tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post9169186643349335694..comments2023-11-05T02:43:53.829-08:00Comments on Solilowkey: Permanent InsanityParthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-36759367286563622622008-03-31T12:02:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:02:00.000-07:00@Sowmya: Glad to see more like-minded people :-)@Sowmya: Glad to see more like-minded people :-)Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-85673733872953472922008-03-31T10:57:00.000-07:002008-03-31T10:57:00.000-07:00Finally!! Someone who thinks like me!!Finally!! Someone who thinks like me!!sowmyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865952735486863207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-91290817730969175802008-03-27T09:21:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:21:00.000-07:00@SD: You just beat me to this comment :-) That's e...@SD: You just beat me to this comment :-) That's exactly what I was thinking on my way to work. Looks like the comment I made about flat-bed tracks for this series is coming true. One look at the past few series that have taken in India will confirm that. Ridiculous.Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-815699866419981212008-03-27T05:52:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:52:00.000-07:00With the kind of grounds they are coming up for te...With the kind of grounds they are coming up for test cricket in India... it will be a wonder if people want to see any tests!sdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743648260460069353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-17698419790970263452008-03-25T12:34:00.000-07:002008-03-25T12:34:00.000-07:00@SD: It feels good to know there are others out th...@SD: It feels good to know there are others out there who care for test cricket, it really does.Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-86073213977963363072008-03-25T12:22:00.000-07:002008-03-25T12:22:00.000-07:00There are other quaint people who like Test cricke...There are other quaint people who like Test cricket more than 200-20 or ODIs...who watch evry ball of a test macth if they can...err...one of those people would be me. I am yet to see a whole 20-20, begin to end. I know exactly how you feel.sdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743648260460069353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-88828962489431320042008-03-25T11:50:00.000-07:002008-03-25T11:50:00.000-07:00@Sridhar: There is a difference between kill and o...@Sridhar: There is a difference between kill and overkill. You can't have a ridiculous amount of cricket where the quality is substandard and the result is immaterial. Perhaps it really is immaterial for someone who's not a puritan :-) BCCI may be a private consortium, but they also are the guardians of Indian cricket unfortunately, and more so of world cricket given their clout. Cricketers are not commodities, and neither is cricket, at least in my books.Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-38411803544248940642008-03-25T11:46:00.000-07:002008-03-25T11:46:00.000-07:00I can sort of empathize with your angst, but you j...I can sort of empathize with your angst, but you just have to bite the bullet on this one. <BR/><BR/>Shorter, more commercialized forms of Cricket are the future - the earlier you get used to the idea, the better. I, for one, am not among the test-match loving puritans, so I am all for twenty20s, ODIs and privatized cricket teams (I'm waiting for the day when we have private cricket teams in India the way the NFL or NBA is organized in the US). <BR/><BR/>Moreover, BCCI is a private consortium, and like all other private organizations, they should do what's best for their bottomline. Nothing wrong with that. Sorry :-)Sridharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797210790508516233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-21364982504878831022008-03-24T16:41:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:41:00.000-07:00@Vi: I did, I did!@Vi: I did, I did!Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861627.post-37627805648574858692008-03-24T16:08:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:08:00.000-07:00I know nothing about the BCCI or cricket. All I c...I know nothing about the BCCI or cricket. All I can say is that it felt like you said all of that in one, long, angry breath and then a deep sigh. <BR/><BR/>Hope to read more from you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com