Tag: Cricket
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 …
Timing the retirement …
Pete Sampras timed his retirement perfectly. Right after winning his 14th Grand-Slam (US Open 2002). At that time, he was still among the Top-10 players in the World. Imran Khan timed his retirement perfectly. Right after Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He had made significant contributions (mainly as a batsman, though he did …
Cricket World Cup 2011 (Quarter-Final) – India vs Australia
What an effort by IND. Frankly, I never expected IND to beat AUS. Why did I think that? For one, AUS is the 3-time (!!!) World Cup Defending Champion. Their only loss in the past 4 World Cups have been that loss to PAK recently. AUS is one team that does not panic. So, all …
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Indian Cricket Team’s Attitude …
Like most of the Indian Cricket fans, I have also been appalled by the lackadaisical attitude of some of the players to fielding and running between the wickets. Everyone wants to be a Super-Star, but not everyone is willing to do the little things that will get them there. Let me illustrate with a few examples: …
My Thoughts Of The Week …
05/25/10 (Tue): 35 days! The oil is still gushing. There is no plan in sight "which should work". Dems blame their "easy target", BP. Reps blame their "easy target", Minerals Management Service. Whatever it is, it is a disaster for a very beautiful part of the country, which I visited in 2009 ... 05/26/10 (Wed): …