India in South Africa 2010

We Don’t Have The Power (guest post)

January 25, 2011

This is a guest post by Bryn de Kocks. “We just can’t do it Captain. We don’t have the power!” A slightly modified yet appropriate quote that may have been fit coming from some of the middle to lower order batman’s mouths during the past 5 one day international games against India. South Africa seem [...]

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a tale befitting this game

January 16, 2011

A packed bullring, baying for the blood of the team whose fans bleed blue, was not enough. Did South Africa c-word? Frankly, I don’t give a Siddhu’s speech. What I do care about, is the following: “This is a cliff-hanger” – bellowed the commentator during the dying stages of the match, for want of better [...]

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Confessions of a recovering Smith basher: Day 1

January 3, 2011

Okay, so it’s actually been a while since I’ve started my recovery but with the World Cup around the corner and the South Africa and India series on a knife’s edge, I thought it best to document my journey as I am sure there are many who can relate. I used to not like Graeme [...]

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India’s Report Card after Durban Test

December 30, 2010

The image on the left is considered by many to be enough to summarize India’s 87 run victory over in the Durban Test, but yet it is not. For not a single one of these 87 runs were a result of this moment when Sreesanth produced a snorter to get rid of Kallis. The victory [...]

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It’s not that I’m upset about SA playing crap…

December 27, 2010

…I’m just so upset about Twatajhan doing well. Today was an emotional day full of commentary clichés. South Africa proved that, on any given day, anybody can take 10 wickets. Harbajhan Singh proved that I cannot possible despise any other player more than I despise him. There’s a demon in the Kingsmead pitch. South Africa [...]

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If you don’t have your SA v Ind Test tickets yet…

December 23, 2010

…get them today. There is a new ticketing system for the South Africa – India series. It’s called Ticketpros and it’s crap. I think a loftof things are crap, including most ticketing systems, but this takes things to a new level of crap and it has a very high f%*!@ up factor. When it took [...]

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Touch him on his Advanced Hair Studio

December 20, 2010

After we’d all made peace with the fact that it’ll probably never happen, Jacques Kallis score that ever-elusive 200. Did it have anything to do with his brand-spanking new hair implants?

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That thing called urgency (how to take two wickets)

December 20, 2010

Pop quiz: a South African cricket player’s house is on fire. What does he take? a) wickets b) his time c) Why does he have a home? He should sleep under the bowling machine. Not particularly funny, but you get the message. We’re here again. South Africa on are on the brink of becoming the [...]

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divine intervention

December 19, 2010

I am not talking about the Rain, Thunderstorm and Bad Light. I am talking about Sachin Tendulkar. I know there will be a lot of other blogs talking this up, the 50th Century and all and I won’t indulge a lot. There is something which I want to bring up. It happened during the first [...]

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Centurion Day 2 – From an Indian Fan

December 18, 2010

During the first test of the Ashes, I had suggested that England do something in order to save the test. The suggestion was for them to bat till the fat lady sings. India need to do just that from the third day onward. That is, if South Africa declare today. On day 2, India lost [...]

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