Cricket Trivia 3: Who Am I?
February 28, 2008 by Dinsa Sachan
Filed under Tennis
eat Cricket, drink Cricket, sleep Cricket
He’s a former hero (of sorts) of ours.
So here’s *blip* described in quick bullet points.
*Played three World Cups. Even captained his team in one. (Of course, we won’t name the years)
*Played another sport for his country. (What sport? Um, no. That would make it too easy)
*He’s often considered the renaissance man of his home country’s cricket.
Jonty Rhodes played another sport for his country as well, by the way. Of course, this is in no way related to this trivia. And it shouldn’t really help you.
So, dahlin’ readers, whose name did we, ahem, blip out?
Answer on …read more
The Legend of Jonty Rhodes
November 7, 2007 by Dinsa Sachan
Filed under Tennis
Jonty Rhodes stopped more runs in his time than any other cricketer.
But did ya know when and exactly how the legend of Jonty Rhodes started? The 1992 World Cup. With Inzamam Ul Haq’s run-out.
Jonty Rhodes Run Out Inzamam – 1 Of The Best Run Outs – Click here for more free videos
Incidentally, he’s also one of the good guys in the current poll.
Now, thank me for adding to your knowledge of cricket history.
On a lighter note than the ball tampering
The Pakistani ball tampering scandal isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Every day that new revelations about the scandal emerge from the murky media waters. And every day, an extra chip is taken out of the good name of Cricket. A lot has been said about the spirit of the game, and how damaging this whole debacle is going to be.
So as something of a quick interlude, may I present two cricketing items that’ll remind you why you love this game. It won’t make the scandal go away, but it’ll be a quick hiatus from it all.
Number 1: One …read more




