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Cricket & More: Living the World Cup
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Saturday, February 19, 2011. Living the World Cup. Man am I in for some fun or what? The menu arrived and the prices were prohibitive - I got myself a beer and decided to nurse it through the inning. The beer nursed me through the collapse. 190 odd and indeed we were in trouble. It was time for dinner though - remember the prohibitive prices I spoke about? The Indian team paid back today for one bad day in Double Decker in Dubai. Nothing short of winnin...
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Cricket & More: November 2010
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Monday, November 15, 2010. Cell phone companies probably have a different profit booking code for festivals and new year what with the mass smsing that happens. And on those days sms inboxes are full to the brim with the warm wishes of many well wishers. The phone with the advent of mobile phone has been replaced by the sms. And the art of mass forwarding. Yeah - i guess I am old fashioned. Whats your story? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I also write for.
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Cricket & More: April 2013
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Almost 23 years of the stadiums going "Sachhhinnn, Saaaachiinnn" at the drop of a hat. The pure unadulterated joy at the second Indian wicket going down in a Test inning. Because that heralded the arrival of the man everyone was there to see and to shower with adulation and adoration. Because he was The Player. But in that grimace, was my realisation that the era had ended. Maybe all that was left was a few good shots as the c...
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Cricket & More: December 2010
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Thursday, December 16, 2010. He was at the crossroads with the decision looming large. He could possibly not put it off any more. The choice had to be made. Would he follow his dream and go for the glory - to play cricket at the highest possible level - or would he take the other route and fade away into the sunset? To take a shot at his dream - it would mean that he would have to take risks. The risk of making a fool of himself, the risk of failing and...
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Cricket & More: World Cup Champions
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Monday, April 04, 2011. There was this comic on Cricinfo that talked about everlasting images from every World Cup. For me there are everlasting memories from each World Cup. Some of them great - ones i will savor for ever, some I wont savor and yet can't forget. 1996 will always be about Kambli crying and walking off after he had seen Jayasuria turn the ball square and get out the Indian team leading the rowdy Eden crowd to do their best rowdy act. 2011 ab...
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Cricket & More: April 2011
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Monday, April 04, 2011. There was this comic on Cricinfo that talked about everlasting images from every World Cup. For me there are everlasting memories from each World Cup. Some of them great - ones i will savor for ever, some I wont savor and yet can't forget. 1996 will always be about Kambli crying and walking off after he had seen Jayasuria turn the ball square and get out the Indian team leading the rowdy Eden crowd to do their best rowdy act. 2011 ab...
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Cricket & More: The Inflection Points
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Thursday, January 26, 2012. In any trend sheet - things dont just happen. There is always an inflection point - the one thing that seems to trigger off the long trend. And lets make no mistake - the rise to no.1 was not just because we played a fair bit at home - it was because we fought hard outside home. The World Cup saw the same fight and the refusal to give up and thus was the Cup won. Instead Raina started the session with his slow spinners. The m...
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Cricket & More: November 2011
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Monday, November 14, 2011. That elusive ton. Does it even matter if or when he gets it? The "If" is hypothetical, for get it he will. Maybe not at Eden, maybe not at Wankhede, maybe not even at Melbourne. Get it he will - in due course of time. But if in all this melee - he fails to convert his form into a ton - will it really matter? The milestones will begotten on the journey, lets lay off the pressure to make the milestones the journey. I also write for.
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Cricket & More: March 2012
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The Optimist's view on Indian Cricket and Life. Thursday, March 08, 2012. The greatest players have defining moments for the career, defining innings that headline their body of work. Lara's 153, Sachin's sandstorms, Ponting's WC hundred, Gavaskar's double to fashion a 404 chase. The numbers will speak enough both about his greatness as a test batsman and even as an ODI batsman. But what the numbers will miss is how much more than batsmanship he brought to the team. What the numbers will miss is ...For a...