April 2008 - Posts - Pinch Hitter

April 2008 - Posts

Changing times ahead?

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
The advent of ODIs had a deep impact on Test cricket. Test matches became spicier: batsmen strike rates went up, conventional 4 slip, 2 gully, 1 short leg placements became rarer and 300-plus runs in a day became common. I feel Twenty-20 would do to ODI what ODI did to Test cricket. In addition to making the game peppier, Twenty-20 would lead to the...

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My Vents with IPL

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
Hi all, Thank you for the feedback and comments… I love to agree and partially disagree to your thoughts. Cricket is such you can endlessly keep debating. Lets enjoy this blog with some stats, some likes and some dislikes in IPL. 5 matches old what IPL has so far seen:- 61 sixes, 131 fours, 1565 runs in 187 overs, at an average of 8.6 runs My likes...

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The SRK Show

Posted by Archna Shukla at 
Try answering the following questions: Who is a bigger icon-- Shahrukh Khan or Sachin Tendulkar? Who has a bigger star appeal – Shahrukh Khan or Yuvraj? Who can draw in more eyeballs – Shahrukh Khan or Ricky Ponting? Who is a bigger hero -- Shahrukh Khan or Graeme Smith? Who has more loyalists – Shahrukh Khan or Sourav Ganguly? You may have a different...

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Let the (mind)game begin

Posted by Manoj Madhavan at 
In a cricket crazy country like India writing on cricket could be fun yet potentially dangerous. The decision to enter this risky zone was not entirely mine... considered a good (local) cricketer within the organization, my choices were limited when asked by a colleague to write on the Indian Premier League. Money, glamour and politics have all been...

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