Old war horses...

... win again and how. Warne, Kumble and Murali played a major hand in their team wins today. Warne, I think, is the strongest weapon Australia has among their team of invincible. To keep on bowling long spells at his age, that too of such quality tells a lot about the character that he is. Every ball is a wicket taking one & one moment of lapse of concentration for a batsman can spell doom. Sheer Genius.

Kumble and Murali are more hard-working types, but make no mistake, can single handedly win games for you as they have done on innumerable occasions. First-ever test win in South Africa was surely a moment to savor and Kumble made sure he is the man on whom the captain can depend on. Murali has a greater influence on sri lankan fortunes and it showed when the team management opted to bat first just to give him a go at a fourth inning pitch.

All in all, good cricket going on all around. But disappointed to see ashes getting decided so early. After such a great series last year and the hype this year, England was completely outplayed at the end of each test.

Keep it coming...

sporty people

It’s really disappointing to see the current sports scene in India. I know it’s easy to just write about then go and perform out there, but once you are competing at the international level, you should at least fight evenly!

Look at the medals table at the Doha Asian games. India is not even in top three. Hockey team lost to China! Tennis team is… er… not playing as a team. Sania has not won any major tournament but our TOI only recognizes her in the Indian contingent group photo and forgets to name others!

Not a single Indian plays among countless divisions/clubs in European football. Our favorite celebrity sport team is back to square one after trying out lot of youngsters.

Problems may be with our attitude towards sports and infrastructure itself, but really looking forward to some glorious days…what say?