Last man Standing

Two in Two. The Indians have one two test matches in succession chasing decent scores in the fourth innings. And both of them has one thing in common. It is the master from Hyderabad - VVS, who has been doing regularly what no Indian Batsman has been able to do including Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (apart from the lone test match against England). No wonder he is considered Very Very Special by the Australians...

However this time around it was pleasing to see that even the younger players like Ishant were willing to fight it out in the middle. Ishant did not play one rash shot and concentrated so well for the 90 odd balls that he faced.. He was in that zone where nothing seemed impossible. Did the Australians bowl well - Yes they did !! Well enough to dislodge Tendulkar and the other Batters.

 

Watching all young players play the IPL and CL it seems many are satisfied with the money and fame that they have. However to sustain those kind of rewards they will have to do well in the longer format because ultimately test cricket is REAL Cricket. The rest is just entertaintment...

Common wealth brings cheers !!!

It has been a great week for the Indian Sports Lover.

To everybody's surprise and amazement the CWG opened without any embarassment. However it is sad that many street vendors were asked to leave for security reasons.

However, coming back to sports, the CWG opening ceremony announced the economic might of India in grand style. A lot of money was spent and was clearly visible. The stadium looked beautiful with all the lights and the facilities .. and who can forget the large balloon (Aerostat) in the center. Some of the performances were great although I would have liked a few more individual performances from the country's legends.

Kalmadi, inspite of his shoddy organisational skills and foot in the mouth disease was there and even he got some cheers after he finished his speech.

I was so surprised when the Pakistan contingent got a loud applause followed by Australia and England. Of course the biggest was reserved for the 600 odd strong Indian contingent. It was indeed refreshing to see 60000 people cheering the poor cousins of the country's cricketers.

With India having started on a strong note and having won quite a lot of medals in the opening 3 days, I would love to see us finishing in the top 3 at the end of the Games.

Wishing the Indian players success...