Sachin and Federer meet at Wimbledon
thanks to Alex and Qalandar…
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Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was in attendance at the All England Club to watch 6 time winner Roger Federer in action against David Nalbandian.Sachin was accompanied by wife Anjali for the match at Centre Court that was won by Federer in straight sets.
The legendary batsman even met the champion tennis player along with Anjali after Federer’s victory and the three dined together.
India’s Mahesh Bhupathi even tweeted about the meeting prior to Federer’s match. Maheshbhupathi: Roger Fed and @sachin_rt gonna meet today..heard it straight from the horses mouth here in the locker room.
Former Wimbledon champion and tennis great Martina Navratilova was spotted sitting close to Sachin and Anjali.
SATYAMSHOT 
June 26, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Alex:
Sachin meets federer @Wimbledon
Perhaps two of d greatest sportsmen ever…..
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June 26, 2011 at 8:38 AM
WOW!!!!!
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June 26, 2011 at 8:59 AM
This is not just a “meeting”….
To me, it was much more…
Could not and will not be able to attend any wimbledon match this year, due to committments etc
But this “meeting” more than made up for it.
As I said, I’m not in2 quantity —
As mentioned in the othe threAd— just a few moments in “haal e dil” made the entire Buddha exercise worthwhile IMO.
While there Are certain entire careers and eras which r worthless and just pass by–eg from a Bollywood context, the entire Salman khan filmography pre dabang is inconsequential to me!!!
Sometimes a smll subtlety makes my day.
Like to learn a lot from these two guys ESP federer — names where the word “legend” gets into it’s own (¬ only for their “game”)
Cheers
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June 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM
“eg from a Bollywood context, the entire Salman khan filmography pre dabang is inconsequential to me!!!”
Naveed & SM… I plead for Alex’s life.. he didn’t really mean it…
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June 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
haha Satyam 🙂 and I can see Alex pov even if I personally don’t agree with it.
This really is a LEGEND meets LEGEND
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June 26, 2011 at 9:48 AM
legend met legend…!!!
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June 26, 2011 at 10:07 AM
agree.
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June 26, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Good to see two greats together.
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June 26, 2011 at 5:18 PM
16 grand slams and 99 International centuries in one frame.. Mind it!
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June 26, 2011 at 5:37 PM
Indeed.. wow!
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June 26, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Simply a superb moment captured in a frame.
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June 27, 2011 at 1:55 AM
sachin and roger two of the greatest in their respective field, has met at wimbeldon, but it is not revealed yet that what were they talking, i am eager to waiting to know that
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June 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Arun —the discussion was —“how bout a wife swap?”—-hahahaha
ps1-(u asked for it with that question?)
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June 27, 2011 at 7:16 AM
meeting of GODs
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June 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Btw satyam or anyone else, Do we have a list or a famous association that has declared the greatest sports personalities ever. Would want to go through something like that.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:21 AM
Garry Kasparov and Vishwanathan Anand.
There is something in South Indians who wont flaunt and Showoff. Rahul Dravid, Vishwanathan Anand, Vijay Amritraj, Prakash Padukone, Kumble, Pullella Gopichand etc.
Exception being Sreesanth.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:27 AM
One more exception RGV.
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June 27, 2011 at 4:21 PM
I saw the Saturday introduction for the sports stars and was SHOCKED when Sachin’s name came. What a moment!
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June 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM
WOW
The greatest players to have played their respective sports imo.
Both are geniuses….playing with an unmatched grace.
I dnt think we’l ever see anyone in their class for a long long time
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June 28, 2011 at 2:18 PM
One cannot and should not miss the presence of Martina Navratilova.
Perhaps one of the most iconic female players ever ….and one of the most iconic lesbians ever…
A true personification of “killer instinct”
Her rivalry with Chris Evert where Amrtina had the upper hand was much longer and intense than even the nadal-federer one….
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June 30, 2011 at 6:54 AM
a real example of killer instinct
she is still an inspiration … atleast she turns everytime at this age …. she won a mixed double with our own leander paes and with the way she handled her cancer is agin inspiring
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June 29, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Surprising loss by Federer today!
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June 30, 2011 at 12:17 AM
the greatest sport meet ever
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June 30, 2011 at 6:50 AM
fedex is on decline(for last few years) and sachin even at this age is consistent enough
i seriously think nadal will break his record( with age on his side and just 6 slam behind )
its more like sampras and agassi again
sampras won more but agassi was more a compleate player
like sampras fedex never won french but nadal won on grass, davis cup and olympic good
but ya ruthlessness and domination of sampras, fedex will never be matched
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June 30, 2011 at 7:09 AM
Agree
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June 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM
<fedex is on decline
Not sure why you used the word Fedex, unless you think the first 'Fed' of Federer rhymes with Fedex.
Federer is pronounced as – fey(long)-the(short)-rer (as in 'ghar').
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June 30, 2011 at 8:41 AM
fedex is the popular nickname of fedrer
just like some people call sach for sachin or bhajji for harbhajan
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080608045912AAe0rwR
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June 30, 2011 at 8:59 AM
OK. I thought you meant ‘Fed’ for Federer and ‘ex’ for *has been*. And of course Fedex name exists, so I thought you used it as a play on words. LOL!
Still, I’m not able to relate to the two ‘Feds’, Federer being entirely different.
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June 30, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Old Gold for you:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080608045912AAe0rwR
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June 30, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Jimmy Connors on Federer: “In an era of specialists, you’re either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist…or you’re Roger Federer.
Federer is surely past his prime now as far as tennis is concerened.
More than his tennis, am a big fan of his personality and attitude—which in some circles has already embarked on an identity of its own—the “roger federer” personality!!
btw few years ago –had lost total interest in tennis but this guy single handedly got me back in the courts
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July 2, 2011 at 2:01 PM
ya ike sachin a very humble guy indeed to and thats what real champions are made up of
have never seen him loose his coolneess in courts or inappropriate behaviour which was the case with many including macenroe and connors
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July 2, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Roger and Sachin has one similarity, Roger’s first grand slam and Sachin’s first century came in English soil.
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July 3, 2011 at 1:48 PM
they both are brand ambassadors for rolex watches
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July 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Both finals were absorbing.
Kvitova proved she belongs to the big stage & is supsect she will win many more grand Slams now—she has a complete game!
djokovic pushed nadal like never b4 &overpowered him …
Especially in the second set, it was beath taking the speed at which Djoko was moving—the fitness levels in mens tennis right now is simply awesome—he was making even nadal looking slow…
Goes to show—everyone has some1 waiting to upstage him/her
As for the female semifinalists–three of the four were east europeans–they are tall, blonde and loud!!!
On the circuit, are four tall blondes: Maria Sharapova of Russia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
Seems the era of the “ovas” is far from “ova”—
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July 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM
emergence of djo will make it harder for nadal
allready he has taken number 1 spot from nadal with this win and now it will be tough for nadal to overtakee fedrer tally of 16
kvitova must have taken huge inspiration from martina navratilova ( not mean any disrespect for jana navotna)
but ya growing up in same country as martina and became the third only to lift wimbledon is something and its great for her to follow the footstep of living legend
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July 3, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Agree Iffron.
martina is a living legend !!
A symbol of “ruthless killer instinct” and probably one of the biggest lesbian icons !!
Novak was really hard/impossible to beat today–nothing much wrong with nadal!!
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July 3, 2011 at 1:53 PM
“probably one of the biggest lesbian icons !!”
lol no comments its her personal life
but ya it take guts to openly except that and that to flaunt it in public
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July 3, 2011 at 1:59 PM
yes, in addition–
Navratilova is involved with various charities that benefit animal rights, underprivileged children, and gay rights.
Not many people kno, but hse is a breast cancer survivor!!
Truly remarkable
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July 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM
i have commented on it alex and before that she won a mixed double with our own leander at that stage was even more remarkable
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July 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM
The mens game is interesting as clearly Rafa has the upper hand over Federer mentally and likewise now it seems Djokovic over Nadal for the moment. And I’d say Federer is a better match up against Djokovic. Federer is on the decline and his loss to Tsonga was one of shock. He has this year and next year max really, the Olympics will be ambitions for him and if he can add one major he’ll be content. At 29 he can still mix it with the best but whether he can string 3-4 performances together to win a slam is now a real question to be asked. Nadal on the other hand can probably think he has the ability and age to stage an onslaught on Federers total slam haul. Though with Djokovic’s purple patch, a spanner has been thrown in I guess. The guy I am hoping to see make an entry into the top group is Del Potro. He had a stinging forehand and service game against Nadal and after injuries he could be a real threat. Murray I think has mental issues in the crunch games. Mens game is really interesting now – Federer on his way out but 3-5 players like Tsonga, Nadal, Del Potro, Djokovic and Murray hit the ball really hard and good to watch.
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July 3, 2011 at 2:42 PM
agassi i guess was the last top player who won grand slam at this age
sampras was beginning to lost at this age only and nadal being much more younger is allready burning out
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July 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Sampras won a grand slam at 32 no? In any case it was past his peak.
Nadal will def burn out, the pressure he puts on his body is immense. In that sense Federer is fine. Its more mental with Federer now. He will believe he is not good enough in important crunch match situations and its difficult to get out of that. Against Nadal he has little chance.
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July 3, 2011 at 2:53 PM
ya he did
but who knows fedrer makes a great comeback( with these legends as inspiration and even our very own sachin tendulkar who made a great comeback ….
he reached the finals of french this year before losing to nadal and even in wimbledon he lost to him only
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July 3, 2011 at 4:03 PM
hope, federer stages a comeback.
Though feel that the games fitness and intensity (not skill) now is greater, hence “comebacks” are more difficult.
But with guyz like fedex nothing ruled out!!
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July 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM
yes jayshah–agree with most of that…
will add–IMO
Federer (for all his gr8ness) is past his peak–the state of ruthless power/ stamina in the top of the mens tennis means that he can still hover around the top but will be surprised if hewins another slam.
Wont count del petro or tsonga or murray with nadal/djokovic…
Murray suffers from the deepseated british lack of killer instinct and “inabiility to come out of ones comfort factor”.
It s a problem with the priorities as well in britain.
Recently saw the still “young” freddie flintoff in a bbc channel roaming around and “exploring america” with the past the prime Gough!!
Found it significant not that djokovic and kvitva won—wasnt unexpected…there was seomthing ominous bout it.
Both Nadal and Sharapova were outclassed..
It was the way they won which was telling…
These two will win quite a few slams between them , provided they avoid injury (and a swollen head)….
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July 12, 2011 at 2:23 PM
Sachin, Sehwag nominated for ICC’s all-time greatest Test team
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July 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM
The shortlist for Dream Team:
Opening batsmen: Geoffrey Boycott, Sunil Gavaskar, Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Hanif Mohammad, Virender Sehwag, Herbert Sutcliffe, Victor Trumper.
Middle-order batsmen: Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Wally Hammond, George Headley, Brian Lara, Javed Miandad, Graeme Pollock, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar.
All-rounder: Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Aubrey Faulkner, Richard Hadlee, Jacques Kallis, Imran Khan, Keith Miller, Wilfred Rhodes, Gary Sobers, Frank Worrell.
Wicketkeepers: Les Ames, Mark Boucher, Jeff Dujon, Godfrey Evans, Andy Flower, Adam Gilchrist, Alan Knott, Rod Marsh, Clyde Walcott, Wasim Bari.
Fast bowlers: Curtley Ambrose, Sydney Barnes, Michael Holding, Dennis Lillee, Ray Lindwall, Malcolm Marshall, Glenn McGrath, Fred Trueman, Courtney Walsh, Wasim Akram.
Spinners: Bishen Bedi, Richie Benaud, Lance Gibbs, Clarrie Grimmett, Jim Laker, Anil Kumble, Muttiah Muralidaran, Bill O’Reilly, Derek Underwood, Shane Warne.
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July 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Gavaskar
Sehwag
Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Sobers
Khan
Gilchrist
Lillee
Akram
Warne
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July 12, 2011 at 3:33 PM
A longish short list!
Glad Gavvy is there.
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July 12, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Bradman, 10dulkar, Lara, Richards, Warne, Murali, Sobers, Mcgrath, Akram, Gilly, Holding/Marshall—should walk in2 any team in the world anywhere—-most of the rest of the names are good but incidental, if ONE “dream” team is to be formed
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July 13, 2011 at 3:03 PM
nice to see two legends so connected.
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July 17, 2011 at 10:01 PM
A handshake that ‘nauseated’ Imran
Forced to shake hands with the Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan had feared “this adulterous moment” could have had serious repercussions on his political ambitions.
The incident, which took place in 2006, finds mention in Khan’s biography, Imran versus Imran — The Untold Story, authored by a young Indian writer, Frank Huzur.
Referring to a public function held in New Delhi, the book points out that the organisers invited Modi to share the stage with Khan, who was not aware that he would be in the same session as the Gujarat CM.
“When Imran saw Modi, a feeling of nausea hit him as he took his seat on the panel. It was overpowering and worsened when, to his dismay, he noticed Modi sprinting towards him,” states the book in the chapter titled — Beyond Borders.
“The Gujarat chief minister stood right in front of him, and Imran tried to look away, but Modi wasn’t deterred. He took Imran’s hands and shook them warmly….It was a difficult moment and gradually Imran became mute,” the author noted.
“It was only then Imran realised photographers had ganged up to capture the initial moment of smiles, guffaws and handshakes. He was shocked at the thought that he could be portrayed on the front pages of the Pakistani newspapers the next morning,” Huzur wrote.
Khan feared the images would lead to his political ambition hitting rock bottom.
But to Khan’s relief “there was no inkling of his meeting with Modi in the Pakistan press. The photographs, which captured his adulterous moment in India, had not travelled across the border to discredit him.”
In the chapter on Indian politics, Khan has praised the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister VP Singh.
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July 17, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Everyone knows just how much I loathe Modi but I wonder if Imran Khan feels similar nausea when he shakes hands with some of the butchers in his own country! I can understand the political issue here for him but the mentioning the nausea is gratuitous.
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July 18, 2011 at 1:03 AM
Imran Khan was certainly a phenomenal cricketer, but he is a swine of a human being.
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July 18, 2011 at 1:15 AM
PS — this discourse of “nausea” is anyway problematic, because it personalizes the issue and demonizes one man — whereas the problem is of a certain mindset and a certain kind of politics. I feel no nausea when I look at Modi; the urgent need of opposing such politics cannot afford the privilege of squeamishness…
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July 18, 2011 at 9:06 AM
agreed completely..
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July 18, 2011 at 1:22 AM
he is not a perfect human being…i wouldnt go as far as to say ‘swine’,,,thats a bit much.
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July 18, 2011 at 2:36 AM
BTW, Musharraf will be on ‘The Daily Show’ on tuesday night. i bring this up only because Jon Stewart ripped apart Musharraf after bin Laden was killed. It will be interesting to see how deep Jon Stewart digs into Musharraf and how Musharraf counters. Obviously im not expecting anything that serious but still will be interesting to watch for sure!
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July 18, 2011 at 4:21 AM
Not sure of how he is as a human being– but liked imran khan as a cricketer , captain and as an icon.
Obviously now seems to be a limp shadow of his past (pun intended).
Btw just curious what’s he upto after the jemima breakup on that front??
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July 18, 2011 at 5:05 AM
I wouldn’t bet on “limp”: back in the day, one British model he’d dated had extravagant praise for his bedroom prowess.
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July 18, 2011 at 5:27 AM
lol-“back in the day”– the key words here!!
By the way, surprised he is not getting an opportunity to replicate/showcase that bedroom prowess now.
Easily the most charismatic/colourful cricketer from the subcontinent (at his peak). Have some sort of interest /liking for this sort of people
To add , perhaps he was the only one ever to beat the indisciplined bunch of a side into some semblance of sensible order (at one time) & also introduced this pace battery( beginning from the great Ws…)
To give him” credit” where it is due…lol
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July 18, 2011 at 6:22 AM
I remember reading Gavaskar to the effect that Imran was the best pace bowler he’d ever faced (and he certainly had faced quite a few!). I think Imran’s 40 wickets in the 6-test series against India in Pakistan (1982-83 season), on some dead dead pitches, ranks as one of the most impressive fast bowling achievements ever. One can only imagine how much more he (or Kapil; but Imran was just better) would have done had half his tests been played in Australia, England or New Zealand, as was true of Lillee, Botham, and Hadlee. And to top it all, he averaged over 50 with the bat as captain! [Quite frankly, had it not been for Dickie Bird’s umpiring error in the 1987 World Cup semi-final, when he wrongly ruled Imran out at 57 (I think stumped), Imran might have led Pakistan to a World Cup triumph in 1987 itself – although he would then likely have retired earlier, and cricket fans would have missed out on the epic Pakistan-West Indies test series in 1988, surely one of the finest of that decade.]
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July 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM
Basically enjoyed watching Imran and his bowling run up and action– mine is quite similar as well….lol
Not sure why/ how can a country like pakistn cannot use this person in some capacity(his womanising notwithstanding…)
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July 18, 2011 at 11:23 PM
speaking of Imran…
more info on the movie…
“Not sure why/ how can a country like pakistn cannot use this person in some capacity(his womanising notwithstanding…)”
well i dont know if you are following pakistani politics or not but this guy is leading the charge to oust the current leadership in pakistan. recent polls suggest Imran has a 68% approval rating in the country whereas zardari has 11%. Imran is as popular as ever in pakistan and i really think the people are wanting him to lead the country(not just PCB). The youth especially thinks this way. im all for it if it means a legitmate democratic non corrupt government.
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July 18, 2011 at 11:25 PM
“Basically enjoyed watching Imran and his bowling run up and action– mine is quite similar as well….lol”
YES i remember i used to copy his style when i was bowling and i thought i was hotshit because i used to get wickets all the time. lol. two people i emulated growing up(besides my dad) were Imran and Amitabh!!
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July 19, 2011 at 5:35 AM
Re: “Imran and his bowling run up and action– mine is quite similar as well.”
Wow.
I’ve got some others for you:
“Amitabh has a great voice — reminds me of, um, uh, mine.”
“Ek aankh bandh kar lo to mein bilkul Hrithik lagta hoon (shart ye hai ke doosri aankh bhi zyaada khulee nahin honee chahiye)”
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July 13, 2012 at 10:19 AM
“Fedex” means federer express
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