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September 29, 2008

Growing up with Cricket The love for any sport has to begin somewhere. For me, the love of cricket began when I was 9. Too late, some of you might quip. But there is nothing you can do to change facts. To make it more interesting, I played cricket even before I watched it for [...]

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10 commandments of the International Cricket Blogger

September 28, 2008

By Guest Blogger Uncle J Rod, the ballsiest blogger in the milky way Thou shalt not use reason, you are not a journalist, you are a blogger, be as unreasonable as you need to be. Respect thy domestic competition, but do not make love to it. Thou shalt always be willing to fall in love [...]

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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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Rajasthan Royals going Public

September 26, 2008

  the owners of the team, Emerging Media, have decided to float some equity in the market and get listed on the stock exchange   Strange but not hard to believe. One would assume that a team would test the IPL waters for a few years before going public or something. This was surely unwarranted [...]

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Know what this means?

September 25, 2008

Just take a look at this photo, tell me what it means to you. If you guessed right, you guessed that it is the brain of the Australian Board. What else would it be, considering they opted for GREG CHAPPEL to help them in India. Strange things happen, I tell you. The Free Hit – [...]

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Irani Trophy: checking whether my iPod can post

September 25, 2008

I am supposedly still on a break. This post is about the Irani Trophy. It is about how a certain Ishant Sharma should be taken care of in a Royal Manner. He should be made king of Delhi or something. The reason: this guy can run over a full strength Indian batting order on an [...]

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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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The whole buzz about domestic transfers

September 13, 2008

Here is a round up of everything happening around the Indian Domestic Scene: Irani Trophy 2008(Sept 24-28, Vadodara) Rest of India vs Delhi Saurav Ganguly dropped! Yes, you heard that right. I hope this time he respectfully hangs his recycled boots. Huge expectations: Two in form Delhi Openers (Sehwag and Gambhir) vs the out of [...]

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Anticipation of a thriller

August 22, 2008

As the third ODI in the Idea Series between Sri Lanka and India approaches, there is a sense of Anticipation in the air. Specially from the Indian fans. Even though the Indians won the 2nd ODI, the win was far from convincing, as seen by India’s batting. With Indians doing way better than expected in [...]

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Welcome Aboard

August 22, 2008

Welcome to the Free Hit. It is a cricket blog. That’s all there is to know about me, except perhaps that I was the guy at Six and Out. Google it. The blog no longer exists, so I am here. Welcome to my new blog. The fun has just begun. The Free Hit – where [...]

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