Archive for the ‘Cricket’ Category

A tribute to the end of a glittering career of Indian Cricket team’s beloved “The Wall” Rahul Dravid.

Dear Team INDIA, I take the liberty to draft this letter on the behalf of millions of cricket fans across the globe. First of all, let me begin by telling you that this is by far the worst experience for me as an ardent fan of your team. Ever since i started watching cricket way [...]

It was a Saturday, half a day at work. Perfect timing to be home to watch the complete match. Afterall it was the Final of the CWC2011. The ultimate price. 1 pm, time for the toss, check cricinfo. oh! what happened there, a re-toss!!! Was he cheating or did no one really hear it? Ok. [...]

Gone are the good old days when cricket was played for Pride. Many Legends played the game because they felt it was an honour to represent your country in the game. But, with the advent of  T20, Pride took the backseat and MONEY was talking. Pakistan Cricket has been over the years the most dogged [...]

When John Isner & Nicolas Mahut strode into court 18 to continue their battle for a second day(after play was suspended on day 3) on day 4 of Wimbledon, little did they know that they will be part of HISTORY. What followed was simply an EPIC BATTLE. It was not over then too. After lasting [...]

The IPL3 was an extravaganza in itself although surrounded by too much off field muck it never failed to entertain. Close matches, great performances, power hitting and star quotient was provided in the right mix for the viewers. The Chennai Super Kings came out trumps against the talented and inform Mumbai Indians to lift the [...]

India Vs Australia, 5th ODI, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hydrabad. Australia had posted 350 in their assigned 50 overs with all players contributing with a ton from Shaun Marsh & 93 from Shane Watson. At that time i thought to myself that it would be a SEHWAG day as he was long overdue, but what followed [...]

Special Congratulations to Sachin on his 17000+ ODI runs. It is a huge landmark. It just amazed me the way he played today. Mere words cannot describe that innings he played. It was sublime and we were just lucky enough to witness one in our lifetime. Team India could have atleast gifted him the WIN. [...]

It’s so great to be back to doing what i like doing…blog!!! Yeah people the past month wasn’t just a walk in the park…the same old advices, the same old wait, the same old questions…looks like it’s never gonna end. And thanks largely to Airtel who have suspended the daily, weekly and monthly packages for [...]

“The Prince Of Kolkata” as he is fondly called by all his fans Saurav Chandidas Ganguly surprised everyone last week by calling it time to quit. He declared that the Australian series would be his last. Even if this is his last series he will always be fondly remembered. Who can forget a cricketer who [...]