I have indeed been privileged and honoured to see two innings of sheer magnificence and rare beauty that left me hankering for more and sent my heart and soul into raptures of unbridled delight. What on earth am I talking about? well I am talking about the two centuries registered by Messrs Ajinkya Rahane and Kevin Pietersen on behalf of their respective IPL franchises, and these centuries which were a study in contrast were incidentally the 19th and 20th centuries registered during the five seasons of the Indian Premier League and could not have come at a more opportune moment as far as their teams were concerned. While Rahane's monumental effort was all about finesse, silken touch, batsmanship of the highest order and in strict conformity with the coaching manual, Pietersen's innings was an exquisite gem studded with moments of raw savagery, a few ungainly hoikes across the line and bludgeoned sixes that left the opponents shaking their heads in consternation; what was common between the two breath taking efforts was the fact that these two epochal knocks facilitated their team's victory against equally worthy opponents. Though Pietersen's century certainly stole a march over the other with it's sheer magnificence and raw savagery, the very fact that he ended up scoring almost 87% of his team's ultimate total and salvaged a noteworthy victory from a near hopeless situation makes the mighty Englishman's effort that much more special; kudos Messrs Rahane and Pietersen, the two of you have one hand each on the steering of the Volkswagen Passat especially reserved for the impact player or then should I say knock of the entire IPL season, keep up the good work and keep us coming back for more.......
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