PCB’s Fantasy
I wonder who thought of the name for Sialkot Stallions. They found a spot in the Champions League at last, though only to be eliminated from the qualifiers. Four teams from the IPL get a direct entry, while most of the teams have to qualify. Instead, why not just have a mini-IPL? Nevertheless, PCB’s fantasy of getting BCCI in sack isn’t far. In yet another incidence of disgraceful scheduling, the latter have squeeze in a short limited-over-only series for later this year.
Super Over
There is little doubt that ICC’s members have rocks in their head as Mike Hesson suggested. In the tied T20 matches, the super over should come into play in knockout matches only (i.e. semi-finals, final); but here it’s used in every tie. Even in football, extra time or penalty shootouts are only exercised in knockout games; notwithstanding that scores are more likely to be levelled in footaball than in cricket, yet this rule is foolishly applicable for every T20 match.
Scullions Sack Ranatunga
Twelve years after getting the Test status, Sri Lanka won the world cup in 1996, led by Arjuna Ranatunga. An astute leader and sometimes a sophist; he stood against prejudice, albeit a dubious claim, to defend his cricketers. He was the exponent of Sri Lankan superiority, often lionised as an Asian hero by jingoists.
It turns out that BCCI’s arse-lickers, Sri Lankan cricket board, sacked the legendary Arjuna Ranatunga from a position in the board for speaking against IPL and BCCI. If someone of his stature isn’t indispensable, then no one is in BCCI’s world order.
I wonder who thought of the name for Sialkot Stallions. They found a spot in the Champions League at last, though only to be eliminated from the qualifiers. Four teams from the IPL get a direct entry, while most of the teams have to qualify. Instead, why not just have a mini-IPL? Nevertheless, PCB’s fantasy of getting BCCI in sack isn’t far. In yet another incidence of disgraceful scheduling, the latter have squeeze in a short limited-over-only series for later this year.
Super Over
There is little doubt that ICC’s members have rocks in their head as Mike Hesson suggested. In the tied T20 matches, the super over should come into play in knockout matches only (i.e. semi-finals, final); but here it’s used in every tie. Even in football, extra time or penalty shootouts are only exercised in knockout games; notwithstanding that scores are more likely to be levelled in footaball than in cricket, yet this rule is foolishly applicable for every T20 match.
Scullions Sack Ranatunga
Twelve years after getting the Test status, Sri Lanka won the world cup in 1996, led by Arjuna Ranatunga. An astute leader and sometimes a sophist; he stood against prejudice, albeit a dubious claim, to defend his cricketers. He was the exponent of Sri Lankan superiority, often lionised as an Asian hero by jingoists.
It turns out that BCCI’s arse-lickers, Sri Lankan cricket board, sacked the legendary Arjuna Ranatunga from a position in the board for speaking against IPL and BCCI. If someone of his stature isn’t indispensable, then no one is in BCCI’s world order.
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