penchant

Saurav Ganguly: What he said, really meant and definitely did not

 

What he said:

"When I played, I loved hitting sixes."

Saurav Ganguly—at a clinic for young players at the Kowloon cricket club in Hong Kong—dwells on his penchant for hitting the ball out of bounds.

What he really meant:

“I always went for broke on small grounds.”

What he definitely didn’t:

“A quick single to third man—that’s my preferred batting style.”

Anirudha Srikkanth makes a mark against KKR in IPL4 opener

Once upon a star, a star is born.

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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Somdev scores a ton

The Ton Is Here!

He’s done it! Finally!

Somdev Devvarman has cracked the top 100 on the ATP tour. Another milestone in his fledgling career.

He becomes just the second Indian male player in a decade or so to be ranked amongst the top 100. Leander Paes was the last Indian male to be ranked so, achieving that distinction in 1999.

Somdev’s rise to the list of centurions has not been meteoric; rather it has been steady but sure.

He is now ranked 96 in the world. However, he is unlikely to be perched there for too long; he was thwarted in his bid to defend last year’s accumulated points.More on that later.