I am leaving Bhawanipatna today. Our Dussera vacation is scheduled from 1st Oct. to 12th Oct. My planning for the vacation is to enjoy the puja and buy some books.
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Mumbai rockkkkkkssssssssssssssss
Lasith Malinga looked stunned when Mike Hussey swept his fast yorker to the boundary. But by the end of the evening, it was Malinga's turn to leave Chennai Super Kings shattered.
Scorecard | Match in Pics | Points Table
What he couldn't do with the ball, Malinga ( 37 off 18 balls) did with the bat when CSK had all but wrapped it up. Coming in at No. 9, he hit left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati for two consecutive sixes in the 17th over and even Mr Cool MS Dhoni panicked.
He missed a stumping and when Malinga's edge off Bollinger went to the third-man boundary in the 18th, the match had turned on its head. Mumbai Indians needed 11 off the last over and with Doug Bollinger bowling, the IPL champions still fancied their chances.
But Malinga was in the zone and when Harbhajan hit the crucial boundary with two balls to go, it was all over for CSK. Harbhajan kept his head and finished the job in 19.5 overs, which gave Mumbai Indians one of their best wins ever.
Chasing 159 for victory, the Mumbai Indians started with a flourish with Sachin Tendulkar, sitting in the dressing-room, looking really happy. Davy Jacobs and Aiden Blizzard were going great guns, but the moment Dhoni brought his spinners on, things started falling into place for CSK.
Ashwin had Jacobs stumped down the legs while Raina got the wickets of Blizzard and Suman with subtle variations of flight that left Mumbai Indians in the doldrums.
Local boy R Sathish looked to take the fight to CSK, but Ashwin's carrom ball had him plumb in front. When Kieron Pollard left, even the biggest Mumbai fan didn't expect a win, but Malinga had other ideas.
Earlier, Hussey was in a league of his own. He has been playing for CSK for the last three seasons and knows all about the conditions. He knows that the pitch is slow (despite being relaid) and the best way is to wait for the ball instead of committing early.
Scorecard | Match in Pics | Points Table
What he couldn't do with the ball, Malinga ( 37 off 18 balls) did with the bat when CSK had all but wrapped it up. Coming in at No. 9, he hit left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati for two consecutive sixes in the 17th over and even Mr Cool MS Dhoni panicked.
He missed a stumping and when Malinga's edge off Bollinger went to the third-man boundary in the 18th, the match had turned on its head. Mumbai Indians needed 11 off the last over and with Doug Bollinger bowling, the IPL champions still fancied their chances.
But Malinga was in the zone and when Harbhajan hit the crucial boundary with two balls to go, it was all over for CSK. Harbhajan kept his head and finished the job in 19.5 overs, which gave Mumbai Indians one of their best wins ever.
Chasing 159 for victory, the Mumbai Indians started with a flourish with Sachin Tendulkar, sitting in the dressing-room, looking really happy. Davy Jacobs and Aiden Blizzard were going great guns, but the moment Dhoni brought his spinners on, things started falling into place for CSK.
Ashwin had Jacobs stumped down the legs while Raina got the wickets of Blizzard and Suman with subtle variations of flight that left Mumbai Indians in the doldrums.
Local boy R Sathish looked to take the fight to CSK, but Ashwin's carrom ball had him plumb in front. When Kieron Pollard left, even the biggest Mumbai fan didn't expect a win, but Malinga had other ideas.
Earlier, Hussey was in a league of his own. He has been playing for CSK for the last three seasons and knows all about the conditions. He knows that the pitch is slow (despite being relaid) and the best way is to wait for the ball instead of committing early.
Friday, 16 September 2011
Facebook will delay its initial public offering until the end of next year so employees can focus on developing products for the No. 1 social networking website, the Financial Times reported.
Facebook, which is expected to have one of the biggest IPOs in history, plans to go public at the end of 2012, a later public debut than it originally planned, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the company.
The newspaper reported that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wants to delay an IPO until September or later in 2012 so employees can stay "focused on product developments rather than a pay-out." The decision was not related to market conditions, the paper said.
Facebook, which is expected to have one of the biggest IPOs in history, plans to go public at the end of 2012, a later public debut than it originally planned, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the company.
The newspaper reported that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wants to delay an IPO until September or later in 2012 so employees can stay "focused on product developments rather than a pay-out." The decision was not related to market conditions, the paper said.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Tendulkar - the great
A famous banner read, “Sin as much as you wish when Tendulkar plays, for the Gods are busy watching him too”. Mathew Hayden too had commented during Australia’s tour of India in 1998 "I have seen God. He bats at no. 4 in India in Tests." I religiously followed Sachin from the time I was in school. I was a devout follower of Diego Maradona and during my ritualistic thesis of Sportsworld and Sporstar magazines; I had stumbled upon an article that indicated Tendulkar adored Maradona.
Yes, even Tendulkar has had his share of slumps and he has extraordinarily uplifted himself and cover driven every critic into oblivion. This is a firm trait only becoming of the perfectionist. I have watched Tendulkar at the MCG during the Boxing Day test matches; a hush descended when he walked in, the Aussie crowd sipped their beer without a murmur while the Indians went down on their knees. God blessed us with his willow, he then looked up to the heavens and brandished his weapon to the thundering firmament. Does any other cricketer deserve this veneration?
Yes, even Tendulkar has had his share of slumps and he has extraordinarily uplifted himself and cover driven every critic into oblivion. This is a firm trait only becoming of the perfectionist. I have watched Tendulkar at the MCG during the Boxing Day test matches; a hush descended when he walked in, the Aussie crowd sipped their beer without a murmur while the Indians went down on their knees. God blessed us with his willow, he then looked up to the heavens and brandished his weapon to the thundering firmament. Does any other cricketer deserve this veneration?
The Tihar tea party
In the last few months a steady stream of high profile party goers are having a long drawn tea party in India’s and South Asia’s largest prison complex. Some have taken a while to reach the venue, but they have made it, while some more wait in the wings for the invite. A bit like the tea party that would be hosted by the Queen at Buckingham they await for the ‘Queen’s’ order to march to Tihar. Tihar has been home to India’s most notorious criminals and serial killers and is now famously hosting a stream of Ministers, MPs, a prodigal daughter, wheeler-dealers and corporate tycoons.
From Kanimozhi to Amar Singh, the toilet has become a pestilent factor and a primary reason why Amar Singh has now been shifted to the hospital. I think he wanted to escape Tihar’s toilet more than anything or anyone else in this world. What are the luminary’s expectations of the condition of a jail toilet? Are they expecting the same Italian marble flooring and Kohler fittings that they have in their palatial homes?
As the tea party in Tihar continues, one thing is certain. What goes around comes around. Life in prison for these VIPs would have been better, hygienic, safer and a bit more bearable if they had deployed taxpayer resources for the betterment of the constituencies they were responsible for. Had there been cleaner governance or had even 80% of those in the Government did what they were meant to be doing; the effects would have undoubtedly trickled all the way down to Tihar or at Chanchalguda where Janardhan Reddy is taking a bath under the trees. But, for now the price that these people are paying are a result of their own follies. So be it, let the tea party in Tihar continue.
From Kanimozhi to Amar Singh, the toilet has become a pestilent factor and a primary reason why Amar Singh has now been shifted to the hospital. I think he wanted to escape Tihar’s toilet more than anything or anyone else in this world. What are the luminary’s expectations of the condition of a jail toilet? Are they expecting the same Italian marble flooring and Kohler fittings that they have in their palatial homes?
As the tea party in Tihar continues, one thing is certain. What goes around comes around. Life in prison for these VIPs would have been better, hygienic, safer and a bit more bearable if they had deployed taxpayer resources for the betterment of the constituencies they were responsible for. Had there been cleaner governance or had even 80% of those in the Government did what they were meant to be doing; the effects would have undoubtedly trickled all the way down to Tihar or at Chanchalguda where Janardhan Reddy is taking a bath under the trees. But, for now the price that these people are paying are a result of their own follies. So be it, let the tea party in Tihar continue.
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