Category Archives: Humor

Sachin Tendulkar Answers 10 Questions

Posted on July 17, 2012 by thecricketcouch

After a phenomenal run of 22 years as an International Cricketer representing India, (which may continue for another 10, who knows!), Sachin Tendulkar has chosen a different path to continue serving the nation. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha … Continue reading →

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Applying to be Pakistan Head Coach

Posted on September 20, 2011 by thecricketcouch

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 →

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Couch Talk: Episode 13 with Sidin Vadukut and Anand Ramachandran

Posted on September 4, 2011 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Sidin Vadukut (author, blogger, editor) and Anand Ramachandran (Game designer, blogger), both Page 2 writers on Cricinfo and all around nice guys, discuss satire in cricket writing, the enormous ability of cricket to provide material for humor, … Continue reading →

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The World According to Ejaz Butt

Posted on September 21, 2010 by thecricketcouch

If Ejaz Butt were to be in charge of our history books: Brutus did not actually stab Julius Ceaser. Ceaser tripped on a rug and fell on a butter knife that Brutus was holding for the King. Jackie Kennedy actually … Continue reading →

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CLT20 Team of Names

Posted on September 20, 2010 by thecricketcouch

As the all important Champions League T20 tournament comes to an end — Okay, Okay, I was only kidding. I am a bit jaded with all the T20 matches going on and finding it hard to keep up. Especially, with … Continue reading →

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Ten Things about Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar

Posted on September 8, 2010 by thecricketcouch

On September 3, 2010, Indian batting ace, Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for his contribution to cricket. Instead of an honorary award, what if he really was … Continue reading →

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A “bored” debut

Posted on August 9, 2010 by thecricketcouch

A cartoon strip I made “A tale of two innings“, is now published at the bored cricket crazy indians (BCC!) site. I want to acknowledge here that Mrs. Cricket Couch had a role to play in it. The cartoon is a … Continue reading →

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Bird’s the word

Posted on August 3, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Yuvraj Singh, the potential star to take the middle order spot in the Indian test squad, but for now warming up the bench, was caught in a huge uproar on the first day of the third test match between India … Continue reading →

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Humiliating Haydos

Posted on August 2, 2010 by thecricketcouch

As has become my routine, I logged on this morning and surfed on to Jarrod Kimber’s blog Cricket with Balls and noticed he had made a collage of Jesus poses with Mathew Hayden superimposed on it. Upon further investigation, I … Continue reading →

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Muralitharan is a funny motherf**ker

Posted on August 2, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Or he just confused his turbaned Indian spinners. Of course, Murali is the highest wicket taker in the history of test match cricket, and so, I generally tend to put some trust in his words when he makes comments about … Continue reading →

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