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Nokia Champions League T20–The Story so far

October 1, 2011

I know we are well into the competition and it’s almost over, but this tournament needs some getting used to for me. Over the years, its often been the last leg which fascinates, be it the NSW Blues in India, or the Chennai SuperKings in South Africa. There have been lot of people playing the [...]

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making sense of the IPL

May 15, 2011

Yesterday, I was sitting with a group of 50-something people discussing the IPL as Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Kolkata Knight Riders. The conversation took place during the rain interruption with the topic mainly being about match fixing, the general notion being that fixing was prevalent and seemingly obvious matches had turned on its [...]

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The PaddleShopper: Shane Warne launches new product range called “Bloody Liar”

April 18, 2011

  Shane Warne has denied claims he used Botox or had a facelift, saying his astonishinlgy new youthful look was to do with moisturisers, healthy eating and exercise. He admitted he used moisturisers, “New Estee Lauder moisturisers for my skin have made a big difference,” he said. On hearing his comments, Estee Lauder immediately contracted him [...]

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The PaddleShopper: No IPL For Old Men

January 10, 2011

At the end of the largest two-day sports ‘auction’ in the world, the IPL is no longer a place for old men. The notable exclusion of Lara, Ganguly, Gibbs and Jayasuriya is proof of this. The IPL is no longer a place where old cricketers go to make money (and eventually die).
It is now the home of the Young Guns… but that’s a whole ‘nother PaddleShop altogether.
And as for Chris Gayle, no-one knows why he wasn’t bought. Maybe it’s because no-one can understand a word he says?

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something about these auctions

January 8, 2011

It has been a very busy day for me, covering the auction as it happened. I know even cricinfo did it, but heck, I wanted to, and it was more real-time. Hah! Here is what actually happened during the day. Teams were stupid. They were emotional, they were playing poker and the smarter owners benefited. [...]

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Auction Time

January 8, 2011

At times, this blog has been accused of not being too serious, and talking up things which are ‘not cricket’. To that, we say – “no comment.” Talking about things which are ‘not cricket’, the IPL Auction is set to happen on Saturday and Sunday, and we will be there, covering every bit of the [...]

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Kochi, Rajasthan Break Rules, may be banned from IPL 4, action against Kings XI as well

October 9, 2010

As I am typing this, the BCCI is getting frantic. It seems that some misdeeds by the team owners and management has irked the Cricket Board to the level that it is considering banning Kochi and Rajasthan Royals for IPL 4. Very less information is coming through at the moment, but watch this space. The [...]

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The “whistle podu” takes over the world

September 27, 2010

© Chennai Super Kings Yesterday, in front of a full house at the New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifted the Airtel Champions League T20 2010 and the team pocketed a miserly sum of $2.5 million US. It was not about the money, of course. There were a lot of speculators mouthing that Indian [...]

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Are you a Royal Challengers Bangalore Fan?

September 13, 2010

Another contest has popped out of the RCB stable, and there is nothing we can do to deny this fact that it is a very easy way to get a free ticket to watch the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore game at Durban on the 19th of September. All you have to do is: [...]

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Rahul Dravid is an honorable man

September 13, 2010

Another mini contest. A couple of days ago, it happened. Rahul Dravid was chatting with a few people on the phone, and this was what he was chatting about: He also discussed the pitch and weather conditions, telling them what they can expect in the match against Guyana Pity the News of the World did [...]

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