#13 Bradman in WW II, and a bottle of brandy that lead to the World Cup
Also included: some commentary cliches for your enjoyment
What better way to start than with a bunch of Ravi Shastri cliches:
“The atmosphere will be electric. The answers will be like tracer bullets. All results will be possible. The game will go down to the wire. I have a feeling that something’s gotta give. At the end of the day, cricket is the winner...”
We’re overJoyed to announce The Ultimate Cricket Quiz™, hosted by THE Joy Bhattacharjya. Our stellar panel includes Indian cricketer Snehal Pradhan, legendary sports commentator Gautam Bhimani, cricket storyteller Amit Sinha and author, journalist, and podcaster Siddhartha Vaidyanathan. Participate in the quiz to win prizes. You can also register to watch without participating. All proceeds go to Amphan Aid.
Push-ups to help you prep for future quizzes:
If Bradman is batting today, we attack, if Bradman is not batting, we stay put - This was a code used during the decisive days of the Battle of Monte Cassino. The Americans attempting to reach Rome faced heavy casualties and were replaced by the New Zealand Corps. If British Author Fred Majdalany is to be believed, the codename given to the New Zealanders was devised by a British staff officer who did not know the difference between New Zealanders and Australians.
We might have never had a cricket world cup if Rachael Hayhoe Flint hadn’t shared a bottle of Brandy with Jack Hayward, a Bahamas-based property developer. Rachael and Jack were discussing stuff over brandy, when Jack uttered this immortal line “Why don't we have a World Cup of women's cricket?” which eventually led to the 1973 Women’s World Cup. Thank You Rachael, Thank You Jack.
Sometime in 1998, Major Prithviraj decided to dig up a tunnel, blow it all up and later became the President. No, it is not the plot line of the next Rajamouli blockbuster but the story of our beloved President Abdul Kalam. As the king of the Prithvi missile project, his undercover name was, well of course, Prithviraj.
Things we’re reading / watching / listening to:
Beyond all Boundaries - This documentary follows the lives of 3 people against the backdrop of India’s run at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. - Sudhir Kumar, who famously paints himself in tricolors for games, Akshaya a cricketer from the slums trying to make it to the Mumbai women’s team and Prithvi Shaw, a young 12 year prodigy often compared with Sachin Tendulkar.
Supermen of Malegaon - Funny, tragic, and poignant, this is an hour-long documentary about Sheikh Nasir and his friends from Malegaon who make epic productions like Malegaon ke Sholay, Malegaon ki Shaan and Malegaon ka Superman on shoestring budgets.
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