Favourite Format of the Game: Tests!
The Cricketer I admire the most: Rahul Dravid
The Best Test Batsman I have seen: Brian Lara
The Best ODI Batsman I have seen: Sachin Tendulkar
The Best Test Bowler I have seen: Shane Warne
The Best ODI Bowler I have seen: Wasim Akram
The Best Wicket-Keeper batsman I have seen in ODIs: Adam Gilchrist or MS Dhoni
The Best Wicket-Keeper batsman I have seen in Tests: Adam Gilchrist
Favourite Captain I have seen (Tests): Micheal Vaughan
Favourite Captain I have seen (ODIs): MS Dhoni
Captain I wish I had seen: Imran Khan and Arjuna Ranatunga
Favourite Art of Bowling: Classic Leg-Spin
The Greatest Test Match I have seen: Kolkata, 2001 India versus Australia
The Greatest ODI I have seen: The 434 chase South Africa versus Australia at Wanderers
Indian cricketers I wish I had seen play: BS Chandrasekhar , GR Vishwanath, Kapil Dev
Foreign cricketers I wish I had seen: Gary Sobers, Malcom Marshall, Don Bradman
Cricket Matches I wish had seen: Tied Tests (both Chennai and Brisbane), and 1981 Headlingly Test (Botham's Test Match)
The Greatest Test Match innings I have ever seen: Laxman, 281
The Greatest ODI innings I have ever seen: Gibbs, 175
The Test innings I wish I had seen: GR Vishwanath 97* versus West Indies in Chennai
The ODI innings I wish I had seen: 189*, Sir Viv Richards
Favourite Cricket Writer: Ed Smith
Favourite Cricket Book: Out of my comfort zone, Steve Waugh
Favourite Moment on a Cricket Field (Indian): Harbhajan getting Glenn McGrath LBW and India winning the Kolkata Test, 2001
Favourite Moment on a Cricket Field (non-Indian): The end of the 2nd Test, Ashes 2005- Flintoff putting his hand over Lee after England's two run victory
Favourite Commentator: Harsha Bhogle
If I could change a result in Cricketing History: 1999 World Cup semi-final; I wish South Africa had won
One thing I wish had not happened in Cricketing History: In fact, there are two: one, Mohd. Amir spot fixing ; two, South Africa being ostracized from Cricket
My Cricketing Wish: West Indies regaining cricketing supremacy; Bangladesh becoming a competitive cricketing nation
Favourite Test Series: Australia's tour of India 2001 and the 2005 Ashes
The current young Indian player who I believe would become a great: Cheteshwar Pujara
View on DRS: Power of using it should rest with third-umpires; Should be used to remove absolute bloomers
Day-Night Tests: Brilliant Idea! Am surprised that despite so much technology we have not been able to come up with the ball with lasts 90 overs.
Views on IPL: Good for the game! (Despite being a Test Devotee)
Views on Switch Hit: Should be allowed; but even the bowlers should be allowed to change arms if they are ambidextrous
Views on no-runners in Cricket: Sad! I would rather have the authority to assign a runner or not with the umpire
Views on Spirit of the Game: Very important; I am against Mankanding (unless warned) ; In fact, I am also against run-outs (non-striker) of a straight-drive when bowler gets a finger tip
Please post your views on these (at least some of these) as comments. Would love to know
The Cricketer I admire the most: Rahul Dravid
The Best Test Batsman I have seen: Brian Lara
The Best ODI Batsman I have seen: Sachin Tendulkar
The Best Test Bowler I have seen: Shane Warne
The Best ODI Bowler I have seen: Wasim Akram
The Best Wicket-Keeper batsman I have seen in ODIs: Adam Gilchrist or MS Dhoni
The Best Wicket-Keeper batsman I have seen in Tests: Adam Gilchrist
Favourite Captain I have seen (Tests): Micheal Vaughan
Favourite Captain I have seen (ODIs): MS Dhoni
Captain I wish I had seen: Imran Khan and Arjuna Ranatunga
Favourite Art of Bowling: Classic Leg-Spin
The Greatest Test Match I have seen: Kolkata, 2001 India versus Australia
The Greatest ODI I have seen: The 434 chase South Africa versus Australia at Wanderers
Indian cricketers I wish I had seen play: BS Chandrasekhar , GR Vishwanath, Kapil Dev
Foreign cricketers I wish I had seen: Gary Sobers, Malcom Marshall, Don Bradman
Cricket Matches I wish had seen: Tied Tests (both Chennai and Brisbane), and 1981 Headlingly Test (Botham's Test Match)
The Greatest Test Match innings I have ever seen: Laxman, 281
The Greatest ODI innings I have ever seen: Gibbs, 175
The Test innings I wish I had seen: GR Vishwanath 97* versus West Indies in Chennai
The ODI innings I wish I had seen: 189*, Sir Viv Richards
Favourite Cricket Writer: Ed Smith
Favourite Cricket Book: Out of my comfort zone, Steve Waugh
Favourite Moment on a Cricket Field (Indian): Harbhajan getting Glenn McGrath LBW and India winning the Kolkata Test, 2001
Favourite Moment on a Cricket Field (non-Indian): The end of the 2nd Test, Ashes 2005- Flintoff putting his hand over Lee after England's two run victory
Favourite Commentator: Harsha Bhogle
If I could change a result in Cricketing History: 1999 World Cup semi-final; I wish South Africa had won
One thing I wish had not happened in Cricketing History: In fact, there are two: one, Mohd. Amir spot fixing ; two, South Africa being ostracized from Cricket
My Cricketing Wish: West Indies regaining cricketing supremacy; Bangladesh becoming a competitive cricketing nation
Favourite Test Series: Australia's tour of India 2001 and the 2005 Ashes
The current young Indian player who I believe would become a great: Cheteshwar Pujara
View on DRS: Power of using it should rest with third-umpires; Should be used to remove absolute bloomers
Day-Night Tests: Brilliant Idea! Am surprised that despite so much technology we have not been able to come up with the ball with lasts 90 overs.
Views on IPL: Good for the game! (Despite being a Test Devotee)
Views on Switch Hit: Should be allowed; but even the bowlers should be allowed to change arms if they are ambidextrous
Views on no-runners in Cricket: Sad! I would rather have the authority to assign a runner or not with the umpire
Views on Spirit of the Game: Very important; I am against Mankanding (unless warned) ; In fact, I am also against run-outs (non-striker) of a straight-drive when bowler gets a finger tip
Please post your views on these (at least some of these) as comments. Would love to know
Captain I wish I had seen: Mark Taylor
ReplyDeletecan add some categories like
Best Fielder,
Best Slip Fielder(considering tests)
like to know ur views on future of cricket management n Sports management in INDIA
Thanks, I will keep updating my list!
DeleteGreat stuff!Can i use an idea similar to this one in my blog?
ReplyDeleteThanks. Sure... Go Ahead! :)
DeleteThanks:)Reading all your blogs..Most of them are awesome especially the one on gambhir.Keep up ur great work!!
ReplyDeleteBtw can you help me how to post blogs in facebook?R u posting ur blogs in facebook too?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Kumar. I really appreciate your comments. Well, I do not post them on facebook usually. Not many are so interested in Cricket. I post them on my Twitter. @vadit422 :)
DeleteCheers,
I am following you on twitter(sarwann77).Infact through twitter i found this blogging site which is really awesome.I must really appreciate u for this good work.Is there any particular reason for not writing blogs between(2010-2012).After reading all your blogs i will tell my overall feedback.So far so good!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot again mate, I would be looking forward to your comments and feedback.
DeleteNo, Not really I actually started blogging from 2012. In 2010, I simply created this blogging site.
Cheers,
Sure mate,Cheers!!
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