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When you scoff at a batsman who has taken a single off an ordinary ball, then there is some trouble on the top floor.

And its just getting frenzier and crazier.

Even then he doesnt understand and doesnt mend, then kiss him goodbye.

They have it too.

Sharad Pawar’s group is no saint.

Ijaz Butt hardly speaks sense.

Ex players make noise here too.

Ex players have license to rant shit there too.

Indian media makes a mole out of a mosquito like for T20 or CT exit.

Pak media does the same too.

Indian bloggers reel their team too. With Tendulkar too being no exception.

Their bloggers reel their own team too. Some keep hope, most question the integrity of few playyers they dont wanna disclose.

Indian umpires are no more worthy enough to be in ICC elite.

They have 2. One of them won the umpire of the year.

Indians were knocked out in the Super 8 of WT20 and in first round of CT.

They won WT20 n knocked out in the semis.

Indians wished that Pakistan win their game against Australia.

They thought that Indians could influence umpires to give wrong decisions. How ridiculous. Can that be plotted before and stage managed ?

One difference negates all the bullcrap this side of the border has. The Indians never take up the topic of match fixing when their team loses. 2 losses in ICC tournaments and even India TV or Aaj Tak or Bishen Singh Bedi didnt speak that.

They did and they became the matter of laughters and Butt jokes. My question is that doesnt their players and true fans get pissed on non stop crap of match fixing allegations?

Vadodara is hosting one ODI against Australia.

Mumbai is hosting a test. :O

Which ground ? Under renovation Wankhede or DY or old Brabourne ?

Why cant BCCI go beyond 3 venues of Gujrat to host ODIs / Tests ? Every tour this cities have to host a ODI or a tour game.

Ahmedabad got a Test in 2008. It gets a test again in 2009.

Calcutta last hosts an ODI in 2007, last Test in 2007.

Niranjan Shah is from Gujrat and Dalmiya is from Kolkata.

Get the whiff ? Politics. Mr Sharad Pawar. Thank God, no ODI in pathetic Pune’s Nehru stadium or Jodhpur (Mr Modi).

I believe Jaipur and Nagpur must be hosting ODIs vs Australia. Guwahati is hosting one ODI too. Sorry no Jaipur. May be one ODI during Saffa series.

No game in Gwalior in 10 years. Till Mr Scindia was alive (as chief of MPCA) Gwalior got the games and Indore didnt. Indore had pathetic stadium then, but now it has got one very good stadium which can beat the likes of Wankhede in ambience, facilities and the capacity. Now his son Mr J Scindia, who is also a minister heads the MPCA.

Kanpur hosts a Test too. The last time a Test was played there, the game ended in 3 days with a face saving Indian win. Kanpur, lol. Guess it would be the last test there, as the CM would then destroy the ground to host a memorial of hers and her mentor. Such a pity that the ground which has some glorious history and has seen some rare Indian wins in 50s and 60s is in such a pathetic Test.

We all know how good the pitch was.

So why not (raising again) fix few good grounds (they are plenty) and host matches up there ?

Just noticed that Chennai missed out. Perhaps it would get a test for SA.

BCCI would hardly rise over its rotation policy cum politics. Vote politics.

It was quite amusing for me to find India being blamed for this concept. He conviniently forgot that he was one of those who began the exodus to the Packer circus in 70s and then was the board member in the ICL which began in 2007 and which gave rise to the “lucrative” options available to modern day cricketers today.

Andrew Flintoff rejected ECB’s central contract to be able to play in T20 tournaments world wide. For all the injuries and form concerns aside, he along with his friend KP remains IPL’s highest paid cricketers. And its ironical that the concerns on the freelance concept getting popular come from this 2 cricketers.

KP was quoted to have said that the English setup needs a change as players may find the county cricket a bit too exuastive.

The bottom line is that the English cricket season coincides with the start of IPL every year.

English cricket writers and admins easily forget that they began the T20 concept in 2003 and now they are the ones who are suddenly bothered about the life of Test cricket. Perhaps their vision is limited to the Ashes and perhaps for them life begins at the Ashes and ends at Ashes.

Its their own players now who have concerns over their own schedule and the domestic setup. Its very easy for them to go blame BCCI for all the ills in the cricket, but they forget one thing no big player from BCCI’s custody has slipped to go play in ICL or has embraced the concept of freelance cricket.

Its very easy for everybody in the world to blame BCCI for the ills in the world. Be it in the sports minister in India who suggests BCCI to accept WADA proposals or the lesser sportsmen in the country who at many times are benefitted by the grant provided by the BCCI for their expenses. Be it the ex-players who jump the gun to ICL and when the shop is closed they come back asking for favors.

Likes of PCB, Arjuna Ranatunga, Tony Greig, WICB blame BCCI for the ills in their own countries respectively. But little do they forget that the ICC is being funded by the star players and the money from India.

Before pointing out a finger to India for every ill, the respective board or individual should review their own position in the context and then point a finger to anybody else. That is take responsibility for your own actions.

BCCI is no saint, but its certainly not the evil its made out to be. After all it has shown the world that in a country like ours where everything is a creamy job for politicians, the game can still rule the headlines 9 out of 10 times for its performance on the field and has given the country some real valued sportsmen who have kept performing despite every road block and stumbling blocks.

But are we ready to accept this achievement of BCCI or is it going to be always eggs and pichkaris thrown at BCCI’s face…

A) Its first cricket international fixture in India after IPL was thrown out by PC earlier this year.

B) Its just the second tournament after the Mumbai seige. Since then its just the England series that was played precisely in Chennai and Mohali.

So security could be an issue with the touring players. For now the whispers and murmurs havent become noise.

Thats the first edition of the Champions League that gets going.

If its successful and a box office hit, would there be a talk on future of ODIs again now that we have had a reasonable successful Champions Trophy?

What did Abhinav Bindra do? Won a gold in the olympics. Fine. What after that and what before that ? Who bothers about olympics in the country ? Who the fuck even cares what this lad is upto ?

Do we bother about the cricketers? Hell lot. Why WADA wants to poke its nose in cricket ? Indians dont dope. At least not the cricketers. Go inspect the country which has its two cricketers caught in known drugs case. Why bother taking heads on the BCCI ? Whatever be the case, its gonna be BCCI who is going to be winners. And can any world tournament happen without the Indians ? The answer is well known to all of us. So WADA, try going after BCCI and then have a look at how this body is bundled and thrown out of ICC……

Not to add the uncalled for SL tri-series. So the 2 month break now reduces to close to 1 and fourth of a month break for the 4 or 5 cricketers who play all 3 formats of the game for country — MS, Yuvraj, Gambhir and Harbhajan along with Zaheer. Not to forget that Viru is injured.

If top stars are to play for corporate T20, then what does it leave for the corporate teams and what different does it make from IPL ?

Unfortunately we get the feeling BCCI is slowly killing Tests where as it has huge power to save Tests by increasing the revenue for Test players and asking the other boards to follow the suit. India is supposed to play 8 Tests this summer which isnt as bad. Just that except SA, the opposition isnt as formidable as it was last summer. Okay SL are good team, but they are cuckoos when it comes to playing Test cricket in India…

So why not rest the top stars totally in the cotton wool quilt and use them sparingly. May be likes of Dabri or fringe players can be given the opportunity to prove their worth as this is almost the season opener for the country?

I always felt discriminated because of my caste and colour by the cricket board

The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a friend now.

Vinod Kambli on Tendulkar. The fuckard, bastard of Indian cricket points a finger on Tendulkar claiming that he didnt do as much for him. Question is why is he even entitled to do that ? If you couldnt handle the fame, success then its not his problem. You get thrown out of the team for disciplinary actions, not his problem. If you are not good enough to play for Mumbai, you are not good enough to play for India.

And if you feel you were discriminated, then why did you even get the chances you got. Dont say this caste thing here. You are useless fellow, unwanted and cheap bastard. You have stooped to such a low level. Great you didnt play any more than 100 odd ODIs and 17 Tests. You didnt deserve to don an Indian cap.

Got all the benefits you could, got all films (E grade), beaten up first wife, divorced by 2nd wife and now you claim all the moral highs. Fyckin asshole.