Musings of mauled minds

Dented pride? Wounded ego? Tarnished reputation? Well, that's no-brainer. After Murali and Mendis molested them in broad day light, you needed Doosra, the closest you have to a clairvoyant, to find out exactly what passed through the mind of those Indian batsmen who went through the trauma.

Rahul Dravid: Well, it’s never wise to pick up a fight with someone who has been an army gunner till the other day.

Gautam Gambhir: I told Kirsten in the plane that I’m scared of flights.

Sourav Ganguly: Hmm…Dona has got better footwork.

Sachin Tendulkar: I mistook Mendis and thought an LTTE Tiger was lobbing a hand grenade at me.

VVS Laxman: It’s all destiny. Since ‘Ramayana’ days, every Laxman is entitled to setbacks in Lanka.

Virender Sehwag: Boycott was back in the commentary box and I needed to give him fodder for thought.

Dinesh Karthik: Why pretend? My job is to keep the seat warm till Dhoni returns and lays his bums. Why break sweat?

Of cheerleaders, Afridi and India's ogling trio

Shahid Afridi’s candour surely deserved better treatment. Instead, the poor richest Pakistani cricketer in IPL was pilloried for saying exactly what others are thinking.

For those who still wonder if cheerleaders are actually a distraction for Afridi and his tribe (I’m not talking about his Pashtun origin but fellow willow-wielders) the photograph should be an eye-opener, if not eyeball-popper.

Just see how Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthick and Yuvraj Singh ogle at, well, the gap through covers. A saintly Tendulkar remains above all these things. Guys who want to take broader view of the incident are encouraged to click on the pix.

Image: He Who Took The Snap