Madras Blues, Faisalabad Follies , Bcci Blunders

What should have been the great man's record breaking 357th odi ended in a damp manner as the game never started, courtesy the Madras Monsoon. This is the third time in three games that Chennai games are being affected by weather. The first game I'm talking about was the rain affected Chennai Odi Vs NewZealand and the second game was the test match against Australia last year. The game had been heading towards a thrilling finish when rain played spoilsport. The rotation policy used by the BCCI to schedule games defies all logic. How can you think of scheduling three consecutive games in Chennai in October-November, the monsoon season! The public, who are SUPPOSED to be the major players in this game are the biggest losers here with a refund of money not being promised yet! And yet, next time there is a game in Chennai, rest assured there will be a full house, with people flocking the venue to see their heroes in action. The system has to change. The BCCI has to be accountable to the public. Only then can there be improvement in Indian Cricket's structure. The BCCI defy every theory one would have ever learnt in Management school that it is only a matter of time before the decline sets in.

Shahid Afridi-- Powerful, Charismatic , Popular , Aggresive....and the adjectives go on..with a single act of foolishness he has ensured that he will be remembered for the wrong reasons now. In the Second test vs England in Faisalabad, Afridi was found guily of tampering with the pitch during one of the intervals! Roshan Mahanama the match refree let Afridi off with just a three match ban. If One Mr.Saurav C Ganguly battered an eyelid even there was always a ban waiting for him. There were several instances when he has been punished severely for the smallest of mistakes: showing dissent on being dismissed, for India's slow over rate, for time wasting. Afridi manhandles the playing surface and he gets a ban of just three games! A bad precedent to set for people world over. Afridi is now going to be remembered life long for this incident rather than his wonderful hitting or positive attitude. Bob Woolmer did not defend Afridi (he could not have) but said it was in the heat of the 'moment' . Come on Bob, you know better....

Super Stats

Tendulkar might have scored just 2 in the 3rd ODI vs srilanka but during his knock of 2:

* The first ball he faced was the 16,000th Ball he faced in ODI cricket

* The first run he scored was his 11,000th as Opener, the most by an opener in cricket.