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Matthew Hoggard: What he said
What he said:
“The best way I can explain how I felt in New Zealand is to liken it to when you are a small child and you cannot get your own way. You burst into tears, and that is what I wanted to do – on the field, during a Test match.”
Matthew Hoggard—in an article in The Independent—describes his struggles with depression in an attempt to make the general public aware of the disease and its effect on the person affected.
Graeme Swann: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"It’s not to do with just being overweight, it’s the reluctance to buy into the discipline of it that was his downfall."
Graeme Swann is less than enthusiastic about Samit Patel’s return to the English squad. The off-spinner believes that the unwillingness to control his weight pointed to disciplinary issues which earned the all-rounder his teammates’ approbation.
What he really meant:
“If you can’t keep off the food and keep off the kilos, mate, get off the gravy train.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m a huge Ramesh Powar fan.”
Sunil Gavaskar: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I would also like to suggest that there should be no water for bowlers at the boundary end.”
Former India opener, Sunil Gavaskar, is flabbergasted at the ICC’s decision to abolish runners for injured or cramping batsmen.The master bat believes that the rule should be extended to bowlers and fielders as well, levelling the playing field.
What he really meant:
“No runners for batters? What next?”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Let’s have substitutes for umpires, too.”
ICC’s CEC caves in to BCCI pressure on DRS
The BCCI may have won but cricket is the loser.
The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) gave its approval to a watered down version of the Decision Review System (DRS). The system will now include just the Hot-Spot (infra-red cameras) and audio-tracking. The ball-tracking technology (Hawkeye or VirtualEye) is not mandatory. It will be used only if parties in a bilateral series agree.
This is pretty much in accordance with the BCCI’s stand on the system. It will be interesting to see the effect of this ruling on number of correct decisions in the coming months. The resolution effectively takes out the leg-before referrals.
The use of DRS made a case for increasing the number of referrals in an inning to three. However, the diluted version rightly deserves only one.
The ICC intends to continue further research into the ball-tracking technology.
Other approved changes include use of two balls in ODIs—one at either end. This will keep them hard and fresh and will cut complaints about replaced leather’s quality. The batting and bowling power-plays can now be taken from overs 16-40. This is intended to retain interest in the middle overs where play tends to slow down.
Abolition of runners in international cricket is welcome. You don’t expect Rafael Nadal to have another player do his sprinting in a major if he’s injured, do you? So why this archaic rule for cricketers? They’re professional sportsmen and are expected to be fighting fit when they take the field.If they’re unfit or are hurt during a game, they either forfeit the right to be on the field or continue through injury.
The CEC approved the recommendation that captains be suspended for slowing the over-rates twice in a 12-month period.
Ireland, however, have received no succour from ICC executives. The CEC has recommended a qualification process for the 2015 World Cup but have refrained from specifying the number of teams.
Haroon Lorgat.,Sharad Pawar,Clive Lloyd,Mansur Ahmed,Subhan Ahmed,Michael Brown,David Collier,John Cribbin,Warren Deutrom,Francois Erasmus,Dr Ernest Hilaire,Gerald Majola,WilfredMukondiwa,Nishantha Ranatunga,N Srinivasan and Dr Justin Vaughan were the representatives in attendance at the CEC.
Approval of the DRS means that the up-coming Indian tour of England will see the system ending weeks of heart-burn and debate.
In an article in the Daily News and Analysis(DNA), the inventor of the HotSpot technology, Warren Brennan, says that it costs $10,000 per day and not $50,000 as stated earlier by BCCI secretary,Niranjan Shah.
Read previous related article here.
Also read: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/738619-cricket-ten-reasons-why-the-bcci-disses-drs-humour
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni:What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“If the correct decisions were made, the game would have finished much earlier and I would have been in the hotel by now.”
MS Dhoni rips into the umpiring during the post-match press conference after the first Test at Kingston, Jamaica.
What he really meant:
“The umpiring was abysmal.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Due to the late finish and poor umpiring, I missed scrumptious tandoori chicken at the hotel’s restaurant.”
Sanath Jayasuriya: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"When you play as a cricketer, they all love you as a unit. When you go to a [political] party, naturally it’s divided. So I need to face that.Just before I came to politics, I thought of that, and I know it’s going to be a half-half situation – unless you’re a very big fan of mine."
Sanath Jayasuriya accepts that he will not be adored unconditionally as a politician, as he was when he was merely a cricketer. The Sri Lankan legend is a member of parliament on a ticket from President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
What he really meant:
“Politics is divisive and so are politicians.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I do things by half.”
Lalit Modi, BCCI and ICL: Why did Modi reveal all?
If it had not been the BCCI that first linked him to the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL), his recent disclosures about the Indian Cricket League (ICL) could have been construed as yet another attempt by Lalit Modi to turn the spotlight back on him.
The ex-IPL honcho projects an impression of missing the glory, accolades and kudos that came his way when he was the high-flying architect of the biggest organizational success story in international cricket since Kerry Packer‘s World Series Cricket (WSC).
The Indian television media, as expected, went overboard on his revelations. Arnab Goswami of Times Now button-holed the IPL founder on prime time. Lalit Modi flatly denied any connection with the Sri Lankan league—direct or indirect.
To attribute altruistic considerations to Lalit Modi’s revelations—as Arnab rightly pointed out—is foolish. However, to dismiss the allegations as ravings of a disgruntled ex-BCCI employee or to term him a liar is foolhardy.
Ross Taylor: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I missed the phone call from John Buchanan. I was trying to pick wedding songs for this coming Saturday. I had the music going a bit too loud.”
Ross Taylor was too busy preparing for his up-coming marriage to bother with a phone call from John Buchanan, informing him that he’d been chosen captain of the Kiwi cricket team.
What he really meant:
“The stereo was cranked up. I did not hear the phone ring.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Can you turn up the volume, please?”
Stuart Law: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“It was another great innings today. He’s a pain in the backside, to be honest.”
Sri Lankan coach, Stuart Law, minces no words in his assessment of Ian Bell’s contribution to his side’s travails in the Test series against England.
What he really meant:
“Bell has been the backbone of this English side—to our detriment.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’ve ordered extra padding in our players’ trouser seats. And loads of Zandu balm.”
Sachin Tendulkar: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“When in school I found that scoring runs was easier for me than scoring marks.”
Sachin Tendulkar was not a good student but his dedication to cricket met the approval of his parents who told him to focus solely on the game.
What he really meant:
“Cricket was my first love—before academics.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I didn’t have to work hard at the game.”
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