Thursday, November 20, 2008

Quality control

The Indian Cricket League has been dismissed as a league for has-been's and never-were's and one that is doomed to fail. While some of the players are well past their pirme, there are others, like AT Rayudu, who should have been playing for the BCCI India Test team. The ICC may kowtow to the BCCI and not acknowledge this league, but it is doing just fine without the "official" tag. My parents avidly follow the games and I know many thousands more do, too. Almost 50,000 people were at the ground for the finals between the Hyderabad Heroes and the Lahore Badshah's (which was won by the Badshah's).

The fans were treated to some really good Twenty20 cricket and also one of the greatest outfield catches you will EVER see, by Justin Kemp. Watch and admire the big guy's agility, timing, and control...



And here's another one that is just as good, if only for the quick thinking of the fielder who was about to cross the boundary line. I have often "imagined" taking catches by the boundary line in this manner.

2 comments:

Devashish said...

Who was the fielder who pulled off the second catch?

Quick thinking indeed.

Jaunty Quicksand said...

Based on the name on his jersey, I think it is R. Sathish of the Chennai Superstars.

http://www.indiancricketleague.in/teams/player-profiles/Chennai-Superstars/Rajagopal-Sathish.html