Sri Lanka

Why Australia deserved to lose to Sri Lanka

November 4, 2010

Michael Clarke. Yes, that is the end of this post. The Aussie skipper was the sole reason they lost. His body language, speech and captaincy makes one wonder if there is something wrong with Life, the Universe and Everything. Or is it just him? Picture this: Sri Lanka had one run to get. Two wickets [...]

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I’ve got love for you if your name is Angelo Mathews

November 4, 2010

I’ll say it straight up, I don’t like the Sri Lankan cricket team. There is no reason why, I just don’t dig them. It might have something to do with my stint in online commentary when I was forced to get up at 4am to cover a Test in Sri Lanka only to find that [...]

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a lot of water…

August 22, 2010

This post is a combination of an apology and an admission. I have been blogging about cricket since 2005, this is the 6th year running, and I might have written more than 500 posts or so. Hell, Paddle Sweep is more than two years old now. It’s been a long time in this arena. What [...]

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The Future of Test Cricket

July 31, 2010

There have been a lot of questions over whether the dwindling attention span of the average cricket fan can afford to take in another test of over 1300 runs in the first innings. Questions about the future of test cricket are being raised. People who bet on sports regularly are also considering quitting citing the [...]

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Murali, the legend, the bushbaby, the hero

July 22, 2010

I’ll admit it. I’ve always been kinda scared of Muttiah Muralithiran. I always thought he looked a bit like a bushbaby…. Or maybe a Gremlin or even one of those Furby creatures. Whatever you want to compare his looks with, he never really was somebody that I would want to run into in a dark [...]

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What the World t20 taught me on Monday

May 4, 2010

1. Political MPs from Sri Lanka are not allowed to bat higher than eight. 2. Mahela Jayawardene is pretty good. OK, he could be the new Tillakaratne Dilshan…or the old one…or his replacement. 3. Zimbabwe’s keeper keeps without pads. No shin pads either. 4. Zimbabwe like leading people on and making them believe that they [...]

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Learning stuff from cricket

May 1, 2010

People say that you can’t learn anything from sport. They say it’s a waste of time and you should read a book instead. This is not true. I learnt a lot. Yesterday, the T20 World Cup taught me…. 1. It is ok for old, fat, balding politicians to play cricket. 2. You shouldn’t try and [...]

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Paddlesweep T20 Blog Prediction Battle

April 30, 2010

Since Paddlesweep is always striving to bring you something new and innovative, we thought we’d try something a little bit different this time. The admin inolved is not too  much…all you need to do to take part in the Paddlesweep T20 Prediction Blog War is register on www.superbru.com and message either Ms. Pr1nt or Paddle [...]

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I have a brain, therefore he is sexy

January 29, 2010

Yeah, yeah. This is taking way longer than first anticipated. Have you noticed that I have not picked a single Saffa for the AP XI? Let me reveal the wicketkeeper, ladies and gentleman: Kumar Sangakkara . He’s best known for that time he taunted and tortured the Saffas with that 624 run partnership with Mahela [...]

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Oh no, not again?

January 26, 2010

[houdini] India is almost set to tour Sri Lanka this year in July-August. Why? Yes, WHY? Most fans are asking the same question to whoever they might ask a question to. The Sri Lankan Cricket Board, now called Sri Lanka Cricket, has its sights set on another tour from India, supposedly to fill the gap [...]

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