tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995864650849112892024-03-05T17:19:10.260-08:00Point to CoverMusings on Willow and LeatherSenantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-92190265792206460422014-11-28T23:20:00.000-08:002014-11-28T23:31:34.257-08:00Phil Hughes - Sound, Fury and Silence<div class="MsoNormal">
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“What do you mean you can’t trace him?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mahindran, the junior reporter, cowered in front of the
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“Sir, Mike is not reachable on his mobile. We hear he is on
a primitive fishing expedition on the oceans, with handmade fishing equipment
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Dwivedi groaned. These youngsters had no inkling of news
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“I don’t want excuses, Mahindran. I want solutions. Go and
find him. There are just a handful of oceans in the world and we can rule out Arctic
and Antarctic. That narrows it down comprehensively. Now don’t stand here, go
and find him.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“He is the only celebrity who was struck exactly where Phil
Hughes was, on that spot behind the ear. By the tail of the alligator he
mistook for a log. It will make a hell of a story. I want the interview by
today.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mahindran sighed and walked out, just managing to avoid
being run over by the galloping steps of Sunrita.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi’s overwrought face lit up at the sight of this
bright young girl bubbling with spirit and joie de vivre. Ideas always seemed
to seep out of her in fascinating oodles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Sir, I have sent Pradeep out to Vishwanathan Anand.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi raised his eyebrows. “Anand?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes, sir. You see, Hughes was 63 not out.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi winced. Yes, 63 not out. He had seen that number too
many times in the past few hours. He had almost put down those figures on a
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“And his shirt number
was 64. We will speak to Anand about the 64 squares on a chess board. We will
call it ‘One short in the game of life’”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi’s harried face now spread into a smile. “Brilliant.
Wait. Make it ‘One short in the game of life, mate’. The ‘mate’ in italics. We need to link Anand,
Chess and Australian cricket.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunrita’s eyes looked at the chief’s face with undisguised
wonder. “Sir, you are a genius.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi smiled only for a second. “Nothing of that sort,
dear. Just experience. Now where is Avinash? I sent for him hours ago.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I saw him come in. He was on leave until day before
yesterday” reported Sunrita. “He was putting a cap on a bat in his cubicle.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi groaned. “We have already splashed those pictures.
Why’s he wasting his time with that now?” The boss whipped out his cell phone. “Avinash?”
he barked. “Get your ass in here.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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seconds he was inside the cabin with a
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“I have been looking for you since the morning,” Dwivedi
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“Had to write up the twenty interviews I took yesterday.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Twenty interviews?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes, with those Harris Shield boys. Ten of them had been
struck on the helmet last season. And the other ten were fans of Hughes.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Oh right. Are they online yet?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I sent them across for edits.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Christ. How many times have I got to repeat? It’s the ‘new’
bit that needs to be important in News. Don’t make it old. Publish them. People
never read, they just share. It will be days before typos are found out. You
are senior enough to know that, Avinash. And listen. Do that piece about your
meeting with Hughes during the Ashes.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“What?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You met him when you covered the Ashes, didn’t you? Write
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“But, I didn’t meet him.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“What the hell were you doing in Australia in that case?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“He did not play in the Ashes, sir. He was not in the team.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi snapped. He could not take it anymore. “We cannot afford
to be bothered with technicalities now, Avinash. Heaven knows we are running
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“I was too busy writing about Trott and Swann during the
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“Crap. Write one down anyway. How you met him and what he
told you his future plans. He’s not going to come down here and deny it now,
will he?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunrita nodded. “Neville Cardus often wrote about matches he
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Dwivedi clasped his hands. “There, you see? Follow great journalistic
examples. Now don’t stand here looking at my face. Get on it. And assemble
everyone for the ideation session immediately.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A dazed Avinash walked out. Dwivedi turned to Sunrita. “I
only wish everyone thought on their feet like you do, my dear girl. Nari –
check, Sandeep – check, Jimmy – check, Brijesh – check. Have we spoken to Dilip
about his getting hit on the face by Marshall?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Not yet, but we are on it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A hushed murmur of several voices indicated that the team
had assembled. Dwivedi stepped out of his cabin and looked at the haggard eyes
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“Stop looking tired, guys,” he barked. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The eyes blinked and tried hard to manufacture sparkle and
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“These are defining moments of the industry. We live for
news. And this is breaking. Ramesh, where are you?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A bespectacled face whimpered that he was present.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I need a statistical article. 63. Break it up. 7 times 9,
21 times three. Check how many other ways we can do that.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Those are the only ways of factorising it sir.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi could hardly keep himself from tearing his hair. “What’s
the matter with you young folks? Always speaking of constraints. Find other
ways of factorising. Think out of the box. And for each of these numbers, 7,
21, 9 – come up with something related to Hughes. Seven centuries, 21 catches
whatever. Show incredible connections. A few numbers and a few facts will have
the readers drooling about coincidences.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I need a fictitious FB chat between Hughes and – who’s that
oldest Test cricketer who died last year?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Norman Gordon, sir.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes. The two of them
talking about time on earth or that sort of a thing. Philosophical, but not too
intelligent. We have to think of the readers too.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Something along Philosophy for dummies, sir?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Exactly. Prasun …”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Michael Clarke cried today. Make a list of all the speeches
that had cricketers sobbing, weeping, crying. Go back in time. Kim Hughes and
all that.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Okay sir.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Any other ideas? I am looking at all of you. This is the
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A hand went up. Predictably, it was Sunrita’s. “Sir, I was
thinking – since you had that excellent idea of factorising 63…”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Can we make a collage of Shakespeare quotes. All the world’s
a stage and we are all players … and then the seven ages of man, and the thrice
again to make up nine from Macbeth. Seven into nine again gives 63.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi frowned. “Excellent idea, but we will park it for
now. We cannot ask the readers to think of Shakespeare and multiply seven and
nine at the same time. Too much of a stretch. We will use this for the monthly
special. But, great. We need thoughts like these.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi paused. “Have we got the Hughes exclusive from the lady
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“I am following up on that sir, we will get it soon.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I want a new cartoon. Any ideas?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another young lad spoke up. “What if we show people leaving
a Forever21 store in New York and entering a Forever63 store beside it? With
Hughes standing there with his bat and a smile?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“We can call it new star attraction, sir. With the star
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'New Store beyond the Pearly Gates.
Forever 63'.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi snapped his fingers. “Excellent. This is what the
ideation sessions are all about. Sandeep, work on it. Any other ideas? I saw
some cartoons of him walking out with Bradman. I would like one with WG Grace. Can we have something on how Hughes
could have been the left handed Bradman?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dwivedi waved his hands. “Numbers are not everything, Ramesh.
The man is dead. That should amount to something.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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The young man looked disconcerted. Snapped at by the chief
twice within minutes. He desperately racked his brains. “Well, we can bring in the
Victor Trumper angle if required. He also died young and averaged less than 40.
Most others have missed it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Think. We have to show respect to the departed batsman in
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“Well, sir.” A small
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Dwivedi turned around, surprised. This was Jay, the newest
intern, two days old in the office. He did not expect the baby of the team to
speak in meetings. But then, Dwivedi was well aware that he planted seeds of
future journalists everywhere he went.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes, Jay.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Perhaps the best way to show respect is to shed a silent
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“Of course. Excellent thought. We must get this idea across
and splash more silent tears than anyone else in the news world. Great idea.
How do we do it? What about a picture of a tear with an intelligent, concise,
crisp, smart caption which touches the heart? Get on wikiquotes and thinkexist.
We can update it hourly and make as much noise with the silence as possible.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I meant true silence, sir. Respect from the heart. Sometimes
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Dwivedi looked at him in stunned silence. In other words,
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words before he snapped out of it and said, “Back to your desks, everyone.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-3273453351813678642012-10-15T06:37:00.000-07:002012-10-15T06:37:03.575-07:00Wodehouse at the wicket - the cricketing connections of the legendary writer<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121015081530_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PG Wodehouse at the wicket - the cricketing connections of the legendary writer" border="0" src="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121015081530_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" title="PG Wodehouse at the wicket - the cricketing connections of the legendary writer" /></a><em>PG Wodehouse, the greatest humorist in English language, wrote quite a bit about cricket and was a useful cricketer himself. <strong>Arunabha Sengupta</strong> explores the cricketing connections of the great writer on his 131<sup>st</sup> birthday.</em></div>
Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-58067364616530088472012-10-13T22:54:00.002-07:002014-12-04T11:47:12.006-08:00The day Kapil Dev and Kiran More became Little Brother Big Brother<a href="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121014093953_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="October 14, 1987: Memorable Hindi commentary praising Kapil Dev & Kiran More heroics" border="0" src="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121014093953_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The old days of Hindi commentary did have some memorable moments. <strong style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arunabha Sengupta </strong>remembers one such from this day 25 years ago, when the heroics of <a href="http://www.cricketcountry.com/title/Kapil-Dev/post" style="color: rgb(22, 130, 238) !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kapil Dev</a> and <a href="http://www.cricketcountry.com/title/Kiran-More/post" style="color: rgb(22, 130, 238) !important; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kiran More</a> were described in a delightful sentence.</em><br />
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<a href="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121010121534_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A near-miracle by Dave Houghton which ended with Martin Crowe's unbelievable catch" border="0" src="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/image_20121010121534_thumbnail_208_117.jpg" title="A near-miracle by Dave Houghton which ended with Martin Crowe's unbelievable catch" /></a><em>In the early days of the Reliance World Cup 1987, David Houghton conjured up a magical century to take Zimbabwe within a gasp of victory against New Zealand. It took another miracle to stop them from striding through the home-stretch. <strong>Arunabha Sengupta</strong> recalls the two amazing events of that day 25 years ago.</em></div>
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Simon Taufel bid adieu at an age when most of the erstwhile umpires used to break into the international arena. Yet, he has carved a niche for himself with sterling decision making for nearly one and a half decades. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta salutes</strong> the man who exited as an international umpire after officiating the 2012 World T20 final on Sunday.</em></div>
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Sachin Tendulkar’s unexpected announcement about his contemplation on retirement has sent major media houses scrambling for ways to handle the colossal amount of resulting repercussions. People, process and technology are all set for a massive upheaval in the world of sports journalism.</div>
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Richie Benaud was a great leg-spinner, a trend setting all-rounder and one of the most successful captains, who later became the voice of cricket. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> pays tribute to the most influential cricket personality since the Second World War on the great man’s 82nd birthday.</em></div>
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Ray Lindwall was sheer poetry in motion as he ran in to bowl, yet was one of the most dreaded fast bowlers ever to play cricket. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> pays homage to the first genuine paceman to take 200 Test wickets on the occasion of his 91st birthday.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-30869744462044171752012-10-03T12:02:00.001-07:002012-10-03T12:02:46.820-07:00Mohinder Amarnath's axing as a selector - the reasons why<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Was it his opinion that there should be a change in captaincy? Was it his refusing to open his mind to suggestions? Or, did it have to do with the strange case of Lala Amarnath’s bat? <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> tries to look at the reasons for the unceremonious exit of Mohinder Amarnath from the selection panel.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-47868644489750272302012-09-28T23:29:00.003-07:002012-09-28T23:35:57.881-07:00The man behind the biggest cricketing superstition<br />
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<a href="http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/The-man-behind-the-biggest-cricketing-superstition/18378" style="border: none; clear: right; color: black; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px; outline: none; resize: none; text-decoration: none;"><img height="149" src="http://im1.cricketcountry.com/5f14f03fc74de49cd50d2df545c99432.jpeg" style="border: 0px; outline: none; resize: none;" width="200" /></a><em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Batsmen and teams fear 111 and its multiples and such scores led David Shepherd to execute a quaint hop and leap. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> remembers Admiral Horatio Nelson, the man who gave his name to this strange superstition, on his 254th birth anniversary.</em><em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;"><br /><a href="http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/The-man-behind-the-biggest-cricketing-superstition/18378" style="border: none; color: #c22025; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 4px; outline: none; resize: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read more on cricketcountry></a></em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-32607791962698322522012-09-28T23:26:00.001-07:002012-09-28T23:26:32.437-07:00Looking back at careers of Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny and other national selectors<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">No one quite matches the achievements of the axed Mohinder Amarnath, but the newly appointed selectors do have quite a lot of experience between them. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> looks at the careers of the five wise men who are set to guide the fortunes of Indian cricket.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-12311412434528981672012-09-28T23:24:00.000-07:002012-09-28T23:24:18.282-07:00It was perhaps too soon to jump to conclusions about Harbhajan Singh<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">After his sensational four for 12 against England, Harbhajan Singh was touted to have returned to his best, and was even seen as the biggest hope in India’s World Cup campaign. After he has been brought down crashing to the ground by David Warner, <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> wonders if the media is perhaps a bit too quick in making such sweeping conclusions.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-14932562312922448512012-09-26T22:38:00.001-07:002012-09-26T22:38:57.483-07:00Amarnaths among father and son pairs who have appeared in the same match<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Recently, Shivnarine Chanderpaul added a double century stand with his son in a club match.<strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong></em><strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;"><em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;"> </em></strong><em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">looks at the several instances in cricket history where father and son have appeared together in First-class cricket.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-37853203731783983992012-09-25T22:56:00.004-07:002012-09-25T22:56:53.753-07:00Brothers-in-arms 6: Bill Lawry & Alastair Cook - similarities in substance<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">In Part Six of the series, we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> compares Bill Lawry and Alastair Cook - two men at the top of the order, linked by the penchant of putting substance over style.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-73136909604048725032012-09-24T22:52:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:52:53.715-07:00The King of controversies - a man who was unafraid to take on the most powerful<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">On this day 66 years ago, one of the most ebullient characters of Indian cricket and the greatest left-arm spinner produced by the country saw the light of the day. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> traces the life and career of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-26033247236226046182012-09-24T10:29:00.000-07:002012-09-24T10:29:24.357-07:00Interview: Player of the history-making '71 Indian team reveals little-known secrets<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">In an era of four spinners, Devraj Govindraj bowled quick – and well enough to be a part of the victorious tours of West Indies and England in 1970-71. Although he did not play in the Test matches, there are many fantastic memories. In an exclusive interview to Cricketcountry’s <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta, </strong>Govindraj speaks about his wonderful experiences during those historic occasions.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-41370212283223837192012-09-21T23:01:00.000-07:002012-09-21T23:00:59.999-07:00The dramatic last day of the Tied Test at Chennai between India and Australia<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Twenty six years ago, a hot gruelling day in Madras witnessed an epic encounter ending in the second Tied Test in the history of cricket. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> relives the pulsating moments of that final day.</em></div>
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">‘Fire in Babylon’</em><em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;"> releases in India today, a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of the West Indies cricket team into a fearsome superpower running on a battery of pace bowlers. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> turns a critical eye at the movie which shows some of the scariest spells of fast bowling.</em></div>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-29660688838495437472012-09-20T22:28:00.001-07:002012-09-20T22:28:31.103-07:00A grandson of slaves' amazing journey in life to earn the title of Baron!<div class="f14 b pt7" style="border: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 7px 0px 0px; resize: none; unicode-bidi: embed;">
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">Hundred and eleven years ago was born the first great West Indian cricketer to capture public imagination. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> recounts the all-round genius of Sir Learie Constantine – on the field of play and in the greater arena of life.</em></div>
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<br />Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-90283485350186641072012-09-19T22:38:00.002-07:002012-09-19T22:38:49.173-07:00V Jayadevan points out loophole to be exploited in D/L method if it rains in T20<br />
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<em style="border: none; outline: none; resize: none;">With the T20 World Cup under way, V. Jayadevan, creator of the VJD system of target revision, recommends throwing bats around whenever rain is in the air, to take advantage of the loopholes in the Duckworth-Lewis system. <strong style="border: none; font-style: inherit; outline: none; resize: none;">Arunabha Sengupta</strong> looks at the shortcomings of D/L in the Twenty20 format.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/V-Jayadevan-points-out-loophole-to-be-exploited-in-D-L-method-if-it-rains-in-T20/18094" style="border: none; color: #c22025; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 4px; outline: none; resize: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read more on cricketcountry›</a>
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-32921502756544958242012-09-19T01:44:00.001-07:002012-09-19T01:44:02.914-07:00Unbelievable, but true - Three seven-ball overs in an international match!<div class="pt5 f11">
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<em>Thirteen years ago, umpires Steve Dunne and Dave Orchard became engaged in a game of gaffes, somehow officiating through three seven-ball overs in a game between West Indies and Pakistan in Toronto. <strong>Arunabha Sengupta</strong> looks back at the curiously confusing contest.</em><br />
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Senantix (Arunabha Sengupta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13789085162180680309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899586465084911289.post-85549544557014827432012-09-18T01:42:00.000-07:002012-09-19T08:28:46.625-07:00Fraternal Feat: Zimbabwe makes history by fielding three pairs of brothers!<div class="f14 b pt7">
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