For all those who follow cricket as religiously as I do (and am sure that there are more of followers than otherwise), one thing is common...to hear all those cliches. I sometimes wonder if I hear them often than the normal things. To cut the message short, let me get straight to the point.
(In no particular order...just the top-of-the-mind recall)
Cliche 1:He is a wonderful hitter of the cricket ball!!!
I hate this cliche as much as I hated my math classes. Come on...can someone be a wonderful hitter of the tennis ball and then graduate to being an international batsmen. And what else do you hit if you are a batsman (of course, on the ground).
Agreed that people like Inzy, Afridi made it difficult to predict if it is the ball or the head that warrants a hit with...but still...
Cliche 2: Last thing they want now, is a run out!
Okay, I've never graduated beyond the college cricket level but can somebody explain me when the first thing that a team wants is a run out?
Except of course if you are working your way through a 20 ball 45 and have Jeffrey Boycott replica at the other end! But still....
Cliche 3: This is such an important period of play
Hmm...oh yeah....the first five overs are the not-so-important period followed by a medium-importance period followed by this very very important period.
Give me a break...completely agree that some periods are important for building the base to a big score but seriously...isn't every phase important for the team?
Cliche 4: He is a quick runner between the wickets
Oh yeah...we were actually looking for someone who is a wonderful runner in the outfield regardless of the ball coming in his direction...
Guess this came as a solace to all those who played in the Inzy era to distinguish that Inzy actually is not around and there is some good running in the middle...but still, it is a cliche for me
Cliche 5: There is some swing in the air
Really??? I mean, really real??? And I was looking for some swing in the pitch...how bad of me!
And the list goes...
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