eat Cricket, drink Cricket, sleep Cricket “See the websites, the hits that they are getting, the interest that is showing, the amount of people who’ll listen in for half an hour. People can’t afford to give five days to the cricket, but they are still watching with interest.” –Stephen Fleming   Well, I’ve always believed there are more cricket sites/blogs than football sites/blogs.  I have no stats to prove that, and I maybe wrong, but really, there’s so much interest in cricket– at least online– that I am forced to believe it.     [Read more]

eat Cricket, sleep Cricket, drink Cricket This is one of the few things that is hard to digest. Adam Gilchrist is going to speak at the India Today Conclave. His topic is ‘It’s Not Cricket’. According to their latest press release, there’s also going to be Peter Roebuck, the famous cricket writer, on their board. Basically, this is a seminar organized by India Today magazine where they discuss India’s achievements in the past year and how India needs to improve, etc. What Peter Roebuck and Adam Gilchrist have to offer toward India’s development is beyond my understanding. A ticket costs like Rs. 75000. Well, I’ll pass! I’d better off watching some real cricket when South Africa play in my town... [Read more]

Today, the b5media Sports Channel brings you the best and worst from the world of sports. From the top to the bottom, our bloggers provide the latest news and their analysis of your favorite sports, players and teams. Take a quick look around the channel. David from Every Morning Quarterback offers the top NFL free agency winners. Jodie from Gossip On Sports brings you the five best coach rants. Tim from Do You Nascar provides the latest in NASCAR with the Chase update. Rich from College Fast Break provides the top 25 college basketball rankings. Allison from BCS Frenzy talks about the best college football rivalries. Sandy from Green Posse discusses the best of the worst in golf so far in 2008. Jeanne from Hockey Beat shows you the best hockey... [Read more]

eat Cricket, drink Cricket, sleep Cricket No, we aren’t talking about the Billionaire List. It’s the list of greatest athletic achievements in the last 150 years that has rubbed us the wrong way. Now, isn’t this completely insulting ignorance of the greatest sportsman who ever lived on the face of earth? If Babe Ruth’s 66 home runs and Nadia Comaneci’s perfect 10 qualify, why didn’t Don Bradman’s batting average of 99 persuade them? Should we launch a petition against this injustice to our hero? It’s worth it, believe me. It’s the Forbes magazine. – And those of you who are awed by the hefty sum Dhoni and others have pocketed at the IPL, open your eyes. That’s peanuts compared... [Read more]

eat Cricket, drink Cricket, sleep Cricket To say that I expected India to win the CB series would be a lie. In fact, I am not even sure if they deserved to win. You could of course argue that. I had decided not to watch the second game because it was somewhat understood Australia would bounce back and make room for the third match, which would have then be dubbed as the final of the finals, etc., etc. But of course, I watched most of it. But oh, India won. More important than the win itself was the fact how Indians remained composed during the death overs. This is one aspect where they definitely have achieved praiseworthy progress. Clinching two wickets in the last over was dreamlike. Couldn’t believe this is the same team that was notorious... [Read more]