South Africa

Hashim Amla – Brilliant at one drop

February 1, 2012

Number 3 is one hell of a job in test cricket. Batting at number 3 needs the not only good technique but temperament to fight it out when the going gets tough. All teams that have performed well in recent past, have had a consistent solid number 3. India’s emergence as a good test team [...]

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The PaddleShopper: The Day South Africa played themselves and WON!

February 23, 2011

The ICC Cricket World Cup, Group B match between England and the Netherlands, featured no less than seven South African born players. If you think most of them were in the Dutch team… think again…

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The PaddleShopper: This is your Captain, @GraemeSmith49 speaking…

February 4, 2011

According to a tweet by “@MichaelJordaan Minister of Sports on Morning Live called Protea Captain: Grant Smith.”
Grant, Graeme, Graham, Gary, Greg… what’s the difference? At least he got the Smith bit right. I like to call him Biff anyway.

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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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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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India in South Africa – Series Preview

December 14, 2010

by Ankit Mishra (Paddle) The Men in Blue have finally landed in South Africa – the so called final frontier – and have started practicing already. mspr1nt has snapped some photos of them and we would be putting them up soon. Meanwhile, take a look at the team we have assembled to take on her [...]

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The PaddleShopper: The real reason India don’t want the UDRS

December 1, 2010

Many have speculated about the reasons the UDRS is not being used in the up-coming SA – India Test series. Some say it’s not in the ‘spirit of the game’, or that it undermines the authority of the on-field umpires. I think it’s because India’s RockStar Captain, Mahendra “Schwing” Dhoni, just doesn’t get it.

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Pakistan Player Goes Missing

November 8, 2010

Social Media is a good thing. It can give you fame if you use it well. It can be used to promote anything you want to promote. It can also be used to spread hatred against someone you hate. Also, Social Media got Zulqarnain Haider a spot in the Pakistan team last year, what else [...]

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Sachin Tendulkar 200 not out

February 24, 2010
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First take a look at these pictures: When Virender Sehwag stepped in to bat today, little did he know that inspite of it being a belter of a track, it was not his day. When a person is blessed with a miracle, he seldom gets to share the accolades with others. That actually did not [...]

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sachin tendulkar, masterful aint enough

February 24, 2010

my hands are shaking right now, i am not sure i will be able to type it clearly. All I want to say is HAIL SACHIN SEHWAGOLOGY TAKES A BACK SEAT 200* WOW Cricket was never this beautiful God Off I go to watch the highlights… pics soon

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