ICC World T20 2010

Old wine in new bottle

May 16, 2010

This is not the best day for clichés, but I couldn’t resist this one. Australia take on England in the final of the World T20 today and everyone is hyping the much-hyped Ashes rivalry. Cricket’s oldest rivals are taking each other on in the newest format. The men who played in suits are locking horns [...]

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What I learnt from the Group Stages

May 6, 2010

This has been a very short tournament. Still, half of it remains and we have learnt a lot from it about this format, the competitiveness of teams, and the likes. Here is what I have learnt so far: Minnows remain minnows, for once. Afghanistan were full of hope and enthusiasm, but then what would happen [...]

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What the World t20 taught me on Sunday…

May 3, 2010

1. The local broadcaster isn’t actually showing all the games. 2. South Africa no longer choke, they are just shit. 3. In order to qualify for the South African team, you have to be fat and losing your hair. 4. In order to get Graeme Smith to actually do some running, you need to have [...]

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ICC World T20, Paddle Sweep Style

April 30, 2010

The ICC World T20 starts off in West Indies today. People who were with us since the inception of Paddle Sweep would remember our coverage of IPL 2009. It was breathtaking, ruthless and accurate. We are not planning to be any of that this time. It’s all about being new. Newer that anything you have [...]

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Uthoppia Denied

April 20, 2010

The league stages of the IPL are done away with now. Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Deccan have qualified, the other four teams have been quieted. Everything seems hunky dory. (You could shout about the financial controversies but I don’t give a carrot) As is the case with many things that are hunky dory, something emerges, [...]

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Shahid Afridi is over the moon

March 23, 2010
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This just in. Shahid Afridi has been named as the Captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team for their title defense of the Twenty20 World Championship to be held in the West Indies later next month. Afridi, one of the most gifted players of the shortest version of the game, is notably one of the most [...]

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IPL is Must for T20 Success – Vaughan

December 4, 2009

Michael Vaughan, the former England skipper thinks that if the poms are to have any chance of competing in the ICC World T20 in the West Indies next year, they should be allowed to play in the IPL. Before I say anything, here is what he had to say: “We should be making our players [...]

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