Leading from Non-Striker end...

thats what ganguly did when he showed his true colors again in yesterday's match between MIs and KKRs...

by the time more than half the KKR team was back in dug out...he just played around 10 balls...

End of over 11 (2 runs) - Kolkata Knight Riders 46/6 (RR: 4.18)

AB Agarkar		10* (9b 2x4)		DJ Thornely		1-0-2-0
SC Ganguly		8* (12b 1x4)		RR Raje		1-0-9-1

he came in 3rd over...at the fall of 1st kkr wicket...and by the time 6the wicket went down in 10th over he merely played 10 balls!!

now thats something strangely interesting...

with wicket was seaming and swinging he should have taken it on himself to lead from front and play as much deliveries as possible to utilize the vast experience he has earned playing international cricket since ages...

what we saw was totally opposite...

he seemed happy to stay on non striker end...

but then...its ganguly for you...

Dreams do realise...

they both were in the oblivion of anonymity...well...at least one of them for sure...

one has tasted success earlier and then went in to darkness of gloom...as if that success was a dream he never lived...

other kept doing what he can do best but didn't had the 'charm' to attract attention of almighty selectors...

they both worked hard...kept faith in their abilities...kept their focus on game...kept the negative chants away from their ears...while working on their respective skills...

god smiled on them eventually...

presented (or created?) an opportunity in the form of IPL...

and then hat tricks happened...

yes guys, i am taking about Balaji and Amit Mishra...

is it just a coincidence...that this happened to both of them...or they both were chosen with purpose...

that they created history within the space of few days...and wont be...or rather can not be... discarded to anonymity now...

goes to show that if you want something badly...resolutely...even mother nature devise a way to fulfill you wish...

another chapter in the very short history of IPL where dreams got realized...

Delhi own devils...

or what you would call it...

i thought somebody told 3d bats that they had to score 130 odd runs in 15 over itself...otherwise what could be the explanation of shots they all played?

best moment that sums up the situation came when Dhawan played ball back to dinda who throwed the ball back to him and there were some heated glances exchanged...dilshan sensing the mood of dhwan went up to him to calm him down and play according to the situation...but what happened next ball? he just swayed his bat across the line and got bowled...

mindless...like they all were...

i discussed with good friend Soulberry that KKR are leaving it too late to up the tempo and got away with DC the other day...and 3ds have to hit hard at this strategy of theirs...they did exactly the same and restricted KKR to almost walk away total...

perhaps then they decided to make the match more interesting and chase down the total in 15 overs itself...

but whatta come back by Shoaib!!

i think this T20 format will suit him more than anything coz he just have to bowl 4 overs of full throttle...and he did exactly the same...

but at the same time, more than his pace or accuracies of bowls...i think 3ds got intimidated by his presence and tried to out bowl him and thats where they lost the match...by playing some inexplicable shots...

which brings me down to the question which i wanted to ask for long but i think this is the best moment...

how can a captain rap his batters to play rash stroke or preferring their 'natural' play over team demand...when he repeatedly does the same?

i think in the answer of this is hidden the solution of 3ds problem...

what say?


PS: Was it only me who noticed that the captain who was looking to win the match appeared far more tensed than the captain who was loosing it...? infact sehwag was smiling like they were cruising to victory...

Moving on...with a twist...

following on report in cricinfo that both sree and bhajji are keen to move on i specifically liked this portion...

Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth offered to share a room, had lunch together and told Sudhir Nanavati, the BCCI's probe commissioner, during his hearing on Friday into their controversial face-off after an Indian Premier League match last month, that they would prefer to forget the incident and move on from there.

i think its an excellent idea...

they can settle some pending scores in the confined atmosphere of hotel room...

who ever steps out night after gets selected in the team...

and we all move on...

Confessions of regretful minds...

We have finally succeeded in getting confessional statement from Cricket Australia which goes like this...

To all cricket fans around world...

we finally admit that we were stupid, plain dumb and devoid of any thing which can be associated with wisdom when we decided to not offer captaincy to Shane Warne.

For rest of our lives we will never be able to find answer of the fact that whether it was our greatest loss or the cricket fans all over world...

if you think, like this blogger, that this should really be the statement from cricket australia...please sign up here as token of respect to Shane Warne...the captain...

those rares who don't agree yet can visit uncle's post at cricket with ball and then can comeback and sign here...

i will make it sure that Uncle of Cricket with Balls (famed for running petitions...) will drop this signage to Cricket Australia's office...

Bhajji and Chartered Plane...

sources close to bhajji said that like last time this time too it was 'misinterpretation' of words...

instead of 'hard luck' he allegedly heard 'hard @uck'...

hence the slap...

anyway, Bhajji is banned from rest of IPL for doing what others were contemplating to do but had no courage....but now they wont have to worry...

hopefully sree santh too has learnt overtly due lesson...

Hayden and Symods too know what to expect when shaking hands with bhajji next time...

we have learned from our sources close to BCCI that more than the slap...huge charges of 'that' chartered plane did it for bhajji...

BCCI just gleefully accepted the long awaited opportunity...

as for bhajji...

he has more options up his sleeves...



see everybody is happy...

except for certain Mr. Mukesh Ambani...

last heard...he is looking for where to complain for the daylight robbery of his $112 millions...

can you help him...oh sorry...who can help him...?

We want Justice!!

for the bowlers i.e.

IPL is about quarter complete...though there is no doubt it has been a success...

but its also a fact that there were only two close matches so far...

the sixes and fours are being hit almost on demand...and its already getting monotonous...

while our first wish was to retain original boundaries of the ground so that hitting sixes and fours becomes more of skill than norm...

we are getting more greedy...

so here we suggest/mute following changes...

1. batsmen should retire after scoring 50
   
   
2. one premium bowler should be allowed 6 overs...which they should declare at the time of toss...to balance things out...

let your imagination run guys...give us more...

Shane Warne - Living a Deam !?!

The list of players realizing their dreams through IPL is getting bigger...and better...

last night Shane Warne was the latest addition to the list...

you may argue that for hardcore professional like warne what could possibly be left there for him to achieve...

then you most probably didn't saw the jubilation after he hit six of second last ball...

most remember him best captain australia never had...

you guessed it right, its the 'captain' shane i am talking about...

though he has captained hampshire earlier...but captaining in IPL carnival...besides so many international stars...its different ball game altogether...

...with humble but gritty team at his disposal...he is making them look like winners when nobody gave them a hoot...

any other team would have melted against the storm of roy innings (like royally challenged did against brendon's) but he had other ideas...

starting from the introduction of pathan to halt the gilly storm...to hitting the six off second last ball...it was the high voltage stuff...

last night he had a match many captain only dreams off...but rarely comes true...

...and the best part is....its only the start...

way to go shane!!

Afridi Joke...

today Q of well pitched the famous founder of Allen Stanford University for Cricket Bloggers (aey modi bhai dhyan dene ka, kya...) have posted that afridi is not happy with the presence of cheerleaders in the ground sighting disturbance as the reason...

so guys let me present a joke how it started...sorry english folks...if i translate it (in english) it will spoil the fun of the joke...

Afridi: yaar mujhe woh cheerleader pasand nahi hai...

organiser: kaun see sir!

Afridi: khonche jissne peelee top pehni hai...

O: sir woh to sabne pehni hai...

A: abe yaar jissne neelee skirt pehni hai...

O: sorry sir woh bhi sabne pehni hai...

A: (gusse mein) yaar woh jissne haath me chamkeela as kuch liya hua hai...

O: (ghabratey hue) sir who bhi sabke haath mein hai...

{Afridi bahut gusse mein cheerleaders pe pistol se fire karta hai)

DHAI DHAI DHAI...

ab kewel ek cheerleeder bachee hai...

Afridi: ye waali jo bach gayi hai...YE MUJHE PASAND NAHI HAI...


so now you know how it all started...


Enjoy!!