In April 1983, India was 166 all down and in a few months it won the World Cup.
In July 2002, India was 165 all down and in a few months it won the ICC Champions Trophy.
In January 2011, India was 154 all down and in a few months it won the World Cup.
In January 2013, India was 167 all down and in a few months it won the ICC Champions Trophy.
In January 2015, India was 153 all down and in a few months it…
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· Dilip Vengsarkar, Kris Srikkanth and Sandeep Patil were in the 1983 World Cup winning squad.
As chief selector…
Vengsarkar won the 2007 T20 WC.
Srikkanth won the 2011 ODI WC.
Patil won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
· Q: Are you currently the most popular Indian?
Narendra Modi: I am not even the most popular Gujarati!
(Ref: Sir Ravindra Jadeja)
· The Cricket India Redemption Law…
Whenever a major scandal/scam occurs, a major tournament/series victory is just round the corner to balance it.
That much is fixed!
· ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, ICC Test No 1, ICC
ODI No 1, ICC T20 No 1, IPL, Champions League…
Chalo, Dhoni ke critics sab bolo: Luck! Luck!! Luck!!!
© Sunil Rajguru
∙ World Cup Lifetime Chokers Award: South Africa.
ODI Tournament Lifetime Chokers Award: England.
∙ The First Dhoni Era spanned from 2007-11.
The Second Dhoni Era has begun in 2013.
∙ Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have it thrust upon them…
…and then there’s of course, there’s Sir Ravindra Jadeja.
∙ Most only dream of the Sir title. Some get knighted after they retire. Hadlee achieved it towards the end of his playing days. Only Sir Jadeja got knighted at the beginning of his career!
∙ English weather: The only way an England team can ever win a major ODI tournament.
Even that wasn’t enough in the end!
© Sunil Rajguru