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Saturday, March 12, 2005
Cricketing Cliche 17
A gritty customer.
Kamran Akmal is battling cramps and India to save the game for Pakistan, and he will certainly be praised in tomorrow's papers as "a gritty customer". Now, I have no objection to "gritty", though it's often misapplied to instances where "patient" would suffice. But why a "customer"?
Anil Kumble's trying hard to be a customer, actually, battling to (cliche coming up) buy the batsman's wicket. Unfortunately for him (one more), no cigar.
Kamran Akmal is battling cramps and India to save the game for Pakistan, and he will certainly be praised in tomorrow's papers as "a gritty customer". Now, I have no objection to "gritty", though it's often misapplied to instances where "patient" would suffice. But why a "customer"?
Anil Kumble's trying hard to be a customer, actually, battling to (cliche coming up) buy the batsman's wicket. Unfortunately for him (one more), no cigar.
