We miss the cricket commentary in Hindi

On the eve of the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, here are some gems that Sachin Patil noted while watching the fascinating 175 scored by Virender Sehwag in the very first game of the world cup: India vs Bangladesh. These are all in Hindi (and that is precisely the point of this post!). 1. Sehwag [...]

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Is CWG preparation really so bad?

Image via Wikipedia It is almost 3 months now a lot is being written about India‘s unpreparedness on the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) venue preparation. It makes me wonder if things are really so bad on ground or is it that too much is being demanded? India caters to 1.1bn+ people which is 1/6th population of [...]

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Indian cricket: Middle order (?) or its absence

After the humiliating defeat of Indian cricket team by at South Africans at Nagpur, I liked this one by Mickey Arthur; specifically, the following two points, which precisely capture my (and I believe most of us feel the same) thoughts. but if the Indian middle order represents the next generation then the current number one [...]

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Dravid rested…

Finally, Rahul Dravid is “rested” in One-day international Cricket for the second time in his life. It is only about 2-3 weeks ago that I had discussed with Nikhil Joshi, and we had concurred that if there is one person who can be sure of his place in the team, it is Rahul Dravid. But, [...]

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In Comparison…

Rediff has this post celebrating Tendulkar’s 400th One day international. The post presents one of the interesting ways that people use when they try to show that someone excels in comparison to another. Here is what it says (edited a bit…): When he turns out against the Australians in the fifth ODI, Tendulkar will become [...]

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Cricket and Visa

Peter Chingoka, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, has been refused visa to enter the UK. It seems his ties with Robert Mugabe is one the reasons. However, he was given a visa last time. Here is what the article at cricinfo says: In June, the British embassy in Harare recommended that Chingoka be refused a visa [...]

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Shopping with Lord Ganesha

More and more Indians read that Rahul Dravid has resigned as a captain of the Indian cricket team. I stumbled upon this one at rediff saying that his father stands by his son’s decision. Most interesting is the following statement: Sharad, who had just returned after shopping with an idol of Lord Ganesh, told waiting [...]

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Amazing Nike Ad

This is among the very best ads I have seen come out from India. It seems shot by hand-held cameras, using “non-model” models; almost “immersive,” where you see the Nike symbol only at the very end! And yes, some great Konkani song in the background!

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5/0 !!

I happened to see this amazing cricket scorecard of the Mumbai against Baroda! Mumbai lost the first 5 wickets for 0 runs.. each of the 5 scored exactly 0

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Cricket: Tendulkar, 4 centuries, 4 years

As of today, since 1 Jan 2003, Sachin Tendulkar has scored only 4 centuries and 8 fifties in 30 matches at his regular number 4 position. During this period, he has never been dropped, i.e., his place in the eleven is always guaranteed. I wonder if there are similar instances of other players at that [...]

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