Archive for May, 2008
Shah Rukh and the SMS
With no hope of making it to the semi-finals, media abound with reports of a rift in the team, Shah Rukh is not a happy man. Shah Rukh is dodging media, ICC, anti-corruption officials and a bitter loss of his team. Add to that Aamir Khan and Amithab Bachan’s blog, Shah Rukh might find it [...]
Sreesanth with the Purple Cap, What a shame!
Santakumaran Sreesanth with 15 wickets is the proud owner of the purple cap. This happened after the match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians. He has bowled some terrific spells by keeping both his opponents and his emotions in check. He has bowled 235 balls and conceded 329 runs. His best bowling figures are [...]
Mumbai Indians and the Tendulkar curse
Mumbai Indians lost to Kings XI Punjab by 1 run. This is really a shame considering the way Kings XI Punjab fielded and Mumbai Indians batted. Punjab dropped some crucial catches and were really sloppy in the field for the most part. When they fielded well (only Yuvraj) they have inflicted in some run outs [...]
How not to play cricket
Funny video. This dude in the video tries really hard to atleast touch the ball but he fails in every attempt. It would be really difficult to get him out. The way Knight Riders are losing wickets they might take this guy into their team. He will hold one end up.
Knight Riders offer $1mn to steal McCullum
Knight Riders have offered New Zealand cricket $1 million to steal Brendon McCullum for the semi-final match, if they reach there. New Zealand cricket hasn’t reached a consensus yet. The plan is to fly McCullum to India between the second and third test against England. That sounds like a very good plan. Except that they [...]
The Shah Rukh dug-out episode
First, the officials ban Shah Rukh from entering into the player’s dressing room and dug-out. Shah Rukh is upset about it and makes serious public statements that no one can seperate him from his team. Ganguly backs Shah Rukh. Buchanan says having Shah Rukh in the dressing room actually helps the team. Aamir Khan says [...]
Ajantha Mendis to join Knight Riders
New Srilankan spinner Ajantha Mendis will be joining Knight Riders. 23 year old Mendis has signed a 3 year deal. Not sure what the total amount is. He has a different way of releasing the ball just like Murali. He can deliver a doosra as well as a googly. I havent seen an off-spinner [...]
Zondeki handed SA national contract
Monde Zondeki looks set to tour England in July and August this year, after being awarded a national contract by the South African board for 2008-09.
Kevin Pietersen for Royal Challengers?
This is my hunch. After reading the report from cricinfo, I did some connecting the dots and came up with a few teams who can spend in excess of $4 million. Only 3 teams come to my mind. They are certainly the teams languishing at the bottom of the points table this year. They could [...]
IPL players are not getting paid
Atleast the australians are not getting paid. As many as three australian players have complained about them not receiving the money, reports Sydney Morning Herald.
I am not sure what the reason is but when you consider the amount of money the teams have and they are willing to spend, the money these players are waiting [...]