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RajaB
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
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by Raja Baradwaj
It seems BCCI has decided that paying the selectors means that a good team (without any bias… what an oxymoron!!) would be selected. And the ICL is happy about this development. No, not because BCCI is paying the selectors. It is because Mr. Krish Srikanth is going to be the chief of selectors.
To understand their happiness we need to rewind a bit and go to the first match (league stage) Chennai Superkings played Rajasthan Royals in IPL. Krish Srikanth was then a star commentator cum a mascot for the Chennai team. Sohail Tanveer, the Pakistani pacer was in the middle of a brilliant spell and so was Srikanth, in the middle of a free flowing commentary session.
Srikanth was so enchanted by Tanveer that he said "Tanveer Jabbar, what a brilliant bowler he is…" Little did Srikanth or for that matter anybody in the commentary team notice this. Perhaps they didn't know who Tanveer Jabbar is. He was a batsman who represented Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy in the 90's and the son of Abdul Jabbar who might have played alongside Srikanth, for Tamil Nadu during the 80's. Most of us would have missed this faux pas, but I am sure everyone would agree that our man is bad when it comes to remembering (right) names or putting forth his point of view. And that too when occasion demands.
And yes… I know you guys would have guessed it right as to why ICL is happy with this development. For those who didn't get it… Imagine Srikanth reading a team out like this…
"and T P Singh, Kiran Powar and whaadoucal*… Rajagopalan Satish complete the 15 member squad. The last three are in due to their splendid performance in domestic cricket". I am sure Pawar and Modi have other ideas, they might probably have found a voice over artist to speak (announce the names) out while Srikanth mimes in the background after the selection meetings.
What a performance that would be…
On a completely different note, right from when I was a child I have always been fascinated by this adage "Throw peanuts, get monkeys!!" I realized that there is a converse to this adage which is equally striking and true, "Throw bundles of currency to monkeys, they would still wait for the peanuts". I am sure the people in BCCI know this and have factored this when they selected this bunch of wise men to select.
* That is Srikanth's way of recalling something on air... Used freely on men, animals, place & things, it stands for "What you call"!!
PS: From the same IPL match (Raj Vs Chen) here is another gem from the man… Thanks Bhaskar!!
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