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After 37 games.....RAJASTHAN 7 wins...PUNJAB and CHENNAI 6 wins...DELHI & KOLKATA 5 wins...MUMBAI 4 wins but having played a game less than Kolkata while DECCAN and BANGALORE are still chasing the bunch back on 2 wins...

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WHAT DID YOU WATCH AT 10p.m. LAST NIGHT?

Friday, 16^th May, 2008

MUMBAI

 INDIA

Game 37…Delhi v Hyderabad…Thursday, 15^th April

I can’t tell you much about last night’s clash between Delhi and Hyderabad…apart from the fact that the Daredevils enjoyed a 12 run victory over the Deccan Chargers.  Chasing 15 runs from the final over proved to be mission impossible as Amit Mishra snared a hat-trick and the Delhi franchise banked the points.

I was otherwise engaged at the time, fielding all sorts of challenging questions about technology in cricket and whether or not the umpires are the fall guys. Competition for television viewers is intense here in India where I can daily browse the channels like a menu in a restaurant. The most popular choice is a starter of cricket followed by a main of cricket curry, topped off with a tasty dessert like gulab jamun or the other popular choice…more cricket.

On this occasion, I was enjoying the heat in the kitchen as the main ingredient. Who better to grill about these issues than an umpire? Callers from across the country posed a mix of questions that had me throwing in anecdotes and experiences like a chef adds spices…I hope I wasn’t too heavy handed. My dish of choice is a ‘not so spicy’ butter chicken and I was treated to a home cooked delicacy in a friend's home this week.

I tried to perform like an umpire and make my decisions impartially, answering with honesty and providing the viewers with my viewpoint from behind the stumps.

It was as challenging as umpiring an international game of cricket and I loved the experience to let my hair down!

Thoughts now turn to tonight’s huge clash…Mumbai v Kolkata…Indians v Knight Riders…Reliance v S.R.K….6+4dulkar & Jayasuriya v Shoaib Akhtar & Ishant Sharma.  Surely this menu is worth the price of a ticket…whatever the price.

This is a huge clash with two teams competing to edge closer to a finals berth.

May the best team win…

Cheers

Daryl

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