Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

Second Thoughts on Catches

Posted on September 13, 2011 by thecricketcouch

On the final day of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Pallekele, Michael Clarke standing at 2nd slip, took what can be described as a “ripper” to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene off the bowling of Trent Copeland. While … Continue reading →

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Century, Interrupted

Posted on August 19, 2010 by thecricketcouch

I wanted to avoid writing this. People have talked ad nauseam. TV anchors yelled questions at six different panelists, simultaneously, which included the eminent scout of Javelin throwers, Bishen Bedi, who narrated stories not relevant to the topic of conversation. … 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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Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Pitch

Posted on July 28, 2010 by thecricketcouch

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Inception of Deception

Posted on July 17, 2010 by thecricketcouch

A friend of mine, still giddy from seeing the newly released Christopher Nolan’s mind bending movie “Inception“, asked whether I have seen it yet. I told him that my head is still spinning from Nolan’s earlier work, Memento and The … Continue reading →

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New post at “CricAges”

Posted on June 5, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Just posted an article over at CricAges “All quiet on the western front. So far” dealing with the state of cricket in the USA. Have a read and submit comments to let us know what your thoughts are on this. … Continue reading →

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O Bowlers, Where Art Thou?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by thecricketcouch

The fact that India could not defend a reasonably good score of 285 against a weak Zimbabwe team proves one thing that the followers of Indian cricket have long been aware of – the scarcity of match winning bowlers in … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a chase

Posted on May 12, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Sri Lanka just wrote the coaching manual on how to chase down a target on a tricky pitch. SL needed to get 144 runs (of the 164 they needed to win the match outright) to boot India out of the … Continue reading →

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Coming full circle with Sanath Jayasuriya

Posted on May 3, 2010 by thecricketcouch

The beginning and the (seeming) end of the great career of Sanath Jayasuriya has tremendous symmetry to it. He began as a bowling all-rounder for Sri Lanka considered initially for the short format of the game, the ODIs. Now, as … Continue reading →

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