I don't usually bash about the TOI or the papers akin to it, because its like picking on a little boy with no competence nor the will or ability to change. But every once in a while, they come up with something so absurd that it demands a look in... Front page news about the 4th ODI between India and the Windies, starts with the following sentence:
"On Wednesday, Tendulkar batted like Sachin again. With a sumptuous 76-ball century against the West Indies that was aesthetic, intelligent and sexy, the maestro was rocking once again and in the mood for the World Cup."
Sachin's been called a lot of things and his innings too have had all sorts of adjectives linked with them, but this is undoubtedly the first time I have missed watching a 'sumptuous innings which was sexy'.
As we often read in stories in the TOI these days - TOI was the first to break the story of a sexy innings on Thursday...
I was shocked when I read a Pradeep Vijaykar piece the day before and I spot the 'first to break' clause. Now this is a senior, experienced and serious sports journalist who is invariably worth a read no matter how small or insignificant the sport or the piece....ridiculous. Really is...
Here's my contribution for the TOI - a pioneer in its field with yet another boundary crossed.
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