Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Foot in Mouth Disease
Mr. Dave Richardson (see post below), ICC's General Manager, has now been diagnosed to have been suffering from the foot in mouth disease. Renowned experts came to the conclusion after analysing Mr. Richardson's latest effort to justify Mr. Brian Lara's on field behaviour (here). "Lara is a renowned player, a famed cricketer. He got frustrated (after) the…
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A Tale of Two Gentlemen
The following post has been cross posted on the Pavilion Seat blog with minor changes. What do you think was the most significant umpiring error made during the first WI-India test match?? Declaring Chris Gayle not out? Declaring Shivnarine Chanderpaul out caught? The Dhoni out/not out fiasco? The Bradshaw decision? Me. None of the above.…
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Random Post
What am I doing posting on a Friday night (did I add this one is from the office!!)?? I have no answer. I am waiting for a friend to finish his work before heading home. Also I will be in office tomorrow 🙁 interviewing people to work with. Neways, some random pieces to talk about.…
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Challenging the Umpire
The following post has been cross posted on the Pavilion Seat blog. An ICC committee has passed a resolution (well only just, 6 votes for and 5 against) to try out a system under which captains and players would be allowed to question three decisions made by the on-field umpires in an ODI. Those will…
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Veni, vidi, vici
It is the proverbial rise of the phoenix from the ashes. After a very forgettable 2005 and not so rosy first 3 in 2006 most F1 pundits had written off Schumacher as well past his prime. But a new engine and 2 successful racing weekends the champion is back and up to all challenges coming…
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