25 things (or less) Columns

7 reasons Indians are the most racist in the world
DailyO, February 5, 2016

7 reasons marriage will be dead in the 21st century
February 4, 2016, DailyO.in

7 reasons student politics should be banned in India
January 19, DailyO.in

Seven reasons to fear Lalu Prasad Yadav
November 12, 2015, Sify.com

8 #BlowToModi moments in 2015
November 9, 2015, Sify.com

10 things you didn’t know about beef bans
October 5, 2015, Sify.com

10 things about RTI Act that completes 10 years
October 5, 2015, Sify.com

Eight hits of Lal Bahadur Shastri
October 5, 2015, Sify.com

Seven cricketing pioneers in India
September 22, 2015, Sify.com

10 ways to define paid news…
September 4, 2015, Sify.com

Seven learnings from the Sri Lanka tour
September 2, 2015, Sify.com

10 reasons why we shouldn’t have talks with Pakistan…
August 24, 2015, Sify.com

Eight reasons why Indian cricket is doomed
July 22, 2015, Sify.com

10 Padma awardees deserving a Bharat Ratna
June 24, 2015, Sify.com

11 abysmal lows of the Aam Aadmi Party
May 12, 2015, Sify.com

9 ways in which Nehru was a bad pioneer…
April 13, 2015, Sify.com

5 reasons why you can’t ban online porn
August 6, 2015, Sify.com

10 reasons why Kalam was the coolest President
July 28, 2015, Sify.com

7 Indians with more than 7 international films
Sify.com, February 9, 2016

The 7 deadly sins of Indian journalism
OpIndia.com, February 9, 2016

Five duds of Kapil Sibal
March 24, 2015, Sify.com

6 things to note about the Nirbhaya documentary…
March 6, 2015, Sify.com

6 shortages plaguing the Congress
February 2, 2015, Sify.com

10 deadly Boko Haram attacks
January 13, 2015, Sify.com

8 last laughs of Subramanian Swamy…
January 13, 2015, Sify.com

7 global trends for India in 2014…
January 1, 2015, Sify.com

Columns of 2014

Columns till 2013…

My Kejriwal-AAP Columns…

Drama queen to Twitter troll: 10 roles Kejriwal excels at
January 15, DailyO.in

Kejriwal and Pappu: A Tale of Two Angry Old Men
January 6, IndiaFacts.co.in

When Arvind Kejriwal Transformed Into ‘Abusive Troll’
December 15, 2015, SwarajyaMag.com

8 reasons why #DelhiOddEvenLogic will totally fail!
December 8, Sify.com

Why Kejriwal hugging Lalu is good for Aam Aadmi Party
November 23, DailyO.in

Seven reasons to be wary of Somnath Bharti
September 28, 2015, Sify.com

11 abysmal lows of the Aam Aadmi Party
May 12, 2015, Sify.com

Show-off New Delhi gets a show-off CM
April 2, 2015, Sify.com

The many questions over AAP’s death rally
April 25, 2015, Sify.com

Hello Kejri, what about Delhi?
March 24, 2015, Sify.com

Why AAP = Akela Arvind Party
March 11, 2015, Sify.com

How Kejriwal has become the new Lalu!
February 14, 2015, Sify.com

AAP = Kejriwal’s I, me and myself
January 30, 2015, Sify.com

When will media balloon around Kejriwal burst?
January 26, 2015, Sify.com

Columns till 2014

Cricket kab paida hua, kab jawaan hua aur kab mar gaya…

cricket-724616_640Test cricket England main paida hua, Australia main jawaan hua aur India ke foreign Tests main mar gaya.

ODI cricket England main paida hua, India main jawaan hua aur phir England main gharwaapsi karke mar gaya.

T20 cricket England main paida hua, India main jawaan hua aur phir IPL main dher saara paise daalke ventilator aur oxygen pe jee raha hai.

First Class cricket kab paida hua, kab jawaan hua aur kab mar gaya ye kisi ko ab tak pata nahin.

Women’s cricket England main paida hua, kabhi kabhi TV World Cup coverage pe jeeta hai aur generally mara pada rahata hai.

Cricket England main Gentleman’s Game bana, Australia main Sledger’s Delight hua aur India main aake Corrupt Crorepati bana aur woh gentleman kab ka mar chuka hai.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

When New Zealand thrashed West Indies in the quarters…

World Cup runs scored by Shahid Afridi in 12 years and 19 matches…
232
World Cup runs scored by Martin Guptill in 3.5 hours…
237*.

Progression of 1Day 2Hundred…
1971-2009: 0.
2010-11: 2 by 1 country.
2013-14: 2 by 1 man.
2015: 2 in 1 World Cup.
Next: 2 in 1 match?

After 30 overs…
New Zealand—160.
West Indies—250.
Bas, thoda wicket column main maar khaa gaye Windies!
PS—You can double your score after 30 overs.

Economy rate of New Zealand bowlers…
Anderson—12.
Milne—10.5.
Southee—10.25.
Vettori—8.92.
And New Zealand won by 143 runs!

West Indies…
1983 World Cup—140 all down in 52 overs.
2015 World Cup—250 all down in 30.3 overs.

Still the most unique ODI double centurion…
Rohit Sharma (264) beat Sri Lanka (251).

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

The real reason why Pakistan lost to Australia in the quarters…

India has beaten Pakistan in a World Cup match in every possible format and stage of the tournament.

Beaten in…

Final—T20 2007.

Semi-final—ODI 2011.

Quarter-final—ODI 1996.

Super Six stage—ODI 1999.

Open League format—ODI 1992.

7-Group League—ODI 2015.

3-Group League—T20 2007.

So the “quota” for semi-finals is full and we may meet in a 4-league format in the 2016 T20 WC or a 5-league format in the 2019 ODI WC.

India won the quarters first and thereby blocked Pakistan’s entry.

© Sunil Rajguru

Pakistan World Cup quarterfinal loss musings…

East Pakistan gharwapsi on Thursday.
West Pakistan gharwapsi on Friday.

The reverse world…
Indians wanted Pakistan to win to face them in the semis.
Pakistani players didn’t want that because back home it is more honourable to be kicked out of the tournament by Australia than India.

So all SAs generally choke in knockout matches?
‪#‎ShahidAfridi‬ ‪#‎SouthAfrica‬

Shahid Afridi is so young that if he is retired, he will simply do plastic surgery and return as another Pakistan teenage wonder to play under a different name.

Afridi will be made a scapegoat for this defeat.
He will be retired, but recalled just short of his 25th birthday for the 2019 World Cup.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru