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Cricket Humor for the Day

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From Doosra:

GG: But who am I? All I know is that I’m concussed.
Doctor: You are Gautam..

GG: Gautama? Gautama Buddha? Well, Buddha hoga tera baap.
Doctor: You are Gautam Gambhir. Indian cricketer.

GG: Oh yes, it all coming back to me.
Doctor: I’m relieved. Hey Viru, come here. Gautam, you know Viru?

GG: Yes. I know Viru…but he was not bald. Viru… he loves Basanti but mausi doesn’t like him.

Read the whole thing. Nice one, though you might need a few references to help you out if you are not Indian. See Sholay, Suresh, Sachin, Rahul, and another Rahul. I am assuming you already know the Buddha, Kevin Spacey and Dhoni.

Alternatives to the Super Over

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Andrew Hughes has a few:

The Dance-Off

For reasons that are not immediately apparent, watching people dance badly on television has become very popular in certain parts of the world. What better way to cash in on this trend than by introducing a ballroom dance competition to settle tied cricket matches. Each team will choose one pair of players to dress up in spangly suits and silly grins and perform in front of a celebrity panel of dance floor dynamos, including Ravi ‘Rumba’ Shastri and Sunny ‘Samba’ Gavaskar. Watch out for Kolkata’s fabulous couple of captivating captains, Sourav Ganguly and Brendon McCullum. Their foxtrot is something to behold.

That is much better than the Eliminator any day.

Humor of the Day

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The West Indian Player’s Association makes an “apology“:

On behalf of all our members, we wish to apologise to the West Indies Cricket Board for our “unreasonable” behaviour in respect of the following:

  • For demanding that our members play with a contract clearly outlining the terms and conditions prior to a series or series of matches. [...]
  • For asking the WICB to deposit funds it had deducted from the players’ salaries and which it failed to pay to the Players Provident Fund Account (Pension Plan) for almost a year.

Read the whole thing.

Humor of the Day

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Cricinfo UK has a humor page (humour?) with some gems such as this:

A suprise decision by the ICC has cricket statisticians confused and angry. The ICC has ruled that from now on the boundary previously rewarded with 6 runs will be worth 10. The move is designed to encourage big hitting and exciting cricket. An ICC spokesman is quoted as saying “The crowd likes nothing better than a sixer – yet the danger of hitting the ball in the air is such that many will not attempt big hits. With 10 runs as a reward, the risk will seem much more acceptable. We look forward to faster scoring rates, and new records being set.” It is believed that the rule change was proposed by Sri Lanka, who stand to benefit more than most.

Some poems on the site too if you are so inclined.

Humor of the Day

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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 Australian Bowler Allan Border Medal Award: Dirk Nannes [Netherlands]

Best player of fast bowling: Suresh Raina, India vs England

Services To UK Tourism: Ricky Ponting – ‘We’ve got two weeks in Leicester’.

Read the whole thing.

Humor of the Day

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Jrod picks his World Twenty20 team based on exemplary performances in the tournament:

Jacques Kallis; someone has to keep the run rate in check.
Ricky Ponting; captaincy and morale.
Jacob Oram; remember when he could bat.
Stuart Broad; fielding specialist.
Brett Lee; came back to help Australia.
Ishant Sharma; 2 wickets, heaps of runs, shit hair.

Jacques Kallis; someone has to keep the run rate in check.
Ricky Ponting; captaincy and morale.
Jacob Oram; remember when he could bat.
Stuart Broad; fielding specialist.
Brett Lee; came back to help Australia.
Ishant Sharma; 2 wickets, heaps of runs, shit hair.
… etc.

Read the full thing here.

Humor of the Day

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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 you fall asleep within 10 minutes. Also, don’t think we haven’t noticed you following the Women’s T20 World Cup…

Read the whole thing.