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This cricketer is referred to as one of the greatest wicket keeper-batsman of all times.

He is also said to be a man who never participated in a losing series.

His wicket keeping skills were never adequately tested against spin bowling[Only 5 of his 270 victims were stumped]

Australia & Sri Lanka play so often in India,that the conditions here are literally home conditions for them.

They now-a-days come once here at least in an year as tourists,plus the IPL,which means the players of S.L. & Australia play literally twice every year in India.

The World Cup's just about an year away,& these players get too accostumed playing in India.

But countries like West Indies & New Zealand come so rarely in India....

Thus,they don't get the advantage of Indian conditions as-much-as SL & Aussie players get,& thus,these already have lesser chances to win the World Cup 2011..

Don't you think the system's unfair??

The same thing will happen with some other countries in 2015 WC.

Do you really think that all teams have equal chances to win the WC this way?

[I am not blaming the players or boards for that]

ICC open to regular Test 'final'!

http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/43391...

Also,a test championship seems closer to reality

http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/433117.ht...

3)Do you think that Test Cricket is REALLY in as much danger as people are suppossing it to be?

A league match between Amar Milan & Yorkshire LPS at Bradford,England left the entire lot of officials & statiscians dumbstruck.

How?

The list includes Charles Bannerman,Billy Murdoch,Andy Sandham & Brian Lara....

Of what does it tell you?

What distinction did the English opening pair,Arthur Milton & Mike Smith,achieve while playing against the Kiwis at Headingly in 1958?

The first laws of cricket were written in 1774. Since then they've been changed on numerous occasions.

But there has been 1 law,that has not had any changes,or modifications made to it,which law am I talking about?

In a Women's match in Denmark, the batswoman who was pregnant , started feeling tired.

She asked the umpire whether she could take a runner , but the umpire didn't allow her to take a runner , & the rules said that he was correct!

Think on what grounds was the the umpire's decision correct.

True be honest,I am getting bored of excess Indo-S.L matches...

There's another one this year..

What do you feel?

Name the only Indian player who has batted in all batting positions from No.1 to 11.

G.R.Viswanath has scored 14 centuries in his Test career.

What is so special about these hundreds??

What was the remarkable feat accomplished in Test Cricket by a spectator,Richard Stokes,which no other individual has ever achieved??

It's super tough.

This cricketer had an astounding first class career.

This cricketer was knighted for his services to Cricket.

This cricketer played his first & last international match against the same opponent,but in different continents.

This cricketer has many records under his belt.

This cricketer has won The Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 2 years.

He was a right-handed batsman as-well-as right-handed bowler,with international bowling average above 80!

Which cricketer am I talking about?

India 62 not out!

Question:What is you favourite song composed on India till this date??

Mine is A.R.Rahman's Vande Materam.

It invokes patriotism inside me.

[A Star for India]

Now IPL would be held in my city too![Nagpur]

Yeah!!

I heard that the delivery by Swann to dismiss Ponting in the 3rd Ashes test has been added to the contenders' list for the Ball of the Century.

Which ones till now do you think should/could be added to the list??

This one is the ball-of-the-previous-century:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOVei8iTyM8

New Zealand's pitches were once known for their ability to help fast bowlers & also their quickness.But today,they are merely flat pitches which are a batsman's delight.

Nagpur was once known as one of the only few grounds in India which sports some grass on it & their used to be an equal competition between bat & ball.But with the introduction of it's new ground,now it has a flat pitch,which is also helpful for spinners,but it's not the same for the pacers.

Antigua is currently known to have a "dead pitch",which gives 0% help to any type of bowler,& hosts high-scoring & boring test match draws.

There are many such examples,where the pitches have turned flatter & are true hell for bowlers,especially the pace bowlers.

Also,with the introduction of new slogs in T20,bowlers don't get real chance to experiment.

"The white lightning" Allan Donald says that bowler's should get the chance of preparing the ball.[& legalise ball tampering]

http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/curren...

Do you think it would be a good idea to do this?Justify.

Reports say that the M.C.C. is looking forward to be an IPL franchisee.

If this happens,do you feel that this would further degrade the ODIs & tests as M.C.C. would concentrate more on the shorter version??

2nd question:What do gives you more PLEASURE,thrill & excitement out of the following:

~A thrilling test match like the Ashes 1st test.

~An ODI match which goes till the death overs.

or

~A T20 last ball thriller?

Justify your answer.