Thanks to the news that the W.G Grace of modern day cricket (in terms of size rather than talent), Yuvraj Singh, has been recalled for India's forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka, the Reverse Sweep has become aware that these two familiar foes are about to come up against each other again.
Since the 1st test kicked off in Ahmedabad on 16 November last year, the two sides have probably seen more of each other than they have their wives, girlfriends and children. By the time the games in Sri Lanka have been completed, India and Sri Lanka will have played six tests, 14 or 15 (if the two sides contest the final of the tri-series with New Zealand) one day internationals and 3 Twenty 20's.
That is 48 days of cricket in nine months or just under 20% of the players' time from November to August. When you add in the IPL for the majority of the players that is a lot of time in each others company. It is the cricketing equivalent of Groundhog Day.
Whether it is a case of familiarity breeding contempt or a precursor to pending nuptials between a player from each of the two teams awaits to be seen (King Kumar and Dhoni are certainly looking admiringly at each other in the above picture). But it is another case of crazy scheduling in cricket.
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