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Tag Archives: IPL

the rats … and the piper

March 27, 2009 – 11:09 pm

A blog by damiths: The IPL I thought was an Indian institution. After all it is the INDIAN premier league. Maybe I was wrong. Have you ever heard about the English Premier League being played out side England because the government couldn’t round up enough coppers? To say that this has the greedy paw prints [...]

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ain’t cricket, ain’t indian, sure is premier in its greed

March 25, 2009 – 5:29 pm

A blog by ©hinaman: a bat hitting a ball just that, there is nothing ‘cricket’ in the twenty20 one could use a baseball bat, or even a rolling pin – it would make no difference indian premier league created by the Board of Control for “Cricket in India“ the teams are meant to represent indian [...]

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slaves – willing but unwanted

February 7, 2009 – 10:13 am

A blog by ©hinaman and so the game of “my slaves are better” “no, my slaves are imported” “no, no, my slaves are more famous than your slaves” “no, no, no, my slaves will put more butts on the seats in the arena than your slaves” began at 10.45 am IST at the historical Fort [...]

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2 + 2 = er … millions?

November 12, 2008 – 11:55 pm

A blog by ©hinaman I somehow am no longer able to do simple arithmetic. I have been trying to add 2 and 2 and ending up with millions! I take a 2 Kevin Pietersen ‘keen to play’ in Indian Premier League From Times Online | Patrick Kidd | October 23, 2008 Days after the Indian [...]

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necrotising cricket: the attack of IPL-T20 virus

October 20, 2008 – 9:20 pm

A blog by donthaveaclue   Just picture these: Raccoon city In an underground research facility called â??The Hiveâ?(tm), a deadly mutating virus, codenamed â??T-virusâ?(tm) is unleashed turning every human into a flesh-eating zombie. By the end of the movie, the virus has escaped the confines of â??The Hiveâ?(tm) and infected Raccoon City with the promise [...]

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bcci – an utter disgrace

July 17, 2008 – 3:50 pm

A blog by Â(c)hinaman They prove over and over their disrespect for human rights or for employment laws in different nations. Now they are acting as schoolground bullies, simply disgraceful. BCCI bars its players from counties with ICL staff Source: Cricinfo staff | July 17, 2008 The BCCI has cranked up the pressure on English [...]

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difference that 1 run can make

June 2, 2008 – 12:48 pm

-600K (no, not °s Kelvin) A blog by Â(c)hinaman Arithmetic says so. 1200K – 600K … that in US$$$ But the difference that last run made to cricket yesterday is much more than that. The scorekeepers have balanced their overs and maidens, runs by the byes and the extras. They have made way for the [...]

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IPL: beyond the circus glitz – 3

May 19, 2008 – 10:41 am

A blog by donthaveaclue: Impact on the basics of the game The final post on the â??Impact of the IPLâ?(tm) series means to look at the impact on the game of cricket itself. Being opposed to the new format of the game just on account of the fact that it is a new format is, [...]

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IPL: beyond the circus glitz -2

May 8, 2008 – 9:44 pm

… continued from: beyond the circus glitz -1 A blog by donthaveaclue: This is the second of a 3-part post on the potential impact of the Indian Premier League on the game of cricket as we know it. Impact on future cricketers School kid ||| Pre-IPL: Wakes up, dons whites, shrugs on his kit bag, [...]

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