last we heard, Graeme Smith was seeing […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 19 comments
February 11th, 2008
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Other than that he bowled extremely well in the two Commonwealth Bank ODI’s, there’s another important reason why Ishant Sharma is important for India. His presence in the team has raised the average height of players. He and Pankaj Singh can help India shed off their “little boys” tag.
Ishant Sharma […]
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