Trolling through the web I often come across things that I file away for future (posting) reference. Here are some of the ones that still seem interesting enough to pass on to you.
a) An oldie, but a goldie. Do you want to know why Test cricket is dying (i.e. why spectators are not turning up to watch it any more?)? Well, look no further - it's the spectators who are to blame.
b) Who says cricket is a batsman's game? Here's some food for thought - Over 2,000 players have played Test cricket. As of December 2011, a debutant has taken 5 wickets in an inning on 143 occasions. In contrast, in spite of many more opportunities, only 93 debutants have scored a 100.
c) I can't really say much more than repeat the title of the link: High Speed Liquid and Bubble Photographs by Heinz Maier. Wow!
d) Tring, tring. Click clack. Ka-ching. Some of the sounds your kids will never hear in their lifetime.
e) Which batsman and bowler has the highest rating - ever - in the history of Test cricket? Check out #3 on the bowler's list. He was the first bowler who scared me even though I was just watching him bowl on TV. The #1 on the Batting list is not a surprise, but see where Sachin Tendulkar's highest-ever rating places him on the all-time list.
f) I know a picture is worth a 1000 words, but this picture being worth $4.3 million is simply ludicrous. Why, oh why, is it worth that much?
g) I don't think I will ever have the guts to take this ride. But, it does not stop me from living it vicariously.
h) And if you liked the previous one, you may like this one, too:
i) And, finally, I was debating whether to end with this picture, or this picture, or this picture or this picture. But instead I settled for the one reproduced below. I hope it is of Laxman tying his shoelaces for future battles, not of him getting ready to hang up his boots (more on that in a different post).
a) An oldie, but a goldie. Do you want to know why Test cricket is dying (i.e. why spectators are not turning up to watch it any more?)? Well, look no further - it's the spectators who are to blame.
b) Who says cricket is a batsman's game? Here's some food for thought - Over 2,000 players have played Test cricket. As of December 2011, a debutant has taken 5 wickets in an inning on 143 occasions. In contrast, in spite of many more opportunities, only 93 debutants have scored a 100.
c) I can't really say much more than repeat the title of the link: High Speed Liquid and Bubble Photographs by Heinz Maier. Wow!
d) Tring, tring. Click clack. Ka-ching. Some of the sounds your kids will never hear in their lifetime.
e) Which batsman and bowler has the highest rating - ever - in the history of Test cricket? Check out #3 on the bowler's list. He was the first bowler who scared me even though I was just watching him bowl on TV. The #1 on the Batting list is not a surprise, but see where Sachin Tendulkar's highest-ever rating places him on the all-time list.
f) I know a picture is worth a 1000 words, but this picture being worth $4.3 million is simply ludicrous. Why, oh why, is it worth that much?
g) I don't think I will ever have the guts to take this ride. But, it does not stop me from living it vicariously.
h) And if you liked the previous one, you may like this one, too:
i) And, finally, I was debating whether to end with this picture, or this picture, or this picture or this picture. But instead I settled for the one reproduced below. I hope it is of Laxman tying his shoelaces for future battles, not of him getting ready to hang up his boots (more on that in a different post).
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| (Associated Press - 2012, via CricInfo) |
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