rp({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-29T22:33:09.367+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's In TeH GaMe !!!"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"All about Cricket and MMORPGs !"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"114"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-980867374028698241"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-28T18:09:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T18:29:30.589+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"test match"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art of cricket"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Umar Akmal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Vettori"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well Done NZ!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGIN1uW8kNo/SxEep_Qy2kI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Z8A454VAXEQ/s1600/110736.2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 251px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGIN1uW8kNo/SxEep_Qy2kI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Z8A454VAXEQ/s320/110736.2.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409138334154021442\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTest Cricket is certainly not dead. Sometimes it can just be a nail-biter too. And fine example is the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Test between Pakistan and New Zealand. So...T20 and Lalit Modi  can and have to wait. And so can One day Internationals. The Vettori led and coached inexperienced team managed to get better of Pakistan in time. I pity Umar Akmal though. A veteran from Pakistan could have blamed the pitch for deteriorating or anything wrong happening, but this young boy has spoken everything with his bat. This shows the failure of rest of the batsmen to chase a score as low as 250 runs. These many runs are certainly considered low in test matches.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eVettori must have got \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cricketactionart.blogspot.com/2009/11/there-there.html\"\u003ethousands of hugs from his female physio\u003c/a\u003e now. Poor fella!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-980867374028698241?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/980867374028698241/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d980867374028698241\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/980867374028698241"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/980867374028698241"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/well-done-nz.html","title":"Well Done NZ!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YGIN1uW8kNo/SxEep_Qy2kI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Z8A454VAXEQ/s72-c/110736.2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-8194199605987901643"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-28T11:21:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T12:06:23.434+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mohammad Asif"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mohammad Aamer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Vettori"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zaheer Khan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mohammads For Pakistan"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Mohammad Asif has made a wonderful comeback to Test cricket, and with his counterpart- the young sensation Mohammad Aamer, he managed to destroy the New Zealand batting order. Unlike the first innings where Vettori and his boys made better of the Pakistani bowlers, both Asif and Aamer wre very good and bowled good lines. This new Pakistani bowling lineup seems to be very good. Both the Mohammads have the ability to swing and seam the ball, but what Mohammad Aamer is doing for his country at such a young age is really remarkable. He has really proved himself and Asif requires no introduction. Though Pakistan have lost the match because of some great bowling by the New Zealanders, one can say that this new bowling pair is looking very dangerous. This pair has the ability to match India's recent successful bowling pair of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma. The two Mohammads can do it for Pakistan and I wish them all the very best for the rest of the series.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-8194199605987901643?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/8194199605987901643/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d8194199605987901643\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/8194199605987901643"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/8194199605987901643"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/mohammads-for-pakistan.html","title":"Mohammads For Pakistan"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-5353490753108690581"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-27T18:22:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-27T18:48:19.767+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lalit Modi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gavaskar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Whaddup with Gauti?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I did forget to mention Gautam Gambhir in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/play-on-india.html\"\u003eprevious post\u003c/a\u003e. He is perhaps the most wanted by the villan - Complacent. LOL! I could not have thought of any name for this villan. Suggest me one if you know anything better than this. Someone's comparing him with Sunil Gavaskar, someone is awarding him checks of big amounts and few precious trophies, someone thinks he will lead India in the future. When I had a debate with my friends on this future captain of India, all they said was \"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAbbe pehle future tak usse team mein toh rehne de\u003c/span\u003e\"(At least let him be in the playing XI in future). They were right on spot with this answer. He still faces a stiff competition from players like JP Duminy, deVilliers for world glory.   There are many more that I can't remember.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn my opinion he is yet to face the real test on fast pitches like the ones in West Indies, South Africa. I didn't mention Australia above for the reason being that he did pretty well there last year.\u003cbr /\u003eLike any other young promising batsman in India, he has been a lion in his backyard. He looks technically perfect to be honest. The only problem that lags him behind is there aren't going to be many tests his country will play. And well...he is missing the next test too due to his sister's wedding. Seriously, a bad time for the wedding season to come in India. This also showcases his weaknesses. His biggest being the lack of ability to clear big grounds. But as there is this commonly known phrase says - \u003cblockquote\u003eWhen there is a will, there is a way...\u003c/blockquote\u003eHe is best known to bisect the gaps easily courtesy some good timing. He cannot loose these skills overnight. All he can loose is his form and fitness thanks to Lalit Modi and Co. for their business league, better known as IPL. It will be interesting to see how he carries himself in the future.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-5353490753108690581?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/5353490753108690581/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d5353490753108690581\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5353490753108690581"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5353490753108690581"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/whaddup-with-gauti.html","title":"Whaddup with Gauti?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-5718619122930543779"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-27T17:42:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-27T18:22:19.011+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shanthakumaran Sreesanth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sri Lanka"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pragyan Ojha"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zaheer Khan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harbhajan Singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"complacent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Play on India!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"First of all, congrats to Team India for their 100\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e  great win against still a weak team in tests - Sri Lanka. Now you might think I am mad for calling a World No.2 team weak. Apologies to all SL fans out there.  But hey, beating a side that did not even tour with the dangerous slinger and the Matara Marauder is still weak. Moreover, if you see, all the recent sucess that Sri Lanka has tasted has been against lower ranked test nations - New Zealand and Pakistan. To me this win doesn't mean much. There is still a long way to go. Let's hope India doesn't be for what it is best known to be - Complacent. They win 1-2 games, become complacent and this is it. The series is gone out of their hands. And one fine example is the thumping received against a depleted Australian lineup in the ODI series.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSreesanth looked good, so did Ojha. Bhajji seems to have secured his place in the playing XI at least till the tour against Bangladesh. I pity Ishant and Mishra. Seems like they too had a dose of complacency. And now they  are found warming up the bench and having some doses of painkillers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow the question comes...can this so-called potential World Champions guard against complacency and go on to win the whole series against the hurt lions still searching for a win in India?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eComing back to this game though, as I had hoped before, the pitch did start to deteriorate once Dilshan and Paranavitana came out on Day 2. And well...you all know the story there on. Ojha took a nervous catch on the first ball, Sreesanth probably bowled the best spell of his career so far(I hope there are more to come), Zak looked average though. Bhajji as said before, bowled in right areas.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCertainly, I have been gifted my birthday present this year by team India!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBack to the business, play on India.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-5718619122930543779?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/5718619122930543779/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d5718619122930543779\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5718619122930543779"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5718619122930543779"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/play-on-india.html","title":"Play on India!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-6490244629131283911"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-24T19:18:00.007+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T00:14:45.199+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Amit Mishra"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cricket"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pragyan Ojha"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Muralitharan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sangakkara"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rahul Dravid"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mendis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sri Lanka"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virender Sehwag"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An all Indian day!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Finally after a long time we have experienced a solid opening partnership by Gauti-Viru. In ODIs one might blame Sachin for blocking the next Ganguly-Sachin like opening partners. But hey, even he is doing his job well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110500.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 241px;\" src\u003d\"http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110500.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNever mind, back to the present game. After already witnessing two great tons, I do hope as an Indian supporter to see Dravid and Tendulkar cementing their positions on-field and score a ton tomorrow. But who knows, the pitch might just get better for the bowlers later. In fact if you see, even in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64109.html\"\u003elast game played at Kanpur\u003c/a\u003e where \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eboth\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGambhir and Sehwag featured in an opening partnership\u003c/span\u003e was against South Africa in 2004 where they took the toll to 218 runs.\u003cbr /\u003eThat game resulted in a draw. Let's hope it doesn't happen this time around. I won't say the pitch will continue to be a batting paradise for whole 5 days like the one in Ahmedabad. I just think the Sri Lankans weren't up to the mark, especially Mendis. It could have been much better for them...really better had Mahela not dropped Sehwag when he wasn't even off the mark. Sehwag really did punish all the bowlers after that cautious little period early during the morning session.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIndia look good enough to take the team total to at least 600 runs if they don't collapse. Tomorrow's first hour could be an important one especially for Dravid if he wants to capitalize his innings and score about 150 runs. The Indians have a strong line-up to come. But on a day even the line-up loaded with the likes of Laxman, Yuvraj and Dhoni can falter. And as I said before, if the pitch starts cracking up...expect Murali and Mendis to take revenge. In fact only these two, all the bowlers could come very handy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d\"ojha\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSome Shocking Decisions\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI turned my Television on at around 8:30 AM waiting for toss only to here the changes made in the lineups of both the teams.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFirst up was India - Sreesanth comes in for Ishant, Ojha for Mishra. The former one in my opinion was totally atrocious. How can Dhoni and Co. loose confidence in him. Did Dhoni forgot how he used to show confidence in players like Yuvraj(during his early reign as captain) who were once going through bad form? Ishant has to be considered a bit unlucky. If you see, he did well in the first two games against Australia during the ODI series. Yet when he got a little expensive figures to show in the 3rd ODI, he was dropped for the rest of the series. And yet again, Dhoni expected him to bring in some wickets for the team on a dead flat batting track.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMishra's exclusion was no less than atrocious too. Again, Dhoni seems to have lost confidence in a young talented spinner bringing in another young turner. I anyways won't say much about it...after all it is Ojha's birthday today!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThen came the Sri Lankan captain. At once I thought Sangakkara might have made a good decision to bring back Mendis for injured Damika Prasad. But later, when he was taken apart by all the Indian batsmen, Sanga might himself be ruing this decision. Well...he has at least shown some faith in Mendis.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBy the tomorrow is my 15th birthday. And so as a birthday gift, I do hope to see the Indians end this match as well as the whole series on a winning note.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-6490244629131283911?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/6490244629131283911/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d6490244629131283911\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/6490244629131283911"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/6490244629131283911"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/all-indian-day.html","title":"An all Indian day!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-5858317526740684270"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-22T20:21:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T00:17:05.380+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cricket revolution"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cricket"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"gaming review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"EA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"multiplayer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mmog"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cricket Revolution - The Perfect Cricket Game"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp\u003eA drought is certainly over. This one was for cricket games which lasted for whole 2 years. First came Ashes Cricket 09.Then came my very own much anticipated game - Cricket Revolution. But why was I anxious for it more than AC09? Here is the answer why -\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePakistan\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e's First Cricket Game launches:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYeah! You heard it right. A first for Pakistan in 3D gaming industry! Developed by Mindstorm Studios owned by two Pakistani brothers - Babar and Faraz Ahmed, this game was first supposed to release on 18th September on the fantastic game distributing platform - Steam. After a lot of demand for the boxed version as well from the fans, the release date was postponed to 30th October. Just before the game released, a closed beta test was conducted for a week or so. And I was part of it. That was the real turning point for my love and anticipation for this game increased. This game didn't really create much hype compared to Ashes Cricket 09 from Codies. Yet for me...this game is by far the best played so far.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Real Turner -\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eThere has been some criticism about other cricket games where they lack realism in their gameplay. But this is not the case with CR. You can't really hit every ball out of the ground like in other games. This is where CR has overpowered all others quite convincingly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eThough it doesn’t have the so-called complete 360° batting control or any analog keys(or whatever EA featured in Cricket 07), but hey, you have a vast variety of shots( a lot more than any cricket game so far). Total 34 in number! Right from defensive strokes, single key shots to combo shots and slogs and lofts. My personal favorite is the slog hit over Mid-wicket region.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eBowling is much like EA Cricket 07, other than the variety again. You have fast bowlers, swing bowlers, medium-fast bowlers and of course spinners. Another major difference is something you might find difficult to cope up with. That is the bowling marker. But with a bit of Practice you can master it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eWhat has really enhanced this game is the AI. Again, you can’t bowl them out cheaply. They are much intelligent than AI’s of other games. They will bowl you out with perfection. The margin for error is low but not zero. In a 10-10 over game you can score around 60-70 runs if you hit the ball in vacant areas. But timing and your positioning is everything. Unlike other games, where if the ball marker is a bit away from the batsman and still he manages to play his shots on the leg side, this is never going to happen here. If you’ll try this you are about to snick the ball to either the slips or the short-thirdman (AI always places a fielder in either of the places). As far as the timing is concerned, it is really important to be perfect here…if timed early, the ball will fly in the fielder’s hand and if timed late, a lofted or slog hit just rolls down the ground.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eThe only disappointment comes with the missing of Autoplay and replays.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline Play –\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eCertainly it is another important aspect of the game. It can be a bit disappointing at times since P2P(peer to peer) online gaming means that gaming conditions are perfect only if you play somewhere in your country or somewhere around that. Anything above a ping of 300ms could result in bad lag. But it doesn’t really matter sometimes even if it goes above as long as you run your brain well. Sometimes the online matches are real fun. You have the option of playing either friendly or ranked ones. Ranked matches do affect your account ranking in the Leaderboard. In fact not only yours, but your country’s rank as well. Again, the point where it has edged out AC09 is the online quitters. You quit a game yourself, and your opponent is declared the winner. So there’s no place for losers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the problem is that you can’t beat cheaters…no matter if quitting games results in being counted as loss. They use dirty tricks to win games. They will ball you at a negative line well outside the off-stump. Sometimes they place the fielders at the boundaries straight down the ground, at the mid-wicket and the cover region. And they will flood you with over-pitched deliveries just to hit it straight to their throats. But if you are intelligent enough, you can easily beat them. Let them place their fielders anywhere…it’s you who have to place your shots.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSound effects and Music –\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eThe music track is pretty good. Even quite a lot of sound effects such as the sound of the bat while hitting the ball, the background sound such as police siren and such are realistic. The only disappointment there is the ball hitting the advertising boards just ahead of the ropes. They sound more like drums than regular wooden boards.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eOh and did I tell you that there is no commentary in the game at present?! For some it is sad, but I am pretty happy with it. The reason for my happiness is that I anyways mute the commentary after a few matches in other games.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraphics –\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eThey need a bit of improvement. Not a bit…in fact much. For instance the ball looks well above the fielder’s head yet he catches it at chest level. It gets funny at times as well as annoying when that freakish catch becomes the turning point of the game.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormats and Tournaments in CR –\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eCurrently only 10,20 and 50 over formats are available. Sad to see no test match mode. Test cricket is dying quite possibly. But the developers have said that they will most likely add it in the future.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003eIn CR there are three types of tournaments – Exhibition mode, Fast-paced knock-out better known as Revolution Cup and a league known as Revolution League.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Features –\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eIn online play, you will be able to create your own clubs soon. Another feature that will be available soon are the Awards and Achievements.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in case you don’t want to play with a test-playing nation, there is a massive list of other countries you can choose for offline modes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion - \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eA casual gamer might not be comfortable with Cricket Revolution. In my opinion this game is meant for real hardcore cricket gamers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Score – \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003eGameplay – 8.5/10\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eSound and Music – 7/10\u003c/p\u003eOnline Mode – 8/10\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraphics – 5/10\u003c/p\u003eCustomization – 9/10\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall – 8/10\u003c/p\u003eVisit the game website - \u003ca title\u003d\"Cricket Revolution\" href\u003d\"http://cricketrevolution.com/\"\u003ewww.cricketrevolution.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSee the review here as well - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bukisa.com/articles/195136_cricket-revolution-the-perfect-cricket-game\"\u003ehttp://www.bukisa.com/articles/195136_cricket-revolution-the-perfect-cricket-game\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-5858317526740684270?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/5858317526740684270/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d5858317526740684270\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5858317526740684270"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5858317526740684270"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/cricket-revolution-perfect-cricket-game.html","title":"Cricket Revolution - The Perfect Cricket Game"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-541796662725653110"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-18T20:42:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-18T23:59:33.854+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zaheer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Amit Mishra"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"yuvraj singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harbhajan Singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rahul Dravid"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sachin Tendulkar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jayawardene"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sri Lanka"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India vs Sri Lanka"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Story of Ind-SL 1st test...So Far"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110335.2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 222px;\" src\u003d\"http://static.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110335.2.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMy first post after a long time!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt couldn't have gone any worse for the Indian team. They really seem to be out of colors ever since the IPL. Oh well...in a way ever since I wrote my last post. They seem to be lacking the self-confidence  and form that they carried with them coming into the year 2009.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe 3rd day was totally dominated by the Lankans thanks to some over-defensive tactics by MSD. This is one kind of a situation where Aussie captain, Ricky Ponting found himself when his team came to India for a four match test series last year. All strange tactics, flat fielding and bowling resulted in zero-pressure on the Lankan batsmen. But you can't really steal the credit from their batsmen as well. They seemed to have batted India out of this game totally. The current lead is around 165 runs. Expect the lead to increase to at least 250 runs, and then the SL bowlers would have enough time to test the so-called experience batting order of Indians.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat really annoyed me was the fact that the singles kept coming on quite easily. I wouldn't have set such a field even in shorter formats of the game. MSD seems to be lacking his out-of-the-box thinking. Or if you would like...his stars are not shining, therefore his gambles not paying off well. But why blame him alone? Some non-sensical and lousy bowling also resulted in Jayawardene duo getting away. Mishra just kept bowling from around the wicket, outside the leg to both the batsmen expecting the ball to turn miles(which of course even Warnie would have been able to do). Bhajji still seamed to be confused and a bit insecure. And part time bowling of Yuvi was at its worse. Either he bowled short, or bowled non-turning half volleys with 5-6 fielders outside the 30 yard circle. Ishant and Zaheer too looked decent enough.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIndian Batting in the 1st Innings\u003c/span\u003e -\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe first half or so of the game sent shockwaves throughout the dressing room. Right after the 6th ODI against Australia played earlier this November, this was another top-order collapse. I remember Viru once said how fatherhood has made him more responsible even in his game. It seemed true for quite a while. Sehwag injured...he came back and with him came back the showdows of his gameplay during his early days when he used to get out trying to hit every ball out of the park. As one senior batsman, one does not expect this out of him. And the collapse continued to follow...Sigh. But again, the SL have stolen the credit for utilizing the early conditions well, especially Welegedara. Yuvraj,Dhoni and Dravid played extremely well to help India reach a total which looked completely out of India's reach.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat Can really Happen Now?\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor India, it's near to nothing. They failed to attack Lankans the way a top team is expected to do. As an Indian supporter, I do hope to see India coming back well and at least saving their skin by drawing the game.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOn the other hand, Sri Lanka have got an excellent chance to register their first win on Indian soil. Tomorrow's day is going to be very interesting and important one!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/engine/current/match/430881.html?bowler\u003d44671;innings\u003d1;view\u003dcommentary;wrappertype\u003dlive\" class\u003d\"playerName\"\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-541796662725653110?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/541796662725653110/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d541796662725653110\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/541796662725653110"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/541796662725653110"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/story-of-ind-sl-1st-testso-far.html","title":"Story of Ind-SL 1st test...So Far"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-1501722200854532295"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-18T11:49:00.001+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-18T20:42:01.517+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wordpress"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh Jain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crick-o"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Satya Mathur"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blog design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shanav Kakkar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An update big time!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Alright so...after a long break we are back! I had a long chat with Shanav and Satya and finally we decided not to blog this blog even an inch anywhere outside Blogger.com. Even I was having a tough time developing on Wordpress(Ah! A long story...never mind 'bout that).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLet me inform you though, we are looking for a new refreshing template for Crick-O.  Nevertheless...WE are really back this time around.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-1501722200854532295?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/1501722200854532295/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d1501722200854532295\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1501722200854532295"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1501722200854532295"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-big-time.html","title":"An update big time!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-1988496407179525653"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-15T20:26:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-15T20:30:48.107+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crick-o"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"absence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Satya Mathur"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blog design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shanav Kakkar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Am I back??? Not really."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So after a long...very long absence indeed, I am posting something here. But this doesn't really mean I am back.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI have learnt a lot during this period. And now I am busy with currently shifting the blog. So yes, I will be back soon along with Shanav and Satya. And So Crick-O will be in a new look and out refreshed with a new name!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHope to see you guys soon. Will try to keep an update on how the things are going to proceed.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnyways, thanks and see you all later.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-1988496407179525653?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/1988496407179525653/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d1988496407179525653\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1988496407179525653"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1988496407179525653"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/10/am-i-back-not-really.html","title":"Am I back??? Not really."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-272593823373436137"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-28T10:26:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-28T11:56:50.194+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India vs Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mohammad Yousuf"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Malik"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"yuvraj singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pakistan Beat India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Not at all a good news for Indian fans.You all must have watched the match between the two arch rivals and have witnessed India's mistakes in such an important game. But one can't ignore the fact that this wasn't a full strength Indian side and surely missed world class players like Yuvraj, Sehwag and Zaheer Khan. I will highlight some of the things that went against India.\u003cbr /\u003eFirstly, Dhoni decided to have his par-timers bowl when India were going good and Yousuf and Malik were new to the crease. Had he continued with the pacers or even introduced Harbhajan Singh, India could have avoided the record partnership.\u003cbr /\u003eBowlers bowled short on a track which seemed to be favouring the batsmen. India leaked away too many runs in the region behind square. They got the first tirthy overs right, not giving too many runs, but in the last twenty overs India conceded over 160 runs with a run rate over 8.\u003cbr /\u003eGautam Gambhir made up for the early loss of Sachin Tendulkar and played a magnificent ininngs\u003cbr /\u003ebefore he got himself run out, this probably cost India the match, because he seemed to be simply unstoppable.\u003cbr /\u003eMiddle order batsmen weren't able to maintain the run rate fell victims to Boom-Boom Afridi. Afridi's double blow consisting of Kohli's and Dhoni's wickets.\u003cbr /\u003eSuresh Raina being ruled out unjustly as the umpire did not notice the big inside edge. He lost his wicket just after striking two huge sixes. He along with Dravid planned a good recovery, but finally failed.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt has now become a knockout tournament for India, as Dhoni said. India must improve their feilding standards and the lines and lengths of the bowlers before the crucial game against Australia. I wish the Indian team ALL THE BEST!!!!!!!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-272593823373436137?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/272593823373436137/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d272593823373436137\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/272593823373436137"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/272593823373436137"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/09/pakistan-beat-india.html","title":"Pakistan Beat India"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-831062407104329724"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-06T22:11:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-06T22:48:25.422+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rahul Dravid"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rohit Sharma"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Suresh Raina"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dravid for ODIs?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Don't believe me, better do so. Rahul Dravid, one of the best technical players in the world and my favourite cricketer is among the 30 probables for the Champions Trophy this year in September. I was totally shocked when I saw the news flash on the television, but it is completely understood why he is being considered for the One-dayers. Indian batsmen like Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma and many more have struggled to face the short delivery well. Dravid's inclusion, I believe will surely give a new atmosphere to the Indian dressing room and will surely add pressure on youngsters to perform well in order to secure a place in the playing XI. Though we've seen Dravid play some long innings with strike rates around 30, but Dravid's performance in the IPL and the Test series against NewZealand have proved that he still has the ability to strike the ball at a good rate. I feel Dravid if selected will surely hold up to the expectations I have from him. Till then let's wish him luck for his one-dayer comeback.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-831062407104329724?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/831062407104329724/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d831062407104329724\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/831062407104329724"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/831062407104329724"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/07/dravid-for-odis.html","title":"Dravid for ODIs?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-5228141228291661574"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-03T22:50:00.010+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-03T23:35:28.528+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stuart Clark"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ashes 2009"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brett Lee"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Andrew Symonds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"England"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Australian Crcket team"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ashes: England or Australia?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sk5BJh8TXzI/AAAAAAAAAA8/HnAvYyCRgBw/s1600-h/220px-Ashes_Urn.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 222px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sk5BJh8TXzI/AAAAAAAAAA8/HnAvYyCRgBw/s400/220px-Ashes_Urn.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354288638976024370\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSorry guys I'm writing after almost 2 long months due to some problems with my internet connections, but now I'll try to be regular and make up for the lost time. I start my new session with some notes on the oldest and probably the greatest rivalry in cricket.  Although I wouldn't be able to  watch all the action, but still I can at least write about my predictions and previews. At present, the Australians aren't having a good time in the warm-up games- the Aussie bowlers being penalized, many struggling with form and others looking forward for a tough Ashes, this English summer. My predictions are as follows-\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. Since a lot of T20 \u0026amp; limited overs cricket has been played during the recent times, so expect all 5 matches to be hard fought and with no draws at all.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. England are having edge over Australia mentally because of Australia's dismal shows in recent times and England's good run recently.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. Australia will believe that they are not the underdogs because their key bowlers like Brett Lee and Stuart Clark are regaining form. Though Aussies don't have a well known test bowler, still their bowling attack seems dangerous. Playing Andrew Symonds would have benefited them a lot.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e4.Finally my this year's Ashes predictions are that Australia reclaim their title 3-2.Such a prediction comes keeping in mind that Australia are still a champion side but would have to face intense competition from the English team.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-5228141228291661574?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/5228141228291661574/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d5228141228291661574\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5228141228291661574"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5228141228291661574"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/07/ashes-england-or-australia.html","title":"Ashes: England or Australia?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sk5BJh8TXzI/AAAAAAAAAA8/HnAvYyCRgBw/s72-c/220px-Ashes_Urn.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-2204577298079309247"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-12T18:19:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-12T19:37:46.172+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rahul Dravid"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Cricket Team"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Premier League"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virender Sehwag"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gambhir: India's Second Wall"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sehwag feels so, and probably the experts of the game do the same. But I don't agree. We all know that Gambhir played a wonderful innings of about 11 hours in Napier, but I feel that it is too early to give him the status of the second wall. Rahul Dravid has played several match-winning knocks and match-saving knocks, and that is why he is called the 'Wall'. But on the other hand, Gambhir has played only one or two such knocks(97 against England and 137 against NewZealand), so how can you call him the second wall?\u003cbr /\u003eI also made comparison between Dravid and Gambhir and found that Dravid features twice in the longest innings by an Indian chart, while Gambhir is at a lower position in comparison to Dravid.\u003cbr /\u003eMaybe Gambhir will prove me wrong, and stick to his status of the 'Wall'. But for that he needs more such opportunities, which this current Indian team is unwilling to give.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter reading this perhaps you would agree with me, till then let's wish Gambhir luck for the Indian Premier League 2.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-2204577298079309247?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/2204577298079309247/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d2204577298079309247\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/2204577298079309247"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/2204577298079309247"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/04/gambhir-indias-second-wall.html","title":"Gambhir: India's Second Wall"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-1494175865846068299"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-08T20:27:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-08T20:43:29.610+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rajashan royals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cape town"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cape cobras"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Clash Of The Champions"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eNo, its not the Champions League T20 but it is something equally special and unique!\u003cbr /\u003eOur own Rajasthan Royals will be starting of their ‘African Safari’ by playing a best of two match series Against South African giants ‘Nashua Cape Cobras’.\u003cbr /\u003eIn a what they call ‘Strategic Partnership’, the Royals play the Standard Bank Pro20 Champions on the 11th and the 12th of April at The Newlands in Cape Town.\u003cbr /\u003eThe Cobras have lots of international players in their side Like JP Duminy, Gibbs, Greame Smith and Charl Langerveldt and they are captained by domestic veteran Justin Ontong. But most of the international stars may have to forgo the matches because of their international duties, whereas the same cannot be said about their Royal counterparts.\u003cbr /\u003eThis series is being seen as a curtain raiser for the IPL and its almost certain that it is going to be a hair raising encounter!!!!!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-1494175865846068299?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/1494175865846068299/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d1494175865846068299\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1494175865846068299"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1494175865846068299"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/04/no-its-not-champions-league-t20-but-it.html","title":"The Clash Of The Champions"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Satya Mathur"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16750138709641090027"},"email":{"$t":"mathur.satya@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09846505196904617916"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-3329462308630031643"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-03T16:09:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-03T16:46:47.969+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh Jain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ian O'Brien"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Vettori"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zaheer Khan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harbhajan Singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3rd Test, Day 1: Tailenders fire and helps India reach 350"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"What a shame for the top order and what a game going on! A result is foreseen this time around. I would rather like India to go for a win than slowing down things and playing just for a draw. India's 1st innings is almost over other than (if)the last partnership between Ishant and Munaf can take the score to 450+ runs, it would be a merry and a cherry on the the cake served(I mean the efforts) by MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and SRT. Congrats to Ian O'Brien for taking his 50 wickets. He continues to show a fine package of disciplined line and length bowling mixed with some fine pace.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFrom India's perspective what really hurt me the most was the middle order slump just after the Tea. But it's good to see MSD back in the side and why not? He has shown his worth by scoring a half century. Bhajji has again showed that he can bat and mat his counterparts. And as the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cricinfo.com/\"\u003ecricinfo.com\u003c/a\u003e commentators said, Vettori would really be hopping madly back in the dressing room after failing to stop the Indian tail wag and score runs heavily. Definitely, the Kiwis have underestimated Harbhajan and Co.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/03/stats-sachin-surpasses-wadekar-to-become-the-top-scorer.htm\"\u003efew records were tumbled down\u003c/a\u003e on this day and another one which is regarding this blog is that Crick-O marks it's 100th post with this one adding to the total.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow moving forward to expectations from India for Day 2 all I can say is 'reverse swing'. That's it. Chilly, windy conditions are perfect for the Indian seamers to get the bowl to swing and once again prove their mettle after being hammered in the 2nd test. But again, DON'T Underestimate Harbhajan Singh. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhile many of the Indian supporters would be wanting to see the 100th test win for India, it would be too early to say anything, at least after looking the mauling Indian bowlers received in Napier.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-3329462308630031643?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/3329462308630031643/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d3329462308630031643\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/3329462308630031643"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/3329462308630031643"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/04/3rd-test-day-1-tailenders-fire-and.html","title":"3rd Test, Day 1: Tailenders fire and helps India reach 350"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-700133452547476021"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-30T21:13:00.009+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-30T23:42:06.095+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Munaf Patel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"test match"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ross Taylor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gautam Gambhir"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zaheer Khan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jesse Ryder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chris Martin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Vettori"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ishant Sharma"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virender Sehwag"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Zealand vs India, 2nd Test : Incredible, Imemnsly Dedicated Indian Batsmen saves India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Bravo!! What a courageous performance from the Indian batsmen, especially Gautam Gambhir. Toiling for more than 11 hours under the hot sun is never easy. This makes me remind of Gautam's own surname(Gambhir) which in Hindi means serious, which he remained throughout his innings of 137. It's one of the most spectacular comebacks I have ever seen or heard of. Seriously, not many would have expected a draw once the bails were dislodged by the umpires to call it stumps on Day 3. And again, India has proved the majority wrong. That majority who would have put their money on Kiwis must be thinking how in this world did New Zealand manage to loose their best chance to level the series?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJesse Ryder's efforts were in vain and nearly drained. After all he himself expressed his disappointment over this draw.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs an Indian what's good to see is first this draw; second the top and middle order is back in form; India can't  loose the series now; Dhoni would probably be back for the final game.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnyways, here are the analysis of the three departments in this game:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1. Batting - \u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIndia\u003c/span\u003e: Very much neutral given the slump in the first innings and the strong comeback in the second innings. And as I have said, the middle order is fired up now that Yuvraj Singh is looking back in form. Sehwag was the only concern in this game, but I know leading India is not easy, and so he did have some pressure on him to anchor both the innings.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Zealand\u003c/span\u003e: They still have some issues that are urgently needed to be rectified. The top still hasn't settled down. However, it was their middle order that not only helped them bounce from 23/3 to post a mammoth total of 619 runs but also has been a reason to cheer about. Ryder looks solid and to break at. Ross Taylor looked classy throughout his 151. Now even the captain himself is looking dangerous.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2. Bowling - \u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIndia:\u003c/span\u003e Once the catches were dropped the New Zealand batsmen offered no resistance whatsoever. Ruthlessly they hammered the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground. The Indian think-tank would surely be wondering how they can stop Ryder. Precisely speaking, I thought that it was only Zak and Ishant who looked good but the third seamer again seems to be troubling India. In my opinion India should try swapping Munaf with Balaji or maybe go in with a spinner which would mean Amit Mishra getting to play his first game. Whatever it really is, the sloppy fielding has definitely let the bowlers down.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Zealand:\u003c/span\u003e First a superb bowling performance which ended the first three days of the game in their pockets. And the next two were disastrous. Again, sloppy fielding even from New Zealand helped India get away with a draw. Chris Martin was clearly the star of the attack and has probably justified his selection. Franklin looked dangerous, Vettori was at his usual best. O'Brien was speedy. So should I say Jeetan Patel was spinny? Ahoy!!! True indeed. But then what went wrong all of them in the second innings? Was it the solid defense of the batsmen or the disastrous catching?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e3. Fielding - \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIndia:\u003c/span\u003e Extremely disappointing. A bunch of butter-fingers truly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Zealand:\u003c/span\u003e Their's wasn't to good as well. They dropped many sitters. The worst one was on the final day when Ian O'Brien dropped Gambhir. Though it wouldn't have hurt the Kiwis too much but the catch was simply a sitter which even I would have held on 9 out of 10 times.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBoth the teams do have a lot to think. It seems that India will not give the Black Caps any hope and chance of drawing the series. If India let their golden series win after 40 years go down it would be a shame. While New Zealand have nothing to loose from here on,  India won't like to go down in the final test match to as well as their golden series win after 40 years slip away.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am really looking forward for the third match that will begin on 3rd April.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-700133452547476021?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/700133452547476021/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d700133452547476021\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/700133452547476021"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/700133452547476021"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-zealand-vs-india-2nd-test.html","title":"New Zealand vs India, 2nd Test : Incredible, Imemnsly Dedicated Indian Batsmen saves India"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-1511927553549282122"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-25T13:14:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-25T14:02:13.486+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IST"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mastercard"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nokia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lalit Modi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pepsi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coca Cola"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Satya Mathur"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Premier League"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"IPL on African soil"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Finally, the suspense is over. We will be having the IPL in South Africa but the only change is that the tournament is postponed by one week. Though the league is no more Indian Premier league and has become International Premier League, we will continue to enjoy all the matches on TV. The timings have been set as such so that the matches are broadcasted at 4 pm and 8 pm IST.\u003cbr /\u003eMany people are saying that the IPL has lost its Indian flavour. Yes, I feel so. But the IPL organisers and the BCCI will look forward to expand their fan following globally along with the franchises. The season one last year saw a good television viewership in South Africa. Moreover the Africans have given a good response to the longer version, so expect them to fill the stadiums. We will be witnessing the action on TV and as if me and my friends (\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003eSatya\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003eRishabh\u003c/span\u003e) would have gone to the stadiums to watch the matches. Well the matches had already been moved out of Delhi and now out of India.\u003cbr /\u003eIPL Chairman, Lalit Modi blames the weather conditions as the key factor, but there would surely been some econmic factors as well which have worked in the favour of South Africa.\u003cbr /\u003eSome people also say that this shifting would create a bad image of India in front of the world as of Pakistan. But I disagree with this, because any security lapse could have created this image and this shift has much of positives rather than negatives like-\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncresing global fan following.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHelps in giving domestic players an international exposure.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAssuring total safety of players.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Sponsers also wouldn't have problems, because most sponsers are multi-national brands and wouldn't have much problems as they have markets in South Africa as well like- Coca Cola, Pepsi, Mastercard, Nokia and many more.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-1511927553549282122?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/1511927553549282122/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d1511927553549282122\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1511927553549282122"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1511927553549282122"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/ipl-on-african-soil.html","title":"IPL on African soil"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-7766272986609432499"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-24T16:33:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-24T17:17:52.637+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"English Premier League"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BCCI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"yuvraj singh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Premier League"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kevin Pietersen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Andrew Flintoff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sachin Tendulkar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Australia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"IPL, EPL or SAPL. Does it really make any difference?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Road to IPL Season II has had so many hurdles and finally this latest one of shifting it out from India has probably deflated one of the wheels of the IPL vehicle. Now should I still call it Indian Premier League,English Premier League or probably South African Premier League?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou know why ? Just look at the points following below to understand my frustration and disappointment like many other Indians -\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1. Player Values\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKevin Pietersen - $1.55 million - \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEngland\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAndrew Flintoff - $1.55 million - \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEngland\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMahendera S Dhoni - $1 million - \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIndia\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEven the icon players like Sachin, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj are receiving just about Rs 4.50 crores which are around $800000-900000 which of course is no comparison\u003cbr /\u003eto that of the new Bengaluru Team captain ,Kevin Pietersen.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2.Captaincy\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThanks to the above mentioned point about K.P.'s new role that made me stretch this topic of captaincy further. Does our Indian players have no knowledge of how to lead a side whatsoever? Or are the foreigners more brainy when it comes to this job ? Doesn't seem to be true, isn't it? At least not after looking at the current healthy situation of the Indian Cricket team.If this is not enough then here's another good example that would reprimand this thought that Indians are not capable of leading a side - Sourav Ganguly. Both of them have had the midas touch to lead India to victory. Recently, Mallya and Co. replaced Rahul Dravid with K.P. as the captain and they also made a remark that once K.P. is gone back to England...oops, I mean for his national duty(since IPL is likely going to be held in England), Kallis would become the leader of the pack. And the recent speculation of removing Ganguly from his job as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders is nearly true. And it does seem that the former Australian, John Buchanan who is now the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders would replace Dada with the Australian captain who also used to lead under his realm, Ricky Ponting. Soon we might Mukesh Ambani replacing Tendulkar with someone else. Though again, you just can't forget that if a team does remarkably well and gets into a habit of winning, it makes the job easier for the captain whosoever he is.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e3.Foreign Coaches\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDo we have any other team other than Mumbai Indians without a foreign coach? Let alone the franchises in IPL, do we presently have any international team(exceptions : South Africa and Australia) that doesn't have a single foreigner in their support staff?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe have seen over a decade or so and in fact we still are seeing teams like Saffas and Australia making merry with their local coaches and staff. So why can't have our local coaches in IPL as well ?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;\" \u003eConclusion\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e90% about IPL is foreign now including the crowd and all the points mentioned above. It's just those franchise owners and BCCI that make the remaining proportion.\u003cbr /\u003eNow tell me, is there any Desi Tadka which makes Indian Premier League Indian?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThink about it and do share with us anything Desi about IPL.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-7766272986609432499?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/7766272986609432499/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d7766272986609432499\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7766272986609432499"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7766272986609432499"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/ipl-epl-or-sapl-does-it-really-make-any.html","title":"IPL, EPL or SAPL. Does it really make any difference?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-4343256959332066031"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-23T15:27:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-23T15:43:53.144+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rishabh Jain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"symonds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shoaib Akhtar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Australia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Symonds, the new king of controversies."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This time he's in the news for being booted out of bar for drinking a lot. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCricket Australia officials have already given Symonds a \"last chance\" warning over previous alcohol-related misdemeanors.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe was reportedly spotted at the Watt Bar at the Powerhouse in New Farm, Brisbane,where he was being asked by the security to leave. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor more news on this issue \u003ca href\u003d\"http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090323/926/tsp-rehabing-symonds-booted-out-of-bar-f.html\"\u003eclick here\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's time to bid adieu Shoaib Akthar as the controversial king. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOh and probably it's all over for Andrew Symonds now. Isn't it ?\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-4343256959332066031?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/4343256959332066031/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d4343256959332066031\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/4343256959332066031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/4343256959332066031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/symonds-new-king-of-controversies.html","title":"Symonds, the new king of controversies."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-2159677559402190136"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-22T17:25:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-22T17:41:56.740+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BCCI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"England"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Satya Mathur"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"IPL:OUT,BUT NOT GONE"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScYn15GWjrI/AAAAAAAAAA0/hYzM_mpewpk/s1600-h/ipl.jpeg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; 	mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} @page Section1 	{size:8.5in 11.0in; 	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; 	mso-header-margin:.5in; 	mso-footer-margin:.5in; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --\u003e \u003c/style\u003e\u003c!--[if gte mso 10]\u003e \u003cstyle\u003e  /* Style Definitions */  table.MsoNormalTable 	{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; 	mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; 	mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; 	mso-style-noshow:yes; 	mso-style-parent:\"\"; 	mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; 	mso-para-margin:0in; 	mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:10.0pt; 	font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} \u003c/style\u003e \u003c![endif]--\u003e  \u003cp class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToday I have two News, one is good and the other also can’t be called bad. \u003c/p\u003e  \u003cp class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe good news is that the DLF IPL Season II will take place this summer and the other news is that it will not be held in \u003cst1:country-region\u003e\u003cst1:place\u003eIndia\u003c/st1:place\u003e\u003c/st1:country-region\u003e. The IPL might go to \u003cst1:country-region\u003e\u003cst1:place\u003eEngland\u003c/st1:place\u003e\u003c/st1:country-region\u003e, \u003cst1:country-region\u003e\u003cst1:place\u003eSouth Africa\u003c/st1:place\u003e\u003c/st1:country-region\u003e or even the \u003cst1:place\u003eMiddle East\u003c/st1:place\u003e and a decision on the venue shall be taken within a couple of days.\u003c/p\u003e  \u003cp class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe BCCI officials, after the crucial meeting today, announced that the tournament fixtures and dates shall remain the same and all the matches shall begin at 4 pm or 8 pm IST no matter where they take place, all in the interest of the fans in India. Also, each team will be allotted a home ground and the Home and Away system shall be followed.\u003c/p\u003e  \u003cp class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe board confirmed that all franchises had approved the program as having the IPL was most important.\u003c/p\u003e  \u003cp class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003eLet’s hope that the 2009 Season of the IPL is remembered for the cricket and not the controversies that surrounded it! \u003cspan style\u003d\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  \u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-2159677559402190136?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/2159677559402190136/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d2159677559402190136\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/2159677559402190136"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/2159677559402190136"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/iploutbut-not-gone.html","title":"IPL:OUT,BUT NOT GONE"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Satya Mathur"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16750138709641090027"},"email":{"$t":"mathur.satya@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09846505196904617916"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScYn15GWjrI/AAAAAAAAAA0/hYzM_mpewpk/s72-c/ipl.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-7840197714787561322"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-20T22:03:00.006+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-20T22:30:09.823+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Australia's tour of South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"test match"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bryce McGain"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Whose to blame for it ?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"101.3  McGain to de Villiers, 1 run, clipped off the legs to the long-leg region. 100 up for McGain. This is the worst economy rate in Test history.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere's a look at his beautiful figures -\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ctable style\u003d\"width: 425px; height: 37px;\" border\u003d\"0\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr align\u003d\"right\" bgcolor\u003d\"#d8d4d2\" valign\u003d\"middle\"\u003e\u003ctd align\u003d\"left\" height\u003d\"19\" valign\u003d\"top\" width\u003d\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBowlers\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eO\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eM\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eR\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eW\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eEcon\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e   \u003c/tr\u003e   \u003ctr align\u003d\"right\" valign\u003d\"top\"\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd class\u003d\"current\" align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://content.cricinfo.com/rsavaus2009/content/current/player/6844.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"view the player profile for *BE McGain\" class\u003d\"current\"\u003e*BE McGain\u003c/a\u003e \u003ci\u003e(lbg)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e11.0\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e102\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e0\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e9.27\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd align\u003d\"left\"\u003e(0nb, 0w)\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd bgcolor\u003d\"#d8d4d2\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e-\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e    \u003ctd bgcolor\u003d\"#d8d4d2\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003eAnd probably most of you might call this guy an idiot. But honestly, it's not completely his fault. The batsmen are mostly becoming aggressive and they do target a particular bowler even in test cricket. Though I haven't seen a single ball being bowled in this game, but  from my experience I would say that even the hitting standards are increasing match by match. Now, if you have a look at previous test encounters around 2002, the average run rate of a strong batting team like South Africa would be around 2.50-3.80. But now teams try to score at a brisk pace of at least 4 runs per over. Secondly, how can we forget that it McGain's first game.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat are your opinions on bowlers giving a century of runs ?\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-7840197714787561322?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/7840197714787561322/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d7840197714787561322\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7840197714787561322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7840197714787561322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/whose-to-blame-for-it.html","title":"Whose to blame for it ?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-5423673102600597407"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-20T15:52:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-20T16:42:06.913+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Munaf Patel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jesse Ryder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sachin Tendulkar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cricinfo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chris Martin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M S Dhoni"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"1st test, Day 3 : India on top"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yet again, India is showing their true domination and is near to tear all those records which suggests the smashing that previous Indian teams have received before in New Zealand. The bowling department has probably found a fitting bowling attack and especially the 3rd seamer in Munaf Patel. Tendulkar has probably blunted all those fingers pointing his retirement and form.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhile on the other hand, the only bright rays of light for the Black Caps has been the all rounder, Jesse Ryder and Chris Martin's superb bowling. New Zealand nearly looks out of the game and they would now have to play the catch-up game in order to save the match.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere's an extract from the day's play by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cricinfo.com\"\u003ecricinfo.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalk on\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen \u003ca href\u003d\"http://content.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/current/player/28081.html\"\u003eMahendra Singh Dhoni\u003c/a\u003e cut a wide delivery from Iain O'Brien, Ryder pulled off another athletic effort at gully, diving to his right this time, and claimed a low one-handed catch. Dhoni refused to walk, and was told by the crowd to \"walk mate\". Replays showed the ball might have touched the ground before reaching Ryder's hand. Dhoni was booed when the not-out decision was finally made. Three balls later, he went for a hook, gloved it, and walked right away. This time he was cheered.\u003c/blockquote\u003eThis is hilarious. I do remember the Australian crowd doing the same to Indians during their tour late in 2007-08. In my opinion this is ridiculous, though of course, you do want to see your team win. But you can call it almost unfair. After all, Dhoni himself walks out so many times even when the umpires are doubtful whether it is out or not. He(or in fact any Indian batsman) has never ever refused to walk when they know they are out(a rare case if it is false).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWell anyway, here's another rare case -\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour for all\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen \u003ca href\u003d\"http://content.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/current/player/32965.html\"\u003eMunaf Patel\u003c/a\u003e went down on his knee, and swept Daniel Vettori with one hand to the square-leg boundary to get off the mark, he became the ninth Indian batsman in the innings to start scoring with a boundary. Tendulkar and VVS Laxman started with one and two respectively.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003eCan anyone tell me if it has ever happened before?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe star of the day, Sachin has got another post in his name, this time from Naked Cricket - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://nakedcricket.blogspot.com/2009/03/sachin-tendulkar-exposed.html\"\u003eSachin Tendulkar Exposed!\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-5423673102600597407?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/5423673102600597407/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d5423673102600597407\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5423673102600597407"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/5423673102600597407"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/1st-test-day-3-india-on-top.html","title":"1st test, Day 3 : India on top"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rishabh"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416614715455387264"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08825905350303237469"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-4311586645325210964"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-19T17:23:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-19T17:28:31.129+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Test series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"test match"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"India's tour of New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Satya Mathur"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yawn! Sony asks for delayed start to test matches"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScIy59uKSzI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2a044h4kWdg/s1600-h/setmax+002.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314866481652714290\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 355px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScIy59uKSzI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2a044h4kWdg/s320/setmax+002.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003eWhose anyway going to watch the match early morning ?\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-4311586645325210964?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/4311586645325210964/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d4311586645325210964\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/4311586645325210964"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/4311586645325210964"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/yawn-sony-asks-for-delayed-start-to.html","title":"Yawn! Sony asks for delayed start to test matches"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Satya Mathur"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16750138709641090027"},"email":{"$t":"mathur.satya@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09846505196904617916"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScIy59uKSzI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2a044h4kWdg/s72-c/setmax+002.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-1286705407027868016"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-18T21:35:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-19T16:42:34.139+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dharamshala"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Delhi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Delhi Daredevils"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Delhi venue unable to host IPL matches this time"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScEcQrJUHQI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UZ5YGVBxkPE/s1600-h/cricket+001.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 306px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScEcQrJUHQI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UZ5YGVBxkPE/s320/cricket+001.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560108059172098\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWow !!! Seems like me, Shanav and Rishabh are going to miss the live stadium experience of IPL this time(if it happens anyway)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSigh...don't think many would be coming to watch Dalhi Daredevils matches in Dharamshala.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-1286705407027868016?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/1286705407027868016/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d1286705407027868016\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1286705407027868016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/1286705407027868016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/wow-seems-like-me-shanav-and-rishabh.html","title":"Delhi venue unable to host IPL matches this time"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Satya Mathur"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16750138709641090027"},"email":{"$t":"mathur.satya@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09846505196904617916"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CDLpfZCIVuw/ScEcQrJUHQI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UZ5YGVBxkPE/s72-c/cricket+001.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184442502247459339.post-7874892841480319056"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-17T17:07:00.006+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-17T17:44:08.172+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"IPL season 2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"15th General Assembly Elections"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Premier League"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Commonwealth Games 2010"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Will we have the IPL this year?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sb-NXZqM5FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/eaJArp25AkM/s1600-h/ipl_logo.jpeg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 143px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sb-NXZqM5FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/eaJArp25AkM/s400/ipl_logo.jpeg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314121518484874322\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eAren't we all waiting for the Indian Premier League to kick off. But there's some bad news\u003c/span\u003e - probably we won't have the tournament this year. Too much bad for us. You all must be knowing the reason- The 15th General Assembly Elections. We are below 18 and can't vote so it is bad for us. But I've realized that security is a must and there are many reasons for this-\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. States cannot provide adequate security and going ahed with the IPL would mean that we will be risking the lives of our cricketers and millions of cricket fans.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. Any type of security leak would create an bad image to the world about India. Cricketers would refuse to play cricket in India as of current Pakistan.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. It wold have an impact on the other sports as well. It might even cost us the prestigious Commonwealth games next year. When no sportsperson would be willing to to come to our nation, how would we host any game.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e  But there are disadvantages as well. IPL's second season is worth 10,790 crore rupees. It would have been economically well for India during the time of recession. But however I believe that not having the tournament this year would be better. Another thought that occured to me is that can't we shift the election dates, but then I realized that this is immpossible. So we are left with no other choice but to either shorten the IPL or cancel it for this year. Hope the IPL organisers come up with a perfect schedule that would ensure proper security.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7184442502247459339-7874892841480319056?l\u003dcrick-o.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/feeds/7874892841480319056/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d7184442502247459339\u0026postID\u003d7874892841480319056\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7874892841480319056"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7184442502247459339/posts/default/7874892841480319056"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://crick-o.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-we-have-ipl-this-year.html","title":"Will we have the IPL this year?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shanav Kakkar"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02996605776821120884"},"email":{"$t":"shanav_kakkar@yahoo.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06982657717544467936"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RaGK3NmIYl4/Sb-NXZqM5FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/eaJArp25AkM/s72-c/ipl_logo.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}}]}});