Wept over morning filter kapi. Hashim Amla, me favourite cricketer, will not anymore walk in whites to the pitch for a toss. That ultimate gentleman of international cricket, who still walks and waits not for the umpires, will not captain South Africa. Thankfully, he will continue to play for South Africa and hope South Africa keeps him. And Eden Gardens will have a name change proposed none other than by a Bengali and former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Amla has style, maybe not as much as Azharuddin and Laxman; but the leg glance and cover drives with little of bat and legs are there; Amla is Rumi of world cricket. Associated Press in The Indian Express says: Some of the criticism of the softly spoken Amla's leadership style was that he wasnt aggressive enough, a characteristic out of kilter with some recent Proteas captains, who favoured an in-your face kind of style. 'If you try and copy anybody, you'll never be a success', Amla said. 'There are many forms of leaderships.' Yes Sir Amla; you are a man me will walk the greens with and chat cricket. Not the convict behaviour of Ricky Ponting or Virat Kholi with boxing gloves. Firdose Moonda in ESPNCricinfo, South Africa correspondent, quotes Amla: 'Temba and I have very similar careers. The first time you play Test cricket everybody doubts you because of the colour of your skin. Even though you've got the stats to back it up domestically, everybody doubts you for various reasons.' Sad. And this in Nelson Mandela country. Those who count cricket like loose change, Amla has a batting average of 51.13. From Amla to Sourav Ganguly is a steep drop. For Rs. 5 crore and more, Sourav Ganguly, president, Cricket Association of Bengal, proposes to do away with Eden Gardens. Eden Gardens will be sponsored with the highest bidder nailing his name plate to the door. The scoreboard will be sponsored by none other than Reliance Jio of Mukesh Ambani. The Indian Express correspondent writes: 'More precisely, Eden Gardens is home venue of Kolkata Knight Riders , a direct rival of Mumbai Indians, which is owned by Mukesh Ambani. Will the KKR accept a potential threat of ambush marketing? The franchises pay Rs.30 lakh per match to host associations in the IPL.' With my uncle (now residing in Khar Road) have watched Test cricket at Eden; relished Pataudi and his team at net practice at Eden; have walked the Eden turf, never played on it; on Test days, a Bengali will ask another: ' Eden jachish (Going to Eden).'; and a Bengali doing the damage. Now there will not be Eden Gardens as there is no Calcutta. Sourav Ganguly will style himself Sourav Ambani to find favour with Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani. Thanks Sourav for the insult. No Eden, No Gardens.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Hashim Amla and Eden Gardens
Wept over morning filter kapi. Hashim Amla, me favourite cricketer, will not anymore walk in whites to the pitch for a toss. That ultimate gentleman of international cricket, who still walks and waits not for the umpires, will not captain South Africa. Thankfully, he will continue to play for South Africa and hope South Africa keeps him. And Eden Gardens will have a name change proposed none other than by a Bengali and former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Amla has style, maybe not as much as Azharuddin and Laxman; but the leg glance and cover drives with little of bat and legs are there; Amla is Rumi of world cricket. Associated Press in The Indian Express says: Some of the criticism of the softly spoken Amla's leadership style was that he wasnt aggressive enough, a characteristic out of kilter with some recent Proteas captains, who favoured an in-your face kind of style. 'If you try and copy anybody, you'll never be a success', Amla said. 'There are many forms of leaderships.' Yes Sir Amla; you are a man me will walk the greens with and chat cricket. Not the convict behaviour of Ricky Ponting or Virat Kholi with boxing gloves. Firdose Moonda in ESPNCricinfo, South Africa correspondent, quotes Amla: 'Temba and I have very similar careers. The first time you play Test cricket everybody doubts you because of the colour of your skin. Even though you've got the stats to back it up domestically, everybody doubts you for various reasons.' Sad. And this in Nelson Mandela country. Those who count cricket like loose change, Amla has a batting average of 51.13. From Amla to Sourav Ganguly is a steep drop. For Rs. 5 crore and more, Sourav Ganguly, president, Cricket Association of Bengal, proposes to do away with Eden Gardens. Eden Gardens will be sponsored with the highest bidder nailing his name plate to the door. The scoreboard will be sponsored by none other than Reliance Jio of Mukesh Ambani. The Indian Express correspondent writes: 'More precisely, Eden Gardens is home venue of Kolkata Knight Riders , a direct rival of Mumbai Indians, which is owned by Mukesh Ambani. Will the KKR accept a potential threat of ambush marketing? The franchises pay Rs.30 lakh per match to host associations in the IPL.' With my uncle (now residing in Khar Road) have watched Test cricket at Eden; relished Pataudi and his team at net practice at Eden; have walked the Eden turf, never played on it; on Test days, a Bengali will ask another: ' Eden jachish (Going to Eden).'; and a Bengali doing the damage. Now there will not be Eden Gardens as there is no Calcutta. Sourav Ganguly will style himself Sourav Ambani to find favour with Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani. Thanks Sourav for the insult. No Eden, No Gardens.
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