team management

Shahid Afridi asked to seek remedial therapy by PCB (Satire)

KARACHI—

In another blow to Shahid Afridi’s hopes of returning to the Pakistani cricket team, the team management made public a team psychiatrist’s report on the dashing all-rounder.

Mr. Gind Mames, a consulting psychotherapist, said that the former Pakistani ODI skipper is overly influenced by sports persons who have retired from their sport only to return in another attempt to regain youthful glory.

“Afridi is a huge fan of Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher, Bjorn Borg, Imran Khan,George Foreman and Martina Navratilova, among others.” said Mr. Mames.

India versus South Africa: Series ends tied one all

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I must admit that I am relieved that the twin Test series in South Africa and Australia have ended. The cricket has been exhilarating, the battle has seesawed between the sides and there has been no respite from the all-encompassing media hype.

I hope to catch a break from all forms of cricket until the World Cup. I have seriously overdosed.

India finish tied 1-1 on the Last Frontier in the Rainbow Nation. This will be a result they will cherish , but they will also regret that they could not make it a more memorable tour.

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IPL: A Sea Of Storms For Kochi, Kings XI and Rajasthan Royals

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The route to IPL4 has never seemed as foggy as it is today.

And there seems to be no one sounding the fog horn either!

The three vessels SS Kings XI Punjab, SS Rajasthan Royals and SS Kochi are stranded in the  stormy seas seeking a lighthouse to guide them to safety.

But their distress signals , their SOSs, have received little response from the current keepers of the beacon.

The IPL seas are still uncharted waters and the reefs are mapped as they are traversed.

Three voyages in three seasons and it was Heigh Ho! Life’s a bottle of rum!

Life’s not so rummy any more for the voyagers.

Nor quite so profitable!

The treasure hunt continues!

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Yuvraj Singh: What a boy!

Yuvraj Singh now has a brand new sobriquet ‘ Water Boy’. No, it’s not a reference to the movie of the same name starring Adam Sandler.

A few inebriated fans at the 3rd Test Match between India and Sri Lanka decided that they were not quite ‘having a ball’ imbibing various liquors,the cricket was not entertaining enough and hence decided to vent their spleen on the players and cricketing officials.

Yuvraj Singh was the target of their ire; ‘water boy’ was the insult they came up with when he was performing 12th man duties for the Indian team.

Yuvraj Singh, however, was not one to take it lying down and decided to retaliate in kind.

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