November 24, 2006

The Durban debacle

The debacle continues. Rahul’s boys continued their dismal performance in South Africa. Unlike Johannesburg, the rain Gods didn’t come to their rescue in the second ODI in Durban. Indian batsmen meekly surrendered to the South African bowling attack. They made a paltry 91 runs in response to South Africa’s 248. Any hopes in sight? None what so ever. This Indian team is destined to lose both the one-day and test series in South Africa.

We are a country of more than one billion people. Cricket is the only game which gets all the attention in this country. There are only 8 countries which play serious cricket in the world. Yet, we are no where near the top.

The present Indian team doesn’t look good even on the paper. The middle-order is hopeless. They can’t even make 100 runs in a one-day match, only God knows what will happen in the test series.

There is so much politics in team selection. Politicians are running cricket boards. They are least concerned about the game. Big money is involved. The whole country knows about the problems. Yet, nothing is going to happen.

The much awaited Ashes series has also started. However, this time nobody expects anything from England. They are no match to the mighty Aussies. There is no fun in watching those one-sided games.

On the other hand, the mercurial West Indies made a decent come back in the second test against Pakistan after losing the first game in Lahore. Though there are no great bowlers in the current Pakistani team, it’s sheer joy to watch Brian Lara in action.

5 comments:

  1. ah cricket matches !!
    one of the best way to kill time, especially test cricket. even is you dont know the difference between google and legspin you can discuss and watch cricket for hours and days.

    i dont have a TV here so i can not watch cricket or movies. cheap aristrocrates.

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  2. Test cricket is the real cricket. A real test of character and skill.

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  3. From 80 for 4, to 91 all out shame.

    This is the latest joke on the net:
    There was a couple married for quite some time and they had a boy of 5-6 years old. Their relationship was turning sour.
    So finally it reached such a stage that they thought it was better for them to be divorced than carry on such a relationship.

    So they consulted a lawyer. But the big question was who would have the kid. In the hearing in the court. It was decided that this choice should be left on the kid. So the judge asked "Son, would you like to stay with your mummy?"

    Kid said,"No, mummy beats me" :(( So the judge asked "Then, would you like to stay with your papa then ?" Kid said, "No, papa beats me" :(( Now the judge was in a dilemma and was not able to decide what to do... after pondering for some time he smiled with the ideas he had in his mind about the child......


    And he gave the judgment that the kid would stay with......

    any guesses????? ???

    come on I know you can make it......

    ok here goes the answer

    The kid would stay with the Indian Cricket Team because they

    NEVER BEAT ANYBODY!!

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  4. Good one. I also heard this joke some days back. Think the Indian batsmen will take good care of the child as they spend more time in the dressing room than on the field.

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