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I like to check the points table, esp the net run rate column. You know what, you can too. Or you can get a life, and read all the Bored IPL moments of the match. They're so darn personal, little bits of joy from a missfield or a misshit. But if you're more the anonymous type there's always the Fake IPL Player coverage at Bored. Tell you what, we wrote about him even before he did. And we've already given away two clues on his fake identity. Who can it be now?
Homer's moment of the Day Game 22
Two moments actually.
The first was right after this incident
Kamran Khan to Raina, (no ball) 1 run, that's an overstep! Raina taps it wide of the bowler for a single and Kamran dives and hurts his ankleOnce the physio had done his bit, Kamran Khan was on his feet - and did what every galli cricketer worth his two paisa would do - shadow bowl off a shortened run, knee pain be damned.
The second was when the game ended - MS Dhoni was in animated conversation with Kamran Khan as the two teams shook hands..
Was nice to see.
B the moment of the match
A moment that would B forever...
Doesn't this remind you of another classic cricket photograph?
The West Indies tour of New Zealand 1979-80 the test at Dunedin, remember?
The day when a couple of stumps got floored...
And the umpire who wasn't was John Hastie
Is this moment also part of the great West Indian revival?
Q Moment of IPL Match #21
Dilshan's and Edwards' emotions at the end of the game.
A Sri Lankan and a West Indian in an India league being played in South Africa and completely serious about it.
It doesn't get more international, I mean emotional than that!
Wah kia scene hai.
srk trying to sell kkr...?
well if this report is true then he is already on the job to rid himself of the knight riders...
After dropping "Kolkata" from Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, actor Shah Rukh Khan has started discussions with Nokia, Sahara, the Anil Ambani group, and several other companies to sell the team he bought just over a year ago for Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion), and exit the business.
if 'who will be captain?' controversy courtesy john buchanan...continuously sagging stocks of kkr...infighting and rumors of a players' revolt were not enough...he has to cope with latest 'who is the fake ipl player?' of late...and the kind of ego he has...how he can possibly cope with anyone getting away with all the glory...?
so he seems to have said enough is enough...
but more than the future of kkr...i am worried for john buchannan...what will happen to him...? who will hire him...? actually i started to enjoy his 'intellectual' theories at the drop of a hat...
may be he will go back to australia and try to sell his multiple captain theory to them...going by the way punter captains them these days...and he too openly agreed with him...there still may be hope for buchanan...
what say...?
Who is this new guy with the Royals ?
Boredmembers,
Need some help !!
I found this team list on cricinfo, while I was reading the preview of todays match between Chennai and Rajasthan.
I couldn't quite identify this player. Would someone of us help me identifying who this man is?? The third one as #9 on the Royals list...
Rajasthan: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Swapnil Asnodkar, 3 Rob Quiney/Tyron Henderson/Lee Carseldine, 4 Yusuf Pathan, 5 Dimitri Mascarenhas, 6 Ravindra Jedeja, 7 Shane Warne (capt), 8 Mahesh Rawat (wk), 9 Abhishek Raut/Paul Valthaty/anybody, 10 Kamran Khan, 11 Munaf Patel.
Chennai's biggest problem has been the local players. If they have to play Ntini, they will have to forego either of Jacob Oram and Albie Morkel. And they could also want to play M Vijay ahead of Badri.
Chennai: (probable) 1 Parthiv Patel, 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), 5 Albie Morkel, 6 Jacob Oram, 7 S Badrinath/M Vijay, 8 Joginder Sharma, 9 L Balaji, 10 Manpreet Gony, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan.
Source: http://content.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/current/story/402160.html
can bhajji be considered a spinner...?
in T20 format i.e.
last night i saw powar bowling his classical off spinners with flight...loop and all...when batsmen were looking for runs...in a T20 format...
in fact he bowled the slowest ball of the IPL @68.2 mph...the ball took almost an eternity to land on the pitch...and it spun! and i am still wondering...had he fielded anything like yesterday earlier...he would have been still playing at the international level...
anyway...this brings me to my original question...
can bhajji be considered a spinner...in T20 format...?
his avg bowling speed in T20 format is about 90-95...
he does nothing but shoot the ball at the batsman's pads...
he does not bowl doosra...arm ball...or any other variation...
he never dares to flight the ball...
to sum up all traits of spinner missing from his armory when he bowls...in a T20 match...
so why call him spinner in T20 format...?
i think a new category should be created for bowlers like him...
right arm fastish dart bowler...?
Is Piyush Chawla India's best leg spinner?
I was all for Piyush Chawla bowling the 19th over vs Mumbai Indians, and called it on twitter before Abdulla was called on to bowl but did not. Piyush, the best leg spinner in India, according to Kings XI Punjab teammate Kumar Sangakkara bowled only three overs. If word from Moody hadn't come via Katich, he may only have bowled two overs.
Obviously Yuvraj doesn't think much of him. I wonder what Amit Mishra thinks. What do you think, is Piyush Chawla India's best leg spinner?
Q Moment of IPL Match #20
The final 2 deliveries of the match that resulted in 2 diving stops by none other than Ramesh Powar!
Bhajji and Sreesanth hugging at the end came close but another slap would have sealed the deal.
Why does Priety choose who to hug and who not?
Q Moment of IPL Match #19
Bangalore in the field.
Kolkata batting.
Whose that with the ball?
Oh its KP!
Not Appanna. Its Pietersen the skipper.
What the hell is he doing with the ball?
Taking a wicket first ball, that's what he's doing!
And that too of the opposition's captain.
well done bcci !!!
for offering amnesty to ICL players...hence showing other boards the way...how to do it...
"A lot of cricketers and support staff with the ICL met us and informed us that it was a mistake committed by them in joining the ICL and they want to return to the BCCI," Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, said. "They will be allowed to play domestic cricket immediately. "
while its good news for those players who are looking to return to the fold...at the same time its bad news to all those who made the living out of condemning bcci for almost everything happening in cricketing world...though i am sure they will still find a way to do it...after all old habits die hard...
long live ailing ICL!
to see other good work done by bcci...click here...
B the moment of the match
I had half a mind to called this B(lated) moment...
Yesterday Delhi Daredevils played Rajasthan Royals
Just as the Royals were (fighting) finding their way back into the game, so was Lalit Modi. Finding his way back to the VIP enclosure after his customary stand by the boundary routine.
On his way back I saw him stop at places signing something... I am told those were autographs. Yes, not what I thought he was doing...
Signing cheques
And boredmembers, Modi signing autographs ?? What say about ?
Fake IPL Player Clue #2
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders at Durban - Apr 29
Dear Fake,
How does it feel to have your teams play each other?
yours truly,
Bored
Calling Out To Jatman's World
(for best results sing to Scatman's World)
I'm calling out to Jatman
I'm calling out to Jatman's world.
If you wanna break free you better listen to me.
You have to first get twenty for your fantasy (score)
Everybody's blockin' something very shockin' just to
Keep on droppin' for the singles inside but
Listen to me brother, you just keep on smashin' 'cause
You and me and bordie ain't got no points to hide.
Jatman, fart man, black and gold and fake man
Tell me 'bout the colour of your score
If part of your solution isn't wrecking bowler's emotions
Then I don't want to hear your opponent's praises all told
I want to welcome you to Jatman's world
(Jatting)
I'm calling out to Jatman
I'm calling out to Jatman's world.
If you wanna break free you better listen to me.
You have to first get twenty for your fantasy (score)
With Apologies to Scatman John
YusufP
Yusuf: Warne Bhai calls me YusufP becoz he says i take the piss
Irfan and I are half brothers. Shane Bhai says now I am the better half
Shane Bhai says if you see a girl only then miss hit it.
Q Moment of IPL Match #18
Where'd 16 and 17 go?
Even I have no clue!
But today - It was every one of those six sixes that Yusuf Pathan smashed.
Vettori - take that!
Mishra - take that!
Nehra - take that!
Delhi Daredevils cannot spell defeat
DELHI DAREDEVILS TO WIN IPL Delhi loose their first match of IPL 2. detailed report tomorrow afternoon right here. Till then dont loose hope we are still on and a fighting side.
That on my facebook feed. Has Delhi Daredevils lost it
Who gave Yusuf Pathan the Man of the Match award?
After bowling 3 overs, Amit Mishra had the Man of the Match in his bag. But the bag had a hole in it. Mishra misjudged a Yusuf Pathan skier, and then Sangwan didn’t judge one at all. That could’ve been Mishra’s 4th, and who knows, the MoM award too.
Happy Bored Day REWOLF YDNA
Happy B’day Andy Flower. Here’s to reverse sweeping us of our feet.
(look left to click on Andy's page today, tomorrow it'll be another left-right kinda guy)
The Munaf Patel Joke Book
Why did Munaf Patel bowl so few yorkers earlier -
He mistook it for Bowl Fool!
And it got worse when skip said Bowl Bloody Full!
Neither did he like it when skip said Bowl Bouncer!
Or for that matter Bowl Short!
But it got outta hand when skip called him touchy.
Today though against DDD, Munaf got it right. Looks like he understands Warne's language. He bowled both Bloody Fool and Bouncer! What gets to him when plays for India? He barely has his wits about him for a Fool over. Looks like MSD needs to lay down the law. A thousand times at least.
small pleasures of life...
dravid scoring in a match...mallya's royally challenged losing...
dada scoring...KKR (Kaptaan Kaun Rahega) losing...and losing badly...
sachin showing his class in a match mumbai indians lose...
dhoni...neither scoring...nor winning...
and finally...
jatman not scoring...still 3Ds winning...
small pleasures in life!!
(of hardore 3Ds fan...my adopted team is rajasthan royals...)
Pakistan should focus on domestic cricket
Image by Zainub via FlickrAl Jazeera has an insightful article on how lack of international cricket can change the social fabric of Pakistan.
"If Pakistan cricket is finished, Pakistan grounds will be finished, Pakistan players will be finished," the boy said.
"There'll be no cricket left. So youngsters instead of playing could fall into criminal behaviour."
Leaving aside this doomsday prognosis, the article also illustrates how South Africa kept its cricket alive during the apartheid sanctions by strengthening their domestic game circuit.
Given that Pakistan has always had a weak domestic cricket system and legends such as Imran had disdain for it, I wonder whether PCB can come out of its limitations and make it strong.
Do you believe that focus on their domestic cricket will revive international cricket in Pakistan?
Time zones...
The hardest part of watching cricket is to stay awake long enough to watch it. And if you are in the United States, it is harder than usual.
For starters, there is really no discussion of the game to be had - at the work place, in social circles and amongst friends ) okay, a little bit amongst friends, but nowhere close to the enthu that is the hall mark of a cricket discussion in des).
Then there are the weird hours - the best time zones from a cricketing perspective are Australia and New Zealand. 6 PM starts, 2 PM ends, late to bed,early to rise, making Homer wise.
India is brutal - 10:30 -11:30 PM starts, game stretching on to 5 AM or later, totally murdering the sleep cycle.
England heralds 5:30 AM starts, South Africa 3 AM - how I lived thru the World Cup of 2003 and the Ashes of 2005, retaining both my job and my sanity, still staggers me!
Logically, the West Indies is the best time zone to be watching the cricket - because it is the same time zone as the Eastern seaboard ( Jamaica excepting). And possibly the worst time zone to be watching cricket because, unless you are on a paid vacation, it is difficult to get any cricket in. Something called life seems to continuously intrude!
The IPL, in South Africa ( and India), beamed for prime time in India, is just about perfect. The first game begins at 6:30 AM, the second at 10:30 AM - Ctrl - R/ F5 do the trick thru the second game while I can get to see the first half of the first game.
And since there is the replay, watching the game ( despite knowing the results, or because of knowing the results) does not intersect with life. Atleast,not as much.
That being said, bliss was February of 1998. I was between jobs, spending the entire month at home ( this was in India). Australia were playing South Africa in Australia, Sri Lanka were in India and England were in the West Indies. And this was well before there was a dedicated channel just for the cricket ( yes,I remember those times and yes, I AM that old!).
The term "round the clock coverage" took a whole different meaning then.
Bliss!
NC moment of the what match was that
MI vs my, my, who else but KKR. Deep down I wanted KKR to go down. On a superficial level too, I wanted KKR to go down. The moment of the match lasted 12.1 overs, the Sachin-Sanath p'ship, players in their twilight, playing in the twilight. The vets played some killer angles, and boy was my Mother happy. She was gonna stay up to listen to Sachin's speech. I was speechless.
With a thousand apologies to Ranjit Fernando
Sam's dart at the commentary in IPL
"Fernando as usual copy pastes the contents of the fellow commentator to his mouth and then makes a delay of 0.5-1.5 seconds and speaks the same thing with a tongue twist. Wicket becomes wikat and Murali becomes Murralidaran."
Son, mind your language and put out that cigarette
A sampler from RS' blog about blogging:
"I am unclear if the SRK blog is directed towards fans or towards the team.
We all trust we are a great bunch of people and cricketers. One lakh people out there have only one prayer in their hearts, god give our kids strength and a bit of luck to beat the shit out of their opponents.
God's response might be: Son, mind your language atleast when praying to me and put out that cigarette."
Fake IPL Player Clue #1
Somebody please teach the new age cricket bosses, that building a cricket team is slightly different from selling liquor or masala movies. It takes time, patience, clarity of thought, a sense of belongingness, a common sense of purpose, a clear strategy and much more. It's like nurturing a family. In team sport, the team is not the management that creates the product. The team IS the product. Create the product as if it's your own baby. And it will give you pleasure for a lifetime!
Dear Fake,
I've been in advertising too.
yours truly,
Bored
"It's good to have SRK at matches"
I had a Eureka! Moment earlier today, convinced I’d cracked the solution to KKR’s woe kaun thi? It was clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that SRK had to return from South Africa for KKR to have a hope in hell.
That was before I read what seemed to be an unhip piece by the hip Gayle – the column, imaginatively titled, Opening Salvo, headline: It’s good to have SRK at matches. What do they bum cigarettes off SRK, why is it good?
Saving you from the humdrum piece, I’ll cut to the chase:
Shah Rukh Khan our team owner spoke to us after the last game and encouraged us. It is good to have him around the team. He usually sends us good wishes before a game. His words of encouragement always helps to pep up the side. His motto is simple: Do battle and fight hard. The result will take care of itself. Hopefully this tonic will leads us into the semifinals.
“leads us” give me another.
KKR have a ghost of a chance to make the semis, not gonna happen with ghost writing from some suit who brings no joy to the team.
Q Moment of IPL Match #15
Yusuf to Irfan - SIX!
Yusuf returned the favour.
Irfan to Yusuf -FOUR!
Irfan to Yusuf - FOUR!
Talk about sibling rivalry.
But you know what.
There was a bigger moment than this.
The Priety Hugs were back!
Delhi Daredevils vs. Mumbai Indians (not again)
This is curious stuff: In the first IPL, Delhi Daredevils' final game was against the Mumbai Indians. A semi-final slot was up for grabs. Naturally, Delhi won that game. Surprisingly though, Dinesh Karthik won them the game.
This time, yet again, Delhi’s last game is against Mumbai. Btw Dinesh Karthik hit a 6 and a 4 today. Who knows by 21st May he might strike some serious form. Beware Mumbai, Dinesh Karthik, not famous for his glove work could drop you again.
If SRK flies back tomorrow, then he is the Fake IPL Player.
A return flight from South Africa to India entails checking in your identity, and becoming the fake. Especially if you belong to KKR and can read, write, and are bitter.
Earlier today, as reported here, Akash Chopra (Shakespeare?) and Sanjay Bangar (Lordie’s run-out partner) were told to buzz off to India.
Chopra is literate, Bangar I cannot say. When it comes to the IPL however, neither has read the script well. For that matter, neither has SRK.
Computerjee, what is the correct answer? 1) Chopra 2) Bangar 3) Khan 4) None of the above
"Yusuf Pathan's wicket is always special to me"
Can't say what it is, but today, as often before, my YP radar went off the ball before he got out. I was on the phone with a bored member, and told him in so many words: Yusuf Pathan's getting out. For one, Shane Warne hadn't spoken to him in a while. Second, more than one super over to navigate. No way Yusuf Pathan was gonna last the distance. Why he didn't hold out to long off though, is beyond me. Caught at fine leg, napping again he was.
Q Moment of IPL Match #14
Appanna's delivery to AB.
What a bowl!
I felt that might have been the turning point of the match but Dilshan had other thoughts.
This Appanna guy though - that was some delivery!
And he's got an interesting first few names as well - KP.
KP Appanna.
He's surely playing for the right team.
3Ds…boasting with riches of talent…
...or acting plain stupid arrogant…?
they would throw away runs (the way they started the match today)…won’t go wholeheartedly for catches…
as if dismissing the effort thinking…we will see to it later when we bat…
…and if you thought last innings of jatman was ugly…he is on a mission to come up with another…to make you ponder again…
hence the question…
are they boasting of riches of talent…or acting plain arrogant…?
A CHOPRA, BANGAR TO BE SENT BACK BY KKR
Breaking news coming in. Yes, it's about our favourite team KKR. Aakash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar to be sent back to India by KKR says a crawler in a news channel. So that's why they have the 52-player squad, they'll keep eliminating two players after every loss. Reminds me of their reality show Knights & Angels.
Oh... by the way where are those chamiyas who won Knights and Angels. Have only see gories as KKR cheerleaders till now. Another scam in the offing.
Dog running blog.
A slice from Som's 'In pursuit of the Fake IPL Player':
My first suspect was Aamir Khan’s dog, which apparently shares its name with Shah Rukh Khan. Maybe spurred by its owner, the canine was out to deface...I mean defame...his namesake.
Followed by Superblogroll's comment:
Well, It could be Aamir himself and after the 15 min he takes for each post, he forgets that he has the blog. He'll have the blogger login id and pwd tattood in voter's ink somewhere , u couldve checked that
Q Moment of IPL Match #11,12,13
Due to a heavy schedule in Dubai over the last 2 days I missed these matches and couldn't follow them on the net either.
Hence, I don't have any moments to share.
But after catching up with what went down, I would like to make an early prediction.
Looks like the team that ended last in IPL-I will end up first in IPL-II.
Who is yr fave Fake IPL Player character poll
Know your candidate before you vote. If you are having trouble identifying the true worth of yr fake candidate, write to us. The fake new polls are UP. Tell us who your favourite Fake IPL Character is. Who knows maybe we can tell Fake to step on it and write big long winded blogs on your fake elect.
Fake IPL Player Character Assassination List
Vinnie Dildo
Coachie
Lordie
Little Monster
Little John
Mira Bhai
Sheikh of Tweak
Paedophile Priest
Bevdaa
Big Sister
Mr. Batlivala
Appam Chutiya
Kaan Mooloo
Peter ka Beta
Kishen Kanhaiya
Sandy Baddy Babe
Prince Charles of Patiala
Noah
Shakespehere
Peter ka beta
Bubblie
Sheegra Patan
Ganji Hanger
Big Mac
Junta Tormentor
Baja of Baroda
John Wrong
Havaii Chappal
Bangla Tiger
Sound Systems guy
Glucon D-ke baap
Real Fake Poll Results!
Last poll was titled Kolkata Knight Riders will come last. Ominous. In the polls that asked you which team will be this years’ Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders clocked 44%. Next, the always say die Bangalore Royal Challengers at 18%. Punjab impressed with 14%. Delhi, as always was nowhere. What’s with my city? For more on the polls, take route 66 here!
Look out for the next Fake team polls. Because reality bites
So who are you supporting today sir ?
Take a look at the picture, it reads "An Indian fan waits in vain for the game between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders to start. Rain forced an abandoment in Cape Town"
Now answer the question... Who do you think he came to support ?
Snapshot of http://www.cricinfo.com/
B the moment of the match, that wasn't
Chennai Superkings - Kolkota Knight Riders
Would just have been yet another match rained out without any moments had I not seen this spectacle, thanks to cricinfo.
Yes the KKR full team list, that was posted on cricinfo (it normally is, before the final eleven players are announced)
BB McCullum, Abhisek Banerjee, Natraj Behera, Anureet Singh, M Hussain, AJ Shrikhande, ME Sanuth, AB Agarkar, RB Banerjee, SB Bangar, MA Cameron, G Chabra, A Chopra, IH Choudhary, AS Chowdhury, DB Das, AB Dinda, AP Dole, SA Gaekwad, SC Ganguly, CH Gayle, AN Ghosh, Y Gnaneswara Rao, MC Henriques, BJ Hodge, DJ Hussey, VA Indulkar, Iqbal Abdulla, SP Jackson, M Kartik, SS Lahiri, CK Langeveldt, AP Majumdar, Mashrafe Mortaza, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, MB Parmar, CA Pujara, S Rana, WP Saha, DP Salvi, S Sanyal, SS Sarkar, SS Shaikh, I Sharma, LR Shukla, Sunny Singh, CR Suryavanshi, BD Thaker, RP Verma, KM Waingankar, Yashpal Singh
Yes, it is a 52 member strong team (correct me if I am wrong !!)
The immediate question that came up my mind when I saw the list...
OK... How many captains ?
Any guesses ??!!
Team list thanks to www.cricinfo.com
NC moment of the match plug-in
MoM interview, SMG to Ojha - "nervous bowling to Sachin Tendulkar". Ojha "yes, of course, he is the best batsman in the world". Not too long back, Ojha too was part of the Thank You Sachin brigade. Today, so can you. Say it, Thank You Sachin! For letting Ojha bowl to the best batsman in the world. And thank you SMG for letting us know.
(please enjoy the Thank You Sachin posts responsibly; look out for Ojha's posts, including a toon by SP)
(please enjoy the Thank You Sachin posts responsibly; look out for Ojha's posts, including a toon by SP)
B the moment of the match
Deccan Chargers playing Mumbai Indians
16.2 Edwards gets Abhishek Nair caught behind by Gilchrist
As Nair walks out, the camera pans to show the cheerleaders doing some moves, the camera moves further down, on to the stands...
And there we see this spectacle, two flags being waved fanatically
One the Indian tricolour
And the other...
The Pakistani Sabz Hilali Parcham
You can take cricket out of Pakistan, but you can never take Pakistan out of cricket.
NC moment of the what match was that
Ok, KEP vs. who was that, wait, let me check - what's CB Fry doing on my cricinfo page - Oh right, it's his Bored Day today. Never heard of him? Click below under Happy Bored Day, sir! Yeah it was BRC. Was there a moment to that game? I seemed to have missed it.
kxip following kkr...?
last season...when kkr was leaving it to too late to push the paddle...almost religiously...
this is what i wrote for kkr last season...
kxip won yesterday from a very delicate situation requiring 60 runs from the last 5 overs...at 12 rpo...remarkable as they had lost only 2 wickets...which clearly shows either they were very confident or they left it too late...
i said delicate...coz had a wicket or two fallen at that stage...which can happen in pursuit of scoring at least 2 runs of every ball...the task would have become harder which could have proved fatal...and had that happened...they would have rued the fact that they had not pushed the paddle a bit earlier...having lost only two wickets till the start of 15th over...coz against better bowling attacks this strategy is fraught with danger...
anyway...now that they have won...they must re-think this strategy... preferably during... 'strategy breaks'...? ;-)
ps:
has zintaa's abandonment of 'jaadoo ki jhappi' this season anything to do with kxip's dismal performances so far...?
Adding to the Compelling arguments
I too think that the Fake is not a cricketer. He (Definitely not a She) is a person who is in constant touch with the cricketing fraternity-- A person who has been jibed at by some of the persons who he tries to put as unmanly.
Ya I think there’s definitely some grudge angle to all the Fake revelations.
Let I clarify.
In one of his earliest posts, he calls a person a Paedophile.
And the question is why will he choose to call the person a paedophile?
Some people do call the man in question a pink glove wearing gentleman, but a paedophile is a little bit un-conforming.
So what can be the reason for choosing such a tag?
It may be that the person condemned as paedo has questioned Fake's masculinity at some point of time. And unable to take revenge at that time, Fake has chosen to settle scores this way.
If you analyse the Fake posts further, you’ll find that he is trying to project himself extra manly. And he unconsciously shows it every time he writes.
And calling the ladies involved with the IPL open to amorous liaisons are just attention shifters.
I think Fake in real is a guy, who is trying to spread malice(and has some very strong reasons to justify his act), from behind the veil.
I think one can safely rule out the marketing angle, as he's not going to gain anything from this endeavour; except for the satisfaction.
Otherwise, why will someone risk so much...
As K said, I think it's time to move on, and leave the Fake effort die on its own. Spreading malice can never become admirable.
Jutts connect. Only too well
1) Jatman 2) Sangwan (the dilli or Haryana jaat) 3) The Punjabi Jutt (just married). All three with some panache. Erratic? At times. But who's not?
by Lalit
Come together right now!
World cricketing greats could play five T20s. No IPL-ICL hassles. Just the likes of Sunny, Kapil, Nasser, Waugh, Bishen and the works - divided into teams of 15 or 20 each side, just for plain good bat and bowl. All of them needn't field more than 10 overs per head, using the extra guys to do the other 10 overs.
by Lalit
No coverage on TV
I have been following the television news channels all day and not a single one of them has reported anything on the FAKE IPL PLAYER.
Is it time to move on?
Thanks for your comments, it is now a post
Yes Mr Anonymous, your post is here...
Let me start with clarifying that we don’t essentially subscribe to what some call “Yellow journalism” here at BCC!. That said, there are certain stories that border some shades of yellow. So when it comes to stories such as the one you have mentioned the Point Of View becomes the most important thing.
I mean, did we put it up for the plain simple sensation value or did we come to say something else. If you read the post again, you would understand that we indeed have a message.
The message in bold was, “DON’T TAKE THAT BLOG SERIOUSLY, IT MIGHT JUST BE A MARKETING GIMMICK”. As I mentioned earlier, yes even this message would have its shade of yellow.
Moving ahead let me recommend that you need to read this, this & this on BCC! and see this too. That is precisely what you wanted to see more, the glory of the game – cricket, unadulterated yet with a POV.
Nevertheless I appreciate your comments, the anger and honesty in expressing what you feel about the way cricket is reported and read today. But let me close with telling that, if one or a couple of stories like this on BCC! made you call us guys, gossip crazy middle school girls. Imagine what those “N” number of news sources we have today – All the TV’s, newspapers, websites etc. which thrive on nothing but sensationalism would have to be called.
Imagine how long we would take reaching out to them, telling them what we think. Lastly, would everyone be as forthright to see merit in the argument? As I said in the start every colour has its shade. The shade depends on how you see or perceive it to be.
Do keep coming here. I look forward to reading more of you on BCC!.
You are gossip crazy middle school girls.
Anonymous
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This is sad. You guys pretend to care about Indian cricket, until this Stardust of Indian Cricket comes along with his Neeta's Natter type blog and everyone is promoting it. The news from yesterday should have been Warne's captaincy, Kamran Khan's amazing rags to glory story, Yusuf Pathan's absolute fearlessness, and Dada's latest proof of just why he is The Dada. Instead everyone is snickering over this character assassination. Even if real, this is a no talent guy pissing at super successful stars. When did that become admirable. Sometimes human nature just makes one sad. Please change the name of your Blog. You guys are not cricket crazy - you are gossip crazy middle school girls.
April 25, 2009 12:00 AM
He is safe and Sound!!
Didn’t I say he would be back soon?
But I didn’t expect that he would comeback this soon. So stunning was his comeback post that he wrote the word “Emotional” in English but yet Bengali to be really emotional.
Don’t believe me? Read it here for yourself.
I am expecting spicier stuff to appear on this blog in the coming days. I wouldn’t be surprised even if a Yahoo, Google or a MSN try to buy this blog out and make it a 100% commercial venture. Such seems the hype, coverage and the sensational posts that are.
They give you some sensational fodder to chew, make you long for the next installment. That is precisely what happened, rumour mills abound with the news that he has been caught, he is being packed off and he wouldn’t blog and so on. And then pat comes another one. I also think this can’t be the handiwork of just one blogger, it should be a collective. Yes many writers getting inputs from multiple sources.
In the end who knows, it might be another ploy by the Noah himself to get more publicity for his so called invention.
Jat effort by Yusuf
Yusuf Pathan of Jatman's XI fame, played out a Jat innings to lead RR to an unforgettable triumph against KKR. The non-thinking man's hero looked inspired as the thinking man's hero Warnie, bestowed confidence in him. Great to see someone take apart Ajantha Mendis (the 11th captain).
Ganguly not opening in the super over - BLUNDER.
Where's Mushroom Mortaza?
Wonder why KKR isn't playing Mushroom (Mashrafe) Mortaza, their most expensive purchase this season. Mashrafe mushroomed from nowhere at the auction but has not to be seen or heard of so far this season.
Cricketers in "Election 2009"
Since election fever is on in the world's largest democracy, thought it's worth mentioning that five former Indian cricketers have entered the political fray and are vying for seats in the Lok Sabha.
Let's begin with former captain Azharuddin who makes his electoral debut. The wristy Hyderabadi will be playing on an unfamiliar wicket - Moradabad, UP. Remains to be seen whether it would be as easy winning over the electorate as it was playing those leg glances, flicks and late cuts for Azza. Wonder how he'll communicate with his audience as it was always hard to follow what he said. His mumbling might just confuse the electorate, divide the votes and finally lead to his victory.
The eloquent Navjot "Oye Guru" Sidhu will be out to taunt his opponents in Amritsar, Punjab (just like he taunted Warnie in the winter of 98), seeking a second straight victory in the general elections. I was in Amritsar recently and saw huge hoardings of "Sherry" with some bold statements and claims that looked very impressive. The king of gimmicks took everyone by surprise when he went to file his nomination papers, riding an elephant. Isn't the elephant a rival party's symbol? More confusion for the voters....
Well, Chetan Sharma for sure is in the elephant's camp as he looks to get first time lucky in Faridabad, Haryana. The message from Madam M is loud and clear: Chetan, please no full toss this time around... we need a hat-trick instead.
Two-time MP Chetan Chauhan, the other 'Chetan' in the electoral fray, always played second fiddle to Sunny and was unfortunate to have never scored a century in his illustrious career. But East Delhi voters might just provide him an opportunity to redeem himself.
World Cup winner Kirti Azad is one former cricketer who has a lot going for him in Election 2009. He has the experience and is also batting on his home ground - Darbhanga, Bihar. The articulate all-rounder lost the last election five years back but he's sure to give it his all this time around since he knows that every run (seat) counts when the target is a mammoth 272.
Next Fake IPL Player please
Ok, it's not you, it's you, no not you, that guy, no that guy dammit. YOU!
YOU!
Here's some more on the Fake IPL Player, as if you care.
Appears you do. The bandwidth limit has been exceeded.
Click again. Never know who will show up.
Could be YOU.
overheard in oz dressing room...
clarke: roy...i think you owe a debt to selectors for choosing you...now perform and re-pay...
roy: let them pay for my exile first...
related story
Is it the Sound Systems Guy?
Much has been said about the identity of the Fake IPL player. The Sound Systems Guy is it?? . It could him or somebody else also, one can never be sure.
A while ago I paid my customary morning visit to Fake IPL Player, yes this was after reading the lots said about his identity in the blog world, the fact that he has given up etc. People are writing non stop about this man’s identity.
I couldn’t see the post on Fake IPL Player where he says he is caught and apologizing as some bloggers had mentioned. His last post as I see is still the one where he apologizes for making his brother proxy, Experiment flopped. So you could only derive 2 things out of this silence.
The man has in deed been caught and been bundled out in the next flight
He is lying low, waiting for this hours of Sherlock Holmes, err the blogger band to subside and then probably do one helluva comeback post
Now coming back to the contemplation issue, let me also join the bandwagon. At least till someone is finally sent back and branded the poison pen we could keep pitching in with our two bit.
Let me argue why the Sound Systems Guy can’t be the blogger.
He is over 30 now, so he either continues playing where ever he plays for the next 4-5 years and earns how much ever he could or asks his agent to draw a rebel league contract. But would they take him given this credentials he would carry along
Only last year he was bundled off his team for speaking like an angry young man, so this is really his year of redemption. It is not only about redeeming his playing career but also his bank balance.
Right now he is a rank outsider when it came to writing about this team. Therefore he needs some insider support if he wanted to do so. If that person who leaked info is indeed the Lordie as the bloggers contemplate, then imagine the repercussions.
In the criminal law parlance incitement is a far more dangerous crime than doing the act itself. So what are we going to do with the Lordie. I am sure Lordie knows all these repercussions, so would he be the guy who leaked information?
Given all this I doubt either the Sound Systems Guy or the Lordie are the men in question. For, one man has a dying career to prolong (more than revive) and the other has a legacy to live for.
Now on the identity bit, I have doubts if the writer of this blog is a cricketer playing the IPL. In my opinion the blog is being ghost written by a professional with inputs from insiders. It might be as many people have been contemplating be a marketing ploy. Look at the extra attention this blog has brought on to an IPL which was hastily arranged in a foreign land. Every time you see that commentator on screen you see Kishen Kannaiya (and not HIM), and you think “mmm… who / how much did you score last night?”. You see a Sandy Baddy Babe on screen you think “well, who’s gonna win that bet?”
So this blog has in fact created an emotional bond (of a different kind of course) for us with IPL-2. Many people have even started referring to the players with their Fake IDs or the names attributed to them by the Fake Player, Aapam Chutiya, Kaan Moolu, Little John, Dildo etc.
Wait for a couple of hours to see the next post from this man and then we shall continue on with this contemplation on his identity.
Gulu Ezekiel zeroes in on the Fake IPL Player.
(click on article to enlarge) Q Moment of IPL Match #10
2 runs to win off 2 balls.
Camera focuses on Lalit Modi, who is seen saying, "Bowl out guys, bowl out. Cheer for bowl out."
2 balls later, thats exactly what happened.
Not really.
It wasn't a bowl out, it was a Super Over!
What went wrong there Mr. Modi? Forgot the rules of the tournament you created? Or had a bit too much to drink?
Your slip up was caught on LIVE TV!
Q Moment of IPL Match #9
The entire match really.
There was not one dull moment.
Brilliant game.
Nothing else could have been expected of the 2 tournament favorites!
Happy Bored Day Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Happy B'day Sachin. Here are some Belated Birthday wishes from years' back. Still seems apt. Will we ever change.
B the moment of the match
So, where could an average young boy of 18 reach up to ?
To the last inch of a Tamil Nadu state transport bus' footboard trying to wink at the cute girl sitting on the fourth row window from the front side of the bus.
If that were the question posed to me, then this is what I would have replied (the most heroic thing I have ever done in my life as an 18 year old college kid).
I would never have imagined earning a couple of lakhs as my first pay cheque or playing along with a legend called Shane Keith Warne, leave alone me winning his confidence so much that I bowl the Super Over.
Let's allow this young man, Kamran Khan's all around the ground* feat B the moment of the match.
* For the overs he bowled, the wickets and the catch he took
Is it all over for the Fake IPL Player?
From Prem Panicker on tweeter
Flash: the fakeipl blogger's name will be outed by tomorrow morning, tops. Officials know. Criminal case in offing
The bigger bombshell could be when the blogger's source in kkr is outed. Word is, huge scandal brewing
No further details available just now, sorry. Oh, one other thing: the blogger is a player, but not from kkr
Disclosure: I was told this by a journo I trust. Confmd by an official type. Will name and thank them when I am able to
No posts on the Fake IPL Player's blog today, will there be any tomorrow?
Is one of the Bored Members The Fake IPL Player?
C'mon hop over on to twitter with us
That was a game worth a tweet, do swing by at Bored Cricket on twitter, here
ass ipl moment - JATMAN!!
jatman implodes...
...and all this while you were wondering why we did not sketch his head...?
...and all this while you were wondering why we did not sketch his head...?
Do you want to know who the Fake IPL Player is?
With great knowledge comes great responsibility. Here we are sitting on the identity of the Fake IPL Player. It’s something you want to blurt out, blow the whistle on, yet at the same time you know it sucks.
It’s not about the wrong or right thing here. More like, do you want to end the joyride? Killjoy Bhattacharya who called him ‘poison pen’ would love to.
But what will we get by revealing who the Fake IPL Player is? Guess deep down you all want to know – is he a KKR player, is he even a player, is he SRK’s idea, is he a journo, is he a blogger, is he a creative type, is he even in South Africa, is he in Calcutta or is he in Mumbai?
Think we know where you are Fake. Think you know we know where you are Fake. Should we start with a few hints? Have we already said too much?
Are we playing with you Fake? Just like you’re playing with us? Or the KKR guys?
Oh, does that eliminate a KKR insider. Is this another red herring, looks like we’ve been reading too much of your stuff.
What do you think guys, should we little by little, bit by bit, start stripping the seven veils of Fake? Or do it straight on, give you his good name, his good Bengali name?
This is crazy, sitting on fake’s identity. Now we know what it feels like Fake.Tell us what you think, it’ll make our decision a lot easier.
(kick) ass ipl moment - brc vs dc
no matter how much you score dravid...BRC just can't win...
(for better reference...check out this post from last ipl season...)
Q Moment of IPL Match #8
Camera points to Shahid Afridi with his pads on sitting in the dressing room.
Camera points to crowd and a banner that says, "Boom Boom Afridi, we want big six".
Camera points to Afridi, who shows his wrist and turns it over as if bowling a leggie and then shows six fingers.
That topped all the moments so far!
Oh wait that wasn't an IPL moment.
Oh no, Afridi wasn't playing for the Deccan Chargers today. He turned out for Pakistan!
Which match was I watching?
What the hell, it was Afridi.
And the crowd got the big six!
6-38!
Take that Australia!
Welcome to South Africa
South Africahhh! I knew I could never make it as an India player here, but if they are bringing me here to do nothing at all but stay at sexy hotels and gawk at chicks I would never get a chance to even dream about back in Saket, I’ll take it. Thank You God!
During the team trials, all I did was bowl ten deliveries, about 2 of which turned, ran 2 laps of the municipal ground, and I was in! Either this team is so confident of its main team that the bench doesn’t matter, or I am much more talented than what I think, definitely more than what my dad thinks.
I knew from Day 1 that I would never get a game, but would be with the squad. Little did I know back then that being with the squad meant that I get to go to bloody South Africa. Yay. Hurrah. Mum was happy. The girl wasn’t. She wanted to know when I would be rich enough to afford her as my WAG? I told her to stop reading stupid magazines.
Hasmuk, our skipper is always happy with every situation. Coach not on time. Koi nai! I mean this guy epitomises the chalta hai attitude, right from his footwork to his dressing sense to his confidence in his crappy English skills!
More coming up pretty soon.
Note: this post was written on 17th April, and I am posting it this late as I had no idea how to, till I got the invite from you guys. Thanks a lot for making me heard too. Cos shit happens towards the north of the tropic of cancer as well!
No more ad breaks
Thanks for the support friends. Keeps me going.
Earlier in the day some ads appeared on my blog, I have removed them. Apparently, Google wanted my postal address. Can't take chances ;). More ltr. Tc
Cricketer describing a nude woman
No cover, no extra-cover, two silly points, two fine legs, one deep gully and of course some grass on the pitch.
It's getting crazy
Just back after breakfast, things are hotting up here in pursuit of the poison pen. Yes, heard from one of the Coachie's boys that Dildo and the management are in discussions with Noah, the creator. They want to employ private detectives to sniff me out.
I am sure they can't and I'm going to keep posting at both places. Personally, I think Noah has better things to do in life.
Read the Real Fake IPL Player's real comment on Bored. Really.
Here you go, this is Fake IPL Player's real Comment:
Fake IPL Player said...
good that you have given me access in such a short notice. i am honored to be linked with BCC! will shortly be putting you on my blogroll!cheers!
April 22, 2009 12:26 PM
And this is the link to the comment
A column by Fake IPL Player
Fake IPL Player dropped by earlier today at the Bored talk number. Bored Member Ottayan, Ankit, Straight Point, Sam, Naked Cricket, were all there.
He walked in with a swagger. So these were the guys that pinned me first, hmmm
Yeah, Fake made his debut on Bored. Even before he got writing on the Fake IPL Player blog.
That day he had one follower, and that Paedophile Priest post. Three Ps can take you a long way baby.
Next thing you know, blogcity’s going to town with the story. And Fake is being followed, like rats followed the Piper.
At Bored, we invite Fake IPL Player to write for us.
You fit the profile sir. You are Bored. And the rest of that hack stuff, cricket crazy Indian sorta guy. Isn’t everyone?
But boy, are you bored.
You’re bored like I’m bored, got nuthin happening, but for the cricket. That is from the Bored anthem. You man, you are like the bored mascot.
And if for some reason, Fake, you can’t make it, we invite, you, you and you, to write in, to bcciwrites@gmail.com with your fake bits, faking it just like that fantastic fake ipl player would have.
Why be busy when you be bored. Why be real when you can fake it.
Q Moment of IPL Match #7
Tip tip barsa paani
Paani ne aag lagai
Aag lagi dil me to
Teri yaad aayee
Teri yaad aayee to
Jalne laga Lalit ka bheega batwa!
NC Moment of the what match was that
The Punjab vs The KKKKiran team. Ganguly's two wickets in one over, cut to SRKKKK in that over, unbelievable expression, somewhere between smugness n surprise. Even that cigi butt looked arrrrrogant.
ass ipl moment - brc vs csk
after seeing many bored ipl moments of fellow bored members...why should i be left behind...? so here i present...ass ipl moment...
"look you fool...i didn't spend all those millions to see you coming at 3 down and praveen opening the innings..."
for the reference of the image...check this out...
The Fake IPL Player becomes real
A reaction from the KKR site:
"There is a blog spot which a team member showed me this morning which purports to be from a member of the KKR entourage. Poison pen writing of the dirtiest variety, but far too many factual errors. Who ever it is out there is obviously very sick, perverted and has far too little information or insight to successfully pretend to be a part of us."
But there's more joy at the fake ipl player's blog, no?
Achettup's Moment of IPL Match #5
So many great moments, but for me arguably without a doubt, it was getting to hear the melodious voice of Ranjit Fernando, after what, almost a year? I feasted on it, and now I'm feeling sick. Curiously, I'm not sure if I'm the only "ONE", but did anyone notice if he did mention it, "one" i.e.?
Q Moment of IPL Match #5
I so wanted this one to be about KP vs Freddie, but that was not to be even though KP bowled a few to Freddie, while Murali denied Freddie that chance.
So my moment of the match then.
10th over of the Super Kings' innings.
Hayden and Patel going great guns.
100 up before the mid point of the innings.
The 7.5 minute tacitical whactical is a couple of balls away.
Camera points to KP.
KP is warming up getting ready to bowl!
Didn't anyone tell him he won't get the ball till 7.5 minutes later?
Ankit's Moment of IPL Match 5
Scene: last over of the Chennai Innings. Dale Steyn is bowling. Freddy Flintoff is at the crease.
Steyn runs in quick and mean, Flintoff shuffles and moves towards the off side. Steyn follows him, misses the bat by about 3 inches, and as it is technically so, Brian Jerling stretches his arms.
Steyn gives it to him in the local language...
That is not it..
3 balls later, Steyn yorks Albie Morkel and mutters to the umpire: "now that wasn't too wide, was it?"
Fast Bowler going full senti...
Love it...
Hayden to return for Ashes
With today's purple cap will also come a new baggy green. Watch the Aussies beg Hayden for a swift Ashes' return, and announce his retirement from retirement.
NC moment of the what match is this
Parthiv opens, walks in holding big daddy hayden's little finger. And then he hits a dlf min four, and then a dlf max six. And then hayden looks at him, and says, is that you, Justin? And Hayden goes bonkers. And somewhere in the Bush, Justin weeps tears of joy and says, yeah it's me, boohoohoo!
IPL on live stream
you can watch live IPL and other cricket matches at www.hipakistan.com... just in case...
right Q...?
A - premonition from IPL 2014!
Such is the state with cricket boredom, that it is what we now have premonitions about!
So, here is the one that I have had. The one from IPL-2014!
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IPL Chairman Lalit Modi thanks Government of Afghanistan for providing them with the best security measures and brilliant hospitality through out the IPL.
Che, formerly known as Cheteshwar Pujara, the captain of India and IPL Saurashtra Team, thanked Sachin for inspiring him to lead his side to IPL victory, and to play his cricket, this morning!
The senior players of Indian Cricket team, MSD and Blank Singh, formerly known as Harbhajan, have decided to use IPL to prove their critics (who say they are now past their prime) wrong, ala RD and Sachin in IPL 2009!
Yuvraj has been replaced by Shaun Marsh as the captain of KXIP. Yuvraj thanks John Buchanan, the coach of their team, and says now he can concentrate more on getting a regular place in the India Test XI.
Sachin gave a TV interview to us this morning. He is still humble after all major players have thanked him. He says one of the major reasons, he is still playing, is to get another World Cup for India, after all the man with 123 international centuries can not be satisfied with being a part of just one WC winning team!
All the news Courtesy: Bored Cricket Crazy Indians, the premium cricket website, on anything cricket!
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Mind you! You read it here first!
a curious question...john!
after seeing spinners making match winning contributions in virtually every match so far...so with this obvious benefit of hindsight...how many more captains you will require to come to conclusion that there is one atom-bomb in mendis is waiting to be unleashed....?
2 Sixes = 4 Wickets
So Rohit Sharma won the "DLF MAXIMUM sixes" for hitting an unfathomable 2, yes thats double 1, sixes. The prize was a check for Rs 1,00,000... or 1 lakh... or $2000... or Rs 50,000 per six... or half a lakh... or $1000 per six
RP Singh was "
Wickets are cheap in T20s, but surely not that cheap... or sixes are expensive... but two of them? What if everyone just hits one, is the six that went the furthest? What if... ah duck it, who cares... its not as if we're talking about anything other than the sponsors getting an extra mention.
Achettup's Moment For IPL Match #4
VVS's runout... Austin Powers would have done a three-point-turn quicker than VVS took to spin on his heel. Shukla didn't even bother with a direct hit, he had time to watch Sehwag's obilteration of KXIP, the Declaration of Independence and Mars Attacks, before deciding to pop it over to McCullum who had half circumnavigated the globe before turning back hearing that Gibbs had shouted "NO".
Honorable Mentions:
- Sharma Running Out Agarkar
- Doull telling (recent St Kitts citizen and Alcoholics Anonymous member) Herschelle Gibbs to go enjoy a drink after his performance.
- And as mentioned by Ankit, that glorious six welcoming lethargic Agarkar to IPL Season 2.
Achettup's Moment Of IPL #3
I wanted so badly to go with Q, a time-out for a 12 over innings probably does deserve two Bored moments and the game should have been abandoned by two overs or 7.5 minutes if the rain gods had any sense of poetic justice.
But I'm going to go with winning a match in under 5 overs, or 29 balls to be exact, duckworth lewis or no duckworth lewis... don't forget that 5 overs have to be bowled before a game can count as a result if it is rained out...
Q Moment of IPL Match #4
Homer got there before me.
So I'll go with Rohit Sharma's thoughts.
36*, 3 fours, 2 sixes.
What do you think was going on in his head during the innings?
"I'm glad the IPL is back"!
Q Moment of IPL Match #3
The strategic tactical whactical for commercial reasons million dollar making Lalit Modi's time out.
From 67-1 at the time-out, Kings XI slided down to 104-7.
I wonder what was discussed.
More importantly - which commercial were shown?
Fake IPL Player & the Paedophile Priest.
There's a new blog on the run, it's called Fake IPL Player and its written by IPL Anonymous.
It could be an insider in KKR, or then again, it could be one of us. Who knows who is who, and which is which.
Sampler:
Lord not opening
Just out of the team meeting held in the Coach's suite. Skipper did most of the talking. He is opening with the Calypso King. Lord Almighty is at No. 3. Some bull-shit about using his experience to guide the middle order, similar to what the other 2 of the troika did yesterday. Lord sat there straight faced. Didn't say much. Didn't smile at all. I was standing at one corner straight across the Lord. And given my height and stature I can go quite unnoticed. I was observing the Lord carefully, each twitch of his eyes, every movement of his thumb, his gaze. He is very unhappy and uncomfortable. Being treated like this in front of his bacchas.
The Coach talked about strategies to contain the opposing captain and opening batsman whom I will refer to as the Pedophile Priest. Why? Priest, because the world thinks he is one. Pedophile because I saw him at the party day before yesterday. And I shall not elaborate any further.
Btw have you read Beyond the Blues by Akash Chopra, former Indian test opener, and middle order player with the Knight Riders, hear it's an excellent read.
Ankit's Moment: Match 4
Ajit Agarkar, one of the Lords century fame, and everytime bowling shame, came in to bowl as the fifth bowler - after dada, mind it!
I was sitting and i muttered: pitega sala (he would be thrashed, i-screw-ur-sister)
First ball: Rohit Sharma smashed him for 6.
17 runs in the first over... I stand vindicated...
True Story.
The Homer moment of the 4th game
Herschelle Gibbs takes a stunner at point. A few minutes later, Rohit Sharma does the same at short cover.
And points straight at Gibbs.. Who returns the gesture..
Beautiful!
The Afridi Effect
Appears the tale carrying, captain confronting, and other very very special qualities of Afridi are not being missed among the Deccan Chargers. From the table bottom, looks like they've climbed the Table Mountain. Enjoying the cape of good hope, they are.
NC moment of the tiny 3rd game
3D vs KEP, post match, post 1st interview, 2nd interview with Mandira B, Jatman recalls last years' follies against Punjab XI. As did we a while back. You may argue that the moment wasn't from the game, but then the game wasn't a game either.
Bored aside: How does it feel to be a Punjabi living in Delhi, who do you root for? When a Delhi-ite lives in Punjab, does he become a Punjabi.
I take A - moment
Yes, that is what I have decided, to call it A-moment!
The first innings draws to a close! And the match seems drawn in to a to-be close match!
KXIP scored 104/7 in XI + I overs!
And the stage awaits the Jatman, and the Gautin! Will the might of Irfan and VRV (hehe!) be able to stop them?!
Need more for a better match?! Then keep looking out more Bored IPL moments!
A - nother moment: Why have DD taken the uniform that makes them resemble so much to the English team?!
The first innings draws to a close! And the match seems drawn in to a to-be close match!
KXIP scored 104/7 in XI + I overs!
And the stage awaits the Jatman, and the Gautin! Will the might of Irfan and VRV (hehe!) be able to stop them?!
Need more for a better match?! Then keep looking out more Bored IPL moments!
A - nother moment: Why have DD taken the uniform that makes them resemble so much to the English team?!
Jatman's Captaincy carried forward.
IPL 1s rain curtailed game vs. Kings XI Punjab, (9 overs), Daredevils lost thanks to some Jatmanship. Jatman, not reading the weather, held back his better bowlers, lost out to D/L and to Punjab. Most of the first season, Jatman did not pick Amit Mishra (who had a 5 for). Instead some young, raring to go for DLF maximum sixes, Yo-Yo Maheshes. Here again, no Mishraji, but plenty of middle pacers jee. And didn’t you just see Vettori’s first over.
And while we’re at it, let’s call this team, the Victoria Virgin Varriors. And to hell with the typo.
B the moment of the match
Rain has finally stopped they say.
And it would be a F14 and not a T20 !!
They would play fourteen overs each. And the Daredevils field after winning the toss.
Obviously the Complete Works of JATMAN: Corporate Identity, Motto, War Cry.
The Jatman Corporate identity
Jatman appears headless.
Jatman appears Black & White; no grey areas, no grey matter.
Jatman appears with the letter ‘J’ on his heart, and his superhero underwear.
Jatman appears in sneakers (can be seen here)
Jatman disappears fast, as he appears.
Jatman Motto
Win or lose
Live or noose
Only two ways
To a game
Jatman War Cry
Win or lose
Win or lose
Only two ways
Only two way
to a game
to a game
Live or noose
Live or noose
Only two ways
Only two ways
To a game
To a game
JATMAN: Areh, why you repeat? You think I'm stupid?
It's Black & WhiteIt's Black & White
It's a game
It's a game
It's Jatman's game
It's Jatman's game
C'mon do the Jatman, man
C'mon do the Jatman, man
It win or lose
It's live or noose
It's Black & White
It's Black & White
Only two ways to it man
Only two ways to it man
It's the Jatman's world
It's the Jatman's world
Sink yourself in everything about Jatman here.
Q Moment of IPL Match #2
Q called his brother: What happened in the game?
Q's brother: BRC scored 133 and Rajasthan were bowled out for 58!
Q: WHAT!!? How? Who scored? Who took the wickets?
Q's brother: Dravid scored 66 and Kumble took 5 wickets.
Q: They were playing a test match or what?
"Conditions like this give boys like me a chance."
Rahul Dravid said it. About time. Don't stop. Keep talking. Jammy talker.
a message to mallya
whether you choose a test team or not...team will always 'test' you...
MSD can keep a secret
MSD likes Parthiv Patel to keep, open the innings and generally hang around. If given a chance, he’d love both Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik to open the innings, and keep for ten overs each. In between all that mediocrity, MSD would appear. In some 7 ½ minute ads. Just imagine how good he’d look.
Bored aside: still think Badri could have come in a little lower. Like the next game.
Mini little tiny triumphs
Abhishek Nayar tonks Freddie's millions for 3 6s. Hayden the pauper, standing at slip, drops a sitter from Sachin. Look, everything is weighed in money, it must be the IPL.
dog shows the way...
...that you can have 10 minutes of stoppage without even assigning 'strategy break'...
our insider has just texted me that organizers are planning for more such 'dog shows' in future matches...the expenses of which will be borne by sponsors...of course...
Even better than the real thing
This is not a team. This is a bunch of mercenaries.
To hell with the middle man, to hell with the middle order, to hell with the middle overs.
I want them all to open. Because that's the only way you get closure.
Bored Friends, i give you the Naked Cricket XI.
Gibbs (DC)
Sehwag (DD)
Gilchrist (DC)
Duminy (MI)
Uthappa (BRC)
M Vijay (CSK)
Amit Mishra (DD)
Piyush Chawla (KXP)
Asok Dinda (KKR)
Ashish Nehra (DD)
Angelo Mathews (KKR)
BCC! IPL Fantasy Cricket
I've taken the liberty of creating a fantasy league for BBC! members (and of course anyone else reading this post) on Cricinfo. I've sent invites to all members, if you'd like to join please leave a comment here.
Cheers,
Achettup
Happy Bored Day Marshall
Happy B'day Malcolm Marshall. If t20 is quick, fleeting and over in a trice, I shudder to think what you were. You were the one.
Bored devils bored advocate…
The Johan Botha saga made us page Bishen Bedi, without any response. And then came a fantastic idea to contain this contagion, yes we want the ICC to equip the umpires with protractors to effectively measure the delivery angle of every bowler. No, not (Mike) Proctor, the one we are referring is the drafting instrument that used to form part of our secondary school geometry boxes.
To start with we studied a couple of pictures, just that moment as the bowling hand is about to release the ball. As I think this might be a little controversial, I am not going to pass any judgement. I would leave it open to the bored members and the bored readers to form their own opinion and probably have a discussion.
What we would do here is to just give you a couple of pointers about what we see in the pictures. Excuse me if you thought we are stirring up the hornets nest again. That is not the intention. Personally speaking I am a great fan of one of the two guys we are talking about here while I haven’t watched much of the other.
Exhibit 1: Muralidaran at practice with Chennai Superkings.
1. He is about to deliver what seems like a possible doosra
2. Look at how upright and (almost) straight his body is
3. Look at the left hand and the left leg, almost firmly pivoted at 80-85 degrees
4. Look at the bowling arm, it seems like it is cocked at 40 degrees
Now the question, do you think if this is the position you are anchored at you would manage to deliver within the mandated 15 degrees?
Now can you take a ball in your hand and try replicating this position and then releasing the ball? Do you feel like your bowling arm might twist badly if you wanted to straighten it (the normal delivery style)?
So what do you think about this action?
Exhibit 2: Botha in action during the recent ODI series against Australia
1. He seems like he is going to deliver a conventional
off-spinner or may be a faster one (more likely it is actually a faster one, if you look at how well he is using the crease and how close he is to the stumps).
2. Look at his body, it is at 70-75 degrees, aligned with his pivotal left leg
3. Now look at where his left hand is anchored, it is completely aligned with his bowling arm (elbow). At 30-35 degrees.
The question, do you think he would deliver the faster one within the stipulated 15 degree bend of the arm?
Why don’t you try this now with a ball in your hand?
This action is a little easily correctable. But the problem is that if you try to correct yourself after cocking up into this position, most probably the ball you deliver is going to bisect (even a squarish) third man and the backward point fielder for a perfect 5.
I am not trying to pass any judgment here as I had mentioned earlier. What is right for some could be wrong from someone else. What is a perfect 6/6 for someone might be short sight for another.
The Measure of a Bowler
"Dear sir, freeze there... would you mind me measuring the angle.It has become mandatory these days"
by Raja Baradwaj + Naked Cricket
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