I want Lalit Modi’s luck.
Twice now he has started a new tournament and some random dude with no affiliation to him has lit the stadium on fire.
Come on.
When I was a kid any time something happened out of the ordinary in a Kerry Packer series my father would yell that the game was fixed.
He was convinced that any favoured team that was losing, sitters that were dropped or reckless shots must have been because Kerry Packer wanted intrigue, close games or upsets.
My dad’s hatred of Packer was pretty intense and often skipped over logic.
It is also how many people think of Lalit Modi.
Even those who don’t know about his scandalous past.
So now that Prince Brendon and the Caped Cobra Duminy have provided his tournaments with kick-ass panty-dropping show-stealing chicken-molesting opening games will people start to question Lalit’s luck?
I’m not sure how you rig a match so that JP comes out and hits 99 off 50 odd balls, but I say if he can do it then he has earned his millions.
During most of the first Champion’s League match I was snoozing.
Ross Taylor seemed to move the total beyond a nervy Caped Cobra’s line up.
But just when it looked like his new tournament was going to start with a nothing game JP took over and I think, although I am not sure, Harsha Bhogle might have soiled himself in excitement.
He said it was the best innings he had ever seen. I assume he meant in the Champion’s league. Or in the last 3 days.
Two new series, two attention seeking opening games, if he isn’t lucky, and doesn’t rig them, then he must have sold his soul.
