Monday, April 12th, 2010
I love the IPL. It's taken time away from so many other things I need to do and think about right now, but it's been a wonderful escape. There are only two weeks left, and I'm looking forward to enjoying more moments like this one in the match two days ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Is it your birthday? Well, happy birthday! You share today with Franklin Pierce, Billy the Kid, Harpo Marx, Charles Schumer, Bruce Hornsby, Maxwell Caulfield, Merv Hughes (cricket!), Kelly Brook and Miley Cyrus. Among many others.
(Happy birthday to me.)
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Today's ICC Champion's Trophy between Sri Lanka and South Africa was delayed for almost half an hour because of a problem with the screens placed over the stands so the bowlers and batsmen don't get distracted from play. The problem? The bowler wanted to logo of Reliance Mobile, one of ...
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
This is why I love cricket, this kind of self-depracating humor. Cricket fans enjoy the game but they don't take it too seriously.
The ICC Champions Trophy is way more elite as only the best teams will be there, plus New Zealand.
And to top it off, they can still ...
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Tomorrow I'll post a review of Passing Strange: The Movie. For today, a little more cricket. Check out Ricky Ponting, the Australian team captain, getting popped in the face by a cricket ball struck by England's Matt Prior at the 5th Ashes Test, Day 3, on Saturday, 22 August 2009. ...
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
In 1882, this was the notice that appeared in The Sporting Times when Australia beat England in a 5 game Test series. Yesterday, England recovered the ashes of Cricket at the same place English Cricket died 127 years ago: the Oval.
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
My father pointed me to this article from today's Wall Street Journal about T20 cricket and the controversy it has engendered in the cricketing world. For those of you who think cricket is all about five day test matches and tea breaks, check it out. Perhaps it will open your ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Cricket is all about statistics. Not just fantasy cricket, but being a fan in and of itself requires some serious math skills. Today, for example, is a big game for Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. It has been thought that the loser of this game ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Yesterday, India was knocked out of the T20 World Cup by England, the country that taught them to play the game. In discussing this with a friend at work (who is from Delhi and a fan of the sport), we veered off on the topic of cricket in America. I ...
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
This is the look of disappointment. Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket team captain in the T20 World Cup, watches his fielders miss ball hit by Sri Lanka and roll to the boundary for four. The score meant the end of the game and Australia out of the competition. Sri Lanka ...
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