I am seriously concerned about my frequency of blogging. I talk about what I seriously feel about. Infrequency atleast ensures one thing.Quality :)
Google has pulled out of China. They say Go Daddy and Dell may follow. If they do, its a statement for the whole Industrialization era which has changes the color of mother earth in last 2 centuries.
Running a business has its own morals and values. Profit is sacrosanct. Everything else is discussed in context of Profit. Now, here Google has pulled out saying censoring information is against its Philosophy. Its something only an IT co could have done. Its a new business and people here think somewhat differently than some other core businesses.
Hats Off to Google, for the courage.
This IPL is sort of a festival. Sometimes average cricket. But when Sachin is batting or Banglore is bowling. You can be assured of intensity. This is one more thing I think. So many people do not play their best. Still, culture is building and this season is better than previous season for intensity of teams(exclude KKR n KXIP)
I still feel Banglore seems the best side, though they lost to Dilli. Dilli dared the real Devil. LOL. You go DD.
Call it festive season.IPL season. Its fireworks.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Cricket is a Religion
Well, suddenly I found I am religious. Cricket. Reason: I find the this masquerade T20 cricket against my religion. I don't want to be identified as old- fashioned and I am not. T20 is a very good entertainment. I watch it all the time. I just want to copyright the word 'Cricket' and I don't want T20 to use the word Cricket. Because THIS is NOT Cricket.
Its really painful to see a zombied Styne or Laxman. The good things about Styne is the length and the speed. And, in T20, he goes for runs for the same reason. And to see Laxman trying to slog is really really awful.
In T20 bowlers have been turned into a disrepectful role of serving the ball, not bowling the ball. The contest is between their bats and our bats. And here is the point. Cricket is a contest between their bats against our balls and our bats against their balls. I really really like cricket. Test is the literally the 'test' of individuals and teams. Only good things come through. One dayer also test you if the wicket is made for 250. Not 350.
I am not whining about this. T20 does pull more people. But, this IPL thing has got so many mediocre players and moments. Now, extraordinary battings by Pathans, Haydens is a PR gimmick. They are batting against very ordinary bowlers. RR could not get 19 runs off Zak and Malinga in last 2 overs.
T20 is alright for weekend night entertainment on TV. Movie of the month, week, day, whatever. But don't call it cricket.
Enough 'whining'. Now good things. We got Saurabh Tiwary, Rayadu for Mumbai. Pujara for KKR. and maybe many more. Now in IPL, they get to play world class bowlers. Similarly, there is Nagar bowling for Delhi. Got pace. Bowling to good batters from around the world. That will toughen them up for International Cricket. IPL is still evolving a great deal. And it is set to benefit Indian pool of players.
Its really painful to see a zombied Styne or Laxman. The good things about Styne is the length and the speed. And, in T20, he goes for runs for the same reason. And to see Laxman trying to slog is really really awful.
In T20 bowlers have been turned into a disrepectful role of serving the ball, not bowling the ball. The contest is between their bats and our bats. And here is the point. Cricket is a contest between their bats against our balls and our bats against their balls. I really really like cricket. Test is the literally the 'test' of individuals and teams. Only good things come through. One dayer also test you if the wicket is made for 250. Not 350.
I am not whining about this. T20 does pull more people. But, this IPL thing has got so many mediocre players and moments. Now, extraordinary battings by Pathans, Haydens is a PR gimmick. They are batting against very ordinary bowlers. RR could not get 19 runs off Zak and Malinga in last 2 overs.
T20 is alright for weekend night entertainment on TV. Movie of the month, week, day, whatever. But don't call it cricket.
Enough 'whining'. Now good things. We got Saurabh Tiwary, Rayadu for Mumbai. Pujara for KKR. and maybe many more. Now in IPL, they get to play world class bowlers. Similarly, there is Nagar bowling for Delhi. Got pace. Bowling to good batters from around the world. That will toughen them up for International Cricket. IPL is still evolving a great deal. And it is set to benefit Indian pool of players.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
McComments
Eoin Morgan is busy saving England from so called disgrace of loosing to Bangladesh. Bangladesh are a better team than what most of us think of them. As far as one dayers are concerned. Pietersen has been aweful for, quite a while actually.
India has beaten Pakistan in Hockey. Thats good news. If we win some more matches, Hockey is very much watchable game just because of its speed. Only problem is that, we loose too often.
One more thing, I was right. This Indian team has got a character. Trust me, its better days for cricket. Atleast 3 teams have very good players. Oz, India and SA.
Sachin made 200. he is sort of Lata Mangeshkar. Whatever he does appears so simple that it hides the whole complexity of the thing. You only come to know the difference once some other singer tries to do the same thing.
Its a rarity. We have 2 batters who are redefining the whole game. Completely. Sachin is a benchmark for technique, for attitude. He is the way it ought to be. The Ayn Rand phrase.
Sehwag is the anti-thesis of traditional(sic!) batsmanship. Hardly any footwork. But he has got eye as good as Sachin. Simple philisophy of batting. He plays to his strength. His effect is more than just the number of runs he scores. The ball stops swinging, spinning, bouncing. It just comes to his bat.
The assault he puts leaves deep scars for the bowlers. He is a warrior. His sword chops you if he gets his way. Its blood. Listen to what Murali spoke after the series. He kiiled Murali.
Sachin is different. He is the lover. The sheer beauty of his stroke making enthralls spectators, fielders as well as bowlers. Bowlers don't feel blood. There is still harmony between him and bowlers. While Sehwag makes the bowlers shiver.
India has beaten Pakistan in Hockey. Thats good news. If we win some more matches, Hockey is very much watchable game just because of its speed. Only problem is that, we loose too often.
One more thing, I was right. This Indian team has got a character. Trust me, its better days for cricket. Atleast 3 teams have very good players. Oz, India and SA.
Sachin made 200. he is sort of Lata Mangeshkar. Whatever he does appears so simple that it hides the whole complexity of the thing. You only come to know the difference once some other singer tries to do the same thing.
Its a rarity. We have 2 batters who are redefining the whole game. Completely. Sachin is a benchmark for technique, for attitude. He is the way it ought to be. The Ayn Rand phrase.
Sehwag is the anti-thesis of traditional(sic!) batsmanship. Hardly any footwork. But he has got eye as good as Sachin. Simple philisophy of batting. He plays to his strength. His effect is more than just the number of runs he scores. The ball stops swinging, spinning, bouncing. It just comes to his bat.
The assault he puts leaves deep scars for the bowlers. He is a warrior. His sword chops you if he gets his way. Its blood. Listen to what Murali spoke after the series. He kiiled Murali.
Sachin is different. He is the lover. The sheer beauty of his stroke making enthralls spectators, fielders as well as bowlers. Bowlers don't feel blood. There is still harmony between him and bowlers. While Sehwag makes the bowlers shiver.
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