September 2008

Rain Rain go Away

September 29, 2008

Growing up with Cricket The love for any sport has to begin somewhere. For me, the love of cricket began when I was 9. Too late, some of you might quip. But there is nothing you can do to change facts. To make it more interesting, I played cricket even before I watched it for [...]

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Aussie IPL in the pipeline

September 29, 2008

Shane Watson will finally not get selected in an Australian State side. Sachin Tendulkar would be his replacement.   Warnie and Saurav Ganguly would play together in one team, and still say bullshit to each other.   Roy and Bhajji would play for Queensland and sledge in Hindi.   All the above would be possible [...]

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10 commandments of the International Cricket Blogger

September 28, 2008

By Guest Blogger Uncle J Rod, the ballsiest blogger in the milky way Thou shalt not use reason, you are not a journalist, you are a blogger, be as unreasonable as you need to be. Respect thy domestic competition, but do not make love to it. Thou shalt always be willing to fall in love [...]

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IPL Owners are rich again

September 28, 2008

It was IPL 08. During a press conference, Shah Rukh Khan was heardmuttering something on the lines of "I have become poor after buyingthe Kolkata Knight Riders. Vijay Mallaya was telling his grandson about the biggest financialmistake of his life after Force India. Emerging Media guys were too worried feeding Greame Smith thedelicacies he ordered [...]

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New Selector for India

September 27, 2008

Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Yes you heard that right. The outspoken ex-ball smasher is India’s new chairman of Selectors. Dilip Vengsarkar ended his term and handed the reigns to Srikkanth late evening yesterday.   A defensive genius giving way to a rabid attacker. Ain’t it great times for Indian cricket. Now Swapnil Asanodkar and Virendra Sehwag would [...]

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Rajasthan Royals going Public

September 26, 2008

  the owners of the team, Emerging Media, have decided to float some equity in the market and get listed on the stock exchange   Strange but not hard to believe. One would assume that a team would test the IPL waters for a few years before going public or something. This was surely unwarranted [...]

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Know what this means?

September 25, 2008

Just take a look at this photo, tell me what it means to you. If you guessed right, you guessed that it is the brain of the Australian Board. What else would it be, considering they opted for GREG CHAPPEL to help them in India. Strange things happen, I tell you. The Free Hit – [...]

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Irani Trophy: checking whether my iPod can post

September 25, 2008

I am supposedly still on a break. This post is about the Irani Trophy. It is about how a certain Ishant Sharma should be taken care of in a Royal Manner. He should be made king of Delhi or something. The reason: this guy can run over a full strength Indian batting order on an [...]

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I am on a break

September 23, 2008

it’s a sad day in cricblogosphere. The free hit has decided to take a break, inspired by personal reasons…. Will be back on 5th Oct The Free Hit – where all you will get is serious cricket

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These names ring a bell…?

September 20, 2008

Australia is ready to welcome some new guys. Some guys which have familiar surnames. Some guys who, in a few years, would be seen kicking South Africa’s arse. Take a look. The Free Hit – where all you will get is serious cricket

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