Misbah's weird runout!

This one has to go down in the history of Test cricket as one of the weirdest dismissals of all time. Misbah-ul-Haq trying to run himself out just like a defender or a goal keeper attempting a self goal!

Must watch!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCvEuMmtes

India - Pakistan. So boring!

I was watching the Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Punjab today. Barring the Afridi-Gambhir incident, there seemed no difference in the intensity between India-Pakistan and this one.

So even Afridi apologizes. For making a mistake by abusing Gambhir.

What is this world coming to? Where is Sreesanth? Where is that hidden talent of Robin Uthappa? Why can't Yousuf wear a Symonds' mask?

Check this out.

A Hindi commentator: Aglee gaind, Yuvraj ki. Sweep Kiya. Chaar run.
(Next delivery, from Yuvi. Four runs.)

As simple and lucid as that. Is this really India-Pakistan?

Cricket Quiz Question of the Day - II

Quiz Question of the day:

Sachin Tendulkar has opened in Test Matches only once in his whole career? Can you tell us when, or anything significant about the match?

Mail your answers at othersideofcricket@gmail.com

Hope to see a whole of correct answers this time!

What's up with Greg Chappell?

The Indian Team had this saintly figure as their coach.

His name was Chappell.

Greg Chappell.

Greg Chappell of the underarm ball fame, an apt example of how saintly he could get. Wanted kids to get involved as well. Hence the underarm ball.

But as is the wont with saints, he's upset. Read this:
http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/319671.html

The last paragraph goes like this:
Chappell quit as India's coach four months later, following a disastrous World Cup campaign, but he claims that the incident cemented his decision to walk away as soon as his contract expired. In fact, he felt he should have gone sooner, after the BCCI reversed his attempts to inject new blood into the Indian squad by recalling older players such as Sourav Ganguly.

Huh? But don't I remember correctly about his taking the credit for Ganguly's return to the team? Probably I suffer from amnesia.

Then the saint talks about getting hit by a spectator. Sad. Very very sad. He goes onto criticize the BCCI of not making a big issue out of it.

But he conveniently has forgotten that he had the audacity to show one of five fingers to the Kolkata crowd after losing a match. And again, forgetting that the BCCI had played down the issue by proclaiming that he was checking his 'injured' finger.

You expect us to believe you again?

Now you are made the executive or some other thing sounding like that of the RCA, and you make it back to India, choose the half volleys thrown by the media at you to try and hit sixes? One supposes you should stop doing that, it could very well back fire, and end up hurting you more than the bowlers.

To end this piece, I would like to put up the link of the famous underarm ball. Bowled by Trevor Chappell at the 'request' of Brother Greg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NssS_7iPbA

Must watch. I wonder what would Greg's reaction have been seeing the number 11 batsman throw his bat in disgust. Probably pull him up to the match refree for dissent?

Afridi versus Gambhir video!

Given that many people seem to be interested in the Gambhir-Afridi incident that happened yesterday in the match between the arch rivals, here is a video that deciphers the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFB2nWW09JY&NR=1

It contains abusive language, and hence "Parental Guidance" may be necessary for entities below the necessary age.

This one is funny.

Answers to Question of the day

The first question in the Quiz Question of the day was:

Q. Anil Kumble has captained India in ODIs once. Can you name both the wicket keepers in that match?

The answer is Ajay Ratra for India and Jamie Foster for England.

Unfortunately and surprisingly, no one got that right! Buck up guys, will be back with another question soon.

Words can be misleading!

Pre-Script: The video for this incident has been attached in the article above @
http://othersideofcricket.blogspot.com/2007/11/afridi-versus-gambhir-video.html

While Afridi and Gambhir were mouthing profanities of the choicest kinds at each other, here is what Cricinfo had to say:

19.4
Shahid Afridi to Gambhir, 1 run, Drama! Afridi and Gambhir sledge each other! It was on the leg and middle stump line, pushed to short third man region for a single. Gambhir and Afridi collide. Afridi says Gambhir should have gotten off the path but Gambhir thinks otherwise. Both get very close to each other - bumper to bumper traffic! - and go at each other. Umpire has to intervene, he speaks to the two and then to Malik. Crowd roar and the ODI has come alive. The bowler is entitled to stay on his follow-through and the batsman has to run around him.

SLEDGE???

The language was as filthy as a couple of pigs trying to mud wrestle with each other. As coarse as the roads in Andheri East. As road side as the pani puriwaalah outside Bandra Station.

And the guy says sledge!

No doubt 'Neo Sports' advertises it's internet TV with the line, "Words can be misleading"