Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me


By Gaurang
September 25 2007

The specatacle that was the Twenty20 world cup final, which in its breath taking thrills, innovation and excitement, reminded many of Gali (Street) cricket played in the subcontinent, was fittingly played between two expert teams of Gali cricketers, India and Pakistan. When India won, the nation went deliriously potty providing many lessons for the serious cricket fan. The top 10 being:

 

*    Attack is the best form of defense

 

*  Two dot balls are worse than a wicket

 

*  Maidens are what men fight over

 

*  Paddle, scoop, flick and jab are legitimate strokes

 

*  Everybody has an inner Shahid Afridi in them

 

*  Milking belongs in a dairy, not a cricket field

 

*  It is better to misdirect than overstep

 

*  Run a ball is boring

 

*  Silly point is silly

 

*  All you need to win is “jog in there” and bowl

Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Indian Cricket Fever (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 19:23

Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Gabbar (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 19:25

nice ones gaurang

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Spirit of Cricket (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 19:31

LOL Gaurang!!!

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 20:24

Several times I was cheering not because a wicket fell but more because the wicket was a dot ball...smiling smiley

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Atul (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 21:26

good one, i think on contrary bowler will get due in this formof the cricket as batter. dot ball is equl to 4 and good bowler easily get 2/3 wickets in the 4 over which is not possible in the ODI

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Indian Pride™ (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 21:28

lol.. nice ones Birb..!

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 25/09/2007 21:40

It is amazing those two HUGE sixes that Tanvir hit... talk about finding your inner Afridi...haahhahaaa

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 26/09/2007 22:43

Hoiking Pathan's first ball and holing out for ZERO that is also finding your INNER Afridi....Haahahahahahaaa

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: kappax (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 07:36

disagree with * Two dot balls are worse than a wicket

two dot balls are bad...

but a wkt is even more bad for me... (mainly within first 10 overs and last 2-3 overs)

India was the only team who didn't bother about scoring too fast in first 4-5 overs... and they then reaped the rewards in the 7-15 over segment...

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Max (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 07:40

Good ones Gaurang...especially the Afridi and Jog-in-there (Sm6)

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Congrats to Indian team and all Indian fans!

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: anu_d (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 12:01

Nice and creative smiling smiley

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Hcricket (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 18:42

I learnt one more thing - World Champions Australia as per their Captain found it very hard to play 20 overs travel within south Africa and recover in time to play against teams like Zimbabwe. But they still managed to Trounce England. Guess how hard England must have found to manage time between nudie bars and 20 overs matches. People like Mascarenas thinking that they can hit many sixes in all the match.

Actually one other think - Most Violent Players supposedly to take 20/20 matches alone did not really fire at all - They are

1) Andrew Symonds
2) Gilchrist
3) Shahid Afridi
4) Mascrenas
5) Oram
6) Lou Vincent
7) Hershel Gibbs

and so many others

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 18:44

hsheth...all those players you mention were trying too hard to release their inner Shahid Afridi...smiling smileysmiling smileysmiling smiley

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: SA (IP Logged)
Date: 27/09/2007 19:31

Ha ha Gaurang you are one hell of a talent man !!


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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 29/09/2007 00:14

shukriya ji...smiling smiley

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Deadlee (IP Logged)
Date: 29/09/2007 08:57

love the comments especially "Jog IN there" and bowl.. ahahhaha

although a wicket is critical in Twenty 20.. funny but true.. you'd think that most international teams would be able to go full blast inspite of wickets lost for 20 overs.. guess not.

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 21/10/2007 01:57

Australians need to STUDY this hard...smiling smiley

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2008 23:14

Time for someone to update this?

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Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: devla (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2008 03:08

11. If you play in the V, this ain't the place to be.

Re: Top Ten Things Twenty20 Taught Me
Posted by: Birbal (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2008 16:48

Devla, what exactly do you mean "play in the V"...smiling smiley?

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