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commentators harsha bhogle and aakash chopra made it a welcome surprise the catch here was that if pakistan were to qualify they needed india to beat ireland hence the grumpy fan was supporting his rivals the surprise elements in this mauka ad made the series impactful again after few lukewarm ones 4 india vs bangladesh with the caption india vs the world this tvc was a complete departure from tradition it showed a bollywood esque song and dance sequence in a qawaalli face off between the original grumpy pakistan fan who is joined by fans of other participating teams and a group of indian fans this ad worked because the usual indian vs other fans and the pakistan fan s jersey change was getting monotonous 5 pakistan vs ireland this ad was different again in the sense that it focused on a pakistan match instead of india it showed commentators in the star sports studio discussing pakistan s chances of reaching the quarterfinals only if they defeated ireland and pakistan s mascot fan listening in on this conversation it worked because of its change in approach talking about pakistan s match more than the fan s jersey changes 6 india vs uae the pakistan fan annoyed at the south african fan after their team s loss to india throws their jersey away only to be visited by a uae fan who gifts him the uae team jersey this third ad of the series was unimaginative compared to the first two with the return of the titular character as the only saving grace 7 pakistan qualifying this was a short tvc and only showed the pakistan fan changing back into his pakistan jersey after briefly donning the indian one as mentioned above this focused on the pakistan s chances mauka again 8 india vs west indies this ad was easily the worst of the lot the pakistan fan after chaging colours from south africa to uae all in the hopes of an indian defeat is visited by a courier person who delivers the west indies jersey to him as it s the next team india was to play he also delivers a packet of colous as the match was to be held on holi the courier man advertised the online shopping brand yepme com and this showed star sports clear intention to milk the mauka ads for all they were worth this is the ranking of all the mauka ads so far this list will be updated if and when more mauka ads are released posted by zenia at 05 27 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 19 march 2015 photographic memories sangakkara s odi career kumar sangakkara played his last odi match on 18 th march 2015 it was one of the most abysmal ends to what is one of the greatest careers sangakkara was out for 45 off 96 balls the second last man to fall in sri lanka s paltry score of 133 against south africa in the first quarterfinals of the 2015 world cup the moment of sanga walking away was picturesque but far from picture perfect it was raining he had performed poorly and there minuscule chances of victory one of the greatest exponents of the limited overs game one who scripted records till the match before that was leaving the field disheartened as emotional as the moment was there is one thing that i m certain of this image is not how his monumental odi career should be remembered sangakkara will be remembered as the second most successful batsman in odi history with 14234 runs second only to sachin tendulkar studded with 25 centuries and the numerous records that he has created and broken in the 50 over game becoming one of the greatest odi careers in the last decade he should also be remembered as the most successful wicketkeeper with over 500 dismissals 402 catches 99 stumpings beating the record of adam gilchrist who is acknowledged as the best wicketkeeper bat in cricket wickets was not the only thing sanga kept he kept up the mood of the match from behind the stumps we may complain all we like about his incessant appealing but there is no denying that he was entertaining on the stump mic besides his niyammai encouraging the bowlers his sledging and mind games were amusing from quoting oscar wilde s quips to kallis to the now iconic video of him sledging shaun pollock in a 2003 world cup match he managed to make most people smile with his antics sanga should also be remembered as an astute captain on field and an inspirational leader off it his captaincy figures of 1765 runs in 45 matches do not do justice to the impact he had despite his resignation following the defeat to india in the 2011 world cup finals he remains one of sri lanka s most loved captains in his final match as captain he proved what it is to be a true sportsman in his post match speech and conduct no wonder sri lanka received a hero s welcome in colombo despite defeat a national icon for his country sangakkara has always spoken about the problems plaguing sri lanka going out on a limb against corrupt administrations he led the team during the months where they were not paid by their board and brought out the internal politics in public to ensure better functioning his mcc spirit of cricket lecture in 2011 on the story of sri lankan cricket is considered one of the most important speeches in cricketing history his on and off field achievements lead to numerous awards prominent among which is 2012 icc awards where he won three awards including the prestigious cricketer of the year and test cricketer of the year as well as the people s choice prize for the second consecutive time in limited overs cricket his biggest achievement would be the 2014 twenty20 world cup his only major world championship trophy for a player whose team had made it to the finals of the last four world championship trophies but always ended runners up contributing to win a major title victory was a great achievement his 52 off 35 in the finals his last t20 match earned him the man of the match and a fitting farewell in at least one format of the game now for some of my personal favorite sangakkara memories my earliest memory of sangakkara is from his days as the long haired rockstar type days in the early 2000s he made his odi debut in 2000 vs pakistan at galle as a 23 year old scoring 35 before he was run out in his debut series a tri series involving south africa as well which sri lanka won he made 199 runs at an average of 66 and was the 4 th highest run getter from then on there was no stopping him from making his mark in the 50 over game my favorite sangakkara odi innings is one that came in a loss his highest score of 169 is vs south africa and he has scored some brilliant tons against other teams as well but the innings i enjoyed watching the most came in 2006 against india in jaipur where opening the innings he scored an unbeaten 138 of 147 deliveries what entertaining stroke play it was with 13 boundaries and 2 sixes unfortunately for him his indian wicket keeping counterpart mahendra singh dhoni scored 183 in the chase of 299 and india won that game by 6 wickets another innings again an unfortunate one is the one he played against australia in the 2007 world cup finals in west indies sri lanka lost that game by duckworth lewis method but sanga scored a valiant 54 off 52 amidst constant rain this image says it all about the conditions that day the above innings was stitched along with his best mate and strongest partner mahela jayawardene throughout their 15 year long careers they have remained the mainstay in sri lankan batting forming one of the best left right combinations we have seen in recent cricket history known as sangawardene their partnership statistics of 5992 runs at an average of almost 42 over 151 innings tells the story of both their best partners in cricket best friends till the end they both played their last t20 and odi game together while jaywardene was the classic wrist flicker sangakkara was the stylish puncher his trademark cover drive immortalized in so many photographs is one of the most beautiful sights in cricket for me watching sanga go down on his knees put his weight behind the ball and slice the ball through covers if seen in slow motion can be cricket s version of porn this pornography was in full force during his last ever odi assignment the 2015 world cup the number of records he made in his 7 matches of the tournament were enough for everyone to question his decision to retire when in such sublime form his captain angelo mathews even went on to say i have gone on my knees to beg him out of retirement but at the end of the day it is his decision he amassed 541 runs in 7 matches at an average of 108 20 he scored an unbeaten 105 against bangladesh 117 not out against england 104 against australia and 124 vs scotland to become the first batsman to record four consecutive hundreds in odis ironically his only failure came in the game that needed him the most and became his last but in his own words now that i am 37 the joints are creaking i consider myself lucky sometimes things just fall in place everything clicks no matter how hard you try to find that one thing it becomes difficult this was before that disastrous quarterfinals but he was just as eloquent after it disappointments are a part of our career and you just take it on the chin and move on retiring from cricket is not about form i feel that the time is now and it s right i ve tried to give everything i have when i ve played the game the game goes on you can t hold onto it and people shouldn t be too sentimental i think a lot better players and greater players have gone and the game has gone on and there are new players who take the mantle and in my case it won t be any different on that note all i can say is farewell sanga i for one will miss you posted by zenia at 09 49 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels kumar sangakkara cricket world cup 2015 monday 2 march 2015 5 funniest stump mic quips of the 2000s the stump microphone has been a great boon to cricket helping umpires hear a knick providing commentators with things to talk about documenting evidence in case of conflict at the same time it has also been a constant source of entertainment for the more discerning cricket viewer or listener thanks to the endless babble of wicketkeepers you haven t experienced a cricket match completely if you haven t had your ears accosted by nayan mongia s aai ga kamran akmal s incessant shabaash shabaash bhai and kumar sangakkara s niyamaai from bowling tips to funny quips from sledging batsmen to encouraging bowlers the stump mic has given us memorable one liners hilarious sledges and some of the funniest moments on the cricket field presenting the five funniest stump mic quips in no particular order captured in the 2000s 1 dhoni reminding sreesanth about the absence of his girlfriend let s start with india s captain cool who seems to handle his fielders lack of concentration is his typical cool manner in a test match against new zealand s sreesanth appeared to be sloppy in his fielding position which was promptly noticed by the skipper and his non existent girlfriend had to bear the brunt of it ms dhoni was heard saying oye sree udhar girlfriend nahi hai idhar aa ja thoda hey sree your girlfriend isn t there move ahead looks like dhoni sure knows how to keep up the mood of both his team and fans 2 sangakkara attempting to motivate pollock the australian art of sledging seems to have inspired sri lankan wicketkeeper kumar sangakkara to a great extent in his own words sledging as pioneered by the australians is a measured comment designed to get a reaction out of a player not to abuse someone or use obscene language here we see him encouraging shaun pollock during a 2003 world cup match by reminding him of the expectations of the home crowd with his tongue firmly in cheek eliciting a smile from the staid pollock as well who would have thought that sledging can be both subtle and sophisticated 3 flintoff riling tino best to give up his wicket england all rounder andrew flintoff is known for a number of things his ashes achievements his alcohol exploits and his habit of constantly talking up to opposition players many will remember him as being the source of yuvraj singh s six sixes at the 2007 icc world twenty20 championship as it was freddie s banter that drove yuvi to pummel the hapless stuart broad over but his exchange with the west indies s tino best during a test match had the opposite effect he kept yelling watch the windows tino pushing the tailender to charge forward against ashley giles getting stumped in the process freddie was so delighted by this effort that he couldn t stop giggling for the next few minutes 4 kaif spouting statistics at mohammad yousuf an india pakistan match can never be complete without some hearty banter exchanged between the two teams be it javed miandad chetan sharma sachin tendulkar abdul qadir or gautam gambhir shahid afridi this particular incident is funny not because of the sledging but because of the deadpan commentator manner in which india s mohammad kaif delivers it pakistan s star batsman mohammad yousuf was having a patchy day on crease when kaif in the slips starts discussing yousof s match stats in an emphatic fashion 87 ball khel lee ek bhi chauka nahin maara he has played 87 deliveries but hasn t scored a single boundary he says gesticulating around while yousuf smiles benignly 5 dhoni informing jadeja about the role of fielders we started with ms dhoni so let us end with him the indian captain has uttered several gems behind the stumps that can perk up even a boring match memorable being this advice about teamwork vijay apna hi fielder hai use catch lene ke liye hi aage rakha hai off mein bowl fenk vijay is in our team he is placed in that position to take a catch keep bowling on the off stump and referring to england s ian bell as g hanti with calls of ghanti bajaao iski ring this bell and ghanti ko leke jayenge let s take bell s wicket my personal favorite however is mahi informing ravindra jadeja about the role of fielders in a test match vs new zealand ye ghoomega toh pujara ko isiliye idhar rakha hai voh udhar taali bajaane ke liye nahi hai if the ball turns i ve kept pujara in the slips for catching only he s not standing there just to clap yes that s how cool the captain can get when the job isn t done well posted by zenia at 05 58 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 23 february 2015 why was federer made to apologize to pakistan fans did you know that in the india vs pakistan match on 15 th february in australia india beat their arch rivals for the 6 th consecutive time in world cup history did you know that during the match tennis ace and india s most beloved non indian sportsperson roger federer posted his photo holding an indian jersey did you know that federer has been made to apologize for posting that absolutely harmless photograph yes as ridiculous as it sounds federer the most successful tennis player a un charity 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