CHENNAI TO STEAL THE IPL LOOT
The final of the Indian Premier League is on Sunday at 4pm (UK time.) The match, between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings for a winning purse of $1.5m, pits the dexterity of the extraordinary Sachin Tendulkar against the brutality of the mercurial MS Dhoni. It encapsulates a tournament in which, in spite of the excessive hype, the unnecessary length and the rumours of financial irregularity, the cricket has actually been rather good.
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE BRINGS LONGER LASTING SATISFACTION
The experience of being in Bangladesh for a fortnight has been slightly surreal. Here you have the second poorest nation in the world dominated by hardship and the tortuous progress of cycle rickshaws often laden with vast cargo weighing down the rickety, gearless machine. The test grounds are sparsely populated as people just haven’t got the time or inclination to linger at poorly appointed test grounds when there’s a days work, (with paltry earnings of £1) to do. Read more…
LAMENT OF THE THIRD MAN
England have been caught napping in this test. On the first day they were utterly taken aback by Tamin Iqbal’s audacious assault on their sensibilities. After that blow to the solar plexus, the bowlers gradually regained their breath and dragged England back to level on points by the end of round one. The young attack showed admirable staying power in unbelievably energy sapping conditions. Imagine running in to bowl on top of a sizzling barbeque and you get the idea. But yesterday morning it was as if England were still groggy from the day before, and some absent minded cricket allowed Bangladesh to regain the upper hand. Read more…
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