Paint job
12-Feb-2011
Winning caption:
The ICC's brand new line of self-igniting, low-emission effigies for the eco-friendly Indian fan: perfect for first-round exits, defeat to Netherlands and all those other times when your trusty Bengali-made Greg Chappell effigy just won't do. (Abhishek Phadnis, UK)
Honourable mentions:
After the 2007 World Cup debacle, the Indian think-tank wondered what would shame the Indian fans so much that an early exit would barely register. The answer has arrived four years later. (Mark Wilson, India)
"I wasn't going to burn their effigies till AFTER they lost." (Ryan, USA)
No country for clothed men. (Navaneeth Nenmini, India)
Judging by the expression on their faces, the new India uniform may be a little too tight. (Rasika Vithanage, UAE)
The BCCI's retake on the "Expendables" does little to reassure the general public of a World Cup victory. (Milinda, Sri Lanka)
The Smurfs' radical image overhaul did not go down well with the public. (Ashwin Gopalakrishnan, India)
The ICC's brand new line of self-igniting, low-emission effigies for the eco-friendly Indian fan: perfect for first-round exits, defeat to Netherlands and all those other times when your trusty Bengali-made Greg Chappell effigy just won't do. (Abhishek Phadnis, UK)
Honourable mentions:
After the 2007 World Cup debacle, the Indian think-tank wondered what would shame the Indian fans so much that an early exit would barely register. The answer has arrived four years later. (Mark Wilson, India)
"I wasn't going to burn their effigies till AFTER they lost." (Ryan, USA)
No country for clothed men. (Navaneeth Nenmini, India)
Judging by the expression on their faces, the new India uniform may be a little too tight. (Rasika Vithanage, UAE)
The BCCI's retake on the "Expendables" does little to reassure the general public of a World Cup victory. (Milinda, Sri Lanka)
The Smurfs' radical image overhaul did not go down well with the public. (Ashwin Gopalakrishnan, India)