General Sweeps

Test cricket and what can help!

January 6, 2012

Test cricket, the oldest form of the game was first played in the 1840’s while the first official international test match was between England and Australia in 1877. More than 134 years since, the sport has seen a lot of progress and change. Changes like commercialization, rise of ODI cricket along with T20 cricket have [...]

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on the topic of overturning things

August 1, 2011

this is where it all began. Even when MSD was young and nimble, he had the habit of overturning things. So much so, that he even pledged:   Also, here is an interesting anecdote: During the 17th Century, the kids of farmers used to play a game quite akin to what we call cricket. With [...]

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Decision Review System – A Discussion

July 31, 2011

We present all the viewpoints, depending on participation

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a little housekeeping

May 4, 2011

note: this post was written just after @mspr1nt and @mrsmithmachine decided to part ways with the blog. This blog, though sad, is looking forward to life, because this blog is optimistic about its future. Welcome to the all new Paddle Sweep, where cricket is a stream of thought, was always a stream of thought and [...]

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bloggers are like IPL franchise players

May 3, 2011

we move around, we change our minds, we wear hideous outfits and sometimes, we even change blogs. I’d been thinking about this for a while and, after consulting with a few people (thank you, by the way, you know who you are). I thought it’d be best to go back to doing my own thing, [...]

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BCCI discover living dinosaur species

April 28, 2011

Archeologists in India were stunned on Wednesday when the BCCI discovered the first living Dinosaur species. The species is believed to have originated in Zimbabwe and is of nomadic nature. Early tests show that it has travelled all over the world. Early experiments on the species shows that it is very sensitive to bright and [...]

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8 things not to say to somebody after their team lost

March 28, 2011

Don’t tell me how to feel. Let me hold myself while listening to Barry White, please don’t come with your ‘comforting’ suggestions. You’re only comforting me into thinking it would be okay to kick your head in.

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when days are dark, fans are few

March 27, 2011

A few weeks ago @SuckTheMarrow wrote a scathing piece about his dislike of the Proteas. You can’t blame him, really. After a frustrating performance against England, you started to get the feeling that we were in for more of the same this World Cup. A nervy win over India and the crushing of Bangladesh then [...]

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A South African and an Australian….

March 26, 2011

….walk into the airport. They’re both cricketers. Neither of them are winning. Nothing. It’s pointless to lie about it. It’s is pointless to paint pretty pictures about how it’s just sport and it means nothing and life goes on. There is not enough sugar in the whole entire universe to coat this shit. If you’ve [...]

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Friday’s Fine Leg: Michael Clarke

March 25, 2011

It’s been a long time coming. Michael Clarke would be all over this blog if I didn’t share this space with other people. In fact, this blog would be JUST ABOUT Michael Clarke if I didn’t share this space with other people. I know he’s not the smartest, but he doesn’t need to talk.  We [...]

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