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Tag Archives: Sachin Tendulkar
Couch Talk Episode 31 with Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
In this episode, former Cricinfo correspondent Sidhartha Vaidyanathan talks about India’s disastrous 4-0 test series loss in Australia and answers listeners questions on retirements of Dravid/Laxman, Duncan Fletcher, Sehwag, Dhoni’s captaincy amongst other things. Follow him on Twitter @Sidvee and … Continue reading
Couch Talk Episode 28 with Adam Carroll-Smith, “Chasing Sachin”
In this episode, the author of “Chasing Sachin”, Adam Carroll-Smith talks about the seemingly impossible quest he undertook this past summer – to bowl Sachin Tendulkar out. Adam elaborates on his quest, his particular dislike of Ronnie Irani, and his … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Talk
Tagged Adam Carroll-Smith, Chasing Sachin, Couch Talk, India v England 2011, Podcast, Sachin Tendulkar
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Day 2, MCG: A Day of Overshadowing Performances
Day 2 at the MCG, bathed in beautiful sunshine, was a picture perfect day for cricket, and the cricket matched the conditions. There was beautiful batsmanship, sustained aggressive bowling, and the match hanging in balance (or perhaps slightly tilted in … Continue reading
Posted in Test Match Cricket
Tagged Australia, India, James Pattinson, MCG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Peter Siddle, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag
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Book Review: Controversially Yours
There is a running theme in the autobiography of the fastest bowler in the recorded history of cricket. He is a cocky, self-assured man who tried to prove the doubters wrong and made sure they knew about it. The book … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Book Review, Controversially Yours, Inzamam Ul Haq, Pakistan, PCB, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram
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Applying to be Pakistan Head Coach
Dear Mr. Intikhab Alam, This is in response to the advertisement announcing the PCB is looking for a Head Coach to the Pakistan National Team. I am happy to say I would really love to apply for the job and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Aaqib Javed, Head Coach, Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board, Sachin Tendulkar, Shahid Afridi
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Memories from Trent Bridge
It was a quick walk from the railway station, across the bridge over River Trent, when I got the full view of the floodlights that gave it away. I was near one of the most picturesque and uniquely shaped ground … Continue reading
Posted in Test Match Cricket
Tagged England, Ian Bell, India, India v England 2011, Nottingham, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Trent Bridge
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Couch Talk: Episode 9 with Wright Thompson, ESPN
In this episode, Wright Thompson, senior writer from ESPN.com, talks about his introduction to cricket, watching Tendulkar score a century at Bangalore during the world cup, and meeting the legend afterwards, and professes his new found love for test cricket … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Talk
Tagged Couch Talk, ESPN, India, India v England 2011, Podcast, Sachin Tendulkar, World Cup 2011, Wright Thompson
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Couch Talk: Episode 6 with Dileep Premchandran and Gary Naylor
In this episode, Dileep Premchandran and Gary Naylor preview the upcoming India-England test series, including discussions on the aftereffects of India’s tour match vs Somerset, the bowling line-ups, middle orders, openers, captains and their series prediction. You can also listen … Continue reading
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
The folks at World Cricket Watch and Balanced Sports have been doing a series called “My Favorite Cricketer” where cricket enthusiasts, bloggers and writers write about their favorite player. So far, the players that have been written about are Brian Lara, Allan … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Balanced Sports, India, Sachin Tendulkar, WorldCricketWatch
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Chasing the Ball
A couple of weeks ago, I played in a 40-overs-a-side league match in the Washington D.C. area and took a wicket in the first over I bowled (2nd over of the innings). Here is what my team mate wrote in … Continue reading
Posted in Test Match Cricket
Tagged Captaincy, India, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne
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