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Six and Out - Some Serious Cricket

Archive for the ‘MeThinks’ Category

May 11th, 2008

The latest on Shoaib Akhtar! Something Fishy!

Remember that sixandout had reported that Shoaib Akhtar of the Kolkata Knight Riders and er…Pakistan has been banned from International and Pakistan Domestic Cricket for 5 years. Then we reported that his appeal against his ban had been rejected and his ban stood. So far so good. Or bad, if you happen to be Shoaib. […]

By Ankit -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Venkatesh Prasad and Charu Sharma Sacked

Just in! Bangalore Royal Challengers owner Vijay Mallaya has sacked team coach Prasad and CEO Charu Sharma. Karnataka State Cricket Association (the local official cricketing body) secretary Brijesh is to replace Charu Sharma as the new CEO.
Well, this was something really fast. Mr Mallaya seems to think that sacking the support […]

By Ankit -- 10 comments

April 28th, 2008

Think Googly : A Review

Starting this post, sixandout would strive to get you the dough on various cricket related web sites around the www
As a cricket blogger, it’s my obligation to go around the Internet and look for ideas and implementations which impress me. A cricket quiz certainly does. All these years, I was waiting for a cricket quiz […]

By Ankit -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Why do Bangladesh play cricket?

Now this one is like throwing the cat among the pigeons. Everybody has a view. I am one of everybody. So, I have a view. If you are a Bangladeshi and you are reading this, do not worry mate. I am just surprised. With players of the quality of Mohd. Ashraful and Abdur Razzak doing […]

By Ankit -- 9 comments

February 11th, 2008

Ishant Sharma: Indian Bowling’s New Pillar

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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 […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 7 comments

January 22nd, 2008

Sourav Ganguly Sacked *yawn*

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Okay, I am not very clever these days, especially when it comes to cricket blogging, but thanks to the forces that be, my slumber is broken every now and then, and I actually get into the gear occasionally.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not surprised that Sourav Ganguly has been, as […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 4 comments

January 7th, 2008

Break a leg, Men in Blue

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There is some news that the Indian board will boycott the Border-Gavasker series but looks like they’re still going back and forth with the decision. So we’ll have to wait a day or two to see how things shape up.
Most of the bloggers and newspapers are demanding a  boycott. I […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 2 comments

January 5th, 2008

Caste Apart: Australian Media’s Soft Journalism

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Journalists are quite fond of finding new angles to old, beaten-to-death topics. These so-called slants come in handy when you’ve few important things to report, or to be very, very concise, your team is slipping off the pedestal.
Andrew Stevenson, Sydney Morning Herald correspondent, alleges, based on his research from secondary […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 21 comments

January 1st, 2008

Cricket News Makers 2007

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There were loads of good performances that we could applaud here, but when it comes to “making waves” these are the five events that I think qualify best.
The Return of Dada: After the World Cup debacle and the youngsters’ winning performance in T20, everyone was talking about culling the […]

By Dinsa Sachan -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2007

Shaun Tait too quick for New Zealand

I know, I know, you can’t judge someone’s action simply from ordinary observation, but just take a look at this video. No trace of chucking, IMO. What is the power of Vettori’s specs, again?

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By Dinsa Sachan -- 7 comments