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Alternative Cricket
Thu, July 31 2014
IPL 6: The best of tweets
A collection of some of the best tweets from the sixth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sun, October 28 2012
Why the Indian Premier League is a bubble waiting to burst
Tears were shed across the country last week, as a nation in mourning decried the actions of a military junta ruthlessly attempting to exterminate a renowned symbol of hope and joy. Tributes of support have come from far and wide, with many decrying the incident as a national tragedy.
Fri, October 12 2012
Get Lost XI from the worst-performing in the ICC World T20 2012
By popular demand, Get Lost XI is back! It has been the talk of Twitter, and considering the vast number of suggestions there have been thousands of you contributing! it was only fitting that we give you our official Get Lost XI once again - the worst team of the World T20.
Sun, June 24 2012
Clarke – A new personality has emerged from the old to lead Australia in style
In the 'Simon Katich camp’ you have those that would happily get to grips with Pup’s neck over a song. Rumours that that altercation was due to Clarke skipping tracks past Aqua’s Barbie Girl, a Katich favourite, are unfounded.
Wed, June 06 2012
Five lessons Indian Premier League teams need to learn
Royal Challengers Bangalore were the other main culprits of packing their side with batting, in turn neglecting their bowlers completely – they would have qualified for the top four with ease had they persisted with Daniel Vettori, Andrew McDonald or Dirk Nannes (the 2nd leading T20 wicket-taker of all time).
Sat, March 10 2012
Humour: The ‘real’ reason why Rahul Dravid announced his retirement
In a widely-predicted move, Rahul Dravid announced on Friday he would be retiring from Test cricket in order to come out of T20 International retirement. Arriving at the Vodafone-sponsored press conference on a Gatorade segway and demanding the assembled media now refer to him as 'The DLF Wall’, the batting legend said he was looking forward to finally gaining some respect as a player, a feat he said could only be achieved by mastering Jade Dernbach’s death bowling variations in the shortest form of the game.
Tue, August 05 2014
An open letter to Virat Kohli – the stormy petrel of Indian cricket
Dear Virat,
I hope you’re sitting down for this: it’s over, and in my heart, I’ve known it for a while. In case your memory is fading, kindly allow me to remind you of two incidents in particular.
Fri, May 30 2014
Shastri suffers vocal stress fracture while commentating in the MCG Test
Ravi Shastri’s larynx snapped and fell out of his throat during comentry
Fri, May 30 2014
Sachin Tendulkar breaks his silence on the much-awaited 100th century
At intrusive media coverage surrounding his ‘century of centuries
Fri, May 30 2014
Top gifts international cricketers would like to receive for Christmas
Top gifts for international cricketers on christmas