Just Cricket

This post is mainly for the people who are saying that Sachin's 100th century isn't that special because it came against Bangladesh. The others who don't think that way can read it and take pleasure in reminiscing all the great moments that this great man has provided over the past 23 years. First of all, saying that it's not that special because it came against Bangladesh is entirely wrong because Bangladesh are progressing well and they have shown signs of this in the ongoing Asia Cup, coming close to Pakistan's total in the opening game and beating India in their second. In fact their bowling attack is what they rely on to win matches most of the times. Getting a hundred off that attack is not as easy as everyone thinks. Secondly, there are opinions that when Sachin scores a century India lose which might have been true on so many occasions in the past. But, does that statement mean that Sachin is losing India games by scoring centuries? It doesn'...

There are 3 things that I have been pondering over for the last couple of weeks. Why do batsmen have to be given out if their bat is in the air even after getting the bat over the line? Why do bowlers get to keep their foot in the air behind the crease and still don't get a no-ball call? If handling the ball is something that has to be decided whether it was done intentionally or not, why don't batsmen just put their hand out gently to stop the ball, when they find themselves in a situation where they know that they are definitely going to be definitely run-out? Run-Outs and No-Balls Bowlers can keep their foot in the air behind the crease Batsmen cannot keep their bat in the air over the creas e In the recently concluded ODI series between England and Pakistan, Asad Shafiq, in trying to sneak a leg bye of Graeme Swann had to turn back and ended up just getting the bat over the line, but with the bat in the air which proved just a touch costl...