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Deccan step it up…

March 15, 2010

…against a remarkably average Chennai. I must admit, after Friday I was concerned. I thought Chennai were a pretty good team. Having the captain of India in your side probably adds to your intimidation level. I was worried nonetheless. But Deccan managed to find their balance as the batsmen sparked and the bowlers followed up. [...]

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The problem is, teams don't collapse like they used to

January 13, 2010

Sit down, breathe and imagine this: ODI: 54 all out. Top score: 11. Win  by 245 runs. When was the last time you witnessed such beauty? I can think of a Test match. The score was 51 all out. And that was a Test. We all know that Test cricket is superior. The big problem [...]

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beyond the test world, straight into ipl

January 10, 2010

First of all, here are the final shortlisted players for the auction to be held for the Indian Premier League, preceding its third season: Mohammad Aamer, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq (all Pakistan), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Daren Ganga, Wavell Hinds, Kieron Pollard, [...]

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Chris Cairns vs Modi – why both are correct, part 1

January 9, 2010

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on why both Modi and Cairns are right in this public altercation. Despite all this, it isn’t exactly a win-win. Part 1: Why Christopher Cairns is right. Lalit Modi had an interesting tweet fly out of his twitter account yesterday. It was to the effect that [...]

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how much could a simple hotspot camera cost?

January 7, 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS FULLY DEDICATED TO THE TEST MATCH SOFA TEAM. i could also name this article – “thick South African cricket board” or “rich board can’t fork out small change for cricket”. But I didn’t. The reason solely being that this blog is not about unbiased and totally called for allegations. There I [...]

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the story of 5 overs

January 6, 2010

I have so much to write about this game. I am so depressed right now, more depressed that the amount Rahul Dravid used to be when he was captain. Even more depressed than George W Bush on 9/11. It would be fair to say that India lost the match in the last 5 overs. There [...]

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ms dhoni puts his boxing gloves on

January 5, 2010

talk about unconventional ways of training for a game, Indian skipper MS Dhoni takes it to another level when it comes to glovemanship. He actually trains as a boxer whenever he gets time. He does the same with his physical trainer Ramji Srinivasan. Now that I have given Srinivasan enough of a free plug, so [...]

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and here we go again

January 5, 2010

Sri Lanka vs India at Dhaka Tri Nation Tournament (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh) 5th January 2010 the average indian fan is asking a question for quite some time now. i will come back to the question in a while. Right now, let’s talk about my roommate. Let’s call him Amar, for fuck’s sake. Let me [...]

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a bitter sweet feeling

January 5, 2010

Terrence Howard, Peter O’Toole, Tommy Lee Jones and Frank Langella have something in common. All of them were nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscars) but did not win. That does not undermine their talent, or importance. Something that could certainly undermine it would be if they were not invited for the mega event. Imagine a [...]

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what happened at newlands today

January 4, 2010

South Africa vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2 I was initially witnessing the game from my sofa, but then switched to test match sofa, an internet radio station comprising of a  great bunch of Pommie Fans, and Jarrod Kimber. Seems like they are somehow affiliated to the Barmy Army. If that is not the case, [...]

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