Rohit Sharma: Against the World Champions, in their backyard, he scores 2 centuries, one 99, average of 110, in 5 matches! Ever since he has been made an opener, he has been awesome in ODIs. It is then an utter pity that he looks a total different player in Test Matches, even on Indian pitches. …
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My thoughts on Professional Sports like Tennis, NFL, NBA, Cricket etc., of which, I am a huge fan …
Greatest Tennis season over the past 30 years?
Pardon the almost unreadable quality of my table (Did not want to splurge on a paid WordPress account for the Plugins 😉 ... (1) Obviously, more credence is given to performance in the Grand Slams, the 4 tournaments with the biggest coverage, impact, money and pressure (2) Even though Djokovic has a "3-0" (with respect to …
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2015 US Open: Some random thoughts …
(1) Federer gave a very good fight to Djokovic, but one always had the feeling that Djokovic would ultimately prevail. Though few would call Djokovic's game "pleasing on the eye" (Federer is an artist with the racket, by comparison), the dude is the complete package as far as a Tennis pro go. Good serve? CHECK. …
2015 Cricket World Cup – Now that India is out …
(A) If someone had told in Jan 2015 that India would make the 2015 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals and lose to Australia, chasing 329, any Indian fan would have been happy. IMHO, rather than venting on India #givingitback, let us remember that this was a good World Cup performance by India, overall (B) Going forward, …
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2015 Cricket World Cup – Week1 …
(A) Is 300 the new 200? Almost every team is making 300+ ... I wish the grounds were not made so small. Even mishits are going for six ... Someone has decided for everyone that sixers and fours are what most fans want to see ... Bowlers are just lambs being led to their slaughter …
You are a true sports fan if …
(A) Once you start admiring a person or team for the way they play a particular sport, you go all in ... I.e. Support them, as a fan, through thick and thin ... My Idols through the years: Tennis: Boris Becker .... Patrick Rafter ... Roger Federer ... "Big 4" (Roger/Rafa/Novak/Andy) NBA: Michael Jordan, LA Lakers, …
Ha! The joys of Test Cricket …
After being spoon-fed an overdose of meaningless and forgotten-the-next day ODIs and T20s, I can safely say that I have truly re-discovered the simple joys of Test Cricket. Since it is a given that Indian Cricket Team will always shine and wipe out opponents in double-quick time on Indian dust-bowl wickets, I love watching only …
What can we learn from Sports?
A lot of folks look at a Sports fan with sympathy, similar to the way one would look at some addict well on the way to oblivion. Is that really fair? Though I would never advocate someone plonking themselves in front of TV for a multi-hour marathon TV-watching experience, following Sports as a fan does …
The biggest upset in Tennis History? Nah, I dont think so …
First of all, I am still "recovering" from the huge disappointment I have (as a fan) with Roger Federer's monumental loss in the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2013, to Sergiy Stakhovsky, who is a journeyman tennis player (at best). After 36 consecutive Grand Slam QuarterFinals over 9 years (I repeat, 9 years!), the streak comes …
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Roger Federer – The sportsperson who has made the biggest impact in the history of sports?
Let me name a few great atheletes, who have dominated their sport, like Roger Federer has dominated in Tennis. Michael Jordan Pele Diego Maradona Sachin Tendulkar Michael Schumacher Lance Armstrong *** (Should not be considered at this point. He has had impact for sure, just not the positive kind) Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Well, you …