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Q: As news broke that Virat Kohli is a heck of a bloke, the collective Australian cricket audience gasped in horror.
How could it be? We can’t be wrong, can we!!??
This is the guy who stole Agro’s eyebrows and fast-moving mouth. He’s the man responsible for some of the ghastliest high-pitched squealing heard as a form wicket celebration. He’s the same man who called Steve Smith a cheat before, well, you know, he got caught cheating..
How could we be so wrong!!??
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1371/brett-geeves/blog/2189/kohli-and-sehwag-operated-different-business-models
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As news broke that Virat Kohli is a heck of a bloke, the collective Australian cricket audience gasped in horror.How could it be? We can’t be wrong, can we!!??This is the guy who st ...
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Q: Banter, gamesmanship, or the term we tend to be most familiar with ‘sledging’ is part of cricket.
The exchange of words can be funny, classy, clever and at times hard edged, but it should never cross the boundaries of being personal or abusive.
So, to our question, what’s the best “sledge” you’ve heard or heard about on the cricket field?
A: Eleven year old Tim Paine (University Cricket Club) v Third Grade stalwart (Beer and Crass Jokes) – Village
At 11 years of age, Paine was representing the University Cricket Club’s third grade team; which back then was a competitive grade of battle-hardened warriors.
Me? 13 years of age: No.4 batter and hard-working leg-spinner.
My own skipper of the day, a chap by the name of Brett Smith, was in third grade not for progression and not from junior pathways. His physique alone suggested that he was made from beers and crass jokes.
As both teams were shaking hands, 11-year-old Paine came face-to-face with his sledging nemesis from the two days’ play: Captain Smith, made from beer.
Rather than accept the outstretched hand of the opposition captain and third grade stalwart, Paine flicked him a 10c piece and said: “Go and buy yourself some runs, Santa.”
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