I agree with Eric's remark that for true hackers, the boundaries between work, play, etc, disappear. Therefore I love to play as passionately as I work. Life for me is not complete without playing and discussing about the gentleman's game called "Cricket". Let me share some of my views in Cricket.

1. My Dream Team (Last Updated: April 2008)

If I am the selector, I would love to have the following World XI. (Coach:  Peter Moores)   

ODI Team                            Test Team

The Wall..

1.    M. Hayden                       G. Smith 
2.    S. Tendulkar                     M. Hayden
3.    M.S Dhoni (C)                 R. Ponting (C)
4.    Yuvraj Singh                    J. Kallis
5.    M. Jayawardane              R. Dravid
6.    A. Flintoff                        A. Flintoff
7.    A. Symonds                     M. Boucher
8     Harbhajan                        M. Muralitharan
9.    D. Vettori                        A. Kumble
10.  B. Lee                             B. Lee

11.  D Steyn                          D Steyn

Emerging Star..

 

4. Worst match: England v South Africa at Sydney - March 22, 1992.

5. My favorite Batsman: The Wall  (Next to Sachin).

Queen..

6. Bowler: Shane Warne. 

7. Emerging Player: Rohit Sharma

8. All rounder: Andrew Flintoff.

9. Other Sports Personalities: Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick.

10. Favorite thought: "No match is won or lost till the last ball is bowled."

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