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All I have to say is thanggod Shodan-san<\/a> commented all off-topic in the wrong thread<\/a>, because if he hadn’t, I would’ve never<\/em> seen this delicious bit of Punjabi mancandy. MeOW. The second Sikh to play cricket for England after Monty??? That TOTALLY deserves a post. Well, that and I would like to stare at his picture some more; I’m sure other mutineers will too.<\/p>\n\n FYI- all of the below is from his wiki entry<\/a> (because it’s Holy Wednesday and I’m late for church!):<\/p>\n\n More soon…if only so that there can be more pictures of cricket-playing yumminess. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well. All I have to say is thanggod Shodan-san commented all off-topic in the wrong thread, because if he hadn’t, I would’ve never seen this delicious bit of Punjabi mancandy. MeOW. The second Sikh to play cricket for England after … Continue reading Ravinder Singh (“Ravi”) Bopara (born 4 May 1985, Forest Gate, Newham, London) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex. Although originally a specialist batsman, he is now improving his medium-pace bowling and developing into an all-rounder. He is the second Sikh to play cricket for England, after Monty Panesar.<\/blockquote>\n\n
Bopara made his first-class debut for Essex in May 2002. In 2003 and 2004, he played several matches for England Under-19s, including in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004.<\/blockquote>\n\n
In the 2005 season, he scored 880 first-class runs, including his first first-class century. He also hit 135 in a non-first-class match against the touring Australians, putting on 270 for the second wicket with Alastair Cook…<\/blockquote>\n\n
In January 2007 Kevin Pietersen sustained a rib injury in England’s first One-Day International against Australia, keeping him out of the remainder of the series. Bopara was called up as his replacement, and made his ODI debut on 2 February. Later that month, he was named in the England squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup,[2] and he played his second ODI in England’s second match of that tournament.<\/blockquote>\n\n