The newest addition to cricket’s lexicon is derived from a non-contact sport First and best: Dravid falls to the carrom-ball © AFP What is carrom-ball?“Carrom-ball” is the popular term for the middle-finger-flicked delivery bowled by the Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis. While bowling this delivery, he holds the ball along the seam – the seam [...]
Browsing Posts published in August, 2008
The carrom-ball : Giving ‘em the finger
August 26, 2008 at 6:13 pm
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Spin kills
August 22, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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Never before Mendis has a spinner dominated Indian batsmen so comprehensively and collectively The ball of the 21st century: Dravid squared up and stunned, his off stump disturbed, was more significant than Gatting’s dismissal by Warne © AFP I had followed India’s Test fortunes for 45 years, and never once in that time had I [...]
Mendis not a permanent threat – Dhoni
August 19, 2008 at 11:46 am
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni was among Ajantha Mendis’ three victims © AFP Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan, but it’s only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick his variations easily. Mendis continued to trouble the Indians after picking [...]
