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 turn out to be the case as Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf Pathan and MS Dhoni would also be hailed for their [...]

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

The two teams face off again. On another belter at Gwalior. I reckon I need to find the origins of the word belter as soon as I churn out this post. Both teams have already arrived, and the game begins in about 200 minutes from now. Gwalior has been a great hunting ground for the Indians. That is the end of cricketing clichés in this post. India have won 7 out of 9 games they [...]

it is that time of the year again…the laziness creeps in. Blogging is not for the lazy though. Yes, this is about the India vs South Africa game at Jaipur, which was supposedly stolen from South Africa because they were too busy looking after their security to claim a win. However, that did not dampen the self righteousness of the Indians, who happily went back to the hotel with the win in their Nike pocketses. [...]

This is the ultimate review of the Second Test at Kolkata of the India vs. South Africa Jaypee whatever Test Championship Series, a Paddle Sweep exclusive. Before I begin, let me dwell a little bit on the first test at Nagpur. South Africa arrived here in India with a lot of humility up front and still more confidence beneath the surface. India were worried about the absence of stalwarts like Yuvraj, Dravid and Laxman. They [...]

The reason I was away was because I was on vacation. Period. Back to the cricket, it seems that a lot of water has flown under the so called bridge, including: west indies losing against the aussies India caught with their pants down ipl moved out of hyderabad clt20 to clash with the english domestic season (LOL) India to play south africa again from tomorrow A lot of water indeed. For the record I am [...]

The South African cricket team, caretaker coach and all, have finally landed in Nagpur, where they would be playing the tour game as well as the first teat, albeit at different stadia. They looked all upbeat, based on the press photos, with the skipper looking his healthy best. Going by the headcount done specially on our request by the flight attendant, here is the squad: Greame Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher (wk), [...]

We are almost on the brink of the so called World Championshitp of cricket. A 2 Test series between India and South Africa. A Series which would also mean the first face off between Paddle and Ms. Print. If you don’t know who they are, look here. A Series which would leave the Aussies wondering about the point of their self-imposed supremacy. A Series to watch out for. A series worth writing for. Sadly, both [...]

Darrel Harper is in a weird mood these days. It’s almost as if he is aware of how much the world hates him, and he is out on a mission to piss the world off even more. Maybe that is exactly the case. We all are aware of how stupendously shitty his umpiring is these days. Add to that the balls of the ICC to appoint him as the third umpire, which in these, the [...]

South Africa vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2 I was initially witnessing the game from my sofa, but then switched to test match sofa, an internet radio station comprising of a  great bunch of Pommie Fans, and Jarrod Kimber. Seems like they are somehow affiliated to the Barmy Army. If that is not the case, no offense meant. I was with them throughout the day, and there were quite a few gems, straight from Vivid [...]