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bored cricket crazy indians
In reaction to Michael Vaughan's painting
Reminds me of throwing water balloons for target practice for Holi ! Lovely sir, after combining cricket and films, its time someone mashed up cricket and art. Nowadays it would mean videos, installations- imagine a big bowl served with red scoop of ice-cream and a spoon like a bat or colourful chess pieces on a green and white chess board- limitless metaphors possible. Even a philosophical XI is possible- how we bat to all the balls destiny throws at us or how as a bunch we trap the game. Cricket, Life, Art its time the art galleries and seminar halls were flooded. Why leave out theatre, no good plays yet written on what happens hidden from the public eye- fake IPL player could be approached! If Madonna can inspire a 100 PhD's how come no one is writing the sociology, semiotics of the gentleman's ( now gali gali mein shor hai,bina kirkit duniya bore hai ) game!!!
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Sunny Narang
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Gaurav Sethi
Robin Uthappa was born in a loft.
Not an over goes without him lofting the ball. He takes to it like a bird to air.
At times he strolls past many sets of stumps just to play his favourite in-the-air shots on the on-side. Is that the outside-in shot?
Guys like Uthappa aren’t taken seriously in Indian cricket. Even when they score big runs, win games, get haircuts.
It gets them the occasional ad break. But they are too cool for most type of cricket. Way cooler than Yuvraj Singh.
They take a bow, even before anyone can applaud. That’s how cool they are.
But that’s not all. Guys like Uthappa are basically opening batsmen.
Nowadays, after being a wicketkeeper, that’s the worst you can do in India.
But did you know, Uthappa was a wicketkeeper too. Touché!
See, there always is a reason for a man’s misfortune. Uthappa has excelled with two.
There was a time when his strike rate, scores, persona were way more compelling than Gautam Gambhir.
Yet Gambhir had been sidelined way too often before. He needed one more break.
Also, Gambhir has a far more amicable personality. He’s not like Kambli-the-second-coming.
He’s so soft spoken you almost reach out for a non-existent hearing aid.
Today, in a Challenger Trophy game, Uthappa played in the air again. R.P. Singh could’ve made it R.I.P. Robin, but he ran after the ball like retired dogs do in Jogger’s Park.
Uthappa went on to score some runs, as he did the other day.
Now, while he may not be your everyday likable kid, bad boys like him demand special attention.
Like a spaceship. So they can play where they love it most. In the air.
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