Kolkata Knight Riders Embarrassed by Mumbai Indians
If you lock yourself in a room alone and ask yourself yourself about a score you would be embarrassed about in a T20 innings. I bet it would be higher than 67. Even the Knight Riders thought so. Was it stupendous bowling, a lethal pitch or remorseful batting? We may never know because when Mumbai batted, Jayasuriya yet again ensured that it is he people would discuss, not the match.
He took Shoaib 4-wkt Akhtar to the cleaners, took him for 23 in an over, so much so that the Indian news channels suddenly started wondering whether Akhtar was on dope during the previous game! And then these journalists say that yellow ain’t their favorite color.
What was the icing on the cake was that the Mumbai Indians got to the target in less than six overs. Shah Rukh Khan, owner of the Knight Riders, quipped:
“We played better than them. We batted for 15 overs, they only 5″
Whatever happened to plain old grace in defeat! Welcome to IPL!
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9 opinions for Kolkata Knight Riders Embarrassed by Mumbai Indians
CurryCricketer
May 17, 2008 at 8:00 am
Was it just my TV, cause I think I heard SRK getting booed by the crowd when he was shown.
Sanath was a beast in the field too - he was throwing himself around, cutting of runs left right and center.
It’s amazing the impact just one man’s presence can have on an entire team - Sachin I’m talking about.
Ankit
May 17, 2008 at 10:19 am
yeah…SRK WAS booed….
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May 17, 2008 at 10:45 am
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Ankit
May 17, 2008 at 1:35 pm
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Straight Point
May 20, 2008 at 8:54 am
nothing disgraceful in that…SRK was being just sarcastic…
Ankit
May 20, 2008 at 9:16 am
me too :)
ankit
May 21, 2008 at 1:24 pm
where the hell are u been, mr. mishra??
and SRK being booed is cool.. after all he was the owner of the rival team…
Ankit
May 21, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Hey Ankit,
I was taking a 3 day break….a sabbatical in blogging parlance…
the posting has restarted, though!
what is up with your blog?
Biplob Kishore Deb
May 22, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Sanath Jayasuria is someone who can dominate the opposition players. As far as I know about cricket, there are some cricketers (both batsmen and bowlers) who can turn the match in their favor from almost any crucial stage of the match. Jayasuria is one of those batsmen.
On the other hand, it was a shame for Kolkata Knight Riders, though I believe, it is very possible in Twenty20.
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