Cricket Nut III - Cruel Intentions

Uthappa smashes it

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The hat-trick

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How come Dhoni is playing then?

A conversation we overheard yesterday during the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.

Non-serious IPL spectator: If Rajasthan are batting, then who's bowling?

Serious IPL spectator: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Non-serious IPL spectator: Then how come Dhoni is playing?

Serious IPL spectator: Dhoni? Dhoni is not playing. He plays for Chennai Super Kings.

Non-serious IPL spectator: Oh, is that Kumble then?

Serious IPL spectator: Yah.

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Critics can say whatever, but class is class

Says Anil Kumble in the Hindustan Times.

Tuesday’s game showed us one thing: It doesn’t matter where you’re from, or what form of the game it is, when good players are challenged, or criticised by people who don’t have anything else to say, they tend to show the world why they’re considered good, or great.

We agree, but still some bad buys were made in the inaugural auction, Wasim Jaffer one such case. And thank god they didn't pay more.

"Look at my runs, assess my performance," says Jaffer, pointing to his five centuries in 28 Tests, including two double-hundreds. And that's why, he says, he was hurt by the US$150,000 he was deemed worth at the IPL auction last month - the lowest price an India cricketer fetched.

"Obviously it hurts when you compare the price of some others to what I got. I have proved myself on the field, and I have made runs in Test cricket, over 2000 of them. But other players who haven't scored enough have got much more, because people think they will be a big hit in Twenty20. That's what public image does. You can only change their views by going out there and scoring runs."

Read the rest of the interview at Cricinfo.

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The Chinnaswamy sets the benchmark

Don't bring your own, we'll give you some: The list of items spectators are forbidden to bring with them is long and all encompassing. You wouldn't get in with a large flag, or something to create a din with. But the organisers were handing it all out. 'Cheer kits', Royal Challenger flags, inflatable noisemakers and more. The props were everywhere and the fans used them. The result was a sea of waving flags and an awful din.

The Chinnaswamy Stadium sets the benchmark

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Uthappa kicks Appam's ass

Still figuring out what Appam is, read this.
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Comedy of errors

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