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May 15, 2000 |
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 A question of cricket Where
does Mark Waugh record his centuries?" quizzed the ubiquitous cricket
commentator Harsha Bhogle. "On his thigh pad," was the quick,
enthusiastic response from the Australians. Stumped is a new cricket quiz
to be aired from May 11 on Star Sports. "The questions are very
original and involve the audience," says Raymond Hume, a producer of
Stumped. Former captain Allan Border and Aussie players Ricky Ponting,
Adam Gilchrist and Tom Moody competed with players from the 1983 Indian
World Cup team like Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Dilip Vengsarkar
and Kris Srikkanth. (They were outsmarted by the Aussies in most episodes
we watched being shot.) Gavaskar planted himself amongst the 200-plus
crowd which had gathered to watch their cricketheroes."Rounding up an
audience to cheer isn't a problem in cricket crazy India," laughed
Border. He's right.
Controversies notwithstanding, cricket in India still hasn't lost its
flavour.
-Leher
Kala
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