Merry Christmas!!!!

It’s Christmas Time and I’m so happy today…!
It’s been a memorable Christmas for me; I spent it with some of my very close friends. I’d gone to Kadav yesterday. And although I’m so happy, I’m a bit tired and so I can’t write more.

Irfan Out of SA Series:

I am Happy today, but not so happy. I’m not happy with a decision taken by Indian Team Management. Indian Ace Seamer is asked to return home and play in the Ranji Series to get back his bowling form.
Now what they’re doing with him? You chose him as a bowler and then said that he’s a potential all-rounder. And then when your team is in need of all round performers, you deselect him saying that he is a bowler first. That too when he is the highest run-scorer and when your Great legends are going down.
Oh, I’m confused! Just imagine how confused he might be because of the changing nature of our game plans.
We worship the performers but when someone outperforms, we forget the previous one. This should not happen. I wish now he doesn’t feel like being thrown out of The Team.

Best Of Luck Irfan!

BMM Somaiya Festival: ESTRO 2006-07

I forgot to tell you, we today had our College Festival going on and our department has a special festival- Estro. We had our Film Festival Today and one of the Documentries was a really touchy one.It satirically talked about how Indians are unaware of their glorious past- the Freedom Movement, and even their currrent situations. It

Now what to call it???

I’m not so happy with the Indian Media especially the News Channels. Really Really Very Unhappy…
Well I’m angry with them all!!!!

They are spending hours and hours and hours on the loss of Indian team but nobody is bothered about the Glories in Asian Games

I’m so angry with them… And no it’s not because of the lost Cricket Series but it’s because we are not recognizing our heroes. I’m not angry or jealous with the game of Cricket. I just want to say LOOK AT THE SHOOTERS and other ATHLETES too! They are performing excellently.

And this suggestion is for the Indian Cricketers too!

Sadly, People are interested in Cricket only. And that’s why they are not so happy these days, they don’t know the other joys…

No cake and no cherry: India looses the series 4-0

On the first day of the series, I was praying for the “no rains”…
Five matches later, today I was praying for rains- both from the sky and from the bats of our Indian players…
Seems like when it comes to cricket, the Rain God doesn’t listen to us…

So it was at the Wanderers, Johannesburg that the story continued. India lost to South Africa again, and lost with a worst loss.
And with it the ODI Series has ended with Graeme Smith and boys holding Trophy in their hands.

The Indian Cricket Team is definitely going through a very very bad condition. All seem to have confused and there’s hardly anyone to play like a team. Most of the players seem to have lost on confidence. Yet there are a few people who showed a little glimpse of their talent. But over all, it was a bad performance, for sure.

When you have someone doing best and best again and again, you call it “The Cherry on the Cake”
Now What shall we call this Indian loss to South Africa? We have left very little to cheer, neither the cake not even the cherry.

The Series is Lost...

I just finished watching the fourth ODI between India and South Africa. Obviously, India lost.

Well, now-a-days, it becomes news when India wins... But this is certainly a ‘news’ as India lost the match and lost the series with it. We haven’t yet won a series in South Africa. But who expected such a bad performance from the “Men in Blue”?

I was still watching the match because of and only because of Irfan Pathan. He played a brilliant knock today. He showed more signs of maturity and patience. However I think he should concentrate on his bowling first. His bowling action seems to have changed. I think we need to give him some time.

As far the Indian team is concerned, what else remains to say? There is a talk going on about Saurav Ganguly to be selected.

So are we going back to the experience instead of youth? In my opinion, it’s not the question of youth or experience alone. It’s neither an easy thing to get a balance between them two. I feel what the Team needs most is not players but a proper game-plan. So let’s see when do they get it… and yes they need not to get overexposure in media. !

Final Flipper by Thrpedo: Ian Thorpe Retires:

“……You can swim lap after lap staring at a black line and all of a sudden you look up and see what’s around you. That’s what it feels like to me…”

-Ian Thorpe, The Australian Swimmer,

in a news conference announcing his retirement.

The famous man in his famous Black bodysuit won’t be seen cutting through the Olympic waters again.

One of the greatest Swimmers of all time, Ian Thorpe of Australia announced his retirement today signing the end of a record-breaking career at the age of just 24.
195 cm tall Thorpe who has an extra-ordinary flipper-size 17 feet, is one of the gifted Athletes. He could puff away other swimmers with his famed ‘Dolphin-kick’.

This Australian Olympic Superstar came to be known as a “Record-machine”.

He became The Youngest Men's world champion in swimming history at the age of 15, by winning the 400 freestyle final at the 1998 world championship, and since then, has been breaking a lot of records and making new ones. He celebrated The Sydney Olympics, 2000with three Golds and two Silvers.

Thorpe has not competed in any major international competition since the Athens Olympics 2004. Amidst the suspicions about his motivation ahead of coming Beijing Olympics 2008, the injury, illness, Thorpe said that he has realised –there was more to life than swimming.

Several brows rose to his decision to retire at so early of an age. Thorpe, however, said breaking records "wasn't as inspiring as it should have been."
Although he reportedly gets around US $2.6m as his sponsorship earnings, Thorpe said that Money was not his motivation. “I’m not driven by Finance, it’s not my thing. I’m lucky that I’m pretty financially secure. I’m not completely secure- I have to work or I’m going to run out. “

“As I got fit physically my mind also got fit, I started looking at myself not only as a swimmer but as a person.”

So he wants to whirl around in the new avenues of life. Best of Luck in your new journey, we’ll always miss you, Ian!

Here is Ian Thorpe in numbers

Thorpe has won 5 Olympic Golds. He also has won 10 Commonwealth Golds .

Since 1998 he dominated the 400 meter freestyle, winning the event at every Olympic, World; Commonwealth and Pan Pacific championships until he took break after Athens Olympics.

Thorpe stockpiled 11 World titles during his career - the most by any swimmer.
At the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Thorpe grabbed record six Titles.

Between 1999- 2002, Thorpe broke 13 World Records.

Ian, who also once has did a “catwalk” for Armani, is one of the graceful athletes of the era. He was a true champion of the game and a pin-up idol too…

Ashes begins

So the Ashes are finally here! ....

Do I need to say anything else to explain how enthusiastic people are about it? well they are, always... But this time- like it was last time- everyone is hoping for a battle. But I doubt what will happen because, looking at the present sides, I think Aussies are way too better. .

Anyways, let's see what happens...

The Indian Curse... Rain washed the play aside

Seems like Team India is facing some curse, wherever they go, Rains follow...

That's why, may be, today's ODI against South Africa was called off due to the heavy rains in Johanesberg.

Since past few days, the Indian Cricket team has't been performing well. Everyone is hoping for them to see on roll again... and due to the Rains -the wait continues a bit longer...

Roger Federer Coming to india???

I just came to know that,..... that Roger Federer will be in India mext month!!!!!!!!

Well, there is no official announcement yet, but I heard him say it very clearly in the audio of Post match Interview. He has said that he's going to India before Christmass for some UNISEF work.

Now I'm desperately waiting for the confirmation....

Roger is the "Shanghai-Knight"

Roger Federer defeated James blake 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 to win the final match of the season and lift the Masters Cup again. I am so petrified by the match that can't find the words to describe...

As Blake had said it rightly, we are at the loss of adjectives wehn we describe Roger's game. and not only game but to describe why and how he is best of the best.

He is such a humble athelete and an inspiration to all the young kids around the world. I think he is becoming just like an old tree, which when blossoms more and more, leans down to the Mother Earth more and more and more....