Annoying cliches in cricket

Despite being the most beautiful game on this planet, the game of cricket is full of cliches. These quotes used to mean a lot of things once upon a time. But, now they have been used so many times that they don't mean almost anything. In this blog, I am going to list a few of them which I can recall.

Let me start with the obvious ones:
We wanted to :

1. "Take it ball by ball" : Yes. You can play only one ball at a time. No hints required there, Genius. 
2. "Take it over by over" : Sure. But it is just another way of saying "ball by ball for 6 consecutive times", isn't it?
3. "Take it session by session" : Again, This is like: "I'm so sick of same old love".
4. "Take it one game at a time" : You can play one game at a time. 
5. "Take it one batsman at a time".
6. "Take one opposition at a time".
7. "Take one season at a time".

Bla, Bla, Bla.

All of these above things absolutely mean nothing. Their semantic content is absolutely NULL. Let us go through a few more:

• Catches win matches: That has been established a long time ago. 
• The Corridor of uncertainty: Looks like Hiesenberg at work here.
• Test cricket is the pinnacle of the game: Well, they keep saying that. But, those are usually the guys who promote T20 cricket.
• Play your natural game : What the hell is that? 
• If it is in my hitting zone, I will go for it: And if it is not in your hitting zone, then what do you do? Lend an axe, dig the earth and bury the bat? Huh?
• We don't worry about the opposition, we focus on our strengths: You will worry about them mate, once you get quality opposition. 
• I was just trying to hit the correct area: But, there are batsmen who will clobber you for sixes from your correct area. What if your correct area happens to be the same as theirs? What do you do then? 
• Bowling wicket to wicket: But, what if they are dispatched? Over your head? 
• They were not able to read my variations: Okay. Understood. Try doing that against Good batters. 
• I don't mind going for runs, I am always looking for the wickets : You will mind them if the captain screams at you. Ever heard the captain using swear words at you? What if you give away runs and then the captain gives the ball to someone else? 
• I was trying to bowl dot balls, build pressure and I knew that wickets would come: Well. That was no rocket science. Patience is the virtue.
• Just bowl straight: He will hit it straight then. 
• Once I am set, I know that I can do some damage: What if when you were trying to do some damage and suddenly, the furniture behind you was damaged by Kookaboora ball?
• Don't worry about the ranking. Ranking will take care of itself. We want to take one game at a time : You don't have to be an Einstein to say that. Cricket ranking works like that.
• Switch on and off between deliveries: Tell me something I don't know. 
• That's a great lesson for a youngster watching the game: What lesson? 
• He is better than his numbers suggest: Haha. Numbers do lie then. 
• Good line and length: Good for you, bad for him.
• That's a complete textbook shot: May I borrow the text-book please? I would like to read it.
• Right on the money: Someone should have told me that they are keeping money near the wickets.
• Business end of the innings: Do people start doing business during those overs? 
• Form is temporary, Class is Permanent: Sometimes, class is also temporary.
• When he hits the ball, it stays hit: Till how long?
• No matter which team wins the game today, the ultimate and real winner is cricket: But, I saw the points being given to one team and not the both. 
• Early wickets will be the key here: When was the last time early wickets were worthless? Tell me, please.
• Bowling in the block-hole: This ain't so bad. At least, they are not talking about black-holes.
• Mixing the pace will be crucial here: So, we have finally unraveled the secret ingredient to limited-overs cricket bowling?
• All the three results (4 in test cricket) are possible here: Yes sir. Duly noted. Will eliminate the others once we get the result.
• The next session is going to be very crucial: It is always the next session, isn't it?
• The bowler won't mind it at all (After the batsman takes a risk to hit a boundary): How do you know if he doesn't mind? Every bowler minds giving away runs.
• He is living dangerously here: Seriously? As far as I see, there is no danger to his life. It is just a game.
• It is a flat track and everybody will cash in: Lol. 
• This was a nice toss to win/lose: This is not so bad actually.
• Now would be a good time to get a wicket: When is a bad time to get a wicket? Will someone please tell me? Last time I checked, anytime you get a wicket, you inch closer to a win.

There are a hell lot of them out there. I will add to this list in case I am able to recall more of them.
For now, Enjoy the IPL and of course, it is full of cliche. Cheers!