DKCS has been into heavy googling, i think. AB could lead to Alan Border, AB de Villiers and so many other ABs. While Madan is a good guess, again Madan could also mean crickter Madan Kumar or Chandan Madan. There is a more perfect answer out there which doesn't need googling and will lead only to one cricketer. whozat?
That's why I think the points awarded for 'Neal French' were unfair. A possible scenario is that DKCS translated 's'agenouiller' to discover it means 'kneel' and his/her next search on Google was 'Neal French.' The results had him/her believe that probably Neal is the answer and he/she posted it without knowing that someone else named 'Neil French' existed.
let me clarify, there's nothing wrong in googling as long as you make the right logical leap. nimish, let sleeping dogs lie. i'd give DKCS the benefit of doubt on neil french.
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ReplyDeleteABHA (City in SA) -HA =AB
Navjot Singh Sidhu?
ReplyDeleteMadan Lal ???
ReplyDeleteHamadan (City in Iran) – Ha = Madan
nice logic DKCS !
ReplyDeleteDKCS has been into heavy googling, i think. AB could lead to Alan Border, AB de Villiers and so many other ABs. While Madan is a good guess, again Madan could also mean crickter Madan Kumar or Chandan Madan. There is a more perfect answer out there which doesn't need googling and will lead only to one cricketer. whozat?
ReplyDeleteThat's why I think the points awarded for 'Neal French' were unfair. A possible scenario is that DKCS translated 's'agenouiller' to discover it means 'kneel' and his/her next search on Google was 'Neal French.' The results had him/her believe that probably Neal is the answer and he/she posted it without knowing that someone else named 'Neil French' existed.
ReplyDeletelet me clarify, there's nothing wrong in googling as long as you make the right logical leap. nimish, let sleeping dogs lie. i'd give DKCS the benefit of doubt on neil french.
ReplyDeleteHey no issues... If i do not deserve the 'cinq', i can still start afresh... EOD this is just a game...No hard feelings pls... :-)
ReplyDeleteTried Hamilton - Ha = Milton =Sir William Henry Milton (but there are more than one Milton's in Cricket) :-(
ReplyDeleteAnother try
City = Shehar (in Hindi) - Ha = Sher
Sher = Ranjit Singh ??? (though the sher-e-punjab and the cricketer are differnt Ranjit Singhs)
City = Sunnyvale
ReplyDeleteHa is a valley = Vale
Sunnyvale - Vale = Sunny
So Sunil Gavaskar
would you be happy with your answer?
ReplyDeleteDON BRADMAN?
ReplyDeleteBardhaman - Ha = Bradman
Dkcs, if it is sher it has to be tiger pataudi
ReplyDeleteThanks SR.. . But I do not think Sher is right... Lets keep trying :-)
ReplyDeleteCity - Ha = City of Joy - Kolkota - So is the answer Saurav Ganguly?
ReplyDeleteCity -> Shimla ; Add 'Ha' to it
ReplyDeleteHashimla -> Hashim Amla ???
City - Ha = City in Haiti
ReplyDeleteMarmelade = Jam = Jammy = Dravid ???
Guwahati was earlier spelt as Gauhati.
ReplyDeleteGauhati - Ha = Gauti
Cricketer = GAUTAM GAMBHIR
nimish gets it. tenner.
ReplyDeleteGood one Nimish... Finally my 'search' for this puzzle has ended :-)
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