Cricinfo–Observe Sandeep Sharma (1)

Beautiful Cricket Gallery at Andheri Sports Complex

Here are some photos of the Cricket gallery at Shahaji Raje Sports Complex, Andheri-W, Mumbai. Entry is free of cost and there are numerous pictures, replicas, cricket kits, models of Sachin, Rahul, Sunny etc.
It also showcases many items from 1983, 2011 and bats with autographs of all team players. The gallery was inaugurated in Jan 2012 by Sunny Gavaskar

Match fixing??

Some evidence into why I believe there is abundant match-fixing in cricket:-
1. Why was there no enforcement of follow-on:-http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63850.html
http://cricketnext.in.com/news/kapil-forced-sachin-change-decision-in-test/61036-13.html
2. 10 back to back ODIs. Why? There are 10 other nations who play cricket!
Result : 0-3 and 5-0. Something seems fishy!
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/474461.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/521214.html
3. Every international team fixed matches in 1990s: Condon
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Every-international-team-fixed-matches-in-1990s-Condon/articleshow/10755050.cms#write
4. Match fixing in county cricket
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/549087.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/476232.html

Cricinfo updates their commentary off a TV broadcast

Its disappointing to know Cricinfo updates their commentary off a TV broadcast. The writer got a bit carried away and let out this secret :

http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/engine/current/match/521321.html

Does that mean in between the TV black out they were copying stuff off other websites??!! This shows the sorry state of media (one of the reasons I don’t believe in these reports)

Excerpt of the commentary:-

Right, the TV broadcast has tanked. Not the right time for this, apologies for the break.
The TV broadcast tanks again! Stunning stuff.
Broadcast is back.

"I switched to Cricinfo, thinking that you guys are not updating from TV" We are very good, but we aren't Superman you know!

Indian Domestic cricket season

Ever wondered why people do not care for domestic season in India - cause they do not necessarily go for the win : http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/current/match/465452.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/current/match/465457.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/current/match/465496.html

I have no clue why the team batting third did not declare early. Granted they are the group leaders but I would go for victory as opposed to match practice and personal records.

Here is the points table : http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2010/engine/current/series/465376.html?view=pointstable

Rendezvous with cricket

About 18 yrs back I had watched my first Test match : http://bit.ly/fg3Yxj. It was Ind v SA. Ind lost the series disastrously