Bond girl, banned boy

By Capt S Seshadri

Slumdog millionaire star Freida Pinto apparently dumped her long–standing boyfriend and is now tipped to be the new Bond girl. The Goanese beauty probably told her beau ‘Goan-boil your head’! Last heard of, the poor boy has turned vagabond while his ex-girlfriend chases James Bond!

Khan vs. élan
Farce has entered the game of cricket. The tragic-comedy begins thus:
Act One: Enter John Buchanan, advocating the multiple captaincy theory.
The cast: One ‘has-been’, one ‘being’ and one ‘would – be’ are all projected as captains for a match that lasts only 20 overs. Maybe they should be given separate roles as ‘toss captain’, ‘on-field captain’ and ‘press-meet captain’.
Act Two: Come in, Sunil Gavaskar, who lambasts this theory. His meagre qualifications… former Indian captain, once Test cricket’s highest run getter, highest Test century maker before Sachin Tendulkar, cricket columnist, expert commentator, Hall of Fame inductee.
Act Three: Enter Shahrukh Khan. The plot thickens… accuses the Little Master of ignorance on these matters since he has never played the T 20 version of the game. His unquestionable qualifications… actor, good dancer, six pack abs, multi-millionaire. Never played cricket though… even on the screen.
Yes, dear reader, an interesting farce. Produced in India, shot in South Africa, featuring the King of the silver screen and the King Kong of cricket. So where does that leave Mr. John Buchanan? Who has himself never played T 20 cricket! Outside the theatre, selling tickets in black, maybe???