Andrew Strauss’ Retirement, Kevin Pietersen’s Controversies, England slipping to #2 position; all interconnected?
The England Cricket team is going through turmoil. 1st star player Kevin Pietersen got caught in controversies and was dropped off the platter, 2nd their spot for being #1 in Test Cricket was taken by South Africa, and now, Test Captain Andrew Strauss has called it quits.
Now what I wonder is it’s all interconnected?
For one, everyone was saying KP does not matter, that England will do well either way. England losing to South Africa and dropping down the points table, does this hint that he was the best batsman the team had?
Secondly, it was hinted that KP not only spoke ill about Andrew, he also gave hints how to bowl to the captain. Maybe South Africa used it and that’s why they finally won?
Thirdly, since KP leaked info about how to play to their captain, Andrew has realized that his best game play has been revealed and it’s time for him to leave?
Another dimension to this could be that all the media attention on Pietersen distracted the team and has brought stress in the locker room?
So many questions but I’m thankful Team India is out of this! Fingers crossed, I hope we win the Test against New Zealand and ultimately, Twenty20 World Cup!
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
Yuvraj Singh and Neha Dhupia’s Love Story
Cricket and Bollywood are practically intertwined. Especially when it comes to Yuvraj, if statistics are to be believed boy has already dated about a dozen Bollywood Bombshells (read: Kim Sharma, Anusha Dandekar, Minissha Lamba, Deepika Padukone, etc etc!) So why have I featured a picture of Yuvi with Neha Dhupia, you wonder? I was just stalking browsing through Yuvi’s profile and I saw this:
and sneaky as I am, I checked if she had replied .. and .. she .. did !
She’s imagining him singing it, eh? So probably he already has dedicated songs to her, correct?
Strong Singh and Damsel Dhupia’s LoveStory So far!
This was last year, 2011, when Ms. Dhupia had broken up with long time boyfriend Ritwik Bhattacharya and pictures of her with Yuvraj Singh started circulating in the media. Their friends maintained they are just good friends who hit off well (really well, if you ask me). One of them even said ‘They would make a cute couple’. They’ve been friends for about 2 years and Neha has been a part of his life and also parties!
My best guess is that even though they aren’t might not be dating, they are going towards it!
Wishing both of them lots of Cupid Luck!
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
Tendulkar Scandal: Bhalai Ka Toh Zamana Hi Nahi Raha!
I saw the above picture being circulated on facebook a lot, it had about 30 odd likes and 750 shares. For one, I don’t get it how sharing it will make a difference to the oblivious Sachin who is not even active on facebook (Trust me, I would know)
Here’s the story:
Andhra Badminton Association decided to gift Ms. Nehwal a BMW for getting India the first medal in Badminton. Now that Sachin is the Brand Ambassador for BMW, citing the ‘making country proud’ co-relation, they decided Sachin should be the one who gives the car to her.
FYI: A car was gifted to both her coaches as well.
So now I ask you if you think the picture is relevant at all? Was it right for whoever made this to point fingers at an effort which made by Andhra Badminton Association and not Sachin?
Kevin Pietersen: Analyst for Twenty20 World Cup
Yeah, you heard read it right! Kevin Pietersen has officially joined ESPN-STAR Sports as a ‘presenter and analyst’
How about a little back story?
One day KP was just randomly ‘lol’ing with his friends in the South African team via text. He must’ve had a bad day so he wrote mean things about his coach Andy Flower and team mate Andrew Strauss. Things got downhill from there and the news exploded with this controversial text, how he was very disrespectful, has lost everyone’s trust and possibly a place in the Twenty20 England squad.
I’m guessing the text could’ve been a ‘Yo Momma So Fat..’ joke
Because of whatever the text was, KP was asked to apologize if he wanted to be on the team but this happened:
KP wasn’t selected and his wish just remained a wish after all.
Now, bringing you back to August 24, 2012 – ESPN STAR – Sports (ESS) confirmed him to be a part of their team. His new job includes publicity and promotion of ESS and giving his perspective over the match.
This is how it will probably go:
Kevin Pietersen: “Ian Bell laid out a splendid performance with 3 sixes and 7 fours however had it been me…”
Anyway, I hope the best happens for KP and that he gets selected Twenty20 2014!
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
Cricket goes to New York!
Cricket is a religion in India and every Indian follows it diligently, even the ones who are based abroad. Well here’s a treat for news for Indians in the US, cricket is coming to you for free! Unlike before where you had to pay to watch it, ESPN3 has been confirmed to air the tournaments.
More so, Anil Kumble was a part of the annual India Day Parade and rang the NASDAQ closing bell on Friday in NYC. This was a build up to ICC Twenty20 World Championship. ESPN3 had a float to themselves where Kumble displayed the trophies to the cheering fans. I hear there was Saif Ali Khan also but who cares? Anil Kumble is a bigger star to us!
Congratulations to the cricket lovers in the US, the Sports Gods have answered your prayers!
FYI: Twenty20 starts on September 18! Gentle reminder to keep yourselves free.
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
#ThatAwkwardMomentWhen Everton beats Manchester United
There is no picture that describes my feelings better than this one.
Man Utd was all over the news for getting Mr. Persie from rival team Arsenal on board, buying him for a whooping £24 million (my recent sources reveal his value to be £70 million, more on that later) and it was a greater deal because no Arsenal to Man Utd transfer had occured between the two teams since 1987. FYI: The player to go was Viv Anderson and he was also the first signing since Alex Ferguson joined.
Anyway so Everton v/s Manchester United. There they were struggling to catch their breath as Everton put out a wonderful performance when Sir Fergurson thought, ‘hey, why not use my £24mn here?’ and he did, at the 67th minute he called in Arsenal betrayer Robin van Persie. Man Utd supporters don’t love him enough since every Gooner’s prayer of him having a bad little rough time at his new club paid off. Persie couldn’t do nothing as Marouane Fellaini zoomed past Man Utd’s defence and scored a goal.
Persie 0 – 1 Gunners
Every person that hates Man Utd found their love in Everton yesterday. I did too.
The match ended with Everton 1 – 0 Manchester United and I went to sleep smiling to myself. It was because of a boy, yes, a boy called Marouane Fellaini
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
Usain Bolt and the Ridiculous Endorsement Offer
Usain Bolt, all of 25 years and he’s already the fastest man on the planet. We all have seen the re-runs of his 100 meter dash how he was almost 4th place when magic happened, invisible fire shot from his ankles and he came first – 9.63 seconds, he set a new Olympic record.
A company called Shutl claims itself to be the fastest delivery company on the internet. Their record of delivery is 858 seconds from Click to Door. Now Usain is the fastest man, these guys are the fastest delivery company; too much ‘fastest’ here right? So why not associate the two?! That’s exactly what the CEO of Shutl thought when he asked Bolt to be their spokesperson and in return he gets 1% of the company’s stake and Lifetime Supply of Chicken Nuggets.
Now you wonder what is wrong in asking someone to be their brand ambassador? Oh, I forgot to tell you – they don’t want Usain to just be their spokesperson but to, read carefully, LITERALLY Deliver their goods!
Now do you wonder what was wrong with that offer? I’ll break it up for you:
– Usain Bolt is the highest paid athlete both on tracks and field
– He’s been called the World’s Most Marketable Athlete and
– The Greatest Athlete Ever
Imagine if Usain did say Yes to such an offer, I’d personally order everything from Shutl! Then I get the bragging rights, “You know? Usain Bolt personally got this to me.. *wink*”
Until Next Time,
The Pink Locker
Funny boy Yuvraj Singh is in the World Championship Twenty20 squad! Hear his story!
India is in an uproar. A country that was already busy celebrating Janmashtami has got another reason to celebrate – Yuvraj Singh’s return to cricket after his battle with Cancer. Just a few hours ago BCCI announced him fit; enough to be a part of the Twenty20 World Championship team.
Although I am utterly delighted with the news what rather warms my heart is this tweet:
There he is, his condition keeps him in rehab to recover from something that almost cost his life and still, very funny. That’s like a 140 character story right there! He shows his concern for the media, tells them he’s not home and leaves it with a ‘hehehe’ that conveys that maybe he is home afterall!
If Yuvi performs well (fingers crossed ultra tight) he will be the new poster boy for Warrior, at least for me!
And as I write this, he’s posted a number of tweets that can only come out when you’re typing from you heart! Here, have a look:
Best Wishes and lots of love to our dear Champ, Yuvi!
Until Next Time,
Karima
Tom Daley to give diving lessons to Cheryl Cole. His Fees? A follow back from her!
Love is in the air! Feel it every where!
After the little controversy concerning a hate tweet to Tom Daley, the tables have turned for this 18 year old diver. Not only has his follower count on twitter has increased from a hundred thousand to a million and hundred thousand, he is also gathering some attention from the famous women. One such lovely lady is Cheryl Cole, the Wonder Girl of singing group Girls Aloud
This is their little flirty twitter convo that’s brings a smile to my face!
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Cheryl Cole hasn’t replied to his tweet yet but following are my best guesses:
1. Cheryl finally followed him and they moved to talking on DM
2. One step further, they have exchanged numbers and don’t need twitter anymore!
Hoping this is love like no other for these two kids!
Until Next Time,
Karima
The Pink Locker
Are Spice Girls Performing at the Olympics? Victoria Beckham give us a hint!
What is the picture? A diamond studded microphone, just out of it’s glove.
Who is it posted by? Victoria Beckham
Why is it even relevant? When Posh Beckham posts a picture of a glittery mic it has every bit of the word ‘relevance’! Even with sans information, It Means Spice Concert!
Now what I am not very sure about is if it is an old memory she found while cleaning her six-bedroom Italian Mansion at Beverly Hills, California or she got it because she started practicing for her performance on 13th August at the Olympics Closing Ceremony. One tweet that is making me 80% sure that their performance is on the line up is this one:
and these:
All we can really do is count down till 13 August!
Oh, why thee so far?
Until Next Time,
Karima,
The Pink Locker
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