tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post8721445184091222281..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: Well Pitched on Cricinfo!obaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-90070778131537936842009-06-11T15:39:24.427+04:002009-06-11T15:39:24.427+04:00SP - Q takes a bow! :-)SP - Q takes a bow! :-)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-5624933330222095302009-06-11T15:39:13.732+04:002009-06-11T15:39:13.732+04:00Cheers late inswinger!Cheers late inswinger!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-14157830372875717092009-06-11T10:38:01.364+04:002009-06-11T10:38:01.364+04:00great going Q!!! take a bow man... :)great going Q!!! take a bow man... :)straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-27946756734867234262009-06-11T06:26:05.375+04:002009-06-11T06:26:05.375+04:00Great show Q.
Very well deserved recognition for s...Great show Q.<br />Very well deserved recognition for sure. It has always been a pleasure to read your views.Late Inswinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412431849599684128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-89324091836009772602009-06-11T05:24:10.785+04:002009-06-11T05:24:10.785+04:00Thanks Krish!Thanks Krish!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-75427915614121758452009-06-11T04:58:06.814+04:002009-06-11T04:58:06.814+04:00Congrats, Q and everyone on Well Pitched! You guys...Congrats, Q and everyone on Well Pitched! You guys deserve it!Krishhttp://blog.kridaya.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-14945643203020693302009-06-11T03:23:34.096+04:002009-06-11T03:23:34.096+04:00Damn Sledge, that is awesome!! U were quite involv...Damn Sledge, that is awesome!! U were quite involved.. could have built a career out of it.. not to worry, u got Well Pitched as your platform now!<br /><br />and trust the PCB to takeover overnight while you're asleep.. they generally do the same when they're dropping a captain or replacing a senior player.. announce it while they are asleep!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-10807647834590406362009-06-11T03:20:55.915+04:002009-06-11T03:20:55.915+04:00Thanks LB, and thats what we were - the humorous t...Thanks LB, and thats what we were - the humorous tidbit ;-)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-91607081563602279932009-06-11T03:20:17.854+04:002009-06-11T03:20:17.854+04:00Thanks Ach!
Jrod pushed and pushed my case with T...Thanks Ach!<br /><br />Jrod pushed and pushed my case with TWC to include me as "blog of the month" the month after CWB was chosen, last year, but TWC did not.. so I don't know abt that but i hope ur prediction comes true!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-31995679501502988872009-06-11T03:18:54.434+04:002009-06-11T03:18:54.434+04:00Thanks Miriam!Thanks Miriam!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-73670342142521777652009-06-11T02:29:10.928+04:002009-06-11T02:29:10.928+04:00Nice work Q,
Those humorous titbits at the end of...Nice work Q,<br /><br />Those humorous titbits at the end of the news bulletin are always the most interesting.Leg Breakhttp://www.sportsfreak.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-12053657358758184582009-06-11T00:46:05.187+04:002009-06-11T00:46:05.187+04:00@Q: CI existed well before the CI website came int...@Q: CI existed well before the CI website came into being. The formal website was created slightly before the 1996 WC, iirc. <br /><br />Before that, CI was a gopher-based site run by a few students across the US, UK, and Australia (India was not really connected online at that point). <br /><br />I remember the CI team sending out an email to readers asking for donations for new hard drives. I think I sent $10! :)<br /><br />Commentary was on IRC in those days. And even continued after the website came up. At some point in 96/97, CI started using "dougie" - the original name for the ball-by-ball scoring and commentary tool and all commentary was done exclusively on the website.<br /><br />I used to informally contribute stuff from 1995, and then one of the founders (Simon King) asked me to become the Pakistan Coordinator and create a Pak homepage on CI (pak.cricinfo.com I think). I even had a myfirstname@cricket.org email address, and used to receive emails from people like Travis Basevi (creator of Statguru), Badri Sheshadri, etc.<br /><br />I spent a year creating and maintaining it. Basic HTML, with frames though!!! A few images here and there. Updated manually on a daily basis with the latest news and scorecards.<br /><br />Around late 97, PCB was interested in taking a look. I remember the night before - I polished up the site to make it look perfect (even put a photo of Majid Khan for good measure!) on there.<br /><br />While I was busy sleeping in the US, PCB/Majid Khan spent the morning looking at the site in Pakistan. They liked it so much that it became pcb.cricinfo.com.<br /><br />Right about that time, I was graduating from college (yes, I'm old!) and CI needed professional support (mine was all volunteer) and also wanted to set up a server in Pakistan, etc. So they entered into a contract with an ISP in Pakistan. So it was the natural time for me to leave as well. I still remained in touch for a short time thereafter, and was even planning to do some interviews at Sahara Cup for them since I had amazing access to the players and management. But I was a bit too lazy!<br /><br />PCB has since left CI, as have all the cricket boards that were once hosted by it. <br /><br />Still, the experience remains on my resume, and is the thing I talk about the most enthusiastically (if asked) during an interview! :)SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-27692073499215161142009-06-11T00:30:41.738+04:002009-06-11T00:30:41.738+04:00Fantastic Q! Congratulations, truly is the pinnacl...Fantastic Q! Congratulations, truly is the pinnacle of recognition on the net. I predict a mention in the Wisden Cricketer in the not too distant future.achettuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177809419856216677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-41196094698955541072009-06-11T00:29:59.841+04:002009-06-11T00:29:59.841+04:00Good stuff! and about time too.Good stuff! and about time too.miriamhttp://cricketwithballs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-17206076770469913402009-06-11T00:02:21.439+04:002009-06-11T00:02:21.439+04:00Sledge,
Why did I not know about this CI connecti...Sledge,<br /><br />Why did I not know about this CI connection of yours? How could you let it go?<br /><br />Are u saying u set up this site:<br /><br />http://www.pcboard.com.pk/home.html<br /><br />I remember when the Pakistan Cricinfo page used to look like that.<br /><br />I've been following CI from the start I believe.. though I never did follow ball-by-ball on IRC ever.. didn't even know that happened!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-85452826621486456202009-06-11T00:00:19.951+04:002009-06-11T00:00:19.951+04:00Your Excellency NC, the coup is complete!Your Excellency NC, the coup is complete!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-83848827278554052072009-06-10T23:59:29.393+04:002009-06-10T23:59:29.393+04:00TG,
With the kind of thoughts u have on cricket, ...TG,<br /><br />With the kind of thoughts u have on cricket, I don't see why u don't have a blog!<br /><br />Being lazy is not an excuse. As it is ur commenting always around the blogosphere, u might as well be writing a blog post :-)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-27990621788356843052009-06-10T23:58:30.700+04:002009-06-10T23:58:30.700+04:00Thank you everyone!
It is really you all who keep...Thank you everyone!<br /><br />It is really you all who keep me going :-)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-47947272333235681282009-06-10T23:02:37.613+04:002009-06-10T23:02:37.613+04:00Congrats General Q on the cricinfo coup!Congrats General Q on the cricinfo coup!Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-24374067616069415532009-06-10T22:47:24.750+04:002009-06-10T22:47:24.750+04:00Congratulations to all at Well Pitched! Well Deser...Congratulations to all at Well Pitched! Well Deserved, I say :)Meghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192011739394095016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-60917408447110356772009-06-10T22:41:44.356+04:002009-06-10T22:41:44.356+04:00Great going and hearty congratulations all the con...Great going and hearty congratulations all the contributors at Well Pitched. A very big congrats to you Q - without fail you always have a contribution every day :)<br /><br />I would love to have my blog - but I'm just a lazy a**e :) :)Tifosi Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526354308121450394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-14479475968911217322009-06-10T21:09:24.237+04:002009-06-10T21:09:24.237+04:00@Q: Great going! Cricinfo is the center of cricket...@Q: Great going! Cricinfo is the center of cricket fan's universe. To be linked by them is definitely a great feeling.<br /><br />I've been following Cricinfo from the Gopher days (not sure if you even know what Gopher is - it was before your time!). Commentary used to be on IRC channel #cricket, and random people who had TV access would provide updates. <br /><br />Back in 1996/7, I helped them out while I was in college. I set up their Pakistan page, which PCB/Majid Khan liked so much that they made it their official page. Of course, that was my queue to leave! ;) Actually, I was graduating and CI was really moving into the big leagues, and that was beyond my capabilities.SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-44352987866266997192009-06-10T19:49:20.323+04:002009-06-10T19:49:20.323+04:00Vadhaiyaa Q bhai.Vadhaiyaa Q bhai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-26181693016911217172009-06-10T19:14:13.541+04:002009-06-10T19:14:13.541+04:00Well done Q - Congratulations. This is just the be...Well done Q - Congratulations. This is just the beginning of a lot of great things for wellpitched.comRaydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-19141189343038915802009-06-10T18:51:50.448+04:002009-06-10T18:51:50.448+04:00Good show Q... Congratulations!Good show Q... Congratulations!Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949049044524078820noreply@blogger.com