16/09/2007

Agarkar – a double agent?


I have always wondered whether Agarkar plays for us in the nature of a double agent. He takes a couple of wickets and lulls us into thinking that he is our man and then when we need him in the crunch he doles out runs by the ladle.

Is he a double-agent?

15/09/2007

India -why are we not No.1 in Cricket?

If you take the recent past there is not much to differentiate between India and Australia.

Statistically to they literally stand toe to toe when it comes to both bowling and batting.

With a much better record for the batsmen and
not much seperating their most successful bowlers, India should have been able
to match Australia's record, if not better it.


Then why are we not the No.1 team?

India can be more successful

Don't forget our 'terrific' bowlers

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It is but natural to conclude that we won the match, because we bowled the last five balls precisely.

Surely, that is condensing the truth.
Our bowlers were superb, excepting my pet peeve Agarkar. They fought tooth and nail and brought the match to a great end.

Don't you think our bowlers were great throughout the innings?

14/09/2007

Multiple language commentary during India-Australia cricket series


The very thought is disheartening.

Neo Sports, the exclusive telecast rights holders of the upcoming ODI cricket series between India and Australia, will air commentary feeds in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in addition to English during the tournament.

Somehow, commentators in the Provincial languages struggle to translate the excitement of the game. Whenever I watch a relay with Hindi commentary, I have a feeling that there is problem with the lip sync or worse I get the impression that I am watching a delayed live transmission. Needless to add, I cannot wait for the commentary in English to come on.

What do you feel?

Just read the news that “Geoffrey Boycott was voted as Britain's favourite cricket commentator by the Wisden Cricketer magazine”. Congratulations!