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W.G.Grace brushed aside the umpire telling him the people had come to see him bat and not him umpire, allegedly among many other legendary tales. It was the Yadav show in Lalu’s attempt to quote-unquote - popularise the game with even his son making over 100 runs in a Lalu XI vs Media XI. We used to joke that Lalu had so many children that he could form his own cricket team. He has formed a Lalu XI at least with a son of his playing in it. A start for sure.

Reports The Times of India:

An exhibition cricket match played between Lalu XI and Media XI at Moinul Haque Stadium here on Saturday saw not only the Union minister bowling a 50-ball over but also the umpire’s reluctance to rule any of his deliveries as ‘wide,’ ‘no-ball’ or even declare him out. What’s ore, the team strength numbered over 25 and runs were added to the scoreboard in 20s and 30s.

I remember the emotional Federer after winning Wimbledon last year. He did it again as he embraced Laver after winning the third consecutive grandslam. As BBC reports, he has become the first man since Sampras in 1993 to win three consecutive grand slam titles.

The clay season should be classic this year with Federer, Nadal, Coria among others battling it out. As a Federer fan, I hope this is the year in which he wins his first title at Roland Garros.

I had the feeling in the first session. Thoughts came back of this match. Jagdish seems to agree.