Yesterday, History repeated itself!! On Saturday, 2nd April 1983 – Kapil Dev and his devils (as they were called then!) picked up the ICC World Cup trophy for the first time ever, after defeating the then cricket favorites West Indies team! Indian Cricket Captain ‘Cool’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni and company defeated the defending champions’ Australian … Continue reading
Lalit Modi, the man behind conceptualizing the IPL, is in hiding somewhere in London or UK. He is not very comfortable to come back to India, at the moment, since he is not sure of justice being meted out to him in the case of alleged misappropriation of funds and conflict of interest in business. … Continue reading
On Sunday (Dec 19), Sachin Tendulkar got his 50th Test Century in the match against South Africa played at the ‘aptly named’ Centurion, SA! During my younger days, Sunil Gavaskar, Viv Richards and Gundappa Vishwanath enthralled me with their master strokes termed as text-book style – while I watched the game ‘cricket’ with great awe … Continue reading
Yesterday evening, I watched the opening ceremony of the XIX th Commonwealth games – I am impressed! ‘Delhi 2010′ is a prestigious event – and, to host the XIX th commonwealth games is a privilege to India. It gives an opportunity to showcase its ‘Sports’ strength, global image, and its growing economic power. Initially, I … Continue reading
It has been a week since the British tabloids reported collusion of some Pakistani cricket players with a London based bookie in spot-fixing; cricket lovers are shocked and do not know how to react. Millions of fans watch cricket glued to their television screen; for their love of the game, across the world. In fact, … Continue reading
The match between Uruguay and Germany was ‘gripping’ yesterday….but ended with the 82nd minute ‘header goal’ by Sami Khedira of Germany earning 3-2 victory to Germany and the third place in the World Cup 2010. As I anxiously wait to see the World Cup finals, many thoughts get to my mind. Holland ( Netherlands) has … Continue reading
The football quarter finals match between Germany and Argentina yesterday was really a match to watch! Germany trounced Argentina by scoring 4-0, with the ‘deciding’ early goal within 5 minutes of start of the match. But now with Argentina’s loss, what will come of Diego Maradona? Of course, Argentina made their second consecutive World Cup … Continue reading
Actually I have stopped watching cricket intensely like I did in my youth. But I have been keeping myself updated on the game and select players. I watched Sunil Gavaskar ( I am a fan of his style of batting and square cut drive on the ON side) and Vishwanath for their ‘book style’ technique … Continue reading
