More »
by Gireesh + NC
Gireesh Subramaniam is an entrepreneur, engineer and Sachin devotee. You can find him on www.warmbluke.com and on twitter @girsubra
Showing posts with label Man of the match. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man of the match. Show all posts
Yuvi! Yuvi! Yuvi!
by Gireesh + NC
Gireesh Subramaniam is an entrepreneur, engineer and Sachin devotee. You can find him on www.warmbluke.com and on twitter @girsubra
Jatman's New Year's Resolution.
2009 is over, khalaas. For 2010 I have fresh ideas. Whatever happened in 2009 I will not repeat in 2010. I have had enough of these “Man of the Match” ceremonies. I’m told their short form is MoM, ok – but no more for me. Not that I don’t want any more MoMs – I want it to be called “Sehwag Ki Maa” ceremony – that will ensure only I will win the award – for a good mother will first bless her son then other mother’s sons.
I also feel Halchal Singh should have a special ceremony – he likes MoMs too; for him I suggest we call it Teri Maa Ki. As Gauti says, MoM’s the word!
What else can I say? I have played as captain, vice captain, it’s been a long time since I was a 12th man – I do not miss it much. But I still wish to play in a new position in 2010; I have always admired Rahul Dravid, especially his wicket keeping abilities. And then you see with MS, the power of Indian cricket is behind the stumps.
Even if I cannot be a wicketkeeper, I would like to be the helmet behind the wicketkeeper. Anyway I am used to scoring runs in clusters, 4s and 6s – so when I the helmet hit the ball or the ball hits me – I will have scored 5 runs.
I also want to open the batting with Gauti, nobody sings my praises like him. Together we like to sing each other’s praises – off late I have started to give interviews, they can be a lot of fun. I like to be honest, but because most people are not honest my interviews are very likable. Even I like them. I also like Gauti’s interviews, and he likes mine. In 2010 I want to change this – I want to give interviews as Gauti and make Gauti give interviews as me – now that I have hair it will be difficult for them to tell us apart. We are like brothers anyway.
You must be thinking why am I talking so much – this is the new Jatman. In 2009 I wanted to clean Delhi cricket, in 2010 I am going to speak with the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association – you’ll never guess what I’m planning. But I still don’t want to have anything to do with that Stanford guy – dirty man.
When you say things because you can afford to...
I scored all of 829 out of 1200 in my school finals. It was, is and will be the abyss any one from my glorious Tambram family would ever manage to beat. Unless my son Anirudhha decides to make me proud.
But still I could come out unscathed, the reason being that 96% I scored in Chemistry. I effectively managed to deflect the limelight, having been the weaklink. The most inefficient guy in the family (team), in terms of scoring.
I could speak because I could afford to, about my Chemistry scores
Cut to IPL: Where you have...
Let's first read this story...
Did he bowl a yorker ?
Yes, he tried to bowl one too many in the right earnest. But in my opinion he never did (or could) bowl even one.
Did he bowl a slower one ?
Yes, he did... for every one delivery of his would follow my moped of those days (a TVS Champ, TN 72 3280 during my college days) and travel on any congested Indian street without attracting the awe of a policeman. High 60s maximum.
But still, when you manage to pick-up wickets you can talk anything you want...
When cricinfo says you were to be the all rounder BCCI was searching for and you just missed the bus, the crap you talk is worth a few carats...
It gets even better when you become the MOM of a T20 encounter, bowling what they call a "Quasi military not so medium"...
You can talk Chotu
KEEP TALKING*...
Till you get plastered, soon...
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.
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.
Men of the match
Once upon a time Sachin shared the MoM with Yuvraj or was it the other way round.
Today, Yuvraj shared his MoM with Sehwag.
When Sachin and Yuvraj shared their MoM, they did so in the flesh, even though it wasn’t a meaty trophy. They clung on to each other, the trophy, and the basic idea of sharing.
This time, Yuvraj shared it, but somewhat metaphorically.
He spoke in his endearing Texan Jaat twang, something about sharing it with Sehwag.
Sehwag looked like a midsize cap. His face, somewhat downcast, was obscured by cap.
Yuvraj as MoM, is a curious choice if you go purely by the scorecard.
Even though scorecards aren’t pure, like say, vestal virgins.
Yuvraj 117(95), Sehwag 116 (90). Top that Sehwag bowled 7-0-30-1, Yuvraj bowled 3.4-0-14-1
But then the scorecard didn’t give out the MoM award. Arun Lal did. Not that he called it alone, was it in cahoots with PwC?
Deal is, honesty blaze Yuvraj said, ‘i got to my 100 before Sehwag’.
Yuvraj was the playmaker, rainmaker, coffeemaker. He came in at 2 down for 24. Sehwag was already there. He came in at 0-0. Bane of an opener. You can never come in at 2 for 24, 3 for 30, or 5 for 65. Unless you get injured, retire, return. It’s complicated.
Anyway, Yuvraj was the Man of the Match. And Sehwag was one of the men who played in the match. But how.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
