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More Trent Bridge Musings…

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∙ Bhajji ko series main itne saare runs khaake hajam nahin hua isiliye fourth day ko stomach upset tha.

∙ Tendulkar Mahashatak Trivia No. 23: The bowlers purposely leaked runs to ensure that Sachin would get a large enough target to score his 100th international hundred.

∙ If we lose this Test then Rahul might just gain Sachin’s iconic status. Some may say: We lose every time Dravid scores a century.

∙ Bad performance Reason No. 24: Duncan Fletcher has spent so much time with the English cricket team that he speaks like them. The Indian players sub-consciously think that the enemy is speaking to them and don’t listen to him.

∙ Bad performance Reason No. 27: The Indian cricketers body clock is still set to IST and that’s why they play well till tea after which its bedtime for most. Either that or the English tea simply doesn’t suit them.

∙ If the Indian cricket team were an animal then it would be one with a great body and a lousy tail.

(Reference: India-England cricket Test match at Trent Bridge from July 29-August 2)

© Sunil Rajguru

Musings from Trent Bridge…

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New cricketing mantras…
Bhajji: Make life Large. (Large bowling averages and Large batting errors)
Dhoni: Make life Different. (Effect unheard of batting collapses and opposition tail onslaughts)
England: Make life Broad. (And then celebrate with Strauss beer)

The new Mr India…
Rahul Dravid. India ko 15 saalo se bacha raha hai, phir bhi koi use dekh hi nahin sakta! Bus doosro ki centuries ki hi padi rahati hai!

Strange Weather…
When its fully cloudy, it rains wickets.
When its sunny, the runs shine.
When its India, a wicket downpour can come from the middle of a beautiful blue sky.

Myth: Lemmings commit mass suicide. If one jumps, the others merely follow.
Fact: On Saturday, Yuvraj Singh became the Prime Lemming of Trent Bridge.

© Sunil Rajguru

January to June 2011 Cricket Columns

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The game changes yet again…
A look at the ICC’s latest round of changes
29 June, 2011, Sify.com

Old and battered, but still the Wall
Dravid hits his first overseas century in 5 years
24 June, 2011, Sify.com

Windies tour brimming with long-term benefits
The future leadership of India looks good
17 June, 2011, Sify.com

Fatigue, injuries and Team India
6 of 11 champions opting out is unprecedented
30May, 2011, Sify.com

Everyone’s happy, everyone’s complaining
…and other IPL snippets…
30 May, 2011, Sify.com

Twitter breaks IPL careers, blogging makes them
…and other IPL snippets…
27 May, 2011, Sify.com

Cometh the hour, cometh the man
…and other IPL snippets…
14 May, 2011, Sify.com

Gabriella Pasqualotto, India’s most famous cheerleader
…and other IPL snippets…
12 May, 2011, Sify.com

Warnie as India coach one day?
…and other IPL snippets…
7 May, 2011, Sify.com

Lankan Premier League: Bring on the competition!
…and other IPL snippets…
6 May, 2011, Sify.com

The Dada of all comebacks
…and other IPL snippets…
3 May, 2011, Sify.com

Test cricketers, not Tests, are dying
…and other IPL snippets…
25 April, 2011, Sify.com

The controversies are back!
…and other IPL snippets…
22 April, 2011, Sify.com

Revenge of the dumped…
…and other IPL snippets…
18 April, 2011, Sify.com

Wanted: A triple century in ODIs
…and other IPL snippets…
14 April, 2011, Sify.com

A kick works more than a hug
…and other IPL snippets…
11 April, 2011, Sify.com

Indian cricket’s Videshi Trimurti
The Wright-Chappell-Kirsten saga
10 April, 2011, Sify.com

The dark side of the World Cup
India’s victory has hidden a lot of issues
7 April, 2011, Sify.com

Sreesanth’s luckier than Sachin!
…and other world cup snippets
5 April, 2011, Sify.com

The Rise of the Third Reich
India can be the Third Great Team
5 April, 2011, Sify.com

It’s time for the Indian hammer to strike
Now or never for Indian cricket
1 April, 2011, Sify.com

Mental disintegration, Indo-Pak style
It’s all about pressure here
1 April, 2011, Sify.com

The record streak breakers
High time giant-killers India became giants
25 March, 2011, Sify.com

World cricket’s crisis at the bottom
West Indies and the others have lost their fight
24 March, 2011, Sify.com

Let the quarter-final lottery begin!
Why have the leagues in the first place?
21 March, 2011, Sify.com

England’s Book of Thrillers: One win, four fates
…and other World Cup snippets…
18 March, 2011, Sify.com

Powerless in Powerplay, clueless in UDRS
…and other World Cup snippets…
14 March, 2011, Sify.com

The two certainties of cricket
…and other World Cup snippets…
10 March, 2011, Sify.com

Logically, they just shouldn’t have won
The day of the underdog
8 March, 2011, Sify.com
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When the umpire can play god
…and other world cup snippets…
7 March, 2011, Sify.com
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The minnows strike back
…and other world cup snippets…
4 March, 2011, Sify.com

The strange case of Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
The world’s most schizophrenic cricketer
2 March, 2011, Sify.com

One good collapse deserves another
The India-England WC tie…
28 February, 2011, Sify.com

Why Shahrukh picked ten Doeschate
The greatest “upcoming” all-rounder…
24 February, 2011, Sify.com

Warm-up for a warm-up stage?
…and other World Cup snippets…
19 February, 2011, Sify.com

The day of the underdog
It all began in 1983…
18 February, 2011, Sify.com

Unique World Cup battle: India versus India
…and other snippets…
09 February, 2011, Sify.com

What if it’s Australia again?
…and other World Cup snippets…
01 February, 2011, Sify.com

Yusuf Pathan – the new Emperor of Blitz
…and other World Cup snippets…
28 January, 2011, Sify.com

Confused ICC changes format yet again
It’s a different World Cup every time
27 January, 2011, Sify.com

Where India always beats Pakistan
India leads 4-0. What about 2011?
27 January, 2011, Sify.com

South Africa? Are you choking?
A brief history of the Proteas at the World Cup
26 January, 2011, Sify.com

Could it be a totally different 2011 World Cup?
…and other World Cup snippets…
25 January, 2011, Sify.com

Many positives for team India despite a loss
 Yusuf Pathan is the jewel in the crown
24 January, 2011, Sify.com

A good bet for the World Cup
A SWOT analysis of Team India
18 January, 2011, Sify.com

India lack the knockout punch
Always so near and yet so far…
7 January, 2011, Sify.com

Ye hai IPL yaaro…

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∙ In IPL, everything goes in fast forward.
Look at Sourav Ganguly’s career with Team India…

1993: No support
2006: No captaincy
2008: No respect
2009: No Team India

His career with the IPL…

IPL1: No support
IPL2: No captaincy
IPL3: No respect
IPL4: No IPL

∙ Kal tha Bangalorean, aaj hai Rajasthani,
Abhi hoga Bengali, jabki kal tha Delhiwala,
Hero ban gaya zero, zero ban gaya hero,
Kuch zero ghate, kuch zero bade,
IPL ke kacche hai har tarah ke rishtey…

© Sunil Rajguru

If wishes were horses…

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After 20 years, Imran Khan is the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Sachin Tendulkar the PM of India.
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India and Pak reach the final of the 2032 T10 World Cup. So Sachin invites Imran  to Eden Gardens where they meet and discuss a lot of things and end up sorting out the Kashmir issue! Cricket Diplomacy zindabad!
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P.S. Manmohan Singh sahab, what an idea sirji! Deflecting all your problems in one stroke! If India wins the WC, you might actually win the assembly polls! What is 2G, CWG, WikiLeaks in front of cricket?
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This version by Sunil Rajguru

Fix kare ya na kare ye kaisi mushkil hai…

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Please sing to the tune of Rangeela‘s Kya kare kya na kare ye kaisi mushkil hai…

Fix kare ya na kare ye kaisi mushkil hai,
Koi to bata de iska hal o mere bhai,
Ki ek taraf to paise se pyaar kare hum,
Aur game ko khelne se darrein hum.

Roz roz hum sochta yahi,
Aaj humko chance mil jaaye kahin,
To aisa khelega saala vaisa khelega,
Khullam khulla bat aur ball pe hamla karega,
Par jab rokda saamne chamakti hai,
Saans hi atakti hai,
Aur ye ball jaati hai fisal,

Fix kare ya na kare ye kaisi mushkil hai,
Koi to bata de iska hal o mere bhai,
Ki ek taraf to paise se pyaar kare hum,
Aur game ko khelne se darrein hum.

Koi badi baat nahin humein fix karna tha jo bhi,
Vo to hum yoohi karte magar,
Phir bhi kaha nahin vajah iski hai yehi,
Bas garibi se humko hai darr,
Ab fixing ka paisa chhode ya na chhode,
Fixing ko haan kahe ya na kahe,
Soch soch main hi match gayi nikal…

Fix kare ya na kare ye kaisi mushkil hai,
Koi to bata de iska hal o mere bhai,
Hey bhai mere bhai,
O mere bhai,
Hey bhai mere bhai
O mere bhai.

(Ab “bhai” hi batayega iska hal!)
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(Original Song: Kya Kare Kya Na Kare
Film: Rangeela
Year: 1995)