February 2009 – Freedom

Leg Before Wicket (Keeper)

February 3, 2009 Kishore Kalisipudi Comments 0 Comment

Let me first congratulate the Indian team to have won the series, although it was obvious! Sehwag and Yuvraj were ruthless and Sri Lanka truly deserves this punishment, having playing with 12 players, of course including the umpire. Coming back to the title of the story, Sri Lankan umpires has re-defined LBW by just adding ‘Keeper’ to the wicket. Sachin was given out LBW 3 times in as many matches and none of them were right, of course in the…

Tears of a Champion!

February 1, 2009 Kishore Kalisipudi Comments 0 Comment

It is not easy to stand witness to Champion’s tears! The fear of loss and butterflies of stomach started much before the historic match poised to begin at 3:30 am today between the all time great Federer and the outstanding sensation Nadal. For 4 sets many of us have witnessed in what in a legends words is “the rectangle was not enough!”. They have elevated the game to such heights that mere mortals would be spatted like flies and Tennis…