Amusing bits

Most of cricket match reports these days are quite boring in the sense that they just recount what happened in the match with stats and figures. But then there are people who really love the game and put that extra bit in their reports that make you chuckle and marvel at their imagination.

While still basking in the afterglow and reading the reactions after the 2nd test match between Ind/Eng I captured some amusing bits. Reproducing them here for your reading pleasure:

Times says:

England were rumbled, humbled and kumbled, Kumble bowling with that slightly apologetic air of his, as if he were rather embarrassed to have to point out so many flaws in so many batsmen.

And a little later in the same report:

England intended to win, or at the very least to give India one hell of a fright. And for a moment it seemed possible. Then Virender Sehwag got off to a flyer and India won by the cruel and unnecessary margin of nine wickets.

Boycott in Telegraph:

Kumble is a freak. He bowls at Derek Underwood's pace, a bit quicker possibly, and doesn't give the batsmen time to settle because he's on to them so quickly. He's got many variations, he changes his pace cleverly and he's also very accurate. In Mohali he got bounce and turn and caused problems for the batsmen.

Derek Pringle in the same newspaper:

While Sehwag will have welcomed some time at the crease, Rahul Dravid presumes it is his right to be there.