This is sport!
Astounding. Great. In my last post, I said that these words dwarf in meaning when used to describe SA's win over Australia at the Wanderers yesterday.
Then - what would have crossed the minds of headline writers throughout the country?
I was really cross when I picked up IE this morning. The front page had a photo-caption giving the news of the amazing win. And, the sports page had - would you believe it - news that Australia had reached a record score! And, I remember it was about 9.30 when the match ended last night. Surely, IE could have done better than that.
TH was a lot better. The headline was okay; it could have been a lot better, considering the fact that many experts billed this as the greatest match ever played.
But the best headline in my opinion was a Malayalam one. The sports page in today's Malayala Manorama screamed - "Ithaanu kali!" (This is sport/cricket)
That aptly summed up, in two words, the real essense of the SA-Aus match yesterday. 434 in 50 overs, and that chased! Now, that's what I call sport.
Then - what would have crossed the minds of headline writers throughout the country?
I was really cross when I picked up IE this morning. The front page had a photo-caption giving the news of the amazing win. And, the sports page had - would you believe it - news that Australia had reached a record score! And, I remember it was about 9.30 when the match ended last night. Surely, IE could have done better than that.
TH was a lot better. The headline was okay; it could have been a lot better, considering the fact that many experts billed this as the greatest match ever played.
But the best headline in my opinion was a Malayalam one. The sports page in today's Malayala Manorama screamed - "Ithaanu kali!" (This is sport/cricket)
That aptly summed up, in two words, the real essense of the SA-Aus match yesterday. 434 in 50 overs, and that chased! Now, that's what I call sport.
posted by Rim at 8:30 PM
3 Comments:
Hmm. Manorama affinity?
Dont make me regret it so much.
I say aloud " One day there will another great game I shall watch it."
Missed it...
Attribution:
You missed history. What you say aloud makes me smile ... you DONT know that's its a great match unless you watch it fully. So, you gotto start watching all cricket matches from now on. Nobody can predict a great game. Athan Kali! lol:D
I know.
but i was trying to pacify myself.
And u seem to be hell bent on asserting that I missed it.
Dont rub salt to injuries
:(
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