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Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 4:23 am
Read more: attempt at humor, Controversies, Cricket, FICA, IPL 2010, Tim May (add tags)

Tim Might enters the room singing 'The Internationale' in the capitalist vulture’s (CV) room. His smile is beaming, his eyes are smiling and he walks with a spring in his steps. After years of pushing hard, being the dog in the manger and by creating…(read more)

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 8:48 am
Read more: Cricket, India, limerick, Nagpur Test, South Africa in India 2010 (add tags)

It started out as a race for number one two days of boredom two days of fun but by the time the curtain came down all the Indians could manage was a frown as the Saffers reverse swung into action…(read more)

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Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:44 am
Read more: Cricket, India, nagpur, South Africa, South Africa in India 2010, Test cricket, Wriddhiman Saha (add tags)

One has just started reading ' The Picador Book of Cricket ', edited by Ramchandra Guha and more on the book later. But it recounts an extremely funny incident/ anecdote that one has no choice but to narrate it. The little Pakistani's (Hanif…(read more)

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Monday, February 1, 2010, 6:33 am
Read more: attempt at humour, Cricket, Pakistan, Shahid Afridi (add tags)

Q – What's the name of the just announced movie that Shahid Bhai is starring in? A – Mein Chew t kiya Q – Why is Shahid Bhai signed as the brand ambassador for Singer? A – Because he is the best chewing machine out there Q – What do new age editors…(read more)

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:27 am
Read more: Bangladesh, Cricket, India, India in Bangladesh 2010, Shahadat Hossain (add tags)

There’s this extremely fast and furious (run up only) gentleman called Shahadat who has laid bare the Bangladesh strategy to take on India. The plan is simple, yet effective. They have discovered the weakness of every Indian batter and have stuck to the…(read more)

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 8:38 pm
Read more: Cricket, Cricket Controversies, Kamran Akmal, Pakistan, Sach ka Samna, Sachin Tendulkar, Umar Akmal, Umar Akmal injury controversy, Vinod Kambli (add tags)

There were tears in Umar's eyes as his entire life flashed in front of him. He remembered all those shared joys, laughter, tears and even beatings by their Abbajaan. The day when K bhai took the blame of making a defective bat on himself, was forever…(read more)

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Friday, January 8, 2010, 3:47 am
Read more: Cricket, England, Kotla pitch controversy, Pakistan (add tags)

The two test matches that ended this week in the Southern Hemisphere have finally come out with the exact difference between 'poor' and 'unfit'. Whenever the wife asks what the brouhaha about 'poor' and 'unfit' is all about…(read more)

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Sunday, January 3, 2010, 6:41 pm
Read more: attempt at humor, BCCI, Bollywood, Cricket, ICC, Kotla pitch controversy, Three Idiots controversy (add tags)

Before commencing with the article, one would like to thank Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani who are the creators of the title 'Three Idiots' which in itself is inspired by 'Five Point Something' by Chetan Bhagat. No 'ooh, so…(read more)

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Monday, December 21, 2009, 8:14 pm
Read more: attempt at humor, Cricket, Cuttack ODI 2009, Dinesh Karthik, India, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka tour of India 2009, Virender Sehwag (add tags)

This is what Sachin Tendulkar asked Dinesh Karthik with less than 15 runs required to win and SRT in his nineties. Now Dinesh Karthik (DK) on the field reminds one of a cat on a hot tin roof. Not like a cat which has 8 lives safely stacked away in the…(read more)

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Saturday, December 19, 2009, 12:40 pm
Read more: Australia, Billy Bowden, Brad Haddin, Chris Broad, Cricket, Cricket Controversies, Mitchell Johnson, Suleiman Benn (add tags)

After the Benn/ Johnson/ Haddin triple WWE match , cricket terminologies used in commentaries have undergone a sea change. A few that spring to mind are Haddin let his bat do the talking Johnson pushes the bowler back to the ball Benn charges towards…(read more)

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Monday, December 14, 2009, 6:32 am
Read more: BCCI, Cricket, Cricket Broadcasting rights, India, Mihir Bose, Money in Cricket, South Africa tour of India 1991 (add tags)

The South African tour of India, the first one in the post-apartheid era was historical in more ways than one. The origin of the BCCI marketing and financial juggernaut can be found in that tour. In his brilliant book 'A Maidan View', Mihir Bose…(read more)

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Friday, December 11, 2009, 4:53 am
Read more: BCCI, Cricket, FTP, India, odi, t20, Test Match cricket (add tags)

India v Sri Lanka Location: Brabourne Stadium Date: 30th February 2012 Captains: Yuvraj Singh and Roy Mendis Team sheet: India Sri Lanka: Roy Mendis + 20 players. Even the initials of the players could not be fit on the score board hence they are allotted…(read more)

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 4:02 pm
Read more: Controversies, Cricket, Golf, Save the Tiger Fund, Tiger Woods (add tags)

Am planning to start a new 'Save the Tiger Fund' from all those illegal poachers who make money out of all the Tiger's body parts. The vultures have already gathered and we need to do something about it. As a member, you have to comply with…(read more)

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Sunday, December 6, 2009, 1:29 pm
Read more: Cricket, Kumara Sangakkara, Rahul Dravid, Sri Lanka tour of India 2009, T Dilshan, Test Match cricket, Umpire Referral System (add tags)

Kumar Sangakkara had a point when he mentioned that were the review system in place, Sri Lanka would have put up more of a fight than the 2-0 score line and the margin of their defeats suggest. Especially in the 3rd Test where they got a raw deal the…(read more)

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Thursday, December 3, 2009, 5:26 pm
Read more: Cricket, India, Sri Lanka tour of India 2009, Test Cricket is dying, Virender Sehwag (add tags)

One missed the Viru innings today sitting 5 minutes away from a walk to the Brabourne wondering about the future of Test Cricket. One could almost almost hear the sound of his bat crashing into the ball. One has never tended to be superstitious but just…(read more)

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:25 pm
Read more: 1984, Big Brother, Cricket, George Orwell, T20 is for losers, Test Cricket is dying, Test Match cricket, TIP (add tags)

They had been watching Him for some time now. He was sure of that. He could feel their eyes burn his back with their unwavering glare. His every move, every gesture, every wince, every joy, every pain was being closely monitored, analysed, discussed and…(read more)

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Thursday, November 26, 2009, 8:03 pm
Read more: Cricket, India, Kamikaze Pilots helmets, kanpur test 2009, Ricky Ponting, Shakti Kapur, Sri Lanka tour of India 2009, Test Match cricket, TM Dilshan, WWII (add tags)

One had always wondered why Kamikaze pilots wore helmets during WWII. That puzzle was solved today after watching T Dilshan face 14 balls from the Indians. Every ball was there to be hit. Dilshan’s bat (DB) was behaving like Shakti Kapur with the ball…(read more)

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Saturday, November 21, 2009, 7:56 pm
Read more: Andrew Flintoff, Cricket, India, IPL, Jacob Oram, Manish Pandey, MBA summer interviews, Summer Interns, Virat Kohli (add tags)

A couple of weeks back one visited a campus of a reputed Management school in the country to hire summer recruits. Having gone through a similar process a decade back in its southern brethren, one expected it to be a rather tame affair. A couple of companies…(read more)

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:18 pm
Read more: Cricket, India, Mumbai property prices, Mumbai Stock exchange, Sachin Tendulkar (add tags)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Sachin Tendulkar, the highest scorer in international cricket, may be capable of lifting India’s share market, if history is any guide. The CHART OF THE DAY shows that the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensitive Index rose 76 percent…(read more)

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Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:53 pm
Read more: Cricket, Gary Kirsten, Gazza, India, Kirsten's views on IPL (add tags)

Reproducing some of Gary Kirsten’s thoughts penned on his website (before the BCCI implemented the gag order on the poor chap). His priorities on taking over the Indian Coach’s role were crystal clear in their straightforwardness. Results are everything…(read more)