Thursday, April 28, 2005
Turn 360 degrees
Wasim Akram, in his new found role as the guardian of Indian cricket has to say this:
That is funny; when you turn around 360 degrees, you end up right where you started. Akram probably meant 180 degrees. Or, he must mean, watch Ganguly's career from where he started, up until now. Well it's a small mistake, and I don't want to pounce on him for that. That being said, I still think Akram is a moron, not for that statement but bigger things he had said in the past. I was watching, "Harsha ki Khoj", an American Idol-like reality show, pitting contestents against each other to become Harsha Bhogle, a sports commentator on ESPN India and Akram was a judge on that show. This is how his conversation went with one contestant:
Akram: If you get selected, will you try and get a six pack?
Contestant: Huh?
Akram: Six pack abs man!
Contestant:Huh?
Akram:If you are in sports industry, you got to have six pack abs!
The conversation is not verbatim and only my recollection of it but that was the essence of it. Why a sports commentator needs a six pack( beer, maybe at the end of a rough day with Shastri and Akram in the commentary box!), I did not understand. And everytime stressing his credentials with having taken hundreds of wickets in International cricket, like that qualifies him to pick the right candidate.
"Sourav has been a great servant of Indian cricket and his contributions to the Indian cricket team in the last five years cannot be denied. Everyone will have to see Sourav's career in 360 degrees before the judgement on his career is passed. And I tell you it is going to be one hell of a decision because Sourav is definitely one of the best Indian cricket has produced."
That is funny; when you turn around 360 degrees, you end up right where you started. Akram probably meant 180 degrees. Or, he must mean, watch Ganguly's career from where he started, up until now. Well it's a small mistake, and I don't want to pounce on him for that. That being said, I still think Akram is a moron, not for that statement but bigger things he had said in the past. I was watching, "Harsha ki Khoj", an American Idol-like reality show, pitting contestents against each other to become Harsha Bhogle, a sports commentator on ESPN India and Akram was a judge on that show. This is how his conversation went with one contestant:
Akram: If you get selected, will you try and get a six pack?
Contestant: Huh?
Akram: Six pack abs man!
Contestant:Huh?
Akram:If you are in sports industry, you got to have six pack abs!
The conversation is not verbatim and only my recollection of it but that was the essence of it. Why a sports commentator needs a six pack( beer, maybe at the end of a rough day with Shastri and Akram in the commentary box!), I did not understand. And everytime stressing his credentials with having taken hundreds of wickets in International cricket, like that qualifies him to pick the right candidate.
# posted by Ravi @ 8:40 AM 
