Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 > The best batsman it has been my privilege to see, someone who transcended > genius in his batting, and more importantly, the best behaved, very level > headed without an ounce of arrogance, or any whiff of scandal about him - > not easy if the public adulation and desires of a billion people are on > your shoulders. The pressure on any other sportsperson is peanuts compared > to what he has had to bear from the age of 15. Amazing. > Cheers > Jayanand > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 10-Oct-2013, at 8:44 pm, Akhil Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote: >> >> And the big buzz in the cricket world is that Sachin has decided to >> retire. >> >> Last year he was made the cover of Time magazine. >> >>> On Thu, 10 Oct 2013, Adam Bridge wrote: >>> >>> Thank you for posting this, Jayanand. With the baseball post-season in >>> full swing here (ahem) it's fun to see the passions of another sport in >>> another time. >>> >>> There's a group who play cricket many Saturdays and Sundays in Davis. >>> Almost all from India. I've stopped and instantly been greeted and >>> treated to more information about the game than I was prepared for! But >>> I like the passion, the men all in white, those not on the field in the >>> shadows of the trees surrounding the park. >>> >>> I gather there are teams in West Sacramento, Sacramento and other >>> Central Valley towns in the area plus, of course, the Bay Area. >>> >>> This may have been "off topic" but I found it completely appropriate to >>> what makes this list so enjoyable. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>>> On Oct 9, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/10187355/Ashes-2013-Watch-video-of-1948-Ashes-series.html >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >