on bored: bedi vs murali
July 30, 2010
Bedi's latest barb at Murali
on bored: bedi vs murali
July 25, 2010
Malinga in black and white
On closer observation it was obvious that
Lasith Malinga’s stiff knee had nothing to do with cricket.
On Bored: Malinga's true colors
July 22, 2010
Pakistan's day in the sun
It’s been a long while since Pakistan won a full day’s play against Australia. To string two sessions together, that usually takes some doing for them. Even at 29/4, after Ponting’s wicket, you expected Hussey to kick in. Instead the umpire kicked in, Hussey got a dodgy decision.
Then Butt’s captaincy kicked in, and when was the last time that happened for Pakistan? Instinct, part-time bowler, both coming off – part-timer beats bat, picks a second over, picks a wicket. Butt looked pumped, think I saw him fold hands heavenwards for an instant.
Going by experience, you will still back Pakistan to lose from here – take a 100 -120 run lead, and then slide into classic second innings bowling mode – languid bowlers that miss the first innings’ spark. Australia, worst case scenario, notch up 250-275 (if heavy conditions hold along with Hussey and some tailender freak show); Pakistan up against 150 or so; one Aussie quick gets his mojo back, Pakistan get bowled out for 88 or whereabouts. Yeah, you’d expect that from Pak.
Be good if it doesn’t happen though, like to see this Pak side bat, see the Akmal’s put up their cricket ballet show, 6,4, 4 sort of thing. Notch up a big lead, and see the likes of Asif and Co well rested after their monumental task (of bowling 33.1 overs) let rip again.
Anything can happen with a Pakistan kitchenette. Butt...
On Bored: Shoaib Malik's ironic post match con
Then Butt’s captaincy kicked in, and when was the last time that happened for Pakistan? Instinct, part-time bowler, both coming off – part-timer beats bat, picks a second over, picks a wicket. Butt looked pumped, think I saw him fold hands heavenwards for an instant.
Going by experience, you will still back Pakistan to lose from here – take a 100 -120 run lead, and then slide into classic second innings bowling mode – languid bowlers that miss the first innings’ spark. Australia, worst case scenario, notch up 250-275 (if heavy conditions hold along with Hussey and some tailender freak show); Pakistan up against 150 or so; one Aussie quick gets his mojo back, Pakistan get bowled out for 88 or whereabouts. Yeah, you’d expect that from Pak.
Be good if it doesn’t happen though, like to see this Pak side bat, see the Akmal’s put up their cricket ballet show, 6,4, 4 sort of thing. Notch up a big lead, and see the likes of Asif and Co well rested after their monumental task (of bowling 33.1 overs) let rip again.
Anything can happen with a Pakistan kitchenette. Butt...
On Bored: Shoaib Malik's ironic post match con
July 17, 2010
You are the Boom Boom!
You are the boom boom
BOOM BOOM!
You are the bass guitar
You the lead sitar
You are a rock band
You are the front man
You are Bono, Jagger, Jim and Jimmie
But you got stuck playing test cricket again.
On Bored: Ringside view of Afridi's retirement
BOOM BOOM!
You are the bass guitar
You the lead sitar
You are a rock band
You are the front man
You are Bono, Jagger, Jim and Jimmie
But you got stuck playing test cricket again.
On Bored: Ringside view of Afridi's retirement
July 16, 2010
July 15, 2010
Mrs Ponting confesses
Lately, when I get close to him, he elbows me...
On Bored: Why Shoaib Malik missed team practice
(drawn on recycled paper)
July 12, 2010
A good call
I got a call, I got a call
that the Poms gotta get 10 off 6 balls
I got a call, I got a call
10 off 6 balls, 10 off 6 balls
But that's not all
They're 9 down baby, 9 down baby
So I leave my guests high and dry
They look at me and collectively sigh
Oh, you're not leaving us high and dry
Before i can answer, I'm gone
It's a little strange, it's a little deranged
Trott is still batting
When I last saw
Trott was still batting
Botham gasped at some amazing timing
But I say, at 9 down, Trott still batting
That's amazing timing
2 of the 1st ball
2 of the 2nd ball
Surely they'll get
2 of the 3rd ball
2 of the 4th ball
and be thru on the 5th ball
I got a call, I got a call
The Poms gotta get, 6 off 4 balls
And what, who's that kid bowling
he bowls the slow ball baby
And Trott edges it
I got a call, I got a call
In 3 balls I saw the whole damn one day game
If you gotta friend
You too must call
Call, tell a friend to watch
Watch a game that B'desh gonna win
Thanks SP
You made a call, you made a call
A good call...
New on Bored: Player Profiles
that the Poms gotta get 10 off 6 balls
I got a call, I got a call
10 off 6 balls, 10 off 6 balls
But that's not all
They're 9 down baby, 9 down baby
So I leave my guests high and dry
They look at me and collectively sigh
Oh, you're not leaving us high and dry
Before i can answer, I'm gone
It's a little strange, it's a little deranged
Trott is still batting
When I last saw
Trott was still batting
Botham gasped at some amazing timing
But I say, at 9 down, Trott still batting
That's amazing timing
2 of the 1st ball
2 of the 2nd ball
Surely they'll get
2 of the 3rd ball
2 of the 4th ball
and be thru on the 5th ball
I got a call, I got a call
The Poms gotta get, 6 off 4 balls
And what, who's that kid bowling
he bowls the slow ball baby
And Trott edges it
I got a call, I got a call
In 3 balls I saw the whole damn one day game
If you gotta friend
You too must call
Call, tell a friend to watch
Watch a game that B'desh gonna win
Thanks SP
You made a call, you made a call
A good call...
New on Bored: Player Profiles
July 06, 2010
Why watch Pak play
Before Pakistan went down under, I believed they were a better team than Australia. I was wrong, as Pakistan was not a team, and their motley group of ball throwers and ball hitters soon started to resemble a badly funded Russian circus. Still I watched, not so much in hope for them, but because of the senior most player in the team.
Not MoYo, not Younis, not Afridi, (was he even there?), but big lips, Umar Akmal. He played in spite of the idiocy around him; innings after innings he was the only reason any Pakistani would dare watch his team play.
Today, when Pak played Australia, they were determined to lose again, but for Umar Akmal. They bat him as low as 6 so the millionaires can bankrupt the team, and then, hand the lost venture to Umar – hey kid, we’re in the red, can you do something? And boy, can he do something – he will play shots you forgot are played, he will run for a tailender, he will run for you, he will run for Pakistan.
It’s been a rotten year for cricket, what with the muck around, almost unwatchable. Good there’s a player like Umar Akmal, you can write about the cricket again. And not the politics that threaten to destroy it.
Not MoYo, not Younis, not Afridi, (was he even there?), but big lips, Umar Akmal. He played in spite of the idiocy around him; innings after innings he was the only reason any Pakistani would dare watch his team play.
Today, when Pak played Australia, they were determined to lose again, but for Umar Akmal. They bat him as low as 6 so the millionaires can bankrupt the team, and then, hand the lost venture to Umar – hey kid, we’re in the red, can you do something? And boy, can he do something – he will play shots you forgot are played, he will run for a tailender, he will run for you, he will run for Pakistan.
It’s been a rotten year for cricket, what with the muck around, almost unwatchable. Good there’s a player like Umar Akmal, you can write about the cricket again. And not the politics that threaten to destroy it.
Ultimate Solution for Pakistan Cricket
No, it has nothing to do with India or Kashmir.
There's only one solution for Pakistan cricket: your first name gotta be UMAR.
- via Naked Cricket on twitter
It's not tough, this is how it will be -
1. Umar Butt
2. Umar Hasan
3. Umar Akmal (Sr)
4. Umar Malik
5. Umar Afridi
6. Umar Akmal (Jr)
7. Umar Razzaq
8. Umar Aamer
9. Umar Gul
10.Umar Akhtar
11.Umar Ajmal
Now that's harmony. They'll all be on first name basis again.
On Bored: Read my lips
There's only one solution for Pakistan cricket: your first name gotta be UMAR.
- via Naked Cricket on twitter
It's not tough, this is how it will be -
1. Umar Butt
2. Umar Hasan
3. Umar Akmal (Sr)
4. Umar Malik
5. Umar Afridi
6. Umar Akmal (Jr)
7. Umar Razzaq
8. Umar Aamer
9. Umar Gul
10.Umar Akhtar
11.Umar Ajmal
Now that's harmony. They'll all be on first name basis again.
On Bored: Read my lips
July 05, 2010
July 03, 2010
Because he's Che not Chettinad
Good thing, we're talking about Che again on Bored. He should have been in the test team, before a Yuvraj in decline, and I'm tempted to say, even a Raina on the incline. The Lanka series, that was the time to get him in. What are the selectors scared of, Che in Lanka, can't risk it, if he scores one too many hundreds, how will they fetch their favourite hitmakers.
July 02, 2010
Where will Sharad Pawar sit
Now that Pawar is Pres of the ICC that has its HQ in Dubai, where will the great man hold court? Stuff like that occupies my mind. So I did a search, which got me here -
On Bored: Bored Peon + Bored Neon on Pawar
Pawar assured he won't have any problem juggling his jobs as a minister minister and ICC president.
"Fortunately, the ICC HQ is in Dubai and Dubai works on Saturday and Sunday. So generally, I've to spend three to four days in a month on Sundays. So it's a matter of two-hour flight. So I think there won't be any difficulty.
"Secondly, I will discuss with the prime minister about my responsibilities and will take appropriate decisions so that my government work is not affected.
"I may suggest for more hands. I had asked for three ministers (of state) but they have given only one," Pawar said.
On Bored: Bored Peon + Bored Neon on Pawar
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