tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post5540509588921654168..comments2024-03-03T13:46:11.455+05:30Comments on naked cricket: Servant of the gameGaurav Sethi http://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-52427608755454667192008-11-05T14:30:00.000+05:302008-11-05T14:30:00.000+05:30Nice... ain't it strange, considering he is India'...Nice... ain't it strange, considering he is India's single biggest match winner ever, the endorsements that came his way were few. Was it Anil taking a stand there or the advertisers knowing this song all too well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-381537900805658822008-11-04T18:47:00.000+05:302008-11-04T18:47:00.000+05:30Leela, after SMG it was more OMG. Sure it hits us,...Leela, after SMG it was more OMG. <BR/><BR/>Sure it hits us, but i doubt it'll hit the team that bad. emotionally yes, cricketwise, a lot less.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-15234443808930395362008-11-04T04:46:00.000+05:302008-11-04T04:46:00.000+05:30Kumble gone, Dada will be too pretty soon.. and th...Kumble gone, Dada will be too pretty soon.. and the crumbling of the "wall" seems imminent too...<BR/><BR/>Oh my god.. a team minus all these people...it just hit me.Leelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006398820315902811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-5548879759218636802008-11-04T01:16:00.000+05:302008-11-04T01:16:00.000+05:30som, according to mail today, the kotla curator cl...som, according to mail today, the kotla curator claims the cracks were filled in by anti-AK /pro MSD bunch, and this was not the wicket he had in mind for Jumbo. <BR/>what's yr take?Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-9386441379366061092008-11-03T23:14:00.000+05:302008-11-03T23:14:00.000+05:30Spot on. AK has always been a willing servant, a g...Spot on. AK has always been a willing servant, a go-to man, who would give his best irrespective of conditions and opponents. With AK, it was always WE and not I. You could almost visualise a tri-colour fluttering whenever he walked out to bowl. Well done, Jumbo.Somhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923713282306360262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-63627435454773870372008-11-03T18:38:00.000+05:302008-11-03T18:38:00.000+05:30sraguna: by the end of it all, jumbo was a 10cc en...sraguna: by the end of it all, jumbo was a 10cc engine himself.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-80185293566128852732008-11-03T15:57:00.000+05:302008-11-03T15:57:00.000+05:3010 cc aptly penned our nations ode to Jumbo a coup...10 cc aptly penned our nations ode to Jumbo a couple of decades back. It sums up our national ambivalence towards the stalwart who performed a yeoman's service to the nation. So here goes,<BR/>'I'm not in love, so don't forget it<BR/>It's just a silly phase I'm going through<BR/>And just because I call you up<BR/>Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made<BR/>I'm not in love, no-no<BR/>(It's because...)<BR/><BR/>I like to see you, but then again<BR/>That doesn't mean you mean that much to me<BR/>So if I call you, don't make a fuss<BR/>Don't tell your friends about the two of us<BR/>I'm not in love, no-no<BR/>(It's because...)<BR/><BR/>(Be quiet, big boys don't cry)<BR/><BR/>I keep your picture upon the wall<BR/>It hides a nasty stain that's lyin' there<BR/>So don't you ask me to give it back<BR/>I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me<BR/>I'm not in love, no-no<BR/>(It's because...)'<BR/><BR/>... & JUMBO's REJOINDER ...<BR/><BR/>'Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me<BR/>Ooh, you'll wait a long time!'sraghunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304306613014091973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-56225112118400199772008-11-02T23:52:00.000+05:302008-11-02T23:52:00.000+05:30VM - still prefer Kumble's stle, than the long ser...VM - still prefer Kumble's stle, than the long series goodbye. And that you gotta give Kumble, he's got more class than the whole lotta them put together. <BR/><BR/>Really feel Dravid is in denial. Earlier he was playing to prove the ODI exclusion wrong, now I dunno what's eating him. <BR/>Oh, to be at peace like VVS.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-88608984200966290482008-11-02T23:01:00.000+05:302008-11-02T23:01:00.000+05:30Lovely, NC. "He was not what you call a blasterHe ...Lovely, NC. <BR/>"He was not what you call a blaster<BR/>He was just a servant..of the game". Priceless! And a great servant, that!<BR/><BR/>I'm getting the feeling this might not be the only shocker retirement announcement this series. With Dhoni taking over, Dada and Anil, gone, that's some change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-50142256186859344622008-11-02T22:49:00.000+05:302008-11-02T22:49:00.000+05:30Tri - sounds real hack he was the game's servant ...Tri - sounds real hack he was the game's servant - almost its slave if you ask me. Wonder what he'll do now that's releasedGaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-55752413700638110262008-11-02T22:44:00.000+05:302008-11-02T22:44:00.000+05:30SP - looks like we'll have to take out more than a...SP - looks like we'll have to take out more than a minute for Jumbo. Btw what will we do after this series without Jumbo n Dada?Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-27908102028306947262008-11-02T21:14:00.000+05:302008-11-02T21:14:00.000+05:30Kumble has really been a servant of the game. INsp...Kumble has really been a servant of the game. INspite of all his lack of spin, he did what no other Indian bowler did. He was a great bowler.. A salute to him.Trideephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039683101593206689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16829733.post-84930440259145881632008-11-02T20:02:00.000+05:302008-11-02T20:02:00.000+05:30you said it all maan...bravo!![hmmm...now i know t...you said it all maan...bravo!!<BR/><BR/>[hmmm...now i know the meaning of what you said (in sms) for taking a min for kumble...]<BR/><BR/>*taking bow in mughal's fashion*straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.com