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Not all South Africans are called Proteas; it's just their national cricket team which is called by that alternate name. Protea is the name of a flower that has pink and yellow petals and it is the national flower of South Africa. It's a tradition in certain cricket playing countries to be called by names of some of their national symbols.Take the case of the South African rugby team - they are called Springboks after the spectacular antelope from the wilderness of this country, which is among the fastest land animals on earth and is known to leap up to ... Read More

It is believed that Indian players were almost unbeatable on grass pitches and that was the reason European and Australasian nations introduced Astroturf pitches that were more suitable to their style of ‘physical’ play. Before Astroturf was used in the Montreal Olympics in 1976 India had won seven gold medals but failed to win even a single medal in that Olympic.However, India did win the gold medal at the Moscow Olympics which was boycotted by the powerhouse teams like West Germany, Holland, Australia, Pakistan, Argentina, and Britain. Interestingly, India did play and win against sides known for ‘physical’ play, like ... Read More

The best ever rated test match in test cricket history is India vs. Australia in 2001 which was played at Eden Gardens ground, Kolkata. Now, let’s go back to 2001 and look at the Australian cricket team who were defending champions and number one ranked cricket team in both the formats.Eden Gardens, Kolkata. 15th March 2001.This day was the beginning of a new era of Indian cricket. It was a Thursday with an electrifying atmosphere not just at Eden Gardens but across the country. The venue was the Ganguly’s hometown, where the team snatched away victory from the Aussies and ... Read More

That's the impression we get when we see the man in action on the cricket field. It also depends to a large extent on the way he carries himself, which is that of a man with hardly any worry in the world. I'm not saying that Afridi is an irresponsible man who doesn't care about his responsibilities; it's his demeanor and body language that allows him to remain relaxed at all times which takes away any sign of stress from his face.Looks that Never FadeToday, at the age of 38, Shahid Afridi doesn't look more than 25 and I am ... Read More

The excessive popularity of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, best known as MS Dhoni, lies in those spectacular innings where the hope of millions and millions of Indians befell on him and he helped India sail through the tumult and brought smiles on the faces of the Indian fans back. No matter where is he playing, who is the opponent and how unfavorable the situation is, his 'never give up' attitude, cool-headed decisions and determination turn him one of the best match finishers in the world.Innings that Prove His ProwessBe it Karachi and Lahore (Pakistan), Aukland (New Zealand), Harare (Zimbabwe), Dhaka (Bangladesh), ... Read More

The show of Indian Premier League (IPL) aka Indian Paisa League, Indian Puppets League and what not, has been going on relentlessly for the past 10 Years and seems like there is no end to this fake cricket drama of BCCI because it gets a whopping amount from the Telecaster (Star Sport), the telecaster receives that amount from sponsors (Vivo), and the sponsors collect it from, obviously, us (Fools).You might thrash or troll me pitilessly for calling you fools, but this is what IPL up to with all its treacherous moves. Have you ever given a thought to the followings?Why ... Read More

Well, it depends on the stature of the cricketer or film star. Let me give you a hypothetical scenario where we have our top cricketer and the Indian captain of all three formats, Virat Kohli. On the other hand, let’s take Salman Khan who, in my opinion, is the top star of Bollywood in terms of earning because other than Aamir he is the only star whose movies break all the Box Office records every year but I am not considering Aamir due to the fact that he brings a movie in 2-3 year and earns approx 300 cr from ... Read More

Well, this is what the irony in India. Those who have expertise in a certain discipline are always kept away from it and those who have nothing to do with it are crowned, which eventually destroys the whole offshoot. This is the only reason we now see Kapil Dev and other efficient cricketers sitting in the commentary box and waste their energy rather than constructing new talent. Why go far, none of the current committee members and even the chairman have played more than 6 test matches. Can you believe it?Why These Cricketers Get Such Roles?You must have heard that ... Read More

Recently, Mitchel Starc fueled the debate over the use of the pink ball in a day/night tests. He said, “It's definitely not a red ball, " Starc said. "It doesn't react anything like the red ball, in terms of swing and the hardness of it anyway. It goes soft pretty quickly, I didn't see a huge amount of reverse swing in that game and I don't think it swung from memory too much until the artificial light took over. It definitely reacts very, very differently to the red ball.”On the contrary, the makers of the ball claim that they are ... Read More

I don't know why but it's a fact that we Indians have the never-cured itch to poke celebrities. We, sometimes, even see their goodwill through the glasses of suspicion and in order to just show our despair we forget the stature of that person, his achievements, sacrifices and his effort to make us proud for our nation through every step he takes. Yes, I strongly believe that Sachin Tendulkar is among those rare human beings who never try to cash in on their celebrity status anyway. We used to trouble him when he was playing his game by constantly shouting......RETIREMENT, ... Read More