Education Loan...!! House Loan..!! Car Loan..!! Personal Loan..!! Relaxxxx..!! I am not reminding you the ways, how a bank can make you dependent on them. Its just that there's one more loan that's about to launch very soon by Indian Banks or Government of India (GOI) for that sake. That's "ONION LOAN" (Loan to purchase Onions for the household) Sounds Stupid..?? Trust me, its better to sound stupid than to even think of purchasing onion these days.
Recently, as a part of daily schedule I visited a grocery shop to purchase some onion for daily meals. All I could manage after witnessing the prices was, a smile to the vendor & telling my onion fan room mate, "Oye Doctor ne nahi kaha hai daily pyaaz khaaney ko.. Chal yahaan se..!!!" Well that was about the sarcasm, but in reality too, it seems in the coming few weeks Onion would become a luxury to enjoy. With Onion prices sky-rocketing to as much as Rs. 85 / Kg in some retail markets, the middle class and the lower middle class people can now "wish" if they could afford onion.
What's the reason for these soaring prices of onion, suddenly? Indian Government always have their favorite culprit for all such reasons and quite inevitably its "The Indian Climate". Yes, As per GOI, The rise in the prices of onion is due to bad weather. Is it really true? I recently had a discussion with one of my acquaintances, who is in to outsourcing of cultivation lands for onions. He clearly told, "its all simple business." He told me that he has tonnes of onion supplies at his disposal ready for the sale. But, he is cutting the supply to make sure that the prices rise. "Ek baar daam chadh gaye, to double rates pe nikaal doonga dost aur double munaafa hoga," were his words to be precise. So, do we still feel that these price rises are due to foul weather effects? Or is it the part of a planned strategy by a few hoarders, black marketers or opportunistic persons to exploit the conditions, to earn more? The point of discussion here is not who and why are they doing this.. The point to be worried here is, they can't do so without the aid of certain government officials. So, who is reaping the benefits and who is paying extra cost out of their pockets, folks?? Do I even need to mention..?
"The Customs Duty on onions has been brought down to zero," finance secretary Ashok Chawla told reporters this morning. "Oh, Thank You so much for your benevolent gesture Mr. Politician," I couldn't stop myself from uttering this, the moment I heard this crap from another crap. Immediately, "Supply & Demand Theory" of my Economics classes ran through my memory. Create deficit in supply, increase the demand, raise the prices, reap more profits. Anyways, moving ahead from theory part, practically speaking, very soon for people aiming to have some onion as a part of their staple food diet, RBI will have to introduce "Onion Loans." There too, Reserved category sections could avail the magic of real onion taste in a better way, because of relaxations as we already have in all kind of loans. Rest all can see it, smell it, preserve it as an antique or proudly put it in on a display as a Luxury item. Right?
Meanwhile, Government apparently in an effort to curb the prices, has imposed a ban on onion exports till January 15th, 2011. "Onion prices will remain high for the next 2-3 weeks & the situation is likely to improve only after that," F&A Minister Sharad Pawar had quoted yesterday. All we can say on this is, "Tell us something we don't know Mr. Pawar. After all, it would take at least this much of time to generate funds for your coming near future campaigns, right?" While Mr. Minister had indicated the government have no plans to import onions, a small 450 tonnes consignments of onion, priced at Rs. 18-20 per Kg, from neighboring country Pakistan also made their way yesterday through Punjab Border. So, Now we are going to pacify our hunger quest, by knocking the doors of beggars. Wow..!!! And I thought we have been predicted to be Super-Powers till 2020. Still a far cry !!
"The Prime Minister desires all necessary steps to effectively deal with the extraordinary price rise of onions and bring the price down to an affordable level," An official source said, quoting letters written by Singh to the ministries concerned. I was overwhelmed by this news, as it made me realize that at least Congress High Command didn't stop PM to write, if eventually from speaking. Well, letters of empathy, words of consolation, virtual efforts of government are not going to make any difference till the time some serious steps against Black Marketing & Hoarding ain't a part of Indian Judiciary System. Till that time, Consistent hikes in the rates of petrol, onions and other basic commodities would keep hurting Indian Citizens & all they could do is, SULK..!! So, I leave you folks sulking and thinking. But, do Apply for "Onion Loans," because you never know when you've to corrupt someone for these loans too. So, avail the advantage of "First come first Serve onion loans."
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
COOPERATION or CORRUPTION ? ? ?
"C" for Corruption? Naaah, Never..!! Check out for your vocabulary dude..!! Its "C" for Cooperation, these days..!! Yes, Cooperation is the new buzzword these days !! So, is Corruption giving way to Cooperation? Or is it the other way round? Can both also go hand in hand? Well, Idealists would choose to say that the two are absolutely contradictory and can't thrive simultaneously. Realists would turn 180 degrees opposite & would say that the truth is way beyond "simple opinions !!" Confused...? Sounds all LATIN to you...? All right, then let me show you the real mirror...
Recently, I thought of Owning a LPG connection for my home at Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, also renowned for its illuminating Char-Minar & Dazzling Tollywood. My mere "Thought" was turned into an "Aspiration," when I was made aware of the fact that I'll have to wait for 26,000 homes to be blessed by these connections, before I could actually light up my burner, to cook. My "Aspiration" soon transformed into an "Ambition," the moment I came to know that I'll have to pay a whopping 6000 INR (normal 3000 bucks) to a kind cooperator, to own a connection in this incarnation itself. Reluctantly my "Ambition" succumbed, giving way to "Desperation" & ultimately I had to stuff the cooperator's illegal mouth with my legitimate money. After looting me, he left me sulking along with a promise to make me a proud owner of "my own gas connection" along with legal papers within 2 days. His revert back, the very next day proved him a man of his words & finally I also became a part of this COOPERATIVE society, thus making myself and the so-called cooperator a part of CORRUPTION too !!
Did it raise a bell of alarm, leave you in a state of fury or leave you questioning yourself about it? If yes, then congratulations because you are still breathing !! If No, then All I have to say is May God Bless You !! The incidence that I just mentioned above is quite trivial and banal to cite, as we all are well versed with such situations in our day-to-day lives. We want to travel, but there is dearth of tickets; We approach a cooperator & pay (corrupt) him for his cooperation & make our voyage hassle free, thus denying the same facility to passengers, waiting in long queues. We want to rent a flat, but not able to find a desired one; We ask for a broker's cooperation, move further by corrupting him with some money & get a number of options to choose amongst them, thus doing injustice to thousand who still bite dust on roads, craving for shelters.
These are a very few common man's examples from day to day lives. Recently, we acknowledged C.W.G. Scam, thus authenticating the prevalence of such cooperative societies aiding corruption at all the levels of our Indian Democracy. Indian Scenario is now over brimmed with such blacklisted cooperative corrupted societies. Right from Ration to Fashion, Food to Fire, Ballot to Bullet we could easily witness such cooperators working in tandem with various societies easily vulnerable for corruption.
But who is to be crowned with the responsibility of such Cooperative-Corruption? Sleeping Government, Opportunistic Cooperators, Selfish Citizens, Unfathomable Desires, Unreasonable Needs, Impotent Systems or something else? If you'll approach a normal literate & Well educated Indian about the problem, they will proudly shrug their shoulders yelling that its the fault of Government and the systems prevailing. But "Mr. Enlightened Indian, "Who chose such a government and who created such a conducive ambiance for such systems to thrive, easily?" Even before you could realize your mistake, you would proudly shout at the top of your voice, "I want to avail the facility now, not after 2-3 years. So, I chose an easy way to make it available for me !!" So, is it unreasonable convenience or lack of patience, that is to be blamed for existence of such systems? Scratching your head for answers? Believe me, I am doing the same !! Its an ultimate example of intertwined sophistication involving everybody from tip to toe, without a single exception.
So, what's the solution to demolish such cooperative corrupted societies? Should we just abide by the fact that this is the real world and start living with such societies? Or should we become strong enough to acknowledge the fact, that cooperation is merely a convenient name given to corruption for our benefit? Should we just accept Cooperation by Corruption as a "blessing in disguise?" Or be gutsy enough to rise up and unveil this unreasonable blessing & the people boosting this blessing, even if it costs us our convenience, comfort & luxury? These questions are really tough ones to answer. I would christen them as blinders !! These and many more such questions, we frequently face and believe me we ain't able to decipher out the solutions of even one such question. Therefore, I would like to leave these questions open ended for your own interpretations. Not dragging this discussion any further, I would like to wind up this discussion now with a stern belief, that someday we would certainly be able to answer such questions & pray that day to arrive sooner or later, for the sake of humanity. May be that day, we would be able to face proudly this world, this society, this humanity and above all our own conscience !! Amen !!
Thanks a lot for your valuable time, folks !! Your much awaited comments on this post are welcome !!
Recently, I thought of Owning a LPG connection for my home at Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, also renowned for its illuminating Char-Minar & Dazzling Tollywood. My mere "Thought" was turned into an "Aspiration," when I was made aware of the fact that I'll have to wait for 26,000 homes to be blessed by these connections, before I could actually light up my burner, to cook. My "Aspiration" soon transformed into an "Ambition," the moment I came to know that I'll have to pay a whopping 6000 INR (normal 3000 bucks) to a kind cooperator, to own a connection in this incarnation itself. Reluctantly my "Ambition" succumbed, giving way to "Desperation" & ultimately I had to stuff the cooperator's illegal mouth with my legitimate money. After looting me, he left me sulking along with a promise to make me a proud owner of "my own gas connection" along with legal papers within 2 days. His revert back, the very next day proved him a man of his words & finally I also became a part of this COOPERATIVE society, thus making myself and the so-called cooperator a part of CORRUPTION too !!
Did it raise a bell of alarm, leave you in a state of fury or leave you questioning yourself about it? If yes, then congratulations because you are still breathing !! If No, then All I have to say is May God Bless You !! The incidence that I just mentioned above is quite trivial and banal to cite, as we all are well versed with such situations in our day-to-day lives. We want to travel, but there is dearth of tickets; We approach a cooperator & pay (corrupt) him for his cooperation & make our voyage hassle free, thus denying the same facility to passengers, waiting in long queues. We want to rent a flat, but not able to find a desired one; We ask for a broker's cooperation, move further by corrupting him with some money & get a number of options to choose amongst them, thus doing injustice to thousand who still bite dust on roads, craving for shelters.
These are a very few common man's examples from day to day lives. Recently, we acknowledged C.W.G. Scam, thus authenticating the prevalence of such cooperative societies aiding corruption at all the levels of our Indian Democracy. Indian Scenario is now over brimmed with such blacklisted cooperative corrupted societies. Right from Ration to Fashion, Food to Fire, Ballot to Bullet we could easily witness such cooperators working in tandem with various societies easily vulnerable for corruption.
But who is to be crowned with the responsibility of such Cooperative-Corruption? Sleeping Government, Opportunistic Cooperators, Selfish Citizens, Unfathomable Desires, Unreasonable Needs, Impotent Systems or something else? If you'll approach a normal literate & Well educated Indian about the problem, they will proudly shrug their shoulders yelling that its the fault of Government and the systems prevailing. But "Mr. Enlightened Indian, "Who chose such a government and who created such a conducive ambiance for such systems to thrive, easily?" Even before you could realize your mistake, you would proudly shout at the top of your voice, "I want to avail the facility now, not after 2-3 years. So, I chose an easy way to make it available for me !!" So, is it unreasonable convenience or lack of patience, that is to be blamed for existence of such systems? Scratching your head for answers? Believe me, I am doing the same !! Its an ultimate example of intertwined sophistication involving everybody from tip to toe, without a single exception.
So, what's the solution to demolish such cooperative corrupted societies? Should we just abide by the fact that this is the real world and start living with such societies? Or should we become strong enough to acknowledge the fact, that cooperation is merely a convenient name given to corruption for our benefit? Should we just accept Cooperation by Corruption as a "blessing in disguise?" Or be gutsy enough to rise up and unveil this unreasonable blessing & the people boosting this blessing, even if it costs us our convenience, comfort & luxury? These questions are really tough ones to answer. I would christen them as blinders !! These and many more such questions, we frequently face and believe me we ain't able to decipher out the solutions of even one such question. Therefore, I would like to leave these questions open ended for your own interpretations. Not dragging this discussion any further, I would like to wind up this discussion now with a stern belief, that someday we would certainly be able to answer such questions & pray that day to arrive sooner or later, for the sake of humanity. May be that day, we would be able to face proudly this world, this society, this humanity and above all our own conscience !! Amen !!
Thanks a lot for your valuable time, folks !! Your much awaited comments on this post are welcome !!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Do's & Don'ts, While Planning a date with a Girl...!!!
Aaaah..!! Well, this might interest guys as well as galzz too. Yeah, we have often seen guys with average looks, dating really pretty galzz & on the other hand, dashing, handsome guys just roam around wondering, "Yaar, usmein aisa kya hai, jo mujhmein nahi hai..?" Well, I recently went through a research work done by a famous author David DeAngelo, which stated a few dating tips or rather what a man should or shouldn't ask to a women, he intends to date. So, fasten your seat belts coz we are on a short voyage, to learn a few Do's and Don'ts as tips for dating.
- Hmmm.. This tip is specially for "Emraan Hashmi" fans. Here's a good news for them. The first & the foremost tip is that a man should never ask a woman, if he can kiss her, as she will only say, "A man should never "ask" for a kiss." Asking her for a kiss would only prove that you are still an immature boy & not man enough to go ahead and "just do it". This attitude will definitely make her uninterested & even if she chose to say "yes" that will just be a polite gesture of hers, while inside her, her attraction meter would read a big "NO"... So, please avoid being such a jerk, guys..!!
- Well, if you like being a permission seeker or a follower, Get Awake or its time to loose your date...!! Yes, Girls like Leaders & those who takes control of a situation. A man should never ask a woman if he can take her on a date, as she would like to be with a man who is a leader & in full control, not with someone, who asks her permission to hit on her. Instead, it would be appreciable if he confidently walks upto her & simply asks, "We should hang out sometime today....Where can I confirm you the venue, by the way..?" A woman like audacious man..!! So, let go all your fears from now on....!!
- Stop Boasting your assets, for heaven's sake..!! She's not here to calculate your net worth or Market Value !! Yes, A man should never brag about the kind of car he has or the kind of house he resides in as it would obviously seem that you are really trying hard to impress the girl. That leaves a negative impression about your personality on that lady. She would be far more impressed if she finds all your possessions or assets or attributes by herself.. So, Stop doing GAGAGAGA about yourself..!!
- If you work on a contingency basis, its time for you to switch off that mode and become an effective planner. Its because a woman always likes a "Man with a plan." A man should never ask in first place to a woman what she wants to do for tonight. The man needs to have a game plan at his disposal before he calls her, so as to ensure not to burden her with this action of thinking (girls, afterall hates thinking... ;-)). After hearing your plans, if she comes up with some other thing, then that's a different thing. But atleast you "Turned On" her "Thinking Mode.." So, You mandatorily need to be a Smart Planner, to get your things going, guys..!!
- Theories of Physics runs on assumptions, Relationships & life doesn't !! Says who...? At times, its good to assume a few things while dating a girl. A man should never ask a woman if she likes him, as this is one phrase which completely turns off a woman. He should assume that she likes him as not assuming this would appear in his gesture making him low on confidence, which girls simply hate. So, Simply say "I like you.." After all, Fortune favours the audacious..!! ;-)
- Avoid being affected by her "not so good" gestures..!! Not clear..? A man should never ask a woman why she never answered his messages, as one, it would show that he really cared, she did not reply back & two, it would give her a guilt trip, which is generally seen as insecurity by women. So, Let her not reply for sometime, after all, "Patience Pays, guys..!!" Relax..!!
- Umm Hmm.. Are you an insecure Person? Do you really feel jealous at times? You really want to poke your nose into a woman's past life? If answer to all these questions is "Yes", then dude you are really in trouble. A man should never ask a woman, how many men she has slept with or how many boy friends or affairs she had in the past, as all these show that the guy is suffering from insecurity syndrome. Also, a girl often feels offended if you encroach her personal space directly. Let her open up by herself about her past relationships slowly and slowly. Afterall, All the great things in this world have to be enjoyed slowly, if you really wants a real taste of them. Love is one of those things, guys..!!
- Be a good planner but never be a despo..!! Yes, Desperation kills the cat in the chase itself.. A man should never hint at a future date with a woman he has just met, as she not only wants but needs a guy who is somewhat of a "challenge"& she will loose interest the moment she realise that she has won. So, at times its better to hide "your real-self" (if you really are a despo)..!! ;-)
- Well, always avoid being predictable. While ending a phone conversation with a woman, never end it on a "next step" note , as firstly, it would kill any spontaneity by being predictable, & secondly, you would also kill the chances of her calling you. So, keep up all your plans with you & let them come out at the right time. After all, everybody is a hero in himself, provided you catch him at the right time "in action."
- Last but certainly not the least is that a man should never ever talk bad about a woman's male friends especially, if he hasn't met them & doesn't know them very well. Even if you know them well, avoid criticizing till the time she initiates it, otherwise you would be eligible to be entitled to "An Insecure" person which girls simply hate to be with. Hence, Swallow your hatred, for the sake of your Love..!!
Monday, October 18, 2010
"AAKROSH": A gruesome tale of Atrocity, Unreasonable values & Selfish Principles, on the name of Honour Killing..
Patience Pays, But only upto a certain limit. When the pot of patience starts overbrimming, the result is AAKROSH..!! Yes, I am narrating about the recently released, less promoted yet highly acclaimed Priyadarshan's movie, Aakrosh. Gone are the days, when Silence used to be the best answer to any situation !! Silence these days, is a sign of fear. The movie clearly depicts both these aspects, very effectively.
Based on a true story, the movie is a classic example of Honour killing. Priyadarshan has been successful in capturing the recent honour killing incidents that happened mostly at haryana in which "Khaap Panchayat" was involved. The movie starts with a tale of three college students, who went missing after they decide to help one of their friends, to elope with his girl friend. The 3 students even after 2 months were not been found anywhere. As such, under the pressure of Students, Indian government sends a team of CBI officials to investigate about the matter.
Ajay Devgan & Akshay Khanna, as a part of the CBI Team rocked the movie. Ajay Devgun, once again with his all expressive eyes had done a brilliant job in depicting himself as an officer on special duty from Indian Army. Akshay Khanna, on the other hand played a senior CBI Official and the officer in charge of this investigation. The duo, after deewangi once again had done totally justice with their respective roles.
But what overshadowed both of them was, the grey shade role played by veteran actor Paresh Rawal. The actor has once again proved his versatility and showed a class blend of humour with negativity. His typical role of an SP of a corrupt police made me really despise him in the movie, but laud him for making me despise him.Bipasha, in a small cameo role was also quite satisfactory.
All the other characters chipped in from time to time, quite beautifully. The story is very gripping, direction is awesome & priyadarshan has made quite a marvellous attempt to showcase the scornful act of honour killing, still prevailing in the 21st century of India. The movie clearly depicts that its the so-called, "Protectors of our society" who are the real criminals. If they tighten the screws, activities like honour killing could never ever happen. The movie compel us to think about these social issues seriously. It compel us to think, whether we really deserve to be a super power by 2020? It also forces us to think, Is society formed by us or we are formed by society? It will definitely upset your soul to question yourself, which is better: LOVE or PRINCIPLES? LIFE or GLORY? FORGIVENESS or EGO? The day we will get true and honest answers to these questions, we will be able to quench our AAKROSH..!!
Not everybody bothers to make movies on such social issues, in an era where only Romance, Sex or comedy is the buzz. We are honoured, to be blessed by the directors like Madhur Bandharkar, Priyadarshan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra who cares to raise such issues and make movies on such topics. Hats off, for taking Indian cinemas to a new height and giving them a direction of social cause. Keep up the good work..!!
Based on a true story, the movie is a classic example of Honour killing. Priyadarshan has been successful in capturing the recent honour killing incidents that happened mostly at haryana in which "Khaap Panchayat" was involved. The movie starts with a tale of three college students, who went missing after they decide to help one of their friends, to elope with his girl friend. The 3 students even after 2 months were not been found anywhere. As such, under the pressure of Students, Indian government sends a team of CBI officials to investigate about the matter.
Ajay Devgan & Akshay Khanna, as a part of the CBI Team rocked the movie. Ajay Devgun, once again with his all expressive eyes had done a brilliant job in depicting himself as an officer on special duty from Indian Army. Akshay Khanna, on the other hand played a senior CBI Official and the officer in charge of this investigation. The duo, after deewangi once again had done totally justice with their respective roles.
But what overshadowed both of them was, the grey shade role played by veteran actor Paresh Rawal. The actor has once again proved his versatility and showed a class blend of humour with negativity. His typical role of an SP of a corrupt police made me really despise him in the movie, but laud him for making me despise him.Bipasha, in a small cameo role was also quite satisfactory.
All the other characters chipped in from time to time, quite beautifully. The story is very gripping, direction is awesome & priyadarshan has made quite a marvellous attempt to showcase the scornful act of honour killing, still prevailing in the 21st century of India. The movie clearly depicts that its the so-called, "Protectors of our society" who are the real criminals. If they tighten the screws, activities like honour killing could never ever happen. The movie compel us to think about these social issues seriously. It compel us to think, whether we really deserve to be a super power by 2020? It also forces us to think, Is society formed by us or we are formed by society? It will definitely upset your soul to question yourself, which is better: LOVE or PRINCIPLES? LIFE or GLORY? FORGIVENESS or EGO? The day we will get true and honest answers to these questions, we will be able to quench our AAKROSH..!!
Not everybody bothers to make movies on such social issues, in an era where only Romance, Sex or comedy is the buzz. We are honoured, to be blessed by the directors like Madhur Bandharkar, Priyadarshan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra who cares to raise such issues and make movies on such topics. Hats off, for taking Indian cinemas to a new height and giving them a direction of social cause. Keep up the good work..!!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Kangaroos dream of dethroning Indian Tigers from No. 1 Spot, flushed away brutally
Boy Oh Boy..!! It was even worst than a scary nightmare !! Australia had to face a clean sweep, going down 0-2 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy- 2010. Ponting & Co. would not even dare to recall the harsh memories of what can be referred as, one of the greatest test series wins for Indian team. Kangaroos, although performed well in bits & pieces quite a time but the Indian hot storm totally blazed them away along with their dreams.
After going down 0-1 in the first test, Aussies entered the 2nd test at Bengaluru with a confident and positive approach to level the series. They showed this intention with a flashy and solid start in the first innings, with Shane Watson once again chipping in with another patient knock of 57 along with Katich (43). Both of them set the stage for a big score for Ponting, who came & started improvising the stage. Ponting looked in a good nick till the time he was caught plumb in-front of stumps of Raina, for 77. Although reluctantly, but Ponting had to succumb in-front of Billy's finger decision & walked back to pavilion. But, it was the partnership of Marcus North (128 of 240) and Tim Paine (59 of 133) that made Indian bowlers toil really hard. Both the batsmen maneuvered the ball quite well and increased the score patiently. Their innings along with short quick fire from tail enders, helped Australia to reach a mammoth total of 478 in first innings, setting up a tough task in-front of Dhoni & Co.
Chasing a mammoth total of 478, India saw the fall of wickets of Sehwag & Dravid cheaply who made, 30 & 1 respectively. Kangaroos were on a roll, but "THE GOD" of cricket had something else at the back of his mind. Tendulkar, along with Murali Vijay kept knocking off balls and made runs at a fairly good pace. Both of them added over 300 runs as a part of their splendid partnership. Murali Vijay got his maiden Test Century against, one of the best test teams of the world. He made 139 of 310 balls, before he got out to Johnson who made him caught by keeper Tim Paine. But "THE MASTER" was in his full swing. He kept going & kept punishing aussie bowlers. Nathan Hauritz really got a taste of what it feels, when you've got to bowl to Sachin Tendulkar. He can surely now empathize with the likes of Shane Warne, Ashley Gills, Muttiah Muralitharan & similar spinners, who faced the same song composed by "THE LEGEND" himself at some point of the time. Sachin was batting as if he is still 26 & as hungry for runs as he was then. He went past 100 runs mark in style by hitting consecutive sixes to Nathan Hauritz over Long on, both shots being exact replica of each other resulting the same runs. He went of crushing records after records, as he went past 100 runs mark 6th time this calender year, breaking records of Sir Don Bradman (5 centuries in a year). As soon as he crossed 150 runs mark, he left behind his one time competitor & legendary batsman, Brian Lara in the most number of 150 run hauls in test cricket. But Tendulkar was not in a mood to relax even after this. After stumps were declared the 3rd day, he was batting on 191 & looking anxiously for a double ton.
The next day when Tendulkar walked past the crowd, every Indian wherever they were were praying for him to reach double ton. Tendulkar didn't disappoint them at all and went past 200 runs mark 6th time in his entire career. By that time, Aussies were mere spectators of Master's splendid batting display. Tendulkar finally ended the "DABANGG Batting" Show, after his bat dragged the ball back to the stumps. Before walking back to the pavilion in the midst of roar of applause & standing ovations, he already did the damage to Aussie team by scoring 214 runs with 22 classy boundaries and 2 high sixes. Although, as soon as Tendulkar left the stage the rest 5 wickets fell for next 9 runs only and India ended up on 495, taking a lead of 17 runs.
Trying to come out of Tendulkar Tornado, Aussies begun their second innings but started stumbling after loosing both the openers cheaply. Ponting, once again tried to stabilize the innings but couldn't get a helping hand from the other end and finally succumbed to a blazing delivery, by Zaheer Khan who caught him plumb in-front of stumps. Once again Ponting couldn't score more than 70s. Once he was gone, the other batsmen just fulfilled a mere formality of coming and going. The duo of Zaheer and Ojha blew the Aussie batsmen and ended their innings on 223, thus setting a target of 207 runs for their batsmen in the second innings.
With a history of only 185 runs chase as the maximum run chase ever on Bengaluru ground, Indian team entered the ground to do something out of the blue. In an attempt to quick fire & close the game soon, Sehwag lost his wicket once again cheaply & went for just 7 runs leaving India bleeding at the start itself, thus giving a hope to Aussie team. But, this time it was a youngster who hit Ponting & Co. to the utter core. Cheteshwar Pujara, the newcomer held his nerves and got his eye in for a few overs. Once he was set, he started playing with the Aussie bowlers as if they were club bowlers. The ball was keeping up, low & at times pujara had to shift his stances or shots to hit the balls across the boundaries. On the other side Murali Vijay was carrying on his patient knock before he got out on 37 of 73 balls. Tendulkar join the game of crushing Kangaroos along with Pujara, then. Pujara kept going good before he got out of spinner Hauritz. He played a promising knock of 72 of 89 balls that included 7 classy boundaries. But, Tendulkar was in no mood to forgive the yellow brigade & once again played a blistering knock of 53 (not out) of 77 balls that included 5 speedy boundaries and 2 high skyscrapers of Nathan Hauritz once again. His knock saw the Indians home safely by 7 wickets & India clinched the series 2-0 from Kangaroos, whose nightmare of loosing in India continued for one more year.
The kind of excitement that Sachin displayed after winning the match, clearly depicted that this LEGEND is still younger than any of his fellow cricket mates around the world & fit than anyone in the business. Just as the first test match witnesses the master class innings of V.V.S. Laxman. This match saw a class act composed by "THE MASTER BLASTER" himself in both the innings, for which he was also conferred upon by "The Man of the Match" & "The Man of The Series" as well. I feel myself to be lucky, to be born in an era in which Sachin is born & played so many blistering knocks to make us feel proud of the same. Kudos to THE GOD of cricket..!!!
After going down 0-1 in the first test, Aussies entered the 2nd test at Bengaluru with a confident and positive approach to level the series. They showed this intention with a flashy and solid start in the first innings, with Shane Watson once again chipping in with another patient knock of 57 along with Katich (43). Both of them set the stage for a big score for Ponting, who came & started improvising the stage. Ponting looked in a good nick till the time he was caught plumb in-front of stumps of Raina, for 77. Although reluctantly, but Ponting had to succumb in-front of Billy's finger decision & walked back to pavilion. But, it was the partnership of Marcus North (128 of 240) and Tim Paine (59 of 133) that made Indian bowlers toil really hard. Both the batsmen maneuvered the ball quite well and increased the score patiently. Their innings along with short quick fire from tail enders, helped Australia to reach a mammoth total of 478 in first innings, setting up a tough task in-front of Dhoni & Co.
Chasing a mammoth total of 478, India saw the fall of wickets of Sehwag & Dravid cheaply who made, 30 & 1 respectively. Kangaroos were on a roll, but "THE GOD" of cricket had something else at the back of his mind. Tendulkar, along with Murali Vijay kept knocking off balls and made runs at a fairly good pace. Both of them added over 300 runs as a part of their splendid partnership. Murali Vijay got his maiden Test Century against, one of the best test teams of the world. He made 139 of 310 balls, before he got out to Johnson who made him caught by keeper Tim Paine. But "THE MASTER" was in his full swing. He kept going & kept punishing aussie bowlers. Nathan Hauritz really got a taste of what it feels, when you've got to bowl to Sachin Tendulkar. He can surely now empathize with the likes of Shane Warne, Ashley Gills, Muttiah Muralitharan & similar spinners, who faced the same song composed by "THE LEGEND" himself at some point of the time. Sachin was batting as if he is still 26 & as hungry for runs as he was then. He went past 100 runs mark in style by hitting consecutive sixes to Nathan Hauritz over Long on, both shots being exact replica of each other resulting the same runs. He went of crushing records after records, as he went past 100 runs mark 6th time this calender year, breaking records of Sir Don Bradman (5 centuries in a year). As soon as he crossed 150 runs mark, he left behind his one time competitor & legendary batsman, Brian Lara in the most number of 150 run hauls in test cricket. But Tendulkar was not in a mood to relax even after this. After stumps were declared the 3rd day, he was batting on 191 & looking anxiously for a double ton.
The next day when Tendulkar walked past the crowd, every Indian wherever they were were praying for him to reach double ton. Tendulkar didn't disappoint them at all and went past 200 runs mark 6th time in his entire career. By that time, Aussies were mere spectators of Master's splendid batting display. Tendulkar finally ended the "DABANGG Batting" Show, after his bat dragged the ball back to the stumps. Before walking back to the pavilion in the midst of roar of applause & standing ovations, he already did the damage to Aussie team by scoring 214 runs with 22 classy boundaries and 2 high sixes. Although, as soon as Tendulkar left the stage the rest 5 wickets fell for next 9 runs only and India ended up on 495, taking a lead of 17 runs.
Trying to come out of Tendulkar Tornado, Aussies begun their second innings but started stumbling after loosing both the openers cheaply. Ponting, once again tried to stabilize the innings but couldn't get a helping hand from the other end and finally succumbed to a blazing delivery, by Zaheer Khan who caught him plumb in-front of stumps. Once again Ponting couldn't score more than 70s. Once he was gone, the other batsmen just fulfilled a mere formality of coming and going. The duo of Zaheer and Ojha blew the Aussie batsmen and ended their innings on 223, thus setting a target of 207 runs for their batsmen in the second innings.
With a history of only 185 runs chase as the maximum run chase ever on Bengaluru ground, Indian team entered the ground to do something out of the blue. In an attempt to quick fire & close the game soon, Sehwag lost his wicket once again cheaply & went for just 7 runs leaving India bleeding at the start itself, thus giving a hope to Aussie team. But, this time it was a youngster who hit Ponting & Co. to the utter core. Cheteshwar Pujara, the newcomer held his nerves and got his eye in for a few overs. Once he was set, he started playing with the Aussie bowlers as if they were club bowlers. The ball was keeping up, low & at times pujara had to shift his stances or shots to hit the balls across the boundaries. On the other side Murali Vijay was carrying on his patient knock before he got out on 37 of 73 balls. Tendulkar join the game of crushing Kangaroos along with Pujara, then. Pujara kept going good before he got out of spinner Hauritz. He played a promising knock of 72 of 89 balls that included 7 classy boundaries. But, Tendulkar was in no mood to forgive the yellow brigade & once again played a blistering knock of 53 (not out) of 77 balls that included 5 speedy boundaries and 2 high skyscrapers of Nathan Hauritz once again. His knock saw the Indians home safely by 7 wickets & India clinched the series 2-0 from Kangaroos, whose nightmare of loosing in India continued for one more year.
The kind of excitement that Sachin displayed after winning the match, clearly depicted that this LEGEND is still younger than any of his fellow cricket mates around the world & fit than anyone in the business. Just as the first test match witnesses the master class innings of V.V.S. Laxman. This match saw a class act composed by "THE MASTER BLASTER" himself in both the innings, for which he was also conferred upon by "The Man of the Match" & "The Man of The Series" as well. I feel myself to be lucky, to be born in an era in which Sachin is born & played so many blistering knocks to make us feel proud of the same. Kudos to THE GOD of cricket..!!!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Even Ponting Couldn't break the Aussie Jinx of loosing test series in India
Border Gavaskar Trophy, this time saw another repeat telecast of Indians outperforming Aussies in a breathtaking clash of the first test match at Mohali. Fortunately, it was Indians once again who held their nerves with a strong self belief & emerged out as deserving winners. Ponting must be wondering, whether Laxman would ever care to spare Aussie cricket team. When whole of the India was busy in finding out, where was Ram born (Babri Masjid case)?, Aussie cricket team was busy investigating, "Why was Laxman even born?" I reckon, Ponting & Co. must have found out the answer via Laxman's splendid innings that snatched away the match out of Aussies claw.
The match was a tale of twists, swinging like a pendulum between the two greats of test cricket. The first innings patient batting show of Shane Watson was really commendable & worth an applause. Ponting's patient knock added to the rhythm. In response to that, India once again flew with a splashing start with stylish opener, Virendra Sehwag knocking off balls to all the areas of the field. Unfortunately, he couldn't convert the start into really a big knock. But, the attack was continued by "THE MASTER" - Sachin Tendulkar, who unfortunately missed his 49th test century just by 2 runs. But his patient knock of 98 gave India, a much needed stability.
It was then that Indian bowlers rocked the stage and sent Aussies for a cheap score of 192, with Zaheer Khan showing some flamboyant reverse swings (8 wickets in all), thus receiving a target of 216 runs to be chased in the last innings. The score seemed quite low & achievable, but the pitch was totally not in a mood to be conducive even for this small target. The ball was turning sharply and to be very honest, the stage was set for a real photo finish.
Loosing Gambhir, Sehwag & Dravid cheaply opened the doors of victory for Aussies & they could smell the much needed lead in the test series. Tendulkar again tried to fight out the way and to stabilise the innings, but "Not everyday is Sunday" & so couldn't score more than 38. Loss of Tendulkar on 38, intensified the ray of winning hopes for Aussies. But, The Destiny had something else in store for Ponting and Co.. With more than 90 runs needed & Laxman with an injured back on crease along with a tail ender, Ishant, Ponting thought that winning is now mere a formality for their team. But, The two Indian warriors out there had something else at the back of their mind. The duo fought out the way with Laxman proving again that he is the biggest threat to Aussies, even more than "The Master Blaster" or "The Wall." Inspite of a back injury, he kept fooling around Aussie world-class pace bowlers around the ground and kept scoring runs at a good pace. Ishant too on the other side, displayed a phenomenal batting & temperamental display. He stood intact for more than 15 overs and scored valuable 31 runs with 5 boundaries, all of which would have been a sure-shot nightmares for the Ponting & Co.
Unfortunately, he couldn't finish the game and got out. The fierce contest also saw, always cool and calm Laxman, yelling at his new batting partner, Pragyan Ojha, who is his team mate in Hyderabad team & Deccan Chargers, as well. This clearly exemplifies the intensity of the fire inside Dhoni & Co. to win & to take a 1-0 lead in the test series. This urge to win, only acted as an appeaser to the Laxman's back ache, who stood out as a savior and guided the team to a historical & thrilling 1 wicket win over Aussies. The applause and the excitement was inevitable as soon as the ball went past the boundary, thus authenticating the Indian lead of 1-0 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. This thrill could clearly be compared with that of "THE ASHES" or an "Indo - Pak" Series. Kudos to Indian Team & Hats Off to "The Unsung Hero" of Indian Cricket Team - "Very Very Special Laxman..!!" You really are Special..!!
The match was a tale of twists, swinging like a pendulum between the two greats of test cricket. The first innings patient batting show of Shane Watson was really commendable & worth an applause. Ponting's patient knock added to the rhythm. In response to that, India once again flew with a splashing start with stylish opener, Virendra Sehwag knocking off balls to all the areas of the field. Unfortunately, he couldn't convert the start into really a big knock. But, the attack was continued by "THE MASTER" - Sachin Tendulkar, who unfortunately missed his 49th test century just by 2 runs. But his patient knock of 98 gave India, a much needed stability.
It was then that Indian bowlers rocked the stage and sent Aussies for a cheap score of 192, with Zaheer Khan showing some flamboyant reverse swings (8 wickets in all), thus receiving a target of 216 runs to be chased in the last innings. The score seemed quite low & achievable, but the pitch was totally not in a mood to be conducive even for this small target. The ball was turning sharply and to be very honest, the stage was set for a real photo finish.
Loosing Gambhir, Sehwag & Dravid cheaply opened the doors of victory for Aussies & they could smell the much needed lead in the test series. Tendulkar again tried to fight out the way and to stabilise the innings, but "Not everyday is Sunday" & so couldn't score more than 38. Loss of Tendulkar on 38, intensified the ray of winning hopes for Aussies. But, The Destiny had something else in store for Ponting and Co.. With more than 90 runs needed & Laxman with an injured back on crease along with a tail ender, Ishant, Ponting thought that winning is now mere a formality for their team. But, The two Indian warriors out there had something else at the back of their mind. The duo fought out the way with Laxman proving again that he is the biggest threat to Aussies, even more than "The Master Blaster" or "The Wall." Inspite of a back injury, he kept fooling around Aussie world-class pace bowlers around the ground and kept scoring runs at a good pace. Ishant too on the other side, displayed a phenomenal batting & temperamental display. He stood intact for more than 15 overs and scored valuable 31 runs with 5 boundaries, all of which would have been a sure-shot nightmares for the Ponting & Co.
Unfortunately, he couldn't finish the game and got out. The fierce contest also saw, always cool and calm Laxman, yelling at his new batting partner, Pragyan Ojha, who is his team mate in Hyderabad team & Deccan Chargers, as well. This clearly exemplifies the intensity of the fire inside Dhoni & Co. to win & to take a 1-0 lead in the test series. This urge to win, only acted as an appeaser to the Laxman's back ache, who stood out as a savior and guided the team to a historical & thrilling 1 wicket win over Aussies. The applause and the excitement was inevitable as soon as the ball went past the boundary, thus authenticating the Indian lead of 1-0 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. This thrill could clearly be compared with that of "THE ASHES" or an "Indo - Pak" Series. Kudos to Indian Team & Hats Off to "The Unsung Hero" of Indian Cricket Team - "Very Very Special Laxman..!!" You really are Special..!!
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