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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Sri Lanka
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Sangakarra. He’s best known for that time he taunted and tortured the Saffas with that 624 run partnership with Mahela Jayawardne. [...]
[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 [...]
