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2012 Cricket & Movies Mash-Up
The World Twenty20 was an open season - there were no clear favourites, and as it often happens at such competitions, the dark horse ran away with the top prize. The Darren Sammy-led West Indies played hard, partied harder, and raised hopes of a Caribbean revival. [Based on The Dark Knight Rises]
To some cricket fans, this may feel like the end of the world. Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs. The Test retirement may happen soon. Indian cricket could be cleaved into two eras: Before Tendulkar and After Tendulkar. [Based on the film 2012]
There's a gaping Dravid-shaped hole in the Indian batting order. One of the greats of the game, Rahul Dravid retired in March shortly after India's disastrous tour of Australia. [Based on the film Ek Tha Tiger]
India's coach Duncan Fletcher has presided over some of the worst defeats and collective loss of the team's form in years. Was he a secret agent sent by the British government to destroy Indian cricket? [Based on Agent Vinod]
Another one on Sachin Tendulkar, based on Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth's selection committee was one of the most inept, inefficient, incompetent ones in recent times, and it will take Indian cricket years to recover from the mess they've left behind. [Based on the film Marley.]
Virat Kohli, young batsman extraordinaire, is not afraid to express himself. And he did so many times, celebrating his hundreds with invective-laden outbursts – some aimed at his opponents, some at umpires, and as we saw during the Sydney Test, the spectators. We hope Virat will channel that aggression into his batting in the year to come and emerge as the mainstay of the Test and ODI middle-order. [Based on Rowdy Rathore]
Tipped to be MS Dhoni's successor not too long ago, Gautam Gambhir is going through a rut. His form has deserted him. The incredible streak of scores he had in 2009 and 2010 seem a thing of the distant past. Can he pull himself together? [Based on Vicky Donor]
