One keeps losing
the other keeps from winning
Two loser teams
East and West
the twain have met
Let's have a series
we all regret.
No, there isn't much to read or write on this series. Then again you can wade across to Bored at Sea. Be well worth the swim. Even if the series isn't.
June 30, 2009
June 21, 2009
LET'S TWIST AGAIN!
According to reports coming in
The Indian team was deeply hurt after their defeat
In the twenty20 World Cup
What the Indian team didn’t tell you and me was
They were deeply hurt before their defeat
In the twenty20 World Cup
This might sound repetitive
But then so is the deep hurt
Of the Indian team
C’mon let’s twist again!!
Let’s twist that right calf!
Let’s twist again!
Let’s tear that right calf!
Let’s twist again!
Let’s tear that left shoulder
Let’s twist again!
Let’s tear that right shoulder!
Let’s twist again!
Let’s stress that lower back
Let’s twist again!
Let’s tear that knee ligament!
Let’s twist again!
HARDCORE
It's been a while since I read SledgeHammer's post, 'Redemption and Defiance' at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians, and if you haven't already, go get it. A life comes with it. And you realise, yet again, there is something about cricket, and India and Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the times we live in. And I don't know what it is. And that's what makes it. Some feelings are just not worth spelling out.
June 17, 2009
Bastard son of the sport
There’s silence enough for you to spare a thought
To think about why you didn’t give it all you got
That and this and why some stuff happens
Why you stop playing the game
Why you stop living the game
Why you stop
Now the kits are packed
And only a stray bat lies on the side
And it belongs to a guy you never played
Who flew all the way, but you never played
Once upon a time, it was about signs
And not even you knew what would be next
That was the instinct to win
That was the instinct to win
It just crept up on you
And you got the credit
You was gifted
Like some son of the sport
Like some son of the sport
But you never knew how it came
Came to you in a flash
You were honest to the Gods
You were honest to the Gods
Your ads were funny
Your hair was cool
You were on a motorcycle
And you went back in school
But it all changes fast
Like Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam
People find a new belief
You are no longer the chosen one
You are no longer the chosen one
Your ads are not that funny
You sell too much airtime
You hair is short
You’re on a motorcycle
But you’ve taken us for a ride
How did it go away
Go away in a flash
You're not that gifted anymore
You’re like some bastard son of the sport
You’re like some bastard son of the sport
To think about why you didn’t give it all you got
That and this and why some stuff happens
Why you stop playing the game
Why you stop living the game
Why you stop
Now the kits are packed
And only a stray bat lies on the side
And it belongs to a guy you never played
Who flew all the way, but you never played
Once upon a time, it was about signs
And not even you knew what would be next
That was the instinct to win
That was the instinct to win
It just crept up on you
And you got the credit
You was gifted
Like some son of the sport
Like some son of the sport
But you never knew how it came
Came to you in a flash
You were honest to the Gods
You were honest to the Gods
Your ads were funny
Your hair was cool
You were on a motorcycle
And you went back in school
But it all changes fast
Like Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam
People find a new belief
You are no longer the chosen one
You are no longer the chosen one
Your ads are not that funny
You sell too much airtime
You hair is short
You’re on a motorcycle
But you’ve taken us for a ride
How did it go away
Go away in a flash
You're not that gifted anymore
You’re like some bastard son of the sport
You’re like some bastard son of the sport
June 16, 2009
Look at the bright side, boys
In spite of being Englanded, India hasn’t done half as bad as you think. For matters as trivial as these here’s a quick check-list
1) India will play only two less games than the Champions, and one less than the semi-finalists
2) By losing in the Super-8s, you, an irrational fan do not suffer the heartache of losing in the semis or the finals
3) Finally Kirsten and his wards earn that much needed rest after the IPL
4) As MS Dhoni said, it’s not as bad as the 2007 World Cup defeat or something to that effect
5) Gives India enough time to plot its revenge on the West Indies, that too, in the Windies
6) This revenge will be sweeter, they are one-dayers – so for every win we will inflict more than twice the pain – 50 overs X 2 as opposed to the pain of a 20 overs X 2 defeat
7) Sachin Tendulkar will be back for mid-wicket discussions, and at times, even mid-pitch discussions. If India needs a player to deliver, Sachin can play mid-wife
8) Didn’t you hear me, Sachin Tendulkar will be back, what else do you want, moron?
9) And yes, India play for pride against South Africa
10) India in such do-or-don’t-do games remind you of how good they really are, and you will forget just how bad they are in do-or-die games.
11) They did win 2007, and you are more than 2 years’ old, you have a memory of that match, right – we did beat Pakistan then, right?
12) We beat Pakistan in the mother and father of all warm-up matches. Frankly nothing matches up after that
13) India extracted revenge, first for itself, then for Pakitsan, by beating both Bangladesh and Ireland in one single swoop. Appears they beat Holland, Surinam and other minnows too, but they had to disappear
Now you can say Bye Bye to India here!
1) India will play only two less games than the Champions, and one less than the semi-finalists
2) By losing in the Super-8s, you, an irrational fan do not suffer the heartache of losing in the semis or the finals
3) Finally Kirsten and his wards earn that much needed rest after the IPL
4) As MS Dhoni said, it’s not as bad as the 2007 World Cup defeat or something to that effect
5) Gives India enough time to plot its revenge on the West Indies, that too, in the Windies
6) This revenge will be sweeter, they are one-dayers – so for every win we will inflict more than twice the pain – 50 overs X 2 as opposed to the pain of a 20 overs X 2 defeat
7) Sachin Tendulkar will be back for mid-wicket discussions, and at times, even mid-pitch discussions. If India needs a player to deliver, Sachin can play mid-wife
8) Didn’t you hear me, Sachin Tendulkar will be back, what else do you want, moron?
9) And yes, India play for pride against South Africa
10) India in such do-or-don’t-do games remind you of how good they really are, and you will forget just how bad they are in do-or-die games.
11) They did win 2007, and you are more than 2 years’ old, you have a memory of that match, right – we did beat Pakistan then, right?
12) We beat Pakistan in the mother and father of all warm-up matches. Frankly nothing matches up after that
13) India extracted revenge, first for itself, then for Pakitsan, by beating both Bangladesh and Ireland in one single swoop. Appears they beat Holland, Surinam and other minnows too, but they had to disappear
Now you can say Bye Bye to India here!
June 15, 2009
Men in Blue Chip
What Do You Get From Investing In Indian Cricket?
Laughing Stock Options.
Enjoy the Bye Bye T20 WC series at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians. Because it's worth it.
Laughing Stock Options.
Enjoy the Bye Bye T20 WC series at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians. Because it's worth it.
Headless, headless, headless.
This was a poor game for India. Not because they lost, but because they refused to win. From MSD’s wait until dark captaincy, to the exclusion of Ojha, and not least, expecting new kid, Ravindra Jadeja to win the game. While the Gods of Indian cricket, MSD and Yuvraj waited to score the winning runs. If twenty overs is too much time to play, how will the super stars pass their time in a one-dayer or for that matter, those stinking test matches?
India lost the game many times over, here’s how
1. Drop your main striker Ojha against a team that needs a spin doctor
2. Retain Ishant Sharma, who brings with him KKR’s losing ways
3. Exclude one of your few thinking bowlers, Praveen Kumar
4. Underbowl your best bowler RP Singh (3-0-13-1)
5. Underbowl your bowling captain Zaheer Khan (3-0-26-1)
6. Underbowl Yusuf Pathan (0-0-0-0) Move away from the only attacking move you’ve learnt in a long time, MSD, and not bring on spin in the power play overs. Did Warne advise you against it? Did KP tell Warne to
7. Overbowl Ishant Sharma (4-0-36-0)
8. Overbowl Yuvraj Singh (2-0-20-0)
9. Send Jadeja in at 4 – MSD, it was your call, don’t pass the buck with "too many wickets fell.." Finally, India lost 5 to England's 7
10. Scrambled eggs for thinking tank
11. England bowled short
12. India waited too long
(The Neil Young song, Helpless ringing in my ear, but it sounds like Headless)
Enjoy the Bye Bye T20WC series at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians!
India lost the game many times over, here’s how
1. Drop your main striker Ojha against a team that needs a spin doctor
2. Retain Ishant Sharma, who brings with him KKR’s losing ways
3. Exclude one of your few thinking bowlers, Praveen Kumar
4. Underbowl your best bowler RP Singh (3-0-13-1)
5. Underbowl your bowling captain Zaheer Khan (3-0-26-1)
6. Underbowl Yusuf Pathan (0-0-0-0) Move away from the only attacking move you’ve learnt in a long time, MSD, and not bring on spin in the power play overs. Did Warne advise you against it? Did KP tell Warne to
7. Overbowl Ishant Sharma (4-0-36-0)
8. Overbowl Yuvraj Singh (2-0-20-0)
9. Send Jadeja in at 4 – MSD, it was your call, don’t pass the buck with "too many wickets fell.." Finally, India lost 5 to England's 7
10. Scrambled eggs for thinking tank
11. England bowled short
12. India waited too long
(The Neil Young song, Helpless ringing in my ear, but it sounds like Headless)
Enjoy the Bye Bye T20WC series at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians!
June 13, 2009
Who do you play for Dwayne Bravo
Were you handpicked by Sachin Tendulkar’s eye
To play for the Mumbai Indians, sigh!
Were you handpicked by Brian Lara’s eye
To play for the West Indies, sigh!
There are no heroes, there are no heroes left
Where you come from, where you come from, bereft
You can either be in or you can be out
But you know kid, what it is
What it is to hit inside out
Who do you play for
Who do you play for Dwayne Bravo
Do you play for yourself
Do you play for victory
Do you play for yourself
Do you play for the zone
The highlight zone
It’ll take more than a Twenty20 innings
To gather enough drive for long term winnings
You guys, you don’t matter,
Not as a cricketing nation
Not even as a half way filling station
Who do you play for
Trinidad or Tobago?
Who do you play for
Mumbai or the Indians?
Who do you play for?
West or the Indies?
Who do you play for
The ball or the bat
Who do you play for
Dwayne Bravo
Also read What were you thinking Bravo?
To play for the Mumbai Indians, sigh!
Were you handpicked by Brian Lara’s eye
To play for the West Indies, sigh!
There are no heroes, there are no heroes left
Where you come from, where you come from, bereft
You can either be in or you can be out
But you know kid, what it is
What it is to hit inside out
Who do you play for
Who do you play for Dwayne Bravo
Do you play for yourself
Do you play for victory
Do you play for yourself
Do you play for the zone
The highlight zone
It’ll take more than a Twenty20 innings
To gather enough drive for long term winnings
You guys, you don’t matter,
Not as a cricketing nation
Not even as a half way filling station
Who do you play for
Trinidad or Tobago?
Who do you play for
Mumbai or the Indians?
Who do you play for?
West or the Indies?
Who do you play for
The ball or the bat
Who do you play for
Dwayne Bravo
Also read What were you thinking Bravo?
June 12, 2009
June 03, 2009
Kitne Links the?
I haven't counted, but there are a great many links of Bored Quickie! LIVE! Indo-Pak game on the net. And there are even more at Bored Cricket Crazy Indians...and Pakistanis. A day can change a lot. Night even more. Bring on the night. Link up, my Bored Friend!
PS: Incredible, the time of this post is 20:20
PS: Incredible, the time of this post is 20:20
A bored outlook of the Indo-Pak match
There’s a strong chance that neither team will turn up for the match. That is, they will in the flesh, but the spirit may not be willing. Even if that were to happen, we’ll be there. Here.
And say, if only one of the two teams turn up, and say it isn’t India, we’ll still be there. Here.
And what if both teams turn up, but you don’t, we’ll still be there.
Go India! And Pak, think you can turn up for a change?
And if India were to lose, just remember, it's just a warm-up game.
And if Pak loses, just remember, there is no such thing as a warm-up game, not between India and Pakistan.
It's just blow hot, blow cold.
And say, if only one of the two teams turn up, and say it isn’t India, we’ll still be there. Here.
And what if both teams turn up, but you don’t, we’ll still be there.
Go India! And Pak, think you can turn up for a change?
And if India were to lose, just remember, it's just a warm-up game.
And if Pak loses, just remember, there is no such thing as a warm-up game, not between India and Pakistan.
It's just blow hot, blow cold.
June 01, 2009
A bit of Deccan in Australia's charge
It's only a T20 warmup, and it's only Bangladesh they're playing, but what use are calls if they're not made early.
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