Category: Satire

Escaped Tiger Panjo Looks For Vuvuze La Players

| July 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

If you had any doubt the Vuvuze La players at the World Cup went too far, here comes proof you cannot scoff at. Panjo the tiger was annoyed with the Vuvuzelas, too, all 300 pounds of him. Except he didn’t tell anyone. Just saw his opportunity and escaped. Now nobody knows where he is and [...]

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Bollywood Cricket: Head Injury Part 3

| July 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

This is the third episode of the story of Bollywood directors invited to the commentary box at a  cricket match, to comment on an incident where an opening batsman is hit on the head by the first ball of the match and his physio takes him to hospital for a brain scan. Meanwhile, the bowler [...]

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Bollywood Cricket: Head Injury Part 2

| July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

This is a continuation of the story of Bollywood directors in the commentary box at a  cricket match where the batting team’s opener has been hit on the head by a bouncer and taken to hospital for a brain scan by the team physio. Also, news has come in that the bowler has announced his [...]

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Bollywood Cricket: Head Injury

| July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

An opening batsman is hit on the head by a fierce bouncer, the first ball of the match. He is injured and taken to hospital. Meanwhile, the bowler has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. In the commentator’s box, Sunil Gavaskar is joined by guest commentators from Bollywood, both directors of Bollywood films. [...]

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Bollywood Cricket: CID Agent 800

| July 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

A pair of Bollywood film producers were excited by Murali’s 800 wicket record and decided to make films on the subject. here’s a transcript of their conversation: Producer 1: I am planning to call my film, “Aa ‘Galle’ Lag Jaa” Producer 2: Mine will be “800 Phool, Ek Mali” Producer 1: I will have a [...]

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Free Ticket To Holland Uruguay Semi-final…

| July 6, 2010 | 0 Comments

Believe it or not — I have an extra ticket for the Holland Uruguay Semi-final tonight, and none of my friends wants to go with me. Oh, so you want to know which friend of mine in his right mind would refuse to go with me to the World Cup Final, and without even having [...]

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Numbers Say Germany Will Win The World Cup

| July 5, 2010 | 0 Comments

The number 3964 is the most important number for any team that wants to win, according to a numerologist. He goes on to prove his point by subtracting 1994 (the year Brazil won) from 3964, and voila, you get 1970, another year Brazil won! Argentina last won in 1986. Subtract 1986 from 3964, and you [...]

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Team To Sri Lanka: Exclusive Interview With Wriddhiman Saha

| June 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Indian cricket fans don’t need to be told how important second wicket keepers are, and I am not even talking about Dinesh Kartik’s star turn in the Asia Cup. So it was in a state of great excitement that I approached Wriddhiman Saha, who consented to give Cricinfosite an exclusive interview. This is an account [...]

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The Bollywood Cricket Connection Strikes Back

| June 25, 2010 | 0 Comments

Pssst…  Don’t tell my web master but here are a few more Bollywood lines for cricketers: Injured batsman to non-striker (while being carried away on a stretcher in the middle of a partnership): “Todenge dum magar, tera saath na chodenge…” Dazed batsman to umpire (after being hit on the hit by a bouncer): “Maa, meri [...]

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The Hidden Connection Between Bollywood & Cricket

| June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

With every passing day, I am convinced that Bollywood dialogue writers rely on cricket for inspiration. Why do I think so? Take a look at some lines that may have been spoken to cricketers, or on the cricket pitch: Sehwag’s mother to Sehwag: Main Bhagwan se prarthana karungi ki chakkey mar te hue, tumhare haath [...]

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