The legendary video
game developers EA SPORTS have been
constantly providing great gaming content.
The legendary football video game ‘FIFA’ developed by them is one of the most played video games in the world. They are also the makers of many other legendary games such as Need for speed (car racing game), UFC, Battlefield, SIMS and many other such legendary video games.
Recently they lost the
licensing rights of Juventus, a famous football club from Turin, Italy, this
could be shocking to some FIFA fans but the cricket fans are quite used to it
thanks to the cricket game released by EA previously.
“Juventus? No, it’s Piemonte Calcio”
What we Indians will
fondly remember is the legendary EA SPORTS
CRICKET 07.
Many of us would have
had a truckload of memories with the game.
From the legendary
songs in the game to the pathetic umpiring and of course the ever legendary
names.
“One among the two legendary umpires in the game”
Now let us look at some
of the funniest names in EA SPORTS
CRICKET 07 all thanks to the licensing issues.
Sourav Ganguly
the Indian captain is named S.Gungly.
(OK, not bad.)
(OK, not bad.)
Sachin Tendulkar is
hilariously named as S.TENDEHAR. (Suddenly
Donald Trump’s pronunciation seems so much better.)
The hard-hitting Indian
opener Virendra Sehwag was renamed
as V.Seway. (Seriously?)
The legendary Rahul Dravid is named as R.Dravia.
(Not as bad as Tendulkar’s I guess)
(Not as bad as Tendulkar’s I guess)
The legendry leg
spinner Anil Kumble was renamed J.KRUMBLE.
(I mean seriously?
What is the connection? At least the initial should be ‘A’ right?)
MS Dhoni
was named as D.DHENIER.
( not going to comment on this one, DUH!)
Dinesh Mongia
was also hilariously renamed D.Monika.
(The only female in the Indian team)
Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi was renamed Shara Aphred. (why not make it
shepherd the next time?)
His teammate, Saqlain Mushtaq was named Sarja Muchte. (NO COMMENTS)
“A Game in progress”
Pakistani pacer Umar Gul was renamed Umhar Gel.
(Yes,
Gel!)
The legendary West
Indian Brain Lara was renamed B. Lawrence.
(Pretty decent you know)
His counterpart Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named as S. Chowdapull.
(Seriously?)
And Dwayne Bravo was renamed D.Brasco. (Not as bad as the others to be honest).
Zimbabwean batsman Hamilton Masakadza was named as H.Masacket.
(The difference
is uncanny EA)
His teammate Brendon Taylor was named as B.Teacher!
(Are you serious EA?)
Heath Streak was named
as H.Struck (Decent enough)
The then Bangladesh
opener Hannan Sarkar was named Harman Sakir.
(I don’t
know about this one but it sure is better than the next one)
Rajin Saleh
was renamed as Raizin Saleb.
(DUH!)
The then captain of
Bangladesh Khaled Mahmud was named Khalid Mamed.
(Hey, this is pretty decent you know)
And their wicket-keeper Khaled Mashud
was renamed Khalid Mased.
(EA must
really like Bangladeshi players).
Despite certain flaws
and inability to get the adequate licensing EA SPORTS CRICKET 07 was a revolutionary cricketing game which
people still play.
The game was so ahead
of its time and had loads of exciting features such as creating our own
players, the different stadiums, lots of teams (they also had the USA team). There
were also mission modes in the name of ‘THE ASHES’ in which you had to complete
various batting or bowling objectives which had actually occurred in the Ashes.
“The features available in EA SPORTS CRICKET 07”
The fact that it is still the best cricket
game should speak volumes.
Thank you EA sports for
giving us such a legendary game.
-G R AASHUTHOSH
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