Ankit Mishra

New Selector for India

September 27, 2008

Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Yes you heard that right. The outspoken ex-ball smasher is India’s new chairman of Selectors. Dilip Vengsarkar ended his term and handed the reigns to Srikkanth late evening yesterday.   A defensive genius giving way to a rabid attacker. Ain’t it great times for Indian cricket. Now Swapnil Asanodkar and Virendra Sehwag would [...]

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I am on a break

September 23, 2008

it’s a sad day in cricblogosphere. The free hit has decided to take a break, inspired by personal reasons…. Will be back on 5th Oct The Free Hit – where all you will get is serious cricket

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Of Bangladesh, Tait and poor Pakistan

September 16, 2008

Of Bangladesh Some 14 of Bangladesh’s top class cricketers have decided to join the ICL. Like we are going to watch it now. But the ICL is not my concern. Bangladesh being a test playing nation (good joke) is my concern. Sachin Tendulkar once remarked that if he wanted, he would score a century against [...]

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Uncle's Army gets Strengthened, Bryce McGain is in

September 13, 2008

Now this is interesting. A few months back, when Australia were in the West of Indies, a guy called Beau Casson was getting all my brickbats and what not. I got all sorts of threat calls, they even tried to kidnap my family members, but I did not budge in his criticism. Finally he has [...]

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