This is an archive article published on October 30, 2005
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50Q Deepali Deshpande Shooter, Arjuna Awardee ...
October 30, 2005 12:00 AM IST
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50Q Deepali Deshpande Shooter, Arjuna Awardee
What are you reading currently? 8226; Gone With The Wind. I like English classics so I picked it up. Now I want to watch the movie Your favourite superstition? 8226; Whenever something strikes me as unlucky, I try doing the exact opposite. I have a preference for purple, and also consider numbers 8 and 13 lucky. I feel safe with those numbers around The one sportsperson you8217;d pay to watch? 8226; John McEnroe. I was quite a fan when I was a teenager. Your most embarassing moment? 8226; Ours was a love marriage8230;At my engagement my husband offered me a pedha, but withdrew his hand just as I was to bite into it. Out of habit, I almost slapped him affectionately, only to scandalise my in-laws who come from a traditional family in Baramati. It was quite embarassing! If you weren8217;t a shooter, you8217;d have been8230; 8226; An architect, since I am qualified to be one. But I8217;d have loved to get into something more adventurous.
Number Game
46 Number of different players Pakistan have used in the 39 Tests since England last visited, under Nasser Hussain in 2000-01. That includes 21 different opening pairs! In that time, only once has the same team been named for successive Tests 8212; on the tour of Zimbabwe in November 2002.
Pick Of the Week
Indian Open Live on Star Sports, Sunday noon Arjun Atwal, after making all but one cuts on the US circuit, has been tipped to take the crown as home champion when the 23rd leg of the Asian tour enters its final round at the Delhi Golf Club greens on Sunday. The first-ever live broadcast over the weekend.
The Write Stuff Out of my comfort zone Steve Waugh
Rarely does a player reveal as much of himself and his sport as Steve Waugh does in his long-awaited autobiography. The Iceman talks about life on and off the field and he8217;s lived both to the full: the controversies and scandals; clashes with other players, the media and cricket administrators
Sport Speak
8216;A scoring system that is harder to fathom than Sudoku8217; Blunt talking and candid honesty from the ICC website in a reference to the incomprehensible points system in place for the Intercontinental Cup