Category: A2Z Challenge 2019
Z is for (Z)aheer Abbas the Pakistani who was the nemesis of Indian spinners during the eighties – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
Z is for (Z)aheer Abbas the Pakistani who was the nemesis of the Indian spinners during the eighties – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Today I am going to bring you the tale of a cricketer who was a simply superlative batsman of the eighties and was the nemesis of the famed Indian spinners. Most people of […]
Y is for (Y)uzvendra Singh Chahal who plays cricket now and used to play chess in the past – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
Y is for (Y)uzvendra Singh Chahal who plays cricket now and used to play chess in the past – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Throughout this series, I have been bringing you tales of sportspersons who are talented in one particular field of endeavour. Today I am bringing you the story of a budding young sportsman who in […]
X is for the professional Spanish footballer (X)avier Hernandez Creus – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
X is for the professional Spanish footballer (X)avier Hernandez Creus – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 The letter X is indeed a tough call for most of us taking part in the A to Z blogging challenge. Well, things were not any different for me and I had to search quite a bit on the internet before […]
W is for Bob (W)oolmer the player cum coach whose death is still a big mystery – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
W is for Bob (W)oolmer the player cum coach whose death is still a big mystery – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org I have regaled you with the stories of a lot of sportspersons in this A to Z challenge. But the one thing we have to remember is that in any sport, the […]
V is for Srinivasaraghavan (V)enkatraghavan the off-spinner from the famed spin-quartet of India – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
V is for Srinivasaraghavan (V)enkatraghavan the off-spinner from the famed spin-quartet of India – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Cricket is a game that almost holds a status akin to religion in India. And India is a country that has not been known for producing world-class fast bowlers. A question that is raised very often is how […]
U is for Robin (U)thappa a great cricketer who did not live up to his true potential – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
U is for Robin (U)thappa a great cricketer who did not live up to his true potential – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org For the letter ‘U’, I initially thought of writing about the star of the track and field Usain Bolt, but later decided to write about on our own desi IPL cricket […]
T is for a few lesser known facts about the little master Sachin (T)endulkar – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
T is for a few lesser-known facts about the little master Sachin (T)endulkar – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org I don’t think there would be too many people who are not familiar with the name of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. I have decided that for the letter ‘S’, I will write about Sachin Tendulkar. But […]
S is for (S)hoaib Akhtar the Rawalpindi Express who sent shivers down batsmen’s spine – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
S is for (S)hoaib Akhtar the Rawalpindi Express who sent shivers down batsmen’s spine – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org For the letter ‘S’, I had numerous choices. In fact, starting from Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova to Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar I was spoilt for choice. But I was looking for someone […]
R is for Cristiano (R)onaldo the football genius from Portugal – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
R is for Cristiano (R)onaldo the football genius from Portugal – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org For the letter ‘R,’ I had to choose between two renowned sportspersons, one from tennis and the other from football. These were (R)oger Federer the unbeatable champion from the tennis court who has broken many records and Cristiano […]
Q is for (Q)uniton De Kock an up and coming wicketkeeper-batsman from South Africa – #BlogchaterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
Q is for (Q)uniton De Kock an up and coming wicketkeeper-batsman from South Africa – #BlogchaterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org So we finally arrive at one of the toughest letters of the A to Z challenge, ‘Q’. To be honest, it proved to be extremely difficult for me to come up with the name […]