December 13th, 2007
Eat Cricket, Drink Cricket, Sleep Cricket
Anil Kumble was known to us as a humble, shy folk from Bangalore, who couldn’t even step over an ant.
But this series has allowed us to get some interesting scoop on him.
* Right-headed. Likes to think of the big picture and over the long-term. Keeps reminding players to set goals […]
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November 20th, 2007
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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November 17th, 2007
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 […]
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November 10th, 2007
It’s not looking all good. Actually, it’s quite annoying.
* The Green Park has been declared a no-flying zone. (Argh. You need to go tell that to the birds.)
* Once you are inside the stadium, there’s no going back.
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November 8th, 2007
India vs. Pakistan: 2nd ODI at Mohali
Context #1 Akhtar’s opening over. Ganguly smacks a four across cover point off a short delivery.
Rameez Raja:
When Gul comes in, he’ll teach Akhtar how to bowl at length.
Ganguly is played on by Akhtar over the next ball, which is by no means short.
Context #2 Sachin and Gambhir […]
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November 7th, 2007
Sachin Tendulkar has refused to captain India’s Test side for reasons that are unknown to mortals as of yet. Most self-claimed cricket experts (my dad included) are of view that Tendulkar simply lacks executive intelligence-the kind that is needed to lead an international team. He’s no match to Ponting, Waugh, and the like, of course.
Let’s […]
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November 7th, 2007
Donned in a long green robe, a white fluffy beard cupping his chin, and a crescent resting on his head, Chacha Cricket, traslated from Urdu as Uncle Cricket, is perhaps the game’s craziest fan. He follows the Pakistani cricket team down to every nook of the world (the rumor has it that PCB pays him […]
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November 5th, 2007
I spent a sleepless month in September. You know why. The T20 World Cup. I finally got my forty winks after the final. Before my eyes could adapt to light, Australia came down and I found myself entrapped again. But it seems a little different with the Indian Oil Cup. I’ll admit that I […]
By Dinsa Sachan -- 4 comments
November 5th, 2007
Anyone see a problem in Malik’s leading? I do.
A lot has already been said about his inadequacy as a Test captain, but Pakistan’s T20 spectacle kind of silenced critics. Consensus: The chap is learning, and he absolutely kicks ass in the limited over version of the game, so there’s nothing to worry about. Granted. But […]
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