Angry cricketers

On the back of the political drama surrounding Indian activist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption fast came the latest internet phenomenon, Angry Anna, styled on the lines of the runaway hit mobile game Angry Birds. We think that this could be extended to cricket as well.

Angry Pigeons: We start off with a bird of prey, good ol' Glenn McGrath. In order to win this level, Glenn has to hit the same spot on the enclosure holding his nemesis 35 times before Athers gets frustrated and tries to jump out of the enclosure, hence killing himself (and putting himself out of his misery, really). After this level, Glenn has to try the same thing with Lara, Adams and so on.

Thirsty Ryder: Keeping Jesse Ryder away from his beverage of choice would be akin to keeping a pet canary away from water. Cruel. We say, feed the tyke (Ryder, not the canary) and let him have his bit of merriment. In this game, Jesse has to break through the windows of various alcohol-serving establishments. This game is particularly challenging because Ryder's movements become progressively erratic with the levels.

Sloppy Fielders - Hussain's Challenge: How dare that ingrate slander his country of birth? And how better to get back at him than show him that Indian fielders can in fact catch a ball and dunk him carnival-style at the same time? The only issue is... he's right, more often than not. No prizes for guessing which Shrek-like character is the other protagonist here.

Angry Katitch - No Contracts: In this modification of the game, soon-to-be-former Australian opener Simon Katich takes on the honchos of Cricket Australia. He himself does a modification of the white egg-bomb-laying bird by giving the board some of their own medicine - peanuts.

Angry Bhajji - Rio: The much-loved sequel to Angry Birds, the Rio edition, sees our feathered friends face off against monkeys who have kidnapped their brethren. Surely the preponderance of primates is an allure for that man who never shirks controversy, Harbhajan Singh. His special power in this game? He can increase in size as he approaches the enemy enclosures, hence making it large.