Total career runs scored by the entire Bangladesh ODI squad playing in the current series against Zimbabwe & Sri Lanka as on 15/1/2009 - 8488
Total career runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs as on 15/1/2009 - 16422
Total career runs scored by the entire England ODI squad playing in the current series against West Indies as on 15/1/2009 - 18405
Total career runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh & MS Dhoni as on 15/1/2009 - 32952
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Showing posts with label Cricket. Show all posts
Friday, January 16, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
he too played a hand
While the entire cricketing world goes gaga over the exploits of messers Sachin, Yuvraj & Sehwag in the recently concluded first test against England - one chap who played an equally important role in this historic victory seems to have been lost in the euphoria.
Gautam Gambhir was the man who steadied the innings after Viru fell after his blazing start. It was Gambhir to held fort after Rahul Dravid fell cheaply. A look at the scorecard tells that Gambhir for the steadying force in the first half of the Indian innings and fell only when nearly half the required runs had been scored.
Gambhir over the past year or so has performed remarkably well for India and in all forms of the game, be it Twenty-20, ODIs and now Test match cricket. He has been one of most consistent performers and yet not much has been written about his contribution.
But never mind buddy, there are those who see the value of your contribution and doff their hat to you. Not only that, they also feel proud that you studied in the same school as they did and still feel as nice to see your name in the papers as they saw it in Sandesh. Keep scoring Modernite... keep scoring
Gautam Gambhir was the man who steadied the innings after Viru fell after his blazing start. It was Gambhir to held fort after Rahul Dravid fell cheaply. A look at the scorecard tells that Gambhir for the steadying force in the first half of the Indian innings and fell only when nearly half the required runs had been scored.
Gambhir over the past year or so has performed remarkably well for India and in all forms of the game, be it Twenty-20, ODIs and now Test match cricket. He has been one of most consistent performers and yet not much has been written about his contribution.
But never mind buddy, there are those who see the value of your contribution and doff their hat to you. Not only that, they also feel proud that you studied in the same school as they did and still feel as nice to see your name in the papers as they saw it in Sandesh. Keep scoring Modernite... keep scoring
Monday, November 24, 2008
Only in cricket
Yesterday's (23/11/08) match puzzles me no end
India makes 166/4 in 22 overs @ 7.54 runs per over
England makes 178/8 in 22 overs @ 8.09 runs per over
and still England loses !! How, can someone care to explain? Messers Duckworth & Lewis can go take a walk !! I mean this beats me.... no matter what the record book says... for me England were the winners yesterday, no question !!
India makes 166/4 in 22 overs @ 7.54 runs per over
England makes 178/8 in 22 overs @ 8.09 runs per over
and still England loses !! How, can someone care to explain? Messers Duckworth & Lewis can go take a walk !! I mean this beats me.... no matter what the record book says... for me England were the winners yesterday, no question !!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
C'mon Aussie, be a sport
The recent India Australia one day series has been more in the news for the 'wrong' reasons that the right ones. But first the cricket and my disclaimer - Australia was and still is the better cricket team. Nobody in their right mind would contest that. But what that title has brought with it remains to be examined.
Sreesanth's tomfoolery and Mumbai / Baroda crowd antics have got Australia's goat and they are screaming "racism, racism" louder than Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu !! This has even instigated my fellow bloggers in Australia into planning a reception for the Indians when they turn up down under in December !! How cute !!
I would say it is a clear case of the kettle calling the pot black, or rather 'Ulta Chor Kotwaal Ko Daante'. Have these guys forgotten Darren Lehmann who called Sri Lankans as Black C***s on the field ?? Have these guys forgotten how often their sledging gets personal ?? Remember Glenn McGrath taunting Ramnaresh Sarwan and Saurav Ganguly? Remember Michael Slater taking it out on Dravid?
C'mon Aussie - just because someone turned the heat back on you - and gave you a piece of your own medicine, you've turned overnight into Sisters from the Missionaries of Charity !!
Symonds, the man at the centre of this all had this to say at the start of the series... "Something has been sparked inside of me, watching them carry on over the last few days,. We have had a very successful side and I think watching how we celebrate and how they celebrate, I think we have been pretty humble in the way we have gone about it."
"And personally, I think they have got far too carried away with their celebrations. It has definitely sparked passion inside of us. It has certainly spiced it up as well."
Humble?? My fuckin ass !!! I'd like to shove some memory pills down his throat to remind them of what they did to Sharad Pawar after winning the Champions Trophy. Or of their own celebrations when they returned to Sydney after winning the World Cup.
I used to think of you as a champion side, a side full of sportsmen - not anymore, you're just another bunch of bigoted, racist, full of yourselves white boys masquerading as ambassadors for the sport. Sorry, we do not want ambassadors like you. We'd rather have more Sachin Tendulkars and Rahul Dravids - not because they are one of the best cricketers, but simply because they are one of the nicest human beings you'll meet on a cricket field. Sport needs them - not you
Sreesanth's tomfoolery and Mumbai / Baroda crowd antics have got Australia's goat and they are screaming "racism, racism" louder than Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu !! This has even instigated my fellow bloggers in Australia into planning a reception for the Indians when they turn up down under in December !! How cute !!
I would say it is a clear case of the kettle calling the pot black, or rather 'Ulta Chor Kotwaal Ko Daante'. Have these guys forgotten Darren Lehmann who called Sri Lankans as Black C***s on the field ?? Have these guys forgotten how often their sledging gets personal ?? Remember Glenn McGrath taunting Ramnaresh Sarwan and Saurav Ganguly? Remember Michael Slater taking it out on Dravid?
C'mon Aussie - just because someone turned the heat back on you - and gave you a piece of your own medicine, you've turned overnight into Sisters from the Missionaries of Charity !!
Symonds, the man at the centre of this all had this to say at the start of the series... "Something has been sparked inside of me, watching them carry on over the last few days,. We have had a very successful side and I think watching how we celebrate and how they celebrate, I think we have been pretty humble in the way we have gone about it."
"And personally, I think they have got far too carried away with their celebrations. It has definitely sparked passion inside of us. It has certainly spiced it up as well."
Humble?? My fuckin ass !!! I'd like to shove some memory pills down his throat to remind them of what they did to Sharad Pawar after winning the Champions Trophy. Or of their own celebrations when they returned to Sydney after winning the World Cup.
I used to think of you as a champion side, a side full of sportsmen - not anymore, you're just another bunch of bigoted, racist, full of yourselves white boys masquerading as ambassadors for the sport. Sorry, we do not want ambassadors like you. We'd rather have more Sachin Tendulkars and Rahul Dravids - not because they are one of the best cricketers, but simply because they are one of the nicest human beings you'll meet on a cricket field. Sport needs them - not you
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