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The Worst Of 2001... And The Even Worse |
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Here's a look back at the best and worst of the year. Best bowling (at home): Harbhajan Singh Worst bowling (abroad): Harbhajan Singh Worst headline I: 'Denness the Menace' (It's pronounced Dee-ness, guys) Worst headline II: 'Flower Power'. How many times did Andy Flower hit the headlines in 2001 with his batting feats? And how many times did this headline crop up? Best headline I: "He's got female'. India Today, headline for photo of Sourav Ganguly downloading photo over the Net of his newborn daughter while on tour in South Africa. Best headline II: 'Mullah Opener'. India Today, again-for the photo of born-again Muslim Saeed Anwar. Best comeback I: India winning at Kolkata and Chennai after losing at Mumbai-Test series v. Australia. Best comeback II: Jennifer Capriati-from junkie and shoplifter to world women's tennis number one. Best comeback III: Brian Lara's phenomenal series v. Sri Lanka at the end of the year after years of indifferent form. Best comeback IV: Michael Jordan. Saddest moment: Brian Lara in agony after his collision in the ODI which ended his Lanka tour. Best stroke: Virender Sehwag reverse sweeping Ashley Giles at Bangalore. Worst stroke: Brian Lara swings at his girlfriend-and connects. Worst quote I: "Michael Vaughan (the handled the ball decision) was only being sporting in handing the ball to the short-leg fielder." Tell us another one, Nasser Hussain. Worst quote II: "Dalmiya. Who does he think he is?" Michael 'Michael who?' Henderson in the Daily Telegraph. Best quote: "Steve Waugh should shut up and concentrate on Australian cricket". Sourav Ganguly responding to Waugh's comments on Sachin Tendulkar's 'punishment.' Best taste-of-your-own-medicine: Steve Waugh being fined for dissent after the second Test against Australia at Melbourne-and then complaining that he is not allowed to give his side of the story or file an appeal. Worst tactics: Nasser Hussain's cowardly act of directing his bowlers to bowl a negative line at Sachin Tendulkar.  Flop of the Year I: Sourav Ganguly's batting in Test matches.Flop of the Year II: Sourav Ganguly and Nagma. Best flip-flop: Pat Symcox. The former South African Test cricketer first accuses India of match-fixing in his column in Outlook. Then rushes to India's defence over the Denness Affair after reader outrage threatens to jeopardise his column. Best nickname: 'Fingerless Ian.' Zimbabwe umpire Ian Robinson after he ignored two huge snicks from Aussie batsman as New Zealand pressed for victory in the third Test. Spat of the year: BCCI (Dalmiya) v ICC (the two Malcolms) Spit of the year: Andy Flintoff lets fly with the saliva and the abuse directed at Sourav Ganguly in the Mohali Test. Sibling Rivalry I: Michael and Ralf Schumacher. Sibling Rivalry II: Venus and Serena Williams. Sibling Rivalry III (sort of): Steve and Mark Waugh. Payback of the Year I: South African white cricketers cribbing at the non-white quota. From 1889 to 1991 no non-white cricketer was allowed to represent the country. Payback of the Year II: See above for 'Best taste-of-your-own-medicine.' Indian Sportsman of the Year: P. Gopichand. Indian Sportswoman of the Year: None. International Sportsperson of the Year: Lance Armstrong and Michael Schumacher International Sportsperson of the Year: Jennifer Capriati. RECENTLY ON JAAL: Omni-Laden The New ISI Chief Is A Pathan!! Osama And Veerappan The US Strikes Out Bush Talks Tough TN Wants A New CEO Code Red And The Blue Book Sucking Up To Musharraf The Tamasha In Tamil Nadu The Agra Assignment Going Ape Over Kashmir Bad Dream Factory Ballot Boxing Borderline Patriotism Bill Clinton's Hidden Agenda The Tapes: Replay The Naked Truth About Sinha's Dream Budget Give Us This Day Our Daily Disaster A Dip Into The Kumbh Hype Hype Hurray The A 2 Z Of Y2K What's Behind Bush? The Florida Ceasefire The Damn Dam Controversy A Weak-Kneed Operation Faster, Higher, Stranger You Have The Right To Be A Volunteer The ICE ICE Baby A Tale Of The Jungle King The Secret Autonomy Report Report When Batsman Became Betsman India's Human Genome Projectile Stone Age Flaws In ICE Age Laws A Dry Spell For Policy Planning Lara's Theme Dotcom Bubble Gum: Burst Or Bust Inside A VIP Cell A To Do About Dos A Dress Code For Klintonji Gulu Ezekiel is the former Sports Editor of Star News and Indya.com. He is currently the Managing Director of GE Features SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE:
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