Sunday 25 March 2007

Oo! aaH! InDiA! Ghar aaja India!

It's all over . Finished! Nothing's left.
I promised myself that I would'nt waste my time pondering over this! I thought no more wasting blogspace! But , hell no! I could not help myself. This blog came pouring out of me! This just reminds me the kind of person I am! I am hopelessly lost, and I support this team full of not-so-invincibles! This team just promises soo much and delivers so little! I mean what can I say? I am depressed! Why are they going from bad to worse?
This WC , for me started out disastrously....when one fine morning in Feb, I figured out Brett Lee would miss the Cup.The fact that the Indian team were doing good kept me going. The way they massacared the WINDIES , made me feel they would atleast go to the Super-8! Hell ,no they did not!
They blew up , or rather were blown away in the by the Banglas in the first match! Then came the 413 against a paltry Bermuda. Finally , the curtain closed on the great Indian WC dream when SriLanka beat them.No, I am not feeling sorry for them! No.
What don't they have? Millions of endorsements, fat bank accounts, and yes a billion fans! What more do they want? And oh! yes a coach gotten all the way from Down-Under! I have noticed these days employing Aussie coaches is becoming a fad , but not working like the Aussies!
I mean the resentment among the fans in India is palpable.They deserved a much better show! Yes, I don't care what others think we are a nation of crazy cricket lovers! Ravi Shastri always says public memory in India is very short, show me a place where people cheered their teams when they lost?
I have an idea where the problem lies...maybe thanks to all the big bucks and the show biz our cricketers are losing their motivation to play the game.And in sports moivation plays a very important role! It is what keeps the players going!
Actually thinking about the defeat, reminds me that this has been India's worst WC since 1979.In 2003 , Ganguly gave us a big treat by gallantly leading the side to the finals.
The fact that our gr8 batting order wid a combined run aggregate of over 50,000 runs fails to click in any match, sounds life threatning. But yes this is what has been happening from a long time! This has to change!
Our next series is against Bangladesh in Bangladesh! Yes, Bangladesh!
The team and the management has a little less than two months to come up with a cleaning up act! God knows what they will come up with! Whatever it is it will not suffice! Cause this has been happening from a long time , and will change only if strict measures are taken!
The next WC is in our backyard and we hav to put up a good show!
So, ALL THE BEST TEAM INDIA! for 2011!

Friday 23 March 2007

A Cup of Thrills and Chills(kills?)!!!

I had been waiting for this edition of the WC , for God knows how long. After that
crushing defeat served to us in a platter, by the awesome Ozzies in 2003, I was hoping that in the next edition atleast we will take revenge. So I was waiting with bated breath.
2004..2005...2006....2007 March.The Indian team wears a renewed look.A brand new coach and a brand new captain.I was pretty pleased with the whole outfit.Finally on the 11th of March the ICC Cricket World Cup was flagged off. May the best team win!
The early matches were no shockers. Expected teams won!
But that was only till the 17th of March. That fateful day. India lost to a spirited Bangladeshi side , and the Pakistanis to the minnows Ireland.Here, hold on for a minute, no one talked about the Banglaz aweinspiring victory ! All mouths were blabbering abt the GREAT INDIAN DEBACLE.For which Iam quite used to by now!
So , this is not all...the chills in the cup begin now! After the embarassing loss to the Irish, Pakisthan coach was found unconsious in his hotel room , in Kingston, Jamaica. Pakistan had one of it's earliest exits from the WC, as it had already lost to the Windies in the opening match of the cup! They found him in the bathroom , lying in a pool if vomit and blood. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where the Doctors declared him dead.
The world was shocked!
The 18th of March became a bad day in the annals of the game. The man who gave so much to the game is no more. Wonderful tactician, amazing student of the game, and an awesome coach, under whose reign South Africa almost won the WC. There is no good enough tribute for this man.
At first they ruled it as a stress related suicide. But most people who knew him said he was'nt a man like that.Infact he reportedly wrote an email to his wife, Gill, and in it he actually wanted to rebuild the Pakistani team. He even wrote an email to a website in which he writes , citing that he will maintain his obligation. Did he really suicide?
After the autopsy the police regarded it as 'suspicious'. Then in a shocking revelation...Radio Jamaica said that Bob Woolmer was strangled. They said that they sources were' very reliable'. The police said it was all media speculation , but , they did not deny it either. Then ,on 21nd March, the police confirmed that Robert Andrew Woolmer had been murdered. What a shock! Who will murder Woolmer?
Speculation...speculation and more of it! From Imran Khan to my mom , everyone has their own take! Some say, bookies (a.k.a Cronje), as we all know Woolmer was in the process if writing a mostly, 'reveal all ' book. Why kill a person when he writes a book? No wonder they say... a pen is mightier than a sword! Enough on Woolmer. I dont noe anything more to write!
Now to the great Flintoff ,and his drinking problem. That dude may apologise to everyone on the earth .... but he does not have the right to fill himself up with booze whenever he feels like! Then the joyride in the boat in the middle of the freaking night! What if no Hotel crew saw him in the water? Not only him but also the other cricketers who thought it was their birth right to go to a night club, after a match!UNICEF did a right thing by cancelling his visit. He wife may say good things about him, but he can't go on like this!
Now thats a lot I have written. This cup till now has, had its more than fair share of off the field action. Hopefully, the on-field action will match it! I hope this goes down as one of the best cups in the history of the game. It has too! I hope India goes to the League stage @ least. All the best guys! JEETEGA BHAI JEETEGA INDIA JEETEGA!
P.S. please guys @least win the match against the Lankans...

Tuesday 20 March 2007

GAFFES ,GAFFES ,and more.....

The cricket season's on...everyonez having a party. So I thought I ll throw in some fun too.Here are some good ones:
We have desi commentary in Hindi. Educating the Englees speakers.
Third manz not THEESRA AAdmi.
For the purist the beginning of an over is 'unki sesh aarambh ho gayi', and the end of an over is 'unki sesh sesh ho gayi'.
The maiden over is 'unki kumari sesh ho gayi'.
John Arlott made commentary a pleasure.
When the streaker streaked @ Lords;
Arlott: The old ladies in the crowd are seeing what they havnt seen for years.
On a visit to the MIDDLE EAST , FRED Trueman was learnt that his host had 198 wives. Acc to Arlott he said: Golly another 2, and he can have the new ball!
Pakistan are on tour to Oz land , when Greg Chappell was bowled.
Zaheer Abbas shouts " Faquih you got him!"
I am sure u noe what Chappell musta heard it like!!
Pak on tour again only now in England:
Bary Knight was batting when Rex Alston said:
There is going to be a bowling change and we are going to see Afaq @ the NursuryEnd. Was that by mistake?
Jim Swanton was a thing among the commentators, prompting his colleagues into " Jim is such a snob that he won't travel in the same car as his chauffer".
The election of the pope was on in Rome.So was a Test match Lord's. A crowd was waiting to see the puff of white smoke in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican.At the same time back in London Brian Johnston was commentating, he saw smoke belching out of an old Tavern:
Ah. I see that Jim Swanton has just been elected Pope!.
Here's one from Tennis:
Wimbledon.
Rex Alston drops a brick at a Ladies match"Louise Brough cannot serve at the moment as she has not got any balls!".
So on , these are the best ones I can find. Maybe I'll write some more when I find some. So that's that.
Here's one more:
Peter Pollock playing for the RoW slips and twists his ankle.BJ is irreplaceble:
He is in excruciating pain.It is especially bad , as he is here on his honeymoon with his pretty wife.Still he'll probably be all right tommorow if he sticks it up tonight." Dennis Crompton, in the commentary box, collapses at this.
Some Double entendre, isn't it???

Sunday 18 March 2007

Hmmm................

Sometimes when you watch a movie it touches you soo much that you can't stop bragging about it! And one specific character influences you so much that you remember that actor as that character.You start referring to that actor by that name.
For most people Tom Cruise is synonymous with agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible movies.For me Tom is always Jerry Maguire, or Charlie Babbit.
Well, the other day I say a movie , which I can say has been the one which has touched me the most in recent times. Yes Varshita..., don't groan I am talking about "Blood Diamond".You got it right, the Character is Danny Archer!
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990’s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) – a South African mercenary – and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) – a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon – who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields – has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon’s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
Well, I can faithfully say that DiCaprio is the only actor who has moved me to tears with his action.Yes, He made me cry like a baby in both Blood diamond and Titanic.He is such a versatile actor, and I personally feel that he was the best for Archer's role. And that accent man.......wow!!
So, after BD I have watched 'The Departed ' . And subconciously I could feel my brain searchin for traces of the South African accent in Bill Costigan's typical Boston speech. Well , my mom'z still wondering why it got the Oscar for best Movie.
And I am still wondering why Leo didn't get the Best Actor, or why Blood Diamond didn't get Nominated for Best Movie.
It's got a got message. that message is best summed up in the this dialogue of Maddy's:
'People back home wouldn't buy a ring if they knew it cost someone else their hand'.
It presents the crisis in Africa in a way that every one can relate too.The rebels, the AIDs, the worst of all child soldiers.
Now, there isnt a day at home or at wherever I go that I don't brag about this movie. Go on watch it , you will want to make a difference.
Maybe what my mom told my dad when I was young is true. Maybe I will marry a mercenary! Danny Archer rulz!!

What the hell is happenning?

Shit!(Excuse me for the language......).
I am in shock....,or maybe I shud hav expected it...We lost to Bangladesh!
I woke up in the morning, and my mom says 'Morning, we lost'....'so, did Pakistan..' in an undertone. Pakistan lose to the spirited Irish.Some consolation.. The players yesterday honestly looked lazy, yes, LAZY.
Dravid won the toss and, What? Elected to bat? Why? It was nine in the morning...the pitch has moisture, aand he , well not only him...maybe it was the whole teamz idea. Whatever it was..... that idea sucked! It would have never ever worked! Crazy idea!!
Then the famed Indian batting line up goes out into the middle..,and failed as a group! Why play Uthappa when he dosen't open? Why did Sehwag come to the Windies? Then everyone just fails to lift their bat. Ganguly was nice. Yuvi was good.
The Bangladeshis deserved the win! They were the better team and they WON!!!!!!

Wednesday 14 March 2007

Ugly Champs...................

Down the way,
Where the nights are gay,
And the sun shines
Brightly on the mountain tops...........
I took a trip
On a sailing ship,
When I reached Jamaica
I made a stop.......
So, goes the favorite calypso of the Indian maestro Sunil Gavaskar. Maybe he is still in India, but his comments are surely giving sleepless nights to one Mr.Ponting. Who cannot digest the fact that the behaviour if his team his way below the expected. He retorted at Sunil by pointing to his behaviour on the field. He asked Gavaskar to look at the performance of the Indian team, when Sunny bhai merely said that the Aussies do not make likeable champs, in his column in an Indian weekly.
Sunny said that the Windies were likeable champs, and the Aussies were not like that. This is true. I sometimes feel Ponting has to be whacked hard on the backside, for pointing fingers @ the Umpires.His behaviour @ times makes me wanna throw up!
Rewind in time.Go to the Champs trophy final in Mumbai. Iam sure everyone knows what Iam talking about. Yes. Iam talking about the Martyn-pushing-Powar incident. Is that how champs behave? Forget about the apology . that was hard extracted...Do they have to be soo drunk with the spirit of their victory, that they become absolute mavericks?
Maybe all champs are like this, then wat about one man who speaks as many languages as he does with his racquet? Maybe he is an exception. Winners like Brazil make their game look beautiful. And yes, they behave pretty good.
The Aussies going into the WC with injuries, and bad form will look to dominate their group matches. So maybe they should try harder to behave better on the field. They are all nice blokes off the field.
Tags remain SA are still labled chokers, despite them chasing 400-odd runs in that epic final @ The WANDERERS. Ponting has to work very hard. Or else as Sunny Bhai said with his morning cup of chai, theyll be whacked in a bar for that behaviour.
................................My heart is down
My head is turning around
I have to leave a little girl in KINGSTON town...................
Thats the first verse.
ADIOS PEOPLE! THATZ IT FROM ME!!

ORBITUARY

Chinnaswamy, the cat who watches cricket, has been found dead in his sleep, outside my house on the 21st of Febraury , 2006. He was assumed to be 9 years old.
He is survived by his girlfriend, Monique and kittens which are believed to be his litter, Wayne, Jackie, Jade and Ebony.
His funeral in my carpark was attended by me, Sharanya,Nikita and Sandy. We deeply regret his loss.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

YAY!! EXAMZ ARE ALMOST DONE!!!!

I guess I am the happiest gal on the whole of planet earth right now! My boards are almost done! Just one more to go on Sunday! I did all of them good! My math rocked for the first time! Just commerce remains amd I feel confident. My life is going good. I made a few very important decisions!
I am sad now! BRETT LEE 'S out of the WORLD CUP! Life is sooo not fair! Poor thing he injured his ankle in that practise session in NZ. I hope he recovers as soon as possible. The cup is not gonna be the same without him! Australians now look very beatable! Now, this is what I call an open WC! Haven't heard that for a long time!
The Aussies have unknowingly made it an open cup, thanks to the, Five defeats in a row...and the fleet of injuries. Now anytime can win! I Wish India wins it! The way they thrashed the Windies in the practice game was....UNBELIEVABLE! But only an idiot can count the Aussies out of contention! As they say...wounded Aussies are worse than normal ones! SA looks strong now that they are no.1.
It's gonna be a cracker of a WC, and I aint gonna miss it! Catcha guyz later!!