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Journalism of Courage
Number Game- 1436
The runs scored in two innings and a bit by West Indies and South Africa in Antigua. 8 centuries, including Gayle8217;s 317, and 86.05 runs for every wicket that fell; not a good time for bowlers
5Qs 8211; V V S LAXMAN
What are you reading?
Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Because it8217;s the off season, I wanted to read something different. It8217;s about finance, people who have successfully managed their finances and those who haven8217;t
Your pet superstition?
I take guard 8212; leg stump 8212; after every over
One sportsman you8217;d pay to watch?
Two, actually. Michael Jordan for his aura, Lance Armstrong for his fighting spirit
If you weren8217;t a cricketer, you8217;d be a
Doctor
Most embarrassing moment
In Bombay in 2000 when a banner read 8216;Sack Laxman, Pick Hrithik8217;. I didn8217;t know who Hrithik was at that time!
Memory jog 8211; SONIC MULTANI
Former national snooker champion
His rise was meteoric or Supersonic!, going from junior to senior national champion in both billiards and snooker before one could say pot black. Veterans called him the next Geet Sethi and when he gave world champion Stephen Hendry a run for his money at the 1991 World Snooker Championship, it seemed he8217;d cracked the Big Time. Unfortunately he cracked, period. A mix of pushy parents, peer pressure and an inability to deal with either led to his exit from the game when in his 20s.
Today, still only 31, he spends his time helping out with the family business in Ahmedabad. His only contact with the sport is the odd trip to the pool table.
SPORT SPEAK
If you can say they scored it, I can say the linesman scored it
-JOSE MOURINHO
on Liverpool8217;s goal in the Champions League semis
