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Shlock And Aww
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 Shock of the year I: The remarkable performance of the Indian cricket team in Australia.Shock of the year II: The Indian team again, this time reaching the final of the World Cup in South Africa. Shock of the year III: West Indies setting the new world record for the highest winning total in Test cricket - that too against Australia. Shlock of the year I: The shenanigans of the Sony commentary team at the World Cup, led by Mandira 'Body'. The 'bimboisation' of cricket is upon us. Shlock of the Year II: The continuing inanities of Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sacked by STAR Sports, he turned up like a bad penny on NDTV. Hope of the Year: Indo-Pak Test cricket's revival. Hype of the Year I: NDTV trumpeting a 22-ball half-century by Rahul Dravid in an ODI as "the innings of a lifetime". So what does that make his 233 in the second Test at Adelaide?! Hype of the Year II: Assorted female golfers trying to make the cut in men's tournaments. One finally succeeded but nobody paid much attention - the novelty factor had worn out by then. Hype of the Year III: The Afro-Asian Games, a waste of the tax-payers' money and everyone's time. Comeback of the Year I: Geoffrey Boycott making a welcome return to TV commentary after battling cancer. Comeback of the Year II: Murali Karthik. The left-arm spinner should have been in the original team for Australia. He was then flown out as cover for the injured Harbhajan Singh. Scandal of the year I: The Abhijit Kale affair. Did he or did he not? We may never know. Scandal of the Year II: Harbjhajan feigning fitness and fooling everyone, including probably himself. Down to the wire I: The Formula-I world championship being decided on the final lap of the final race of the season. Down to the wire II: Pakistan beating Bangladesh by one wicket in the Multan Test. Comeuppance of the Year: The jingoistic Aussie media, for writing off both the Indian cricket team and the English rugby team even before the start of their respective campaigns. Bore of the Year I: The unending stream of inane TV commercials featuring members of the Indian cricket team and a bunch of foreigners too. Bore of the Year II: Shoaib Akhtar whose mouth is as fast as his bowling. Bore of the Year III: The various cricket 'awards' shows, each one claiming to be the last word in the business. Indian Sportsman of the Year I: Dhanraj Pillay for gaining hockey the recognition it deserves. Indian Sportsman of the Year II: Golfer Arjun Atwal, for qualifying for the USPGA tour. Indian Sportswoman of the Year: Anju Bobby George. No contest. International Sportsman of the Year I: F-I world champion (again) Michael Schumacher. International Sportsman of the Year II: Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden (for his world record score of 380). International Sportswoman of the Year: Justin Henin-Heradine - two out of four (Grand Slams) ain't bad.
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