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2000-2010: A To Z Of Indian Cricket
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A is for Azharuddin, Mohammed: Former India captain and wristy betsman, who finally got his match fixed as a Congress MP.B is for the BCCI: The body that finally lost control of cricket in India to Lalit Modi and the Indian Premier League. (See L) C is for Captain: Like Saurav Ganguly, who brought a new belligerence to Indian cricket but can bring none to his bat for the Kolkata Knightriders. D is for Dhoni, MS: The Indian captain, who has managed to reach the pinnacle of his career by appearing in more TV commercials than Sachin Tendulkar. E is for Eden Gardens: The famous cricket ground in Kolkata famous for pyrotechnics, as in the famously sporting crowd setting the stands on fire when the Indian team loses. F is for Ferozshah Kotla: The famous cricket ground in Delhi known for pitches that are bitches. Exits 2010 facing the prospect of ceasing to be an international venue which it doesn't deserve to be anyhow. G is for Gautam Gambhir: Seriously, he was once the Number 1 batsman in the world...? Now, he appears more like he wants to go for a Number 1 when he's at the crease. H is for Harbhajan Singh: Former chucker who shows all the elegance of a hippopotamus in heat when batting. I is for the ICL: You know the other T20 league? Is now left with wonderful franchises like the Lahore Lashkar. J is for Jadeja, Ajay: See A. Though Jadeja's way of getting into politics was by marrying Jaya Jaitley's daughter. K is for Khan, Shah Rukh: Leads the filmi crowd, that includes Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, in investing in an IPL franchise. His team is as flush with talent as he is. Which is none. L is for Lalit Modi: Who already has two T20 championships going each year and is wants to make international cricket as relevant as Atal Behari Vajpayee. M is for Match Fixing: No, not shaadi.com. Check out A and J and the grave of Hansie Cronje. N is for Navjyot Singh Sidhu: Typical Sidhuism - "There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over." But as a politician, he doesn't worry about plagiarism charges. O is for the Old: Like in the really old Ozzies like Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist who make the IPL look like a meeting of Geriatrics Anonymous. P is for Profits: Ultimately what cricket is about. Q is for Quotas: Soon to be imposed to a cricket team near you though not quite in the way IPL does. Reservations Zindabad! R is for Rahul Gandhi: Oops, sorry, wrong list. S is for Sachin Tendulkar: Completed 20 years in Test cricket but still makes for a lousy captain as the Mumbai Indians will tell you. T is for T20: The shortest form of the game in which just about anything unreal can happen like India winning the World Cup. U is for U and Umpires: You, the idiot, who spends precious hours of his or her life following the Indian cricket team or your favourite IPL team when you could be engaged in more rewarding activity such as scratching your butt. The Umpires don't really matter. V is for Virendra Sehwag: He is such a destructive batsman that he isn't allowed in to Indian dressing room. W is for Wright, John: Former coach who took India to new cricketing heights, as in actually being competitive. His successor Greg Chappell ensured the team returned to reality soon after, as in the depths where it belongs. X is for the X Factor: You know, that one thing that can make the difference between India being a bad team and a truly awful one. Y is for Yuvraj Singh: Once hit six sixes in an over but still wears a permascowl since he hasn't figured out that there are only six balls in an over. Z is for Zaheer Khan: Remains India’s pace spearhead which is like saying that AK Antony is the most honest Cabinet Minister.
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