Category Archives: WC07

What the Doctor ordered …

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

XYZ Newswire: May XX 20xx Doctor Vijay Mallya hit the nail on its head, pierced the bull’s eye and put his finger on the problem all at once when he commented, “At the end of the day people need to … Continue reading →

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And Miles To Go …

Posted on March 26, 2008 by

This is the best of times. That was the worst of times. Indian cricket had let the nerves get the better of them. Pragmatically, winning the World Cup had been a fanciful dream – but a shock first round exit … Continue reading →

Posted in BCCI, Captain, Celebration, Cricket, Dhoni, Dravid, Dreams, Graham Ford, Greg Chappell, heroes, ICC, India, IPL, Kumble, Mudar Patherya, Nostalgia, Personal, Rahul, Rohit Brijnath, Sachin Tendulkar, WC07 | 10 Comments

The Circle of Life …

Posted on September 23, 2007 by

Six months ago – to the day – India, played its last game at the World Cup. Two days before that and a few hours after finding out about the death of their coach, Pakistan had played its last match … Continue reading →

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My Twenty/20 blur …

Posted on August 8, 2007 by

Even though I’ll say that I could see the Dhoni appointment coming a while ago, and I’ll even give the selectors a bit of credit for it, I’ll admit that the rest of the selections are beyond me. For the … Continue reading →

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The Irish Punt …

Posted on July 2, 2007 by

Am not sure why one reads of this little tour being a waste of time. And that too by some pretty astute thinkers of the game whose thought process one imagines reflects that of the team. Or is it the … Continue reading →

Posted in Captain, Cricket, Dravid, England, Greg Chappell, India, Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, WC07 | 9 Comments

Australia’s winning habit

Posted on May 5, 2007 by

Peter Roebuck yet again …. and its a small piece but they all count.Here. Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting says its the proudest moment in his cricketing career in this article here. Increasingly get the feeling that Michael Clarke is the next … Continue reading →

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The World Cup’s Over .. Let the Games begin

Posted on April 30, 2007 by

The BCCI now says, (drumroll please) that the ICC is becoming “more and more bureaucratic” and costing its members money by “unnecessarily employing so many people”. This after all the shot in the dark fiasco on the finals night.

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WC XI

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

1. Matty Hayden, 650+ runs at 73+ and at more than a run a ball, he virtually gave Australia the momentum or got them into the tournament. No contenders. 2. Sanath Jayasuriya, 467 runs, 2 centuries, 2 fifties. Not a … Continue reading →

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Memorable for all the wrong reasons…

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

A horrrible death, numerous sackings, many retirements, India and Pakistan’s (not so) shocking exits, the resultant missing crowds, the horrible organisation, the one sided contests, a few players on drunken binges, captaincy changes, squad changes, the never ending boredom topped … Continue reading →

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Undisputed Champions …

Posted on April 29, 2007 by
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Honest Confession time

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

A few days ago , was going to write a article asking when Adam Gilchrist was gonna join the rest of the Aussie masters retiring. It had been a poor season with more than a few poor scores  sprinkled with … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night ..

Posted on April 28, 2007 by

Its quite typical of this WC for me .. Its 11.3o on a saturday night – lotsa excitement and the finals are being rained on… and the only excitement’s been that Chelsea have pissed away whatever chance they had of … Continue reading →

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Lions and Kangaroos

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

So, come Saturday we know who we’re going to see.  After all thats been said about the format, I doubt many will argue that these are the best two sides of the tournament.  As a climax to a 45 day … Continue reading →

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Qn

Posted on April 25, 2007 by

If you had had a 5 am start – and if you had another 5 am start – and at 10 pm, the big game was 21/2 and making your worst  fears of a no contest come true, would you … Continue reading →

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Lara’s Theme.

Posted on April 22, 2007 by

A few years ago, one read the brilliant Pundits from Pakistan and the mind bookmarked Rahul Bhattacharya as an awesome cricket writer. Then one heard of his having moved over to the carribean, to research a book on West Indian … Continue reading →

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If its cricket news you’re after,

Posted on April 19, 2007 by

look no further than Homer ! Meanwhile , with England’s journey over and all that press, here’s a fan’s view.

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The Greed for Speed …

Posted on April 18, 2007 by

Honestly, does this feel like a World Cup ? Ian Chappell’s slammed the Cricket World Cup and the ICC and typically has a few good points garnished with hard hitting tripe. The 2007 World Cup is a case in point. … Continue reading →

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Moody’s Blues …

Posted on April 17, 2007 by

My first thought when I heard that Sri Lanka were going into “big game” without Murali and Vaas was that it was a tactical masterstroke. It showed to me that Tom Moody and Mahela were confident that this was indeed … Continue reading →

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Rambha rose

Posted on April 13, 2007 by

Many years ago, on my way to college in Bombay, used to walk past a restaurant / chai dukaan called Rambha rose And right thru the college years, always wondered but never figured out why someone would call their restaurant … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, there is the World Cup on somewhere..

Posted on April 6, 2007 by

Like to pride myself as a fan of the sport. But seriously , no games on Friday ? Bangladesh v South Afrida on Sunday  and Bangladesh v Ireland next Sunday and I’m not gonna stay up from 11 pm to … Continue reading →

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