Hi friends,
After spending 4-5 months out here at this place, I think I am in a position to write on this one. No, I don’t want to write on this one yaar. I want to write on the ’Best Reviewers’ of MouthShut, but for some strange reasons, writing on that topic has been disabled! Thus, I list my cricket team for MouthShut. First things at the very outset. Do comply yourself with the rules I have observed while mentioning a few technical ’cricket’ terms:-
No. of reviews written= Avg. runs
Highest score= Highest no. of comments received in any review
50’s= Member visits crossing 50; 100’s= Member visits crossing 100
Strike rate= No. of persons trusted by/Number of persons trusted* 100
The openers and the tailenders are about to give you wholesome entertainment by their terrific skills! The weather is nice. The players are prepared. It’s gonna be a tough competition! All in random. all!
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*The Swashbuckling Sehwag
Any guesses? Yup my friends, you got it right! He’s Rajeev(psyxx)* himself! While most newcomers struggle with the bat to reach even the quarter-century mark, this guy crossed his century in no time at all! He can face just about any ball. You need to deliver the ball [topic], and he’ll show you the way out [by writing reviews!] A terrific quality player!
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 128
Highest Score: 106
50’s: 23
100’s: 0
Strike Rate: 100.00
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Sachin ’Injured’ Tendulkar
The rocking Bombay guy. He makes us laugh with his reviews, and gives us some unlimited entertainment whenever he scores runs, no matter who the bowler [topic] is! His recent one on the serious issue of the rains in Mumbai is an apt example to prove this. Who’s he, did you ask? In case you haven’t understood it yet, he’s the nikamma Raj of MouthShut. However, of late, MSians are playing matches without him, and his absence is sorely felt!
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 132
Highest Score: 70
50’s: 74
100’s: 21
Strike Rate: 291.94
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Sourav ’Out of form’ Ganguly
Well, I wouldn’t state him as ’out of form’ entirely, but 2-3 of his latest reviews haven’t been upto the mark. Not to say that he doesn’t play well, but post-50 now, he does need to practise a bit more to make it big yet again! He hasn’t been able to score huge runs in a couple of innings now. He has just managed to make a decent contribution. He’s Anuj(anuj_bhatnagar22) You’ll surely rock in your next itself buddy, I feel!
Statistics
Avg. runs: 53
Highest Score: 60
50’s: 2
100’s: 0
Strike Rate: 102.08
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Renewed Kaif
She(for a change, more coming up) started off as a middle-order batsman, but was consistent in getting fantastic runs with the bat! Moreover, she was appreciated by many renowned members of the site, and now, there’s not a single soul who’d deny that she truly rocks! Her promotion to the top slot merits all the praise, some of which goes to herself as well! Her name is Chandra who aims to get chand_tare! Way to go.
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 25
Highest Score: 56
50’s: 1
100’s: 0
Strike Rate: 261.11
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The Dependable Dravid
I didn’t need to think of a name while writing for this one! It was straight out of my mind. It had to be Tanmay(cool_tanmay) There was none other, I felt, who could occupy this place. He just puts around his thoughts, and you don’t realize when you have been lost in his words. Simple and elegant, he has played a planned innings, and for that, he is respected by one and all!
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 109
Highest Score: 106
50’s: 39
100’s: 5
Strike Rate: 210.42
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The Sher Singh - Yuvraj
Haha! He has consistently been a great player, but from being a middle-order batsman, he has just been promoted b one place up. He has not yet been given his due [The SW tag] that he deserves the most among the non-SW’s at present! Perhaps, he will have to live with the fact that although he shatters more keys, the SW will come after a while. At present, he just has a huge fan following [look at his strike rate] and his shots [reviews] are widely appreciated! The guy is Pras(Cticize)
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 59
Highest Score: 82
50’s: 27
100’s: 10(incl 2 double tons and 2 consecutive centuries on debut)
Strike Rate: 735.00(ur eyesight is alright!)
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Dynamic Dhoni
Who else other than Rohit(rohitthebest) can I select for this one, who always smashes the ball whenever he gets one? His reviews mostly come when the activity @ MS is quite low. He writes at midnight but gets a lot of hits and comments even if the reviewed product is a bit old(Check out his last 3 revus!) The only difference would be the Strike rate:P However, this is very good and encouraging for newcomers. I remember. He was the first one to trust me too:-)
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 45
Highest Score: 48
50’s: 2
100’s: 0
Strike Rate: 54.61
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Joshila J.P.
She started off in a not-so-impressive manner, with most of her performances rated ’Useful’ and two ’Somewhat Useful’. However, she made a great comeback thereafter with Piya Basanti, hibernated for sometime, and is back on track yet again! Her reviews are a pleasure for the readers! Oh, before I forget, she’s Ektaa(ekta_unity)
Statistics
Avg. Runs: 34
Highest Score: 68
50’s: 11
100’s: 2
Strike Rate: 167.65
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THE REST
Guys, I could have gone on and on in this manner but am restricted due to the character limit of MS, and have no intentions to proceed to the Comments section! So the rest(again, in random)
Irfan Pathan - The pace quality reviewer - Prasiddha(prasidddha)!
Ashish Nehra - The sweet, with you at all times reviewer - Sujatadi(afrank)!
Venugopal Rao - The occasional but fantastically awesome one - as sweet as Sweety(sweets_desire)
Harbhajan Singh - The googly, doosra one - Adi(zuludancing)
Ajit Agarkar - The one who doesn’t give less than 36 an over - Pushan. He always gets atleast 36 member hits each review!
Anil Kumble - Not exactly like Kumble, but included Munir(parikhmunir) coz he looks like him! A gr8 writer nevertheless!
Some more
Not regarding cricket now. Just random mentions.
Ashi, Mayank, Dr. Shafique, Lyla, Sakshi, Ankita, Meena, Aarvee, Milind, Neha, Juzer, Shruti, Nishanu, Udvign, Raghubhai, Captcharishma, Ketul, Shradha, Sneha!
A special mention to many great, brilliant newcomers.
Pinky, Karthik, Ambuj, sndaya, Burning_desire, Sourav, Meenakshi, Sweet_Voice, Sachien, Itskunchumon, Cadbury, Ice cream. You all truly rock buddies!
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P.S. All above info as on 13th September, 2005. 06:14:32AM.
© Aliasgar Poonawala, 2005