Archive for the 'Sports' Category

Did Austra[lie] win the match OR India lose it?

January 8, 2008

Transition of Gentleman’s game to  the Crick[ex] (The X-Factor) level.

Shabash Jumbo!!!!

May 13, 2007

There are many cricketers(read sportspersons) who deserve a space in this post but this one is solely for Anil Kumble aka Jumbo. He has been with the Indian cricket team for more than 16 years, without actually getting the due recognition. So many times he has been kept out, bashed by the commentators, selectors, followers but [...]

Sania Mirza Getting Padma Sri—Is it Justified,too early or merely a Hype.

March 20, 2006

Sania Mirza was conferred with the Padma Shri last week. Check out this link “Rediff.com”. This has intrigued a series of controversies. Interesting thing in the above link are the user comments. Most of them feels that her contribution in the Sport’s World doesn’t tantamount to the Prestigious Award. Some even feels that the Award [...]

Clash Of The Titans

March 19, 2006

I must say I was very fortunate enough to witness the last few overs of the overpowering historic match that might go into the history-book as one of the best match ever played. It was the match between dominant Australia and known to be chokers The Proteas, South Africa. I can’t say for sure whether [...]

Sania Mirza- is she India’s Steffi Graf

March 10, 2006

This is about Sania Mirza, who is believed to be the next popular person after Amitabh Bachan and Sachin Tendulkar. The 19-Year old Youth icon became the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine. They included her among the 50 Asians who could influence the world’s future. After making it to [...]