The Wimbledon curtain-raiser is over. The forthcoming Olympics a mere sideshow. On July 19, the world’s number-one and number-two-ranked test cricket nations start to slug it out for first place, as fans everywhere rub their hands with glee for the most eagerly anticipated sporting event since the 1993 Bakers under-9 Mini cricket final between KEPS and HA Jack Primary – where a certain S.R Apfel hit the winning runs, top-scored with 8 not out, and was adjudged man of the match, while his parents wept with pride on the sidelines.
