Aaj ke Shyam..Team Indya ke Naam.....

Here are the final moments of the T20 final....Watch them before you read this post..Enjoy..

6 runs.... 4 balls...Misbah-ul-Haq on strike....Joginder Sharma was the bowler....the fans were going berserk...the tension was palpable....Misbah attempted a shot, one which he will regret the whole of his life....Sreesanth took a catch which will he will cherish for a long time to come..India in an emphatic way have won the T20 final! Yes...this really hapenned! We are the Champions!!!!
No one believed they would win...no..they'll be knocked out in the first round..no seniors..how can an Indian team without SACHIN win anything? Were the seniors cowards to sit out the tournament? What does Dhoni know about captaincy? What can a team do without a coach? Such questions were often heard before the tournament...
Team India Answered all these and more...beating the pretournament favourites South Africa..Australia on its way to the finals. They looked tired and weary when they landed in South Africa, after the long and successful tour and England....winning this cup was the icing on the cake!
A young team with a young captain...full of youthful legs..after a shaky start, capitalised on their strenghts to win with conviction! Well I guess, something went into their heads after that bowl-out against Pakistan..ok, we did lose the game NZ game..but still...they looked ever so confident!
Maybe I am not right...many people believe Yuvraj's Six Sixes, were the turning point.Those sinewy shots paved the way for an Indian victory. Yuvi avenged his miserable 5 sixes! He is a star to reckon with. In the game against the Aussies..he picked up where he left in the England game. Yuvi looked unstoppable throughout this tournament. Against the Aussies it was bang! Crash! all the way..
Catches win matches....I am not sure if this Indian team is really the one which played in England. Well, the fielding wasn't certainly the same! Keep up the good work Robin...thanks for listenin to me. In all the matches the Indian fielding was simply..SUPERB!
Rudra Pratap Singh is easily my player of the T20 WC. He maintained his composure and took important wickets all the crucial junctures..Sreesanth was erratic at times, for the amazing catch he took..all is forgiven and forgotten! Other bowlers like the Pathans(hmmmm.....), Bhajjis.. were good. I must not forget to say a biiig THANK YOU to Joginder Sharma..for producing a gem of a last delivery!
Last but definately, not the least, one man must be applauded for his slendid efforts..MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI was fabulous as the Indian Captain..what decisions he made...to play Yusuf Pathan and not Karthik in the final...choosing Joginder Sharma over the more experienced Bhajji! This man certainly has nerves made of TATA Steel.He deserves to win..he believed in the team and got rewards.
I jumped out of my seat after the last catch was taken...My throat is hoarse from all the screaming. I hugged everyone near me..The thing is ..I got more calls and smses on my Nokia now.. than on my birhday.People were going bonkers on the streets. The madness will slowly die down. Then the magnitude of this epic win will slowly sink in..both for the players, and the fans. But right now ,the whole of India is singing the praise of this Team's exploits.
The whole tournament was a hit! Everything worked out splendidly..well, I guess this will go a long way in wiping out the dissapointments of the ODI WC of March.
Two teams with nothing to choose between them entered the final...the one with better nerves, won! Chak De!
Many the parties never stop...may the Champagne keep flowing..may India keep winning.....All THE BEST TEAM INDIA!!!!!!!!
But here's my conclusion:
BRING IT ON AUSSIES!
WE ARE WAITING...................

Okey ppl....I finally realised...yes, that being 17, isn't much different from being...let's say...1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,or even 16! Things do not change..there's no change..the days are the same..so are the nights. I still get out of the house at 8am and reach home by 8pm. Franky still barks!
The last 17 yrs...I've tried to be everything..the well mannared girl,the arrogant, the moody and pestered, the socially handicapped, even now...I sill don't have a clue of what Iam. After trying to be all of the above..I can proudly say..well, I atleast have a vague idea of the big bad world outside..
Ok...like that's a big help! Cause the world keeps changing. A person who you thought was your friend till yesterday, can still stab you on your back.Well, I have personal experience..lolzzzzzz. Anyway...such people are rampant in our big bad world! So..beware!
Well, I guess there's nothing more to say in this post...I mean..hmmmmmm I dunnoe.......so,
ADIOS!

Well, in another hour or so....I will finally turn 17. Sounds nice, dosen't it? So I thought it would be nice if I ...well.....put my self under the scanner...yeah! it's time for self scrutiny..
Everyone analyses themselves in their own way...so I basically doing a tete-e-tete(that's head to head),much like the ones I read in Metro Plus, most mornings. This one's gonna be a little intresting...
Meet seven(ahem...that's myself at 7)....and 17(that's gonna be me in another hour or so)...16(me...right now)! 16 is gonna be the one asking the queries.
SO, here goes..............
16: Hey people..
17: Hi wassup?
7: Hi
16:So....how's life?
17:Iam yet to find out...
7: Good..I get to swim howmuch ever I want...yay!
17:Swim? Huh!
7: Yes..what's wrong?
17:Nothing..keep swimming..
7:Why...why can't I?
17:Ok, relax
7: What's wrong in doing what I like? Atleast Iam not scared to admit that...I like to compete, and win!
17:Hey!
7: I know your jealous...I know you want to just jump into the pool...and race away..and leave everything behind........
17:Yeah...Yeah...keep talking...
7: Your jealous of me...just admit it...
17: Okey , maybe Iam...so?
16: Guys...chill...let's change the topic to....say..books?
7: I love Famous Five
17: Famous Five? Are you sure? Gosh!...John Grisham..,Harry Potter..LOTR,Eragorn,...yeah..these are books...
7: Hey, my friends say Iam George!
17:Why, is it cause you can eat twice as much as guys your age?
7: No, because ...I can swim faster than most guys my age.....
17: Really?
7: Wanna find out?
16:People stop it!
17: Oops I got carried away...
7: Yea....me too.....
16: Ok, noe let's say...clothes..
17: Gimme a pair of Jeans and a T-shirt...I won't bother you...
7: Hey...me too....
16: Wow! You guys agreed on something, finally....good!
16: Movies?
17: You can see my list on Orkut.........any Tom Cruise movie.....
7: What's orkut?...I like Baby's day out, dunston checks in, Lion king
16:Hm........Boys?
7: I hate them! They are soo irritating!
17: Well...I don't mind cute looking ones, or the intelligent ones....I hate jerks, who ditch their girlfriends...Damn!
16: Sports?
7: Swimming....SWIMMING....and Cricket!
17:Cricket and swimming and footie....
16: Fave sportsperson?
17: Do u have to ask? It's obviously Brett Lee............then follow, Thorpe, Klachkova,Hackett,and other swimmers, miss you guys....Kaka, Rahul Dravid, Yuvi, Henin,and so many more...
7:Who's Brett Lee? Is he a swimmer?
Mine are Thorpe, Hackett, Kitajima, Klatchkova,Hill,well these are the swimmers...then..I love Rahul Dravid..kool u like him too..and Steve Waugh!
17: Jerk! Brett Lee is an Aussie fast bowler!
7: Oh! I didnt know that.Is he good?
17: He's the fastest bowler alive!
7: Does he take wickets?
17: He does! and that too with style!
7: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Wow! I wish I was 17!
17: Not a chance!
16:Final question....What do you wanna become after you grow up?
7:An Olympic swimmer, and also a good person......
17:A Criminal Lawyer....and a Journalist, and a proper singer!
7: Omigosh! Ammamma is still teaching you music?
17: No...I am going to her friend.!
7: Is she nice?
17:She's good!
16:Okey guys..thanx for your time....It was nice catching up with myself!
17: It was.....
7:Have fun!

A letter to my friend...........................

My gr8est apologies to my other readers(that is, if I have any), I have been devoting a considerable space in my posts to catch up wid my cute old friend Darshini. I will devote a little more space in this post.........Infact, this whole post is a letter to Darshini....(others, if you have a problem...you can comment, don't be sure of getting a reply)
Okey soo here goes..........
Dear Darshini,
How are you? I am fine. Are you still that cute little bubbly thing I met in Prime last year??
OKAY!
Anyway...you see pal, I can't write letters..I always used to get only 7/10 in ICSE....
I've moved on...I wrote Sheela Reddy's entrance exam...and got through. I actually got the second rank! I still can't believe that...So I have class everyday from 4pm to 7pm. Phew! It is hectic....but I like her classes..My college sux, and my music rocks!
So....I guess that's all for now. Hope to hear from you!
Regards,
Sneha Lee

A Hattrick and a heartache...........

Well, what do I say..Brett Lee has finally got a hattrick..The only guy to take a hattrick in both ODIs, and T20s. Strangely...he got both of them in World Cups. You see....big men rise in big occasions!LOL! He deserves it coz he's done all the hard work! He's supposedly 'trained the house down'! The Aussies deservingly won that match....kewl.
Earlier that day, was a match btwn India and New Zealand. I don't wanna talk about the Indian defeat. After a start like that,I thought that they would race away to 190,naaaaa that didnt happen! Same mistakes..every single time.Grr........
Here's my conclusion:

INDIANS SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT

Darshini....thanks for reading my posts.....I really miss Prime.
We were supposed to write about our life for an english essay...so, I wrote absolute rubbish! I mean,what sort of an essay is that?? our life?? I am hardly 17..and my life??????
Coming back to the topic.......I managed to stay awake to watch the last match of the day........SA were nothing short of BRILLIANT! The match was entertaining. KP has a knack for theatricals..I guess The Globe, not Newlands suits him better>>>> oops sorry KP...... U ROCK!
GUESS THAT"S ALL FROM ME NOW>>>

T20 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bang! Bang! Crash! It's got everything! The first two days of this tournaments have produced it all........cheerleaders,huge crowds,loud music,tough finishes, nail biters and ofcourse, everyone's favorite..The Giant Killers! Yeah..I like this thing! This format will go a long way in spreading the game to countries like the USA.

Coming back to this tournament..

Boy! oh! boy! Wasn't fun to watch the mighty Aussies crumble to 'Ashes' *Chuckles*, after being humbled by the minnows ,Zimbabwe. Well, it wasn't that great to see Brett's comeback being spoiled, but he wasn't that great too. That is, if you do not go by Ajay Jadeja's views. He thinks a bowler who gives 10 runs per over in T20 , has bowled good. Well in that case, Brett was good yesterday, infact he even took Mazakadza's wicket!

Ponting you are damn right! You need to show this format of the game a lot more respect! Becoz...u see Punter, 'Player of the year', SIZE DOES NOT MATTER. To prove this ,why look at T20? Just look at your 'Self'. Anyway Aussies you could do with a much better performance in your next match against England on friday!

The opening match between SA and WI was one hell of an encounter.It was the perfect example of a T20 match. Gayle was simply amazing. What shots! What sixes! Gibbs wasn't perturbed by all this as he safely guided SA home. SA seemed to have made record chases a habit! tch tch ask Ponting!

Pakistan were given a scare by the Scots...but came through. NZ won comfyly......

Well, TeamIndia have their first match today. They face the resurgent Scots. Last night we've all seen what complacency can do (thanks for the word, MR.Chappell).

So...........................India ,pull up your socks, get rid of those buttery fingers, and............

CHAK DE!

Chak De India best fielding

The same old rubbish............................

Yesterday's match was like.............let's say old wine in a new bottle. I mean why can't Team india win finals?????????? what do they lack??????

They played like a team of ameteurs yesterday! Hasn't Dravid realised that his team has been winning matches , these days, when they chased??? I mean, duh??Actually, not Dravid the whole team is to be blamed.

It was a beautiful day at Lord's. The sun was shining, and the Indian wickets were falling like a pack of cards.....1-26,2-52,3-53,4-59, doesn't a team with so much experience realise , partnerships are invaluable in such matches???

Anyway what had to happen ,happened.

I have noticed in this tour, that the quality of umpiring was..........I cannot find words to describe it...or maybe I can ,wait!it was abysmal!!!! Well, it was worse. Even 3-time ICC award winning Aussie Umpire Simon Taufel, was rookish. And, by the vway...I still cannot figure out what's come over Alee Dar these days? These wrong decisions had come at all the crucial junctures for India..It's gonna take me a while to forget LBW given to Sachin in one of these matches.....the ball looked on it's way to miss ,even the 6th stump!LOL!!
Umpires,what's happenin??????????

Now,coming to the spectacle that's gonna unfold in two more days....Yes, Iam talking to you about the T20(for those who don't know that's the trendy way of saying 20-20)World Cup in South Africa. The biggest news for me is the BRETT LEE is back!!!!!!
He's in the aussie squad.YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
India is gonna be lead by none other than,'Dhan dhanadhan Dhoni' Viru is gonna be back. I hope he silences all his critics!! Irfan's in, so is his big bro Yusuf. It's a young team, it better deliver.
ALL THE BEST!
People watch the cute video I found on Youtube. It rocks!!!!!!!!!! Chak De! I hope it helps to erase all the bad memories of Team India's third class, or even chillar , fielding throughout the tour of "The old Blighty"!!!!!!

Cricket, life,and more........

My life's been dragging on. My new Law class is fun. Ma'm teaches in a very different way. End of the day I learn, and that's all matters. My new friends are rocking!

And please people who read my blogs..or those who've read my previous one...I am not the little girl. So pleeeze stop sending me sorry emails. That girl just happens to be someone I noe. Get over it! Anyway, I am not that stupid! I would have boxed that other girl's head off, the minute she told me she liked my guy! So.......GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

These days, I am watching cricket in bits and pieces! But, what a match the other day! Uthappa totally rocked. I noticed something ,he plays well ,whenever a chance is given. Yes, he maybe brazen, but he brings a sort of a youthful energy to our team.And our dear 'young' Sachin missed out on another century!!!! let's pray he gets it tomorrow. Do you know he's holds the record for getting out the most times in the 90s in ODIs. Wow! Imagine if he had managed to convert all those into 100s!!!!!!

I love this picture,this team. I want to see them do the same thing after the Natwest final tomorrow. This brings back memories of that wonderful chase at Lord's in 2002. That was one hell of a final. We won! then, we can do it now! Fielding remains our weak link even now. Robin Singh should work harder on his wards.

Hey, haven't you guys? realised our team is doing way better without a coach! They've had a good tour of 'The old Blighty'. Infact, India has been the only team to beat England at home! See, we are betterthan the Aussies! We are kings , not pirates!

Talking of pirates, my favorite pirate came on his yearly visit to India ,last fortnight.No, people , I am not talking about Capt.Jack Sparow, but about BRETT LEE. Yes, he was in India, so what? India to him is just Mumbai, and New Delhi.

Well, come October , all this will change. He's gonna actually come play , a match in my dear old Hyderabad. Wow! Can't wait for that day!

So, people that's it for now! All the best team India!

Mar Jana, Par Jeet kar aana!!!!!!!

Luv, you loads guys, you rock!