Sachin Tendulkar

Rahul Dravid: What he said, really meant and definitely did not

What he said:

"From being a master blaster, he is now a mistake-proof batsman."

Rahul Dravid describes the changes in Sachin Tendulkar’s approach to batting over the years.

What he really meant:

“Sachin is impossible to get out until he gets out.”

What he definitely didn’t:

“Mistake-proof—that’s a fantastic new term. Is it patented?”

Club Over Country:Insular Indians wake up to dangers of IPL

Let’s go ahead and admit it.

India, as a cricketing nation, is insular.

In the great ‘club versus country’ debate, Indian fans did not blink an eye when Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard figuratively gave the West Indian Cricket Board (WICB) the finger and plonked themselves at the IPL in the furnace-like heat of an Indian summer.

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Club over country: Sachin Tendulkar only cricketer to pass polygraph test (Satire)

MUMBAI—

The “club over country” debate took a controversial fresh turn when the ICC and the BCCI released details of polygraph tests administered to a select bunch of international cricketers participating in the IPL.

Heeding complaints from fans and under intense media pressure and scrutiny, the BCCI roped in the country’s premier investigative agency ,the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) , to conduct a series of lie detector tests on certain high-profile players.

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Mumbai Indians face possible relegation from IPL play-offs

Mumbai Indians crashed to their third defeat in a row. Shane Warne had the last laugh in the clash of titans.

Surprising how the side that looked so consistent and formidable at the start of the tournament is suddenly found wanting on slower pitches. The first three seasons witnessed the team heavily dependent on the genius of Sachin Tendulkar and to a lesser extent, Sanath Jayasuriya’s.Kieron Pollard’s bludgeoning club added heft.

Shane Warne’s comeuppance: Who the blazes is Sanjay Dixit?

Who the blazes is Sanjay Dixit?

Very few cricket fans could have bothered to discover who Shane Warne’s bete-noire was.

Twittering masses have focused on heaping invective on the Rajasthan administrator for his role in making the legendary leg-spinner eat humble pie.

A hefty fine of $50,000 was slapped on the ace cricketer for losing his cool and terming the IAS officer“egotistic” and “a liar”.

Mumbai Indians: An ad in the public interest featuring Harbhajan and Symonds (Cartoon)

Recap and implications of ICC’s Cricket Committee recommendations

Cricket Ireland will welcome the recommendations made by the ICC’s cricket committee on Wednesday, the 11th of May, 2011.

Associate teams will be allowed to participate in the 2015 World Cup through a qualifying process. The next World Cup will not default to Test-playing nations. Teams will have to earn the right to be in the elite group of participating nations.

Cricket fans will start to believe again that “yes, the administrators are playing cricket.”

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Ricky Ponting’s the next Scott Draper (Humour)

 

Ricky Ponting has decided to take up professional golf.

Seriously.

It’s that damned fool Gary Player who’s been filling his head with these ideas.

Player did not even know who Ricky was when he first met him. But can he recognise a fine swing or what?

What next?

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Ramakant Achrekar to coach Liz Hurley’s son, Damian (Satire)

In an exciting new discovery, Ramakant Achrekar has pronounced Liz Hurley’s son, Damian to be the next Sachin Tendulkar.

Ramakant Achrekar was Sachin Tendulkar’s  childhood mentor.

Achrekar said, “I have not seen such talent in a young lad since Sachin.”

Liz Hurley is thrilled and credits current boyfriend, Shane Warne, for shaping her young son’s destiny.

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Sachin Tendulkar named Sathya Sai Baba’s successor (Satire)

In his will discovered late last evening, Sri Sathya Sai Baba has anointed Sachin Tendulkar as his successor.

The master batsman has been named the sole beneficiary in the godman’s last testament.

The codicil states: “I have always been a huge fan of Sachin. He is a God to millions of Indians, just like I am. He has devotees cutting across state lines and so do I. He does not need money and neither did I.”

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