poona_m

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India • Age 45

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Sreesanth IN Ishant OUT

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 26 Dec 09

Ishants terrible time on field continues. Though he performed well in the T20 matches against Srilanka and showed a lot of fire with his performance he has failed miserably in the ODIs again. The little rest he got during the Test...

ishant

sharma

sreesanth

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Gautam Gambhir's Gesture

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 26 Dec 09

What do you think about the gesture Gautam Gambhir showed after the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka? He was adjudged man of the Match but he wanted Young Virat Kohli to have it as it wasthe maiden century for the young right handed...

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Brabourne Pitch- Whats your Opinion?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 2 Dec 09

The Brabourne pitch being used after more than 3 decades has the characteristics of a true Indian pitch. The ball turning from Day 1. And the good bounce is helping the bowlers set a more attacking field and use their wit to outdo...

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Gambhir's replacement - Batsman or Bowler?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 30 Nov 09

Would you prefer to put a batsman or a bowler in place of gambhir in the team for the 3rd test against Sri lanka? I would have gone for one more spinner in the team and get mait mishra a look in on the slow low bounce Brebourne...

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Shopping Carts and kids

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 23 Nov 09

Have you ever been to a mall with the kid and put the kid in the shopping cart? The carts here are built with a special folding arrangement for keeping kids in when unfolded. The kids can put their legs through the openings and...

departmental stores

malls

shopping cart

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Ever met a cricketer in real life?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 22 Nov 09

I have been living in mumbai before and had plenty of opportunity of getting a glimpse of the indian cricketers especially the ones from mumbai. Everytime Ajit agarkar is dropped from the team one can see him practising at the...

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Why do you think you are a thinker?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 22 Nov 09

Why have you added this to your interest?Do you really think you are a thinke or you just found one topic here of interest and posted on it and following the post you added this interest to yours? And if you really think you...

interest

thinker

thinking

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What changes to be made in the playing 11 for Kanpur test?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 22 Nov 09

What would be the changes you would like to see in the playing 11 for the Kanpur test? In my opinion we need to tune our Bowling lineup. Agreed the ahmedabad pitch was not condusive to any kind of bowling but the form of a...

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Sharad Pawar and BCCI

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 20 Nov 09

Bal Thackarey asked sachin to concentrate on cricket and not to get involved in politics. I think thats a pretty decent advice as long as there is no motive of getting political mileage from that. But what I think is more...

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Sachin's century vs Gambhir's century

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 20 Nov 09

Which century do you think was better? Sachin scored his century at a strike rate of less than 50 on the last day of the match on a dead pitch. Gambhir too scored a similar century playing on the second last and last day of the...

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Should SriLanka have amore attacking field?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 19 Nov 09

As we see, Sangakkara has a more defensive field placedfor his bowlers. this gives an impression that Sangakkara has already resigned to the fate of this match. Even he believes there is not much in this wicket to signl a victory...

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Gargling- why use salt water?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 19 Nov 09

I was suffering from tonsilitis last night and had to gargle. While gargling with salt water I had a question. Why do we gargle with salt water? why not with sweet water? Just put some sugar inplace of salt and gargle. After all...

gargling

salt

sugar

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Sehwag and his batting style

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 19 Nov 09

Once again Sehwag fell to a shot that looked very foolish under the circumstances it was played in. When trying to overcome a lead of above 300 in first innings one wouldnot associate a big heave over mid on to eb a shot played...

batting

hit

sehwag

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Secret behind Dravid's Aggression

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 16 Nov 09

What do you think is the secret behind the unusual aggression in Dravid's Batting today in Motera? Do you think its the anger for being dropped from the ODI team without reason? I know many of you believe he doesn't have a place...

dravid

rahul

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The Wall Stands Firm

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 16 Nov 09

Sachin completed 20 years in Internation cricket............ and it was discussed from a week before the day and still being discussed. Dravid today played a brilliant knock (his best knock yet in my opinion except for the century...

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Sachin - Real Hero or Over-rated?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 13 Nov 09

I know I am risking being marked negative for this discussion. But I think those who are more rational would look beyond their Love for tendulkar and try to understand the view I put forward. Tendulkar has scored more than...

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Marking Best response- how much to wait?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 21 Aug 09

After starting a discussion how long should we wait to mark a best response? What is your method? Do you wait till a certain number of responses are posted? if so then what is the magic number for you? or do you wait for a certain...

best response

marking

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Bounce still a problem for Indian Batsmen?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 26 Jun 09

Do you think Indian batsmen are still not able to counter the Bounce? I think that is not the case. But the opposition played to the indian psyche that we are not good players of short stuff. In new-zealand Raina was pulling like...

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My first visit to Italy

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 31 Mar 09

I am traveling to Milan, Italy for a week on a business trip. I might get a day for sight seing. Can anyone tell me the best places to visit in a day. And what can I get back from Italy?

italy

milan

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How to refer a friend as a downline?

poona_m @poona_m (336) • India 31 Mar 09

Where to find the Referral link to invite my friend to join Mylot?

referral

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