For ages, lingering fingering problems have been a pain area for players of stringed and reed instruments. In recent times Solos and Homos joined the band! All of them have scientifically analysed the problem, though, and found methods to achieve Clean Fingering.
Fingering problems, however, have bogged down Indian sports. Though every discipline suffers from this at varying degrees, the most popular game, cricket, seems to be the worst hit.
Don't we remember how Kunja Rani accused Karanam Malleswari of engaging in a fingering bout! Or how this Business of fingering caused India's star tennis doubles pair of Paes-Hash to part ways! Our national game – hockey – forever suffers because of too much of this fingering. It is another story that Dhanraj Pillay survived all of that and lasted long in the captain's seat because he could successfully scoop those who had their fingers in plans to see his back.
In cricket, fingering has been a part and parcel, perhaps since WG Grace walked on the hallowed turf at the Lord's. In India, from Lala Amarnath, Vijay Merchant, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to Kapil Dev and Sourav Ganguly, every captain fingered his predecessor and in turn got fingered later by his players.
The most popular Fingering incident in recent history involved two giants, Little Master Sunil Gavaskar and Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev. It is still fresh in one's memory as to how the angry Bengali dadas booed Sunny at Eden Gardens after he fingered Kapil Daa out of the team.
We also remember how Jimmy Amarnath, the great hooker, was fingered by the selectors at every stage in his career, to be precise nine times! And final fingering came when he retaliated and fingered them back by calling them "a bunch of jokers".
Indian cricket fans know the zonal quota system as the root cause for lots of talent going unTested and unused in the country. Adding to the problem is the "yeh dil mange more" sponsors who goad the wisemen to keep certain players in despite their non-performance.
Greg Chappell became the Indian team's coach despite being fingered by Gavaskar and once in the saddle he has excelled in the art of fingering. Ask Ganguly if you want.
Red in face, Ganguly then fingered Dalmiya. The old horse recovered too fast and ensured that Ganguly permanently retired-hurt.
Meanwhile, Chappel fingered too much with the team's combination and batting order, so much so the team got de-formed!! The out-of-form team is collapsing like a pack of cards on the field. Bajji is failing to take wickets because he can no longer Finger the flippers and find the fine gaps between bat and pad. Sehwag injured his finger and has just regained shape.
Dravid feared that one more ODI loss would have his career jettisoned like Ganguly, so he fingered himself to take a break.
The BCCI, sandwiched by the coach Chappell and Lok Sabha MPs fingering each other, has summoned VVS Laxman. Special Fingering was always reserved for VVS who was made to bat at all positions from One to Six and was regularly kicked out of the team.
Now, the BCCI, the Coach and Indian team want VVS to Finger the Proteas bowlers on their turf so that Indian fans would not finger them when they return. Laxman, hope your finger is as strong as the Goverdhana Giri!! Remember our Azzu Bhai, he fingered the Sardarji so hard in England that Siddhu hasn't stopped talking since then!!
Fingering problems, however, have bogged down Indian sports. Though every discipline suffers from this at varying degrees, the most popular game, cricket, seems to be the worst hit.
Don't we remember how Kunja Rani accused Karanam Malleswari of engaging in a fingering bout! Or how this Business of fingering caused India's star tennis doubles pair of Paes-Hash to part ways! Our national game – hockey – forever suffers because of too much of this fingering. It is another story that Dhanraj Pillay survived all of that and lasted long in the captain's seat because he could successfully scoop those who had their fingers in plans to see his back.
In cricket, fingering has been a part and parcel, perhaps since WG Grace walked on the hallowed turf at the Lord's. In India, from Lala Amarnath, Vijay Merchant, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi to Kapil Dev and Sourav Ganguly, every captain fingered his predecessor and in turn got fingered later by his players.
The most popular Fingering incident in recent history involved two giants, Little Master Sunil Gavaskar and Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev. It is still fresh in one's memory as to how the angry Bengali dadas booed Sunny at Eden Gardens after he fingered Kapil Daa out of the team.
We also remember how Jimmy Amarnath, the great hooker, was fingered by the selectors at every stage in his career, to be precise nine times! And final fingering came when he retaliated and fingered them back by calling them "a bunch of jokers".
Indian cricket fans know the zonal quota system as the root cause for lots of talent going unTested and unused in the country. Adding to the problem is the "yeh dil mange more" sponsors who goad the wisemen to keep certain players in despite their non-performance.
Greg Chappell became the Indian team's coach despite being fingered by Gavaskar and once in the saddle he has excelled in the art of fingering. Ask Ganguly if you want.
Red in face, Ganguly then fingered Dalmiya. The old horse recovered too fast and ensured that Ganguly permanently retired-hurt.
Meanwhile, Chappel fingered too much with the team's combination and batting order, so much so the team got de-formed!! The out-of-form team is collapsing like a pack of cards on the field. Bajji is failing to take wickets because he can no longer Finger the flippers and find the fine gaps between bat and pad. Sehwag injured his finger and has just regained shape.
Dravid feared that one more ODI loss would have his career jettisoned like Ganguly, so he fingered himself to take a break.
The BCCI, sandwiched by the coach Chappell and Lok Sabha MPs fingering each other, has summoned VVS Laxman. Special Fingering was always reserved for VVS who was made to bat at all positions from One to Six and was regularly kicked out of the team.
Now, the BCCI, the Coach and Indian team want VVS to Finger the Proteas bowlers on their turf so that Indian fans would not finger them when they return. Laxman, hope your finger is as strong as the Goverdhana Giri!! Remember our Azzu Bhai, he fingered the Sardarji so hard in England that Siddhu hasn't stopped talking since then!!
1 comment:
Laxman will always be on a trot. because he has no godfathers like ganguly, tendulkar. The most humble beings like Kumble and laxman are always "TESTED" despite their laudabke success. they are forced to make way for FIT-FOR-NOTHINGs like bhajji, kaif, yuvi. its sad they know only good cricket, thats not good enough to be in the time but its good enough to be in the heart of herats of die-hard-fans. you are always there Laxman. because you still believe modesty is the virtue at times when all others believe in outraging modesty.
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