End of an ad age.

Posted by Hariharan Sriram as Sports, advertisements

Disclaimer: The characters who form a part of the following blog are entirely non-fictional, though the events associated with them are not. The author claims protection against any possible defamation suits by claiming that all this is in good humor (hopefully). Boost has decided that it would pull out of its deal with Sachin Tendulkar […]

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September 3, 2008 | Filed Under Sports, advertisements | Comments Off 

Past 30 days…

Posted by as My life, My tries, Sports

Hello people. Its been a long time since I blogged. Must say I was quite busy; you will yourself get convinced of that by the end of this post. This February was indeed interesting. Here is the recollection of the main events that happened during this time (with due thanks to my diary):
February 14th: the […]

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June 26, 2008 | Filed Under My life, My tries, Sports | Comments Off 

One night @ the ball center: IPL

Posted by as General, Sports

I didn’t want to. Never thought I would. But it was so captivating that here I am writing a blog entry. May 21st, 2008 it was. The match was between Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers. Having got the tickets (Rs.200 ones) three days back, I was eagerly awaiting the change from the monotonic […]

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June 26, 2008 | Filed Under General, Sports | Comments Off 

The romance with Boxing day

Posted by Hariharan Sriram as Musings, Sports

My connection with Boxing Day started 21 years ago to this date. Since God didn’t deem me fit enough to be a Christmas present to the world, he chose the next best day or should I say the next day, to send me in. But as much as it adds significance to the day from […]

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June 12, 2008 | Filed Under Musings, Sports | Comments Off 

The greatest moment in sports history..

Posted by sunil as Sports

Been into sports since the time I started drinking Boost and over these past few days,I have been pondering what could be the defining moment in sports history that I have seen.The sports arena is characterised by the ambivalence of one’s feelings and mixed reactions.In some pastures of the world,sports is “The Religion”.A win or […]

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June 5, 2008 | Filed Under Sports | Comments Off 

IPL: A Retrospective

Posted by Srikanth Srinivasan as All Posts, IPL, IPL retrospective, Sports, The three best from IPL

59 matches, 43 days and over two thousand overs. The IPL has finally ended, but not without inducing every news channel to constantly brag about it. A lot of action and drama agreed, but the tournament has also given a source of entertainment for the whole family during the evenings. Here are a few “three […]

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June 4, 2008 | Filed Under All Posts, IPL, IPL retrospective, Sports, The three best from IPL | Comments Off 

The Future of the ICL

Posted by Srikanth Srinivasan as Aftermath of IPL, All Posts, BCCI, Future of ICL, ICL, IPL, Kapil Dev, Lalit Modi, Sports

We have seen how the Japanese make expensive but high quality electronic products and how China knocks-off these products and floods the subcontinent. The inception of Indian Premier League (IPL) has just been the reverse. Kapil Dev and co. somehow got the brilliant idea of employing a city-wise cricket tournament which not only will bring […]

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June 3, 2008 | Filed Under Aftermath of IPL, All Posts, BCCI, Future of ICL, ICL, IPL, Kapil Dev, Lalit Modi, Sports | Comments Off 

One seat in the Cricket Theatre

Posted by Hariharan Sriram as Sports

All the world’s a stage exclaimed the most famous playwright of all time. Ask Lalit Modi about it and he’ll readily agree. This may not be the greatest show on earth but it certainly comes close to being the greatest show in the cricket world. (to me the India v Pakistan WC 96 quarterfinal will […]

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May 29, 2008 | Filed Under Sports | Comments Off 

Goodbye Henin

Posted by Hariharan Sriram as Sports

The world’s best backhand has ceased to exist. If ever there was a living proof for a pocket dynamo it was Justine Henin. At just over 5 ft, she was an anomaly in the modern world of women’s tennis. As teen sensation after teen sensation came out of eastern Europe, she stood still at the […]

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May 29, 2008 | Filed Under Sports | Comments Off 

In continuation with the last post

Posted by Hariharan Sriram as Sports

Talks are also on between Australian players and CSI over whether or not the averages should be calculated keeping in mind the umpiring blunders. Australian players are claiming that these things should affect the averages because they believe these things will even out over a player’s career span and in the case that certain people […]

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May 29, 2008 | Filed Under Sports | Comments Off 

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