Sri Lankan bands play Indian music, they depend on Indian Board to bell them out of the financial crisis. That’s why we are there playing them again in their own backyard despite some security problem. Not from LTTE but from the own Samaritan Sri Lankan crowd who missiled Ishant Sharma yesterday. Perhaps it’s a love and hate relationship between SLC and BCCI. BCCI was in some loss after 11/26 led to cancellation of tour to Pakistan. They needed some money, so did Pakistanis and so did SL.
So SL toured Pakistan giving an impression to the world that they play normal teams too besides minnows. But the trick reversed. SL struggled against weak teams and whipped Pakistan like minnows. Now Pakistan is touring BD hoping to learn some tricks from Shakib and other team to torment SL in the return tour to the Emerald Isle. Wonder what tough times do to you. Once a time Pakistan was flexing its muscles and biceps with the strongest in the world. Today they have to make away with SL twice in a year and BD.
Coming back to neighborhood camaraderie between boards BCCI helped SLC who in turn helped PCB who were duped by BCCI. Bhai ho to aise. Good perfect pair of “Amar Akbar Anthonysinghe”.
Kulasekhra has learnt one trick to get his batsmen out. Scream loud even after normal window time has gone. Pissed off at the scream, the umpire would give the batsman out. And thus Kula found his way to no 2 in ICC rankings. Wonder how no Indian bowler finds his way to the top.
Australian woes continue in Perth. They are 1/21 in 7 overs with Marsh gone. Now if they cant beat Kiwis at home, they are up for a change in captaincy. Like Indians and Pakistanis hate losing against each other and the losing captaincy usually faces axe, the Aussies hate losing to Kiwis. Michael Hussey lost to Kiwis 0-3 before World Cup 07 and has ceased to be the vice-captain since. Ponting if loses this series, is the end of his tenure. The year which sees Aussies host SA and NZ usually see the captaincy exchange hands. 2001-02 saw Steve Waugh’s ODI career end. That was the year when first time in long time Aussies failed to reach the finals of then VB(and now CB) series J.
