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03-12-2004, 11:52 PM
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My [i]entire[/i] country is not working today
The entire frickin' nation is not working today... because of the India-Pakistan cricket match.
The front page of all 4 newspapers I get at home have nothing but reports on the match. The roads are traffic free - a 10 minute ride to work today took less than half the time. The parking lots are empty. Most shops are closed. Labour hasn't shown up at my construction site. Material supply came in at 8 a.m. for the first time in ages - the match started at 10 a.m. Everyone I know is at home, bottles of beer in the fridge, air-conditioner on, watching the match. And I'm sitting in the office. At least I have a TV here! 
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#2
03-12-2004, 11:59 PM
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What's the score?
Just kidding. Are you Pakistani or Indian (or if you're an expat, which one are you in)?
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#3
03-13-2004, 12:24 AM
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So what you are saying is that 1/6th of the population of the world took a day off? To watch Cricket?!
That's gotta be the eighth sign of the Apocalypse.
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#4
03-13-2004, 01:55 AM
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Indian. And we're not doing to badly! 319/4 currently, with 5 overs to go still...
I'm afraid for when we start bowling. How serious am I about the entire country at home? One more example: I just went out to lunch (cook didn't show up either today) to the restaurant opposite my office building. It's like an fast food joint, serving Indian food... normally, I'd have to wait 10 minutes to get a table. Today, a grand total of 7 tables were occupied (out of maybe 70 tables). Go figure!
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#5
03-13-2004, 07:40 AM
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Another Indian chiming in. Me and gouda are from different cities (Im from Bombay) and the story is pretty much the same here as well.
Atleast we won the match.It was well worth the hype and went down the wire. Expect the world to stop in this part of the world for the remainder of the series. 4 matches still to go. 
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Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink.
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03-13-2004, 08:00 AM
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03-13-2004, 08:47 AM
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And think of it this way...if, upon completion of the match, both countries don't riot (as certain colleges and cities are wont to do here in the US at such times), then it's a great sign that you can patch up those differences and become fast friends, right? See? Sport...bringing us all together.
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#9
03-13-2004, 10:03 AM
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It sounds like it was a wonderful game and the crowd did itself proud. Yes, Jonathan Chance cricket does have the capacity to bring people together. I've recently returned from India and (recently retired Australian captain) Steve Waugh's name was enough to elicit heartfelt comments about humanity's common bonds. The shared love of cricket is a real source of hope for these countries. If this tour goes off well, it will be a very good thing for hundreds of millions of people.
And it will be well worth a bit of skiving off. For those interested in cricket, see http://aus.cricinfo.com/ or your local mirror. The scores in this game were high, even by the recent standards of One Day Internationals. That's to be expected in an India/ Pakistan contest. I only hope that we'll see somewhat sporting pitches when it gets to the real (i.e 5 day Test match) stuff in a few weeks' time. And crowds: the paltry attendance at the pulsating Sri Lanka v Australia Test contest this week in Galle was disheartening: there seemed to me more Sri Lankans at the pub where I was watching than at the ground.
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#10
03-13-2004, 11:26 AM
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Once ten of eleven wickets have fallen, the inning is over because you need two batsmen at the crease (um..plate) at all times. You can also 'declare' which means you voluntarily end your inning early. This can guarantee you a draw, but it can also prevent you from winning. Anyway, none of the stuff he said was that complicated. A complicated cricket sentence goes, "He took the seamer's leg cutter at full toss and launched a fine cut to silly mid off, who caught the ball with the loudest "owzat" ever heard", or something.
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#12
03-13-2004, 12:01 PM
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I feel your pain. It sounds like SuperBowl Sunday here. I'm in healtcare so we're open around the clock. Considerate folks usually give the heads up and schedule a day off so we can arrange staffing. Still, it amazes me how many people get the flu bug this time of year and need a sick day!
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03-13-2004, 12:35 PM
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03-13-2004, 01:24 PM
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03-13-2004, 01:40 PM
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Yeah, but why is it called an inningS. ? Baseball starts with one inning. Cricket starts with one innings. Dont the Brits know English--you only add an S if something is plural.
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#16
03-13-2004, 07:28 PM
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It was a nailbiting finish!! Good god man! Six runs in the last ball! Moin Khan could have done a Miandad, and all would have gone down the drain!! But instead....wicket!!!!! Oh, that was satisfying! So, so satisfying! Now if only our bowlers would maintain some consistency, we might actually win another match! This one was too close!
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#18
03-13-2004, 07:50 PM
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JC:
Multiply your average baseball final score by about 50 (average is what, 5 runs? 7?) to get the expected cricket final score per team (not accounting for hard - or soft - hitting teams, of course), and multiply your best baseball batting averages by about 2 to get what's considered the best (excepting Sir Donald Bradman, of course). Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India is a good movie to watch for an interesting look at how important cricket is to some. Fab movie altogether, though it does last a good bit.
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#19
03-13-2004, 08:12 PM
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4.39 runs per team, recently.
At least I can still confound my oppressors with the Infield Fly Rule, VORP, WARP and Sabermetric Analysis! *whew*
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#20
03-13-2004, 10:31 PM
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Psst, Jonathan... you can defeat your oppressors by joining them at their game.
 Explaining cricket to Americans Strategy of cricket, in baseball terms Cricket lingo And finally, a brief history of cricket in the U.S. Have at it, man! 
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#21
03-14-2004, 05:06 AM
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I was on a train when the match ended. People were on their cell phones listening in to the score. When we won, the whole trainload of people erupted with cheers. The hawkers on the train, who make a measly living selling their snacks, started distributing their wares for free. Some people paid them more than double their usual price. Such is the joy of cricket in this country.
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#22
03-14-2004, 07:54 AM
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IMO, India was very lucky to get away with a win. Although our batting performance was very good (too bad for Dravid - again!), our score would have been a lot less had the Pakistani bowlers not bowled a full 5 overs extra.
Add to that our pretty lacklustre bowling. Pakistan too had their share of woes, but overall I think those 5 extra overs made the difference. Not that I'm complaining 
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03-14-2004, 09:44 AM
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I miss Bombay.
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#25
03-14-2004, 10:47 AM
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How did Sachin do?
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#26
03-14-2004, 10:55 AM
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Full scorecard here.
I'm kicking myself. It's Spring break here and one of my friends has DISH and the package. He invited me over, to watch the match, starting at 11 PM. So, I decided to get some shuteye before the all-nighter and then overslept. Hopefully the remaining one-days are half as exciting.
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#27
03-14-2004, 11:13 AM
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By the way, for any of you Dravid fans out there, a friend of mine predicted two balls before Dravid got out that he would get out on 99. Those of you who want an address and name will be given so for a certain price  . Of course, he has already paid the price for his indiscretion many times over. 
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#28
03-14-2004, 05:01 PM
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A corollary to the Toilet Law is that I can never enter the TV room while India is batting. If I step inside it, we'll lose a wicket. My standing at the door and watching, however, does not endanger India's prospects. Oh the trials and tribulations of being me.... Anyone else got something like this they do?
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#29
03-14-2004, 06:03 PM
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Sports-----the other opiate of the masses.
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#30
03-14-2004, 07:47 PM
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#31
03-14-2004, 11:29 PM
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So what you're saying is that you watch India batting while standing outside the TV room, and that you watch the opposing team batting while standing inside the toilet... Does it make a difference if you sit outside the TV room and sit in the toilet?
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#33
03-15-2004, 03:09 AM
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Bugger, I'm late. That was perhaps one of the best one-days I've ever seen (in my short history of being a cricket fan). Here's hoping the five remaining ODI's are just as impressive (with India winning every one, of course
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#35
03-15-2004, 04:55 AM
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Interesting point. I don't think there are any Pakistanis on this board. Too bad, I guess someone has to switch sides
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03-15-2004, 04:59 AM
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#37
03-15-2004, 05:08 AM
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Well, I guess we shouldn't be too worried aankh, we'll have you locked in the toilet
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#39
03-16-2004, 12:00 AM
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And it starts all over again today!
The scene is a little better on the roads, with traffic at normal levels, parking lots full up, etc. Hopefully aankh is not already in the toilet Another 2 hours though, and it will be like it was most of last Saturday. This is a day-nigh match, so at least some work will be got done! Incidentally, I read in yesterday's paper that a man actually died of a heart attck while watching Saturday's match. How can anyone get that involved in a sport?
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#43
03-16-2004, 04:38 AM
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Ouchy. This is too painful to watch.
I thought Ganguly was sick?
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#44
03-16-2004, 05:38 AM
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Hurry! Hurry HARD!
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#45
03-16-2004, 06:45 AM
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Damn! I would understand more Spanish than the English in that thread!
All in all, I think the first innings could have ended a bit worse. As it is, 330 is chase-able score, going by what we saw in Karachi. We should be fine so long as we don't lose wickets early on. Dravid looked, to me, to be getting a little tired today - I hope it was only my imagination Obviously aankh didn't spend enough time in the toilet during the first half!
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#46
03-16-2004, 10:10 AM
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Quick! Does anyone know a free audio feed for the matches?
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#47
03-16-2004, 10:15 AM
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Looks like we've lost this one. Oh well
Does anyone know when Harbhajan Singh is supposed to return, if he is to return at all? And why is he out?
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#48
03-16-2004, 11:26 AM
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Someone didn't spend enough time outside the TV room either!!
Seriously though, Pakistan was the better side today, right from the word go. Batted well, bowled well and fielded much better. As much as I'd have like to see a 2-0 score, this deserved result makes it more exciting! There is much to look forward to...
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#50
03-17-2004, 12:34 AM
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Must figure out way to lock bathroom door
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