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Fanning the Spirit of Cricket: Mahi lights the way
If the Spirit of Cricket were a kite, then we all know who should be holding the strings, sending it soaring into the stratosphere.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni made Indians (and connoisseurs of the game) proud with his decision to rescind the contentious appeal made against Ian Bell at the break of tea on the third day of the third Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday, the 31st of July, 2011.
The contrast between the two sides was not more readily apparent than last evening.
One side has gone to town with allegations about ‘bat-fixing’ with Vaseline to fox ‘Hot-Spot’, the other exhibited that the spirit of the game was more important than winning at all costs.
Andre Agassi: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“So Dad, please don’t ever stop telling me what to do.”
Andre Agassi, in his acceptance speech at the Newport International Tennis Hall of Fame, thanked his dad Mike for his advice over the years that included exhorting him to win Wimbledon and all the Slams, getting into the Hall of Fame, and marrying his current wife, Steff Graf.
What he really meant:
“I could always do with more validation. Thanks, Dad.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Just don’t remind me to floss at night. (Steffi does that now.)”
England Lord it over Team India in first Test
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had this to say about the first Test loss at Lords: “What could go wrong, went wrong.”
The Indian skipper attributed the defeat to three factors: Zaheer Khan’s injury, the lack (consequently) of a third seamer (the Jharkhand native rolled his arm over) and misfortunes (Gautam Gambhir’s elbow blow and Sachin Tendulkar’s viral flu) that forced the reshuffling of the batting order in the final innings.
Damien Wright: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I used to love watching him as a kid because he had the same last name as me.”
Damien Wright kids you not. If you have the same last name as him, he will be your fan for life. Lucky for him, that’s a whole lot of Wrights. D is New Zealand’s bowling coach while J is the head coach.
What he really meant:
“John Wright was a classy bat and it helped no little bit that he had the very same surname.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I was offered the job because I had the same last name as John.”
Elizabeth Hurley: What she said, really meant and definitely did not
What she said:
"SW does not wear eye makeup or have an ‘eye liner tattoo’ – his eyes were born that way!"
Elizabeth Hurley rushes to the defence of her boyfriend, Shane Warne, categorically denying that the blonde leg-spinner has been using her make-up to appear attractive.
What she really meant:
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and not in eyeliners!”
What she definitely didn’t:
“Beauty is skin-deep.Hence, I’m returning my Estee Lauder products.”
Saurav Ganguly: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“They are offering me honorary membership, and rightly so.”
Saurav Ganguly is insouciant about being offered honorary membership by the Marleybone Cricket Club (MCC) despite the disapproving eyebrows raised by his fellow commentator Nasser Hussain and traditionalists for his shirt-ripping stunt a few years ago at Lords.
What he really meant:
“It’s not the old stuffy Lords anymore. These guys recognise South Asian cricketers nowadays. Ask Sunny Gavaskar, ask Kumara Sangakkara.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’ll accept the honour bare-chested.”
Kevin Pietersen: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“But we don’t hate the Indians, we are friends with them.”
Kevin Pietersen—in his column—emphasises that his team enjoys a friendly rivalry with the Indian cricket team.
What he really meant:
“Of course, we’re pals. RCB, IPL, Vijay Mallya, cheerleaders—our common interests.And cricket, of course.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Bamboozle me, Yuvi.”Number of readers subscribed
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