Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Cricket and Mannerisms

Who are they???

1) When a Nelson appears in the scores board, he does his odd habit of balancing on one foot. Who is he?
David Shepherd

2 ) When ever he comes out to play or when ever he reaches a personal landmark (like 50 or 100), he will look at the sun.(He himself told in an interview that he is thanking Sun God for that good performance) . Who is he?
Kris Srikanth

3 ) He is an umpire. He places the 2 bails, one on the leg stump and another on off stump whenever there is a break (like Lunch break or Tea break) Who is he?
A V Jayaprakash. (He was umpiring when Anil Kumble picked all ten wickets in an innings of a test match against Pakistan in Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi)

4 ) All Aussie team, starting from 19th century, in the first hour of a test match, will do something in common.They consider that as a prestigious one. What is that?
For the first one hour all Aussie players have to wear Baggy Green cap, if they are fielding

5 ) Red handkerchief is related with two person. Who are they ?
Steve Waugh and Mohinder Amarnath

6 ) Whenever the cricket match ends in their favor, they will burn all the paper and produce flame. Who are they?
Eden Garden crowd

7 ) Lara and Bradman shares a same mannerism. What is that?
Whenever they complete a century, they will go for a new guard just to remind themselves that they should have the same level of concentration when they were in zero and not to be complacent and should aim for big score. They showed that in their performance. Sir Donald Bradman -- 12 Double centuries and 2 Triple centuries. Lara -- 7 Double centuries, 1 Triple century and 1 quadruple century.

8 ) When ever he plays cricket, whether it is a practice session or a real match, he will wear his left pad first and then the right pad. Who is he?
Sachin Tendulkar

9 ) He is considered as the most superstitious player in the world. Some of them are,
* All toilet seats in the dressing room had to be down when he went out to bat.
* He also keeps his shoes together, and ensures a peculiar neatness all around him to the point where cricket bats have been known to be taped to ceilings.
* After re-packing his bag on countless occasions and making sure the room was spotless, he proceeded to get in and out of bed 3 times before he was happy to turn the lights out.
Who is he?
Neil McKenzie

10) Before the start of every match, he will sit on the pitch and do some meditation so as to get the feel of that pitch. Who is he?
Mat Hayden

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