Category Archives: twenty20 world cup

Humor of the Day

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Krishna

TootingTrumpet with the latest Strauss Tapes: “Anyway, the other reason I’m calling is to ask you for Sarah Taylor’s phone number. No, not like that, I’m a married man… it’s for Matt. No! He’s a married man too! Andy reckons … Continue reading →

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Humor of the Day

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Krishna

In these fast times, last week’s news seems like last century. Still the Old Batsman’s take on the World T20 was pretty funny: Best attempt at a not-outer [sponsored by Red Ink inc]: Jacques Kallis, SA vs Pakistan The Best … Continue reading →

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England Rankings for the World Twenty20

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Krishna

Third Umpire, The Old Batsman and England Cricket have ranked the performance of the English team in the World Twenty20. Here is a snapshot: Player TU TOB EC Kevin Pietersen 8.0 11.0 8.0 Ravi Bopara 7.5 8.0 7.0 Stuart Broad … Continue reading →

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The Afridi Innings

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Krishna

How he made his runs. First, ball by ball: The cumulative progression: And the percentage of dot balls, singles, twos and boundaries

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Pakistan Complete Glorious World Twenty20 Victory

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Krishna

Absolute brilliance! For a team that started their tournament disastrously with losses in the warmups against South Africa and India and then a first group loss to no-hopers England, this is an amazing turnaround. Today, they turned in a powerhouse … Continue reading →

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Perfect Prediction by Q of Well Pitched

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Krishna

What an absolute stunner by Q. He wrote an open letter to Dilshan not to try his favorite scoop shot pointing to the example of Misbah. Q begged Dilshan not to try  the shot. Dilshan didn’t get the memo. He … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankans’ Inclination Towards Imitating Failed Tactics

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Krishna

Before the IPL started, John Buchanan expoused the idea of “multiple captains”. It seemed stupid and so it proved after Kolkata Knight Riders ended up at the bottom of the IPL table. While Buchanan was criticized by many, Kumar Sangakkara … Continue reading →

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Humor of the Day

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Krishna

Imran Yusuf on Dawn [Hattip: Q] To the grand-father who keeps saying ‘Test cricket is the only cricket I’m interested in’: Nobody believes you anymore, you’ve watched every game in the tournament and every time you watch a Test match … Continue reading →

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Poll: Who Will Win the World Twenty20 Final?

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Krishna

Take the poll below [The Poll is Now Closed]: Who will win the World Twenty20 Final(survey software)

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Who Dare Call Them “Chokers”?

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Krishna

This is who: Amy: A bunch of the most hilarious, stupidly, chokingly hysterical chokers. 12th Man: Plenty has changed in the world in the last decade. [...] And then we have South Africa, choking like they always do in the … Continue reading →

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