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Vaseline’s message to Michael Vaughan

Kunal — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:55:53 +0000

In today’s TOI.

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Are you following football?

Kunal — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:05:07 +0000

It’s that time of the year again! Here’s a quick update about the little “service” I have been providing.

Starting this season, updates will also be available for all Championship, League 1 and League 2 matches in addition to the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League games. FA Cup and League Cup action will also be covered.

Get your fix here.

And last

Kunal — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:28:03 +0000

Or not.

Not the first time I have got a prediction wrong. Like McGrath, I’m sure if I make enough, I’ll get one right eventually – not afraid of making an ass of self in public in the meanwhile.

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You heard it here first

Kunal — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:51:11 +0000

Gonzalez to beat Federer in 4 sets.

Club rivalries

Bye bye Hollywood

Kunal — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:29:34 +0000

By the time I wake up tomorrow morning, chances are that the greatest bowler of our generation would have bowled his last bowl in international cricket. A personal favourite, watching this man bowl is one of two reasons that can still make me sit through a cricket match – the other being watching a certain Brian Charles Lara bat. Of course, in India he has not always been given the respect he deserves, thanks to the not so great record he has against the Indians, but I have never had any doubts about his quality or the fact that cricket will be a lesser game without his charismatic presence.

You’ll be missed mate.

PS – Of course, test cricket might well become a real sport again now that both Warne and McGrath are going. Where by the term “sport” I mean something that’s competitive, where you don’t know who the winner’s going to be before the competition has begun. For example, Golf is not a sport when Tiger Woods is around or F1 with Ferrari of a couple of years ago.

Ouch!

Kunal — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:48:51 +0000

I know Kashyap will love this:

Binge drinking and teenage pregnancies are the only games the English invented where they are still ranked No.1 in the world

Mike Walters writing in the Mirror.
(via Cricinfo)

Technorati Tags: cricket, humor

Money buys success

Kunal — Sun, 01 May 2005 19:23:31 +0000

If someone else tells you otherwise, tell them to shut up.

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Club rivalries

Kunal — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:58:30 +0000

Stumbled upon the results of this survey which was conducted sometime back, when I was actually looking for something else. I remember voting in this survey myself! It’s worth spending a few minutes if you’re even remotely interested in football (soccer). Check out the results (PDF)

Some highlights:

- Manchester United are considered to be their main “rivals” by most sets of fans (surprise, surprise!)
- Over three-quarters of fans would rather thrash their rivals than beat them with a last minute winner. (though I cherish Gary Mac’s last minute winner at Goodison and Spud’s late winners at the theater of screams more than the, occasional, thrashings we handed out to those two under GH)
- 40% of fans donï¿½ï¿½ï¿½t have a second team and 43% wouldnï¿½ï¿½ï¿½t follow another club if their own one ceased to exist (!!!)

Read on for more such interesting results.

You just freaked your wife out

ManU to nick it this time?

Kunal — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 13:36:13 +0000

I hope not – I am talking about the Premiership of course.

Take a look at this “spooky” comparison between the runs of Liverpool and ManU over a 13 year period. Liverpool won 9 titles in 13 years at their peak, ManU have 8 in 12 now, with the years they won and didn’t overlapping perfectly. See below if you don’t get what I mean.

1976 LIVERPOOL 1993 MAN UTD

1977 LIVERPOOL 1994 MAN UTD

1978 NOTTS FRST 1995 BLACKBURN

1979 LIVERPOOL 1996 MAN UTD

1980 LIVERPOOL 1997 MAN UTD

1981 ASTON VILLA 1998 ARSENAL

1982 LIVERPOOL 1999 MAN UTD

1983 LIVERPOOL 2000 MAN UTD

1984 LIVERPOOL 2001 MAN UTD

1985 EVERTON 2002 ARSENAL

1986 LIVERPOOL 2003 MAN UTD

1987 EVERTON 2004 ARSENAL

1988 LIVERPOOL 2005 MAN UTD?

*Thanks to The Mirror for highlighting this*