More random thoughts on the IPL:
The debate of ‘club over country’ should be put to rest , at least when it comes to Indian players.
Virender Sehwag will miss the rest of the IPL due to a shoulder injury he has been carrying for the past one year. He should have been allowed to take a break after the World Cup but his IPL masters would have been displeased. So Viru hoists the Delhi Daredevils until he can carry them no more.
Delhi Daredevils are no longer in the reckoning for a playoff spot.
No ‘butcher’ for the West Indies tour and perhaps half the English tour.
Muttiah Muralidharan admitted that there exists more than a modicum of ‘truth’ in Hashan Tillekaratne’s allegations of match-fixing in Sri Lanka.
The legendary off-spinner stated that he ,too ,indulged in match-fixing.
“My wife and I were fixed up. It was an arranged match and I don’t see anything wrong with it. It is a Indo-Sri Lanka collaboration that has worked to our mutual benefit.” said the Tamil , with a toothy grin.
Is Anirudha Srikkanth is a star in the making?
In the first game of IPL4, the young dasher gave spectators a glimpse of his talent.
He has a cool head and a great temperament.
Opening for Chennai SuperKings, the right-hand bat composed 64 off 55 balls which included six 4’s and two 6’s to propel his team to a competitive 153 in their essay.
Victory by his team off the last ball of the final over ensured that he was declared player of the match.
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Jacques Kallis is the finest all-rounder and best cricketer of the modern generation.
Yet, he has failed to capture the imagination;he is not spoken of in the same breath as SachinTendulkar, Virender Sehwag, or Ricky Ponting.
Why is that? Is it because he is unpretentious? Is it because he is unflashy? Is it because that he is not a dasher?