Back, yet again, from another ‘Filhaal’ retirement

Having seen Mohammad Yousuf back in the news, this is the train of thought that went through my mind: “He’s been out for nearly 18 months, but still feels he has plenty to offer to the Pakistan cricket team…I’ve been out for nearly 9 months, but I still feel that I have ‘plenty’ to offer [...]

Back from my “Filhaal” retirement!

Well, it wasn’t really a retirement in the Mohd. Yousuf style. Nevertheless, the main reason for my not posting, as I mentioned in my last post, was because the IPL was too congested to actually dedicate seperate blog posts to it. Instead, I went for tweeting for the course of the tournament. So, what happened between [...]

Some absolute peaches from ‘When Freddie Became Jesus’

Hellos, everyone! Yes, I’ve been extremely bad and haven’t been posting a lot lately, but with exams for 2 separate qualifications (over 3 days) coming next week, can you blame me? *putting on Bopara’s puppy expression* However, I have to tell you, Jarrod‘s ‘When Freddie Became Jesus’ sure does serve a good purpose in keeping [...]

Test cricket’s making me giddy!

Firstly, a heartfelt apology for disappearing once again! I was planning to write a post about 2 days ago but I suddenly re-discovered the wonders of tweeting (I say re-discovered because, about 6 months ago, I was tweeting) and found it easier to do rather than having to write posts every day or so. However, [...]

Flashes of Edgbaston ’05 for Punter!

Punter’s punt must have brought back the ghosts of Edgbaston ’05 as he watched the carnage unfold. For the uninitiated, it was the Ashes 2005, the series which many (including myself) consider the greatest test series ever. The first test match resulted in a resounding win for Australia by 300-something runs. On the morning of [...]