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Those not into cricket, read: you just missed an adrenalin hit. Last 24 hrs in the cricketing world have seen some real upside downs!!

For the ones familiar with the concept of ODIs and knowing the meaning of 'limited overs match' would be able to share this excitement, for the day of world records (despite the fact that, there wasn't a single thing related to India or any Indian in that match). You see, it was that golden day of history which only blessed ones could witness. And millions of religious worshipers of cricket are unlikely to forget - in this life at least.

At lunch, these were the records as they occurred and the scoreboard looked like the following:

* 434: Australia, the first team ever to score more than 400 in an ODI
* 256: Maximum runs scored in boundaries by a team in an inning
* 150: Ricky Ponting scored fastest 150, just in 99 balls



Post-end of the match, some more recently created records were updated (/broken?) and some more were added:

* 438: South Africa hit a world record of building the highest total ever
* 434: Happens to be the highest total ever chased
* 872: Runs piled up during the match
* 504: Runs were scored in boundaries (87 fours, 26 sixes)
* 126: Runs by Herschelle Gibbs, highest runs in boundaries
* 113: Runs conceded by Australian pacer Mick Lewis is the most by any bowler

RSA's final scoreboard:



On the other hand, the confident MenInBlue have added yet another feather to their crown. Where on one hand Anil Kumble just signed in to the 500-club, the other side India just submitted a victory over England in the second of the three-test series. FYI, Indian-cricket team is ranked second in the International Rating, next only to the Ausies. With this victory today they're at 1-0 lead, in the series. One more match to go... what say guys, double or nothing?

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I hope all of us from I2IT still remember those days!!!! That enjoyment, that mischieves, that Jeeva-Ranjeeta story!!!!l That was really best days of Life!!! Cricket watching was never so enjoyable before that. I am missing that experience now at the start of the latest series between India and Pakistan. I think the euphoria was in entire world due to India's first visit to Pakistan in 14years, but in I2it it was due to devine presence of some of the great human beings!!!! I agree that Cricket only can unite India in a second. That all could see at that time in I2IT cafeteria!!! Almost entire college was there to witness some of the most memorable moments of their life, in terms of Cricket and enjoyment. I hope everyone will cherish those moments this time around and support India to be triumphant this time also!!!! Jay Hind Ravi

Ravi’s talking about this Cafeteria and the big-screen TV:

BREAKING NEWS: Our historical big-screen TV in the cafeteria has ultimately delivered its undue child (call it a bast@#$ TV). Check the picture red-circle thingy...

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The same applies to our very dear Jammy as people call him, such a spineless creature he is, which he had been proving in the past and has proved it yet again.

Remember The GREAT WALL of India Rahul Dravid doing wicket-keeping under the influence of former captain Ganguly? The same guy under the influence of ‘someone’ from Australia as I would say is in process of ditching none except the person with whom he has travelled so far so good...

I am not a great supporter of Saurav Ganguly, but still I feel that the departure is unfortunate as far as Indian cricket is concerned. There could have been a better way to end the things. As it has always been the trend, that the selectors most of the time suck… and so did they this time. Moreover swearing on their children in public? WHAT THE HECK??

Stats if we see, Ganguly is impeccable though his performance in the recent time and has been up to the mark. And how can one forget Ganguly dancing down the track and hitting sixes to Murli... one of the things that is most amazing in the proceedings has been the silence that the senior players have adopted. As far as I feel, Sehwag may just be the next one after Ganguly!!

But our present skipper is a silent dumb a$# is what I feel. I am not sure if he has been given any threats or so by the big daddy, but he should remember one thing that he could never replace the aggressiveness of the TIGER.

I will say it again that I am Not a BIG TIME supporter of Ganguly. But he does deserve a better exit than this. If this is the way it is done, this seriously is a black spot to the community which accepts cricket as their religion!!!

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