Cricket is a funny game

AMITABH BACHAN in one of his movies titled Namak Halal said, “English is funny language.” Well according to me, cricket is a funny game. Many of you may not agree with it but the context in which I have said it completely suits the Indian Premier League (IPL). As the IPL is in its second season that too abroad (South Africa) is witnessing a funny thing. The teams which topped the points' table last season are struggling and the teams which struggled is winning games with ease.

Deccan Chargers, last year the team somehow managed to secure seventh place. But this time, the scenario has completely changed. Adam Gilchrist replaced VVS Laxman as a skipper in the new season. The team is ruling the points table....

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Why teams need a good start

WHY OPENERS need to fire at the beginning of an innings? The answer is straight - the team needs a good start to put pressure on the opposition. Well that is the theoritical part.

Lets put that in practical aspects and what could be the better way than the Indian Premier League (IPL). The mega event is in its second season that too abroad (South Africa).

Well there is no need to explain regarding the rules and regulations of the shorter format of the game. Just 20 overs a team gets to bat, within which a mammoth total has to be put up on the scoreboard. For that the team needs a good opening pair, who could destroy the opposition within few overs and make the opposition think tank run out of ideas. Suppose a team scores 50 to 80 runs within six or seven overs without losing any wicket, the opposition team always feel the pinch.

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India to host 2011 cricket world cup final

INDIA WILL host 29 world cup matches including the first semifinal and the final of the 2011 cricket world cup. This was announced by the International Cricket Council World Organising Committee on Tuesday (April 28).

ICC has also decided to shift the World Cup secretariat to Mumbai from Lahore after it was decided that no match will be held in Pakistan owing to security concerns, in the aftermath of the Lahore attack.

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat announced that India will hold 29 matches at 8 venues, including the final and one semifinal. Neighbouring Sri Lanka will hold 12 matches at three venues including a semi-final match.

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SRK's penchant for being in news

SRK's advice to legendry Sunil Gavaskar for purchasing a team and do... only shows his intolerant and arrogant attitude. He seems to be living in a paradise wherein he thinks everything coming out of his mouth will be taken nicely by others.

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Srinivasan optimistic about IPL Season II

Srinivasan has appointed Stephen Fleming, the former captain of New Zealand, as the coach of the Chennai Super Kings. His team also has South African Greg King as the trainer and Australian Tom Simsek as the physio..

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Lalit Modi, a target of Shakeel's gang

The Indian intelligence officials received the information after interrogating the arrested shooter Rashid Malabari. According to Malabari, the cricket honcho ? Modi, who is presently in South Africa, is one of the prime targets of the Shakeel gang..

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Sania-Chuang reach semi finals

The continuous aggressive attacks by Sania and Chuang cornered their opponents, who finally had to bow to the Indo-Taiwan pair. The duo performed their best throughout the match. They would now take on the winner of the remaining quarter-final match.

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Fluker offers live crickets

Fluker, a reptile meal shop, offers several worms and insects for as the meal of pet reptiles. The worms available at the shop include live crickets, fruit flies, hissing cockroaches, meal worms, giants and other worms..

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Indian golf’s Gen-Y arrives with a ‘Major’ victory

Gen-Y of Indian golf shows its teeth with a major victory by 20-year-old golf sensation Gaganjeet Bhullar. Despite a lot of difficulties due to their natural talent, maybe the next Tiger Woods will be born in India.

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IPL-2: Cheerleaders to add glamour quotient

Shah Rukh Khan has finally selected two beauties to join his cheerleader’s team in South Africa. Hopefully, it will boost the morale of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Last time around, there were plenty of controversies and the beauties were curbed.

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Buchanan's idea baseless, ridiculous: Vengsarkar

While praising the performance of Ganguly, the former Indian cricket captain, Vengsarkar mentioned that there could be a situation where one team has to score six runs from one ball and Sourav might find four people giving him four different ideas..

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