Hi Everyone,
This is my first blog after a very long time and I thought why not share my views on something I love 'cricket'.
Let me first start with the big bash of IPL. Teams that were the finalists last year both lost their first matches but have responded well to the defeats. Especially RCB are on
a charge with Kallis looking invincible; some good old men of cricket regarded Kallis as a one dimensional player suitable only for test matches but look @ what he has done in the past 2 years. On the other hand we thought KKR will give everyone run for their money but after the first 2 wins they are back to where they belong; the easiest team to beat in IPL. But this year there are two more teams that are following KKR's footsteps Kings XI & RR. Both are plagued by injuries and it is hard to see them come back in this years IPL. But you never know, this is cricket a funny game where anything can happen. Will RR's win against KKR give them the much needed boost, we will have to wait & see.
Moving on Gilchrist seems to be enjoying his cricket long after he has retired & same goes for Big Haydos who managed to make DD run for cover with his 'Mangoose' magic. Some greats of cricket are never out of their best even after their retirement; look @ Kumble, Gilly, Haydos, Warne, & the list goes on and on.
Any discussion is incomplete without discussing the God of cricket ala Sachin Tendulkar. Everybody wrote him off at the beginning of 2003 when he had a poor 2002, so what did he do?? He took India to the final of the 2003 world cup single handedly. Critics made ano
ther noise after his failures in 2007 & look what he has achieved in last 2 years; 200 in ODI's, 8 centuries (6 in winning cause) in 20 tests with avg. of 56 (avg 84 in winning cause), 4 centuries in 22 ODI's with as many as 6 90's and avg. of 63. He seems to get younger everyday and his appetite for runs seems to be increasing; it holds good for Indians desires to win the next world cup. I think it would be the best way for Sachin to bid farewell to cricket but who knows whats going through his head; he might just continue to play & spell bound us with his magical stroke play.
Off to some studies now, wait for the next entry covering the latest of matches in IPL & Bangladesh's fight for struggle against England.
This is my first blog after a very long time and I thought why not share my views on something I love 'cricket'.
Let me first start with the big bash of IPL. Teams that were the finalists last year both lost their first matches but have responded well to the defeats. Especially RCB are on
a charge with Kallis looking invincible; some good old men of cricket regarded Kallis as a one dimensional player suitable only for test matches but look @ what he has done in the past 2 years. On the other hand we thought KKR will give everyone run for their money but after the first 2 wins they are back to where they belong; the easiest team to beat in IPL. But this year there are two more teams that are following KKR's footsteps Kings XI & RR. Both are plagued by injuries and it is hard to see them come back in this years IPL. But you never know, this is cricket a funny game where anything can happen. Will RR's win against KKR give them the much needed boost, we will have to wait & see.Moving on Gilchrist seems to be enjoying his cricket long after he has retired & same goes for Big Haydos who managed to make DD run for cover with his 'Mangoose' magic. Some greats of cricket are never out of their best even after their retirement; look @ Kumble, Gilly, Haydos, Warne, & the list goes on and on.
Any discussion is incomplete without discussing the God of cricket ala Sachin Tendulkar. Everybody wrote him off at the beginning of 2003 when he had a poor 2002, so what did he do?? He took India to the final of the 2003 world cup single handedly. Critics made ano
ther noise after his failures in 2007 & look what he has achieved in last 2 years; 200 in ODI's, 8 centuries (6 in winning cause) in 20 tests with avg. of 56 (avg 84 in winning cause), 4 centuries in 22 ODI's with as many as 6 90's and avg. of 63. He seems to get younger everyday and his appetite for runs seems to be increasing; it holds good for Indians desires to win the next world cup. I think it would be the best way for Sachin to bid farewell to cricket but who knows whats going through his head; he might just continue to play & spell bound us with his magical stroke play.Off to some studies now, wait for the next entry covering the latest of matches in IPL & Bangladesh's fight for struggle against England.
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