Rohit Sharma's 264 is meh!

Rohit Sharma scores 264 against Sri Lanka in ODI match. I repeat it is a 50 over One Day International. To be far to Rohit, he just capitalized on the toothless Sri Lankan attack without any quality international bowler in the league of Malingas or Vaas. 3 drop catches and the opportunity to play 50 overs is not something most batsman can dream, given each spot in the cricketing teams have become highly competitive.

It is only fitting that Rohit plays this blinder as a tribute to all the talk about his talent and prowess.  No one in the Indian cricket has got opportunities for 7 years on the trot to prove one’s mettle. Just that Rohit was born in the right age and the right time where the fab four of Indian cricket vacated their batting spots (Amol Mazumdar and S.Badrinath will be kicking themselves)

O Boy! What a knock. Is Rohit Sharma the greatest batsman of Indian cricket? No. Will this record stay forever? No. I remember when SaeedAnwar scored 194 at Chepauk, it remained a magical number etched in people’s minds. Only when something is unachievable for years and someone yearns for something (Ask Sachin on worldcup win), these joys and moments in the game extra special, both for players and viewers.

Superior willows, smaller grounds, ODI fielding restrictions and belter wickets have made the game heavily skewed in favour of the batsmen.  The aggressive T20 mindset from the batsmen has truly made ODI cricket high scoring lopsided games. This generation of Kohlis, ABDs, Amlas,etc. scoring runs at ease and at will. It has made the records look insignificant, not symbolizing anything as their previous generation records did. That Anwar 194, Sachin100s, Afridi 37 ball hundred and Jayasuriya’s 17 ball fifty are all meaningless to the next generation.

People save monthly salary to buy iPhone5s, only to realize that Apple has already launched iPhone6 and their phone is not in vogue anymore. Likewise Rohit can be a proud owner, till someone breaks his record.

PS: Even Sir Jadeja has three 300s in first class and is in the same league as Don Bradman, Walter Hammond, Mike Hussey, etc. Records are just numbers. It doesn’t signify quality or talent in this era.

Lessons from the Srini Mama

There are always different facets to srini mama in life. He’s a perfect example of a man who fits this ‘If you think, you can’ adage.  In a life span, a person can be lucky and encounter coincidences a few times. Mama’s life was not about coincidence; he has worked his way through the ladder. They were so many crooks, corrupt sports administrators, political leaders, and Government officials. He has networked, befriended the crooks, bribed the greedy and used the loopholes within the system to emerge as a badass Billi Gunn.  Let me take a cue from his rise and fall story.

1. Don't create Enemies

The arrogant, decisive and forthright nature of Srini mama has ended up creating more enemies for him. The mighty and powerful enemies Pawars, Bindras, Muthiahs were waiting for this fall. And media (rational fools) perfectly provided them fodder to hit back at Srini. A Life without enemies/distracters is like a Hindi film without songs. Impossible. But at least don’t leave a trail for people to catch you. (Nadharithanam panna Kooda Naasuka pannanum)

   2. Empower your beneficiaries

The biggest mistake on Mama’s side was all his beneficiaries were tight lipped. Be it the current players or commentators. The players contract system and rise of BCCI as financial powerhouse was during this period. The current and former players who enjoyed during his tenure didn’t speak out on the pretext of contract. His beneficiaries lived in his shadow and in BCCI contract; hence no one could support his claim. In life, there’s a need to create your support base outside your structures, so that people can unequivocally support you.

Only difference between Srini and Pawar was their active role n politics. Pawar thrived on his control in State, central government and Sugar industry mafias. End of the day, as long as the system is screwed up, many more Pawars and Srinis will crop up. 

Wall Retires. Legacy Continues.

One KISS to Dravid. I'm gonna Keep it Short and Simple

To the ever Charming Fittest Jammy.
To the technically best Stylish Rock Solid Wall.
To the Nice calm but invigorating Gentleman.

Thank You !! Irreplacable. Unforgettable.

I seriously hope to be awesome one day and give my wife a chance to write an article like what Vijeeta wrote about you. Sweet and Inspiring :)

PS: Everybody tweeting 'Rahul Dravid' was a Gentleman. Appa Sachin enna 'Jai-Hind' ah, illa Ganguly 'Sengottai' ya ?? (via PuneerSoda)

India's Test Woes

In a country where all students fear cycle test, midterm, semester, viva, thesis, and 100 more, asking laxman (with a potbelly) to play test cricket is ridiculous. While everyone can have their opinions about what can the BCCI,selectors, team management do (who cares even the likes of Arun Lal, Nikil chopra and Vinod Kambli criticize Indian team's poor show), It would be a grave mistake on my part if i don't give my suggestions.

1.BCCI should another test series with Australia in India. Call it the revenge series (Give some name Agneepath, Dewar,etc). India will thrash Aussies outright. Now media can claim moral victory. (This is vadivelu's strategy in Nagaram movie)

2. Clause a)Make Kenya and Zimbabwe test playing nations and play back to back home and away matches.
Clause b) Organize back to back test series against Sri Lanka. India Tour of Srilanka. Srilanka tour of India. (3 test matches and 5 ODis each) on Sub continent Wickets. And we can claim no.1 spot.

3. BCCI should use its money power to bully ICC and declare bowling bouncers to Indian batsman as offense. Grade 1 offense (like Virat's Middle finger). Repeated offenses can lead to suspension and possible ban.

4. If nothing works out, play racism card against South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand. Tell them you won't tour as racial abuse in demeaning and demotivating. You can win matches in other countries.

5. Last but not the least. Hire our Minister Kapil Sibal as Troubleshooter for current test debacle. He'll claim there was no 4-0 loss in test series in Australia and England. The players followed the 1955 team strategy, a policy framed by his predecessors. No loss policy like in 2G case.

PS:I hope Sibal doesn't censor my blog. All points have been suggested with a lighter vein. Even if it doesn't evoke laughter, try laughing at mokka jokes. Good for health.

The Big IPL Auction

Chennai Super Kings:

Master stroke in retaining Dhoni, Raina, Vijay ,Albie and retaining most of the previous players Badrinath, Ashwin, Bollinger, Hussey, Jogi(ball boy), Tyagi(towel boy). CSK and fans will definitely miss Murali(mappilai) and Balaji(Happydent smile). New players Bravo, Styris,Randiv, Kulasekara, Hilfenaus, Faf du Plessis, Saha at cheap prices . Chennai has more less retained the same team thereby saving money on uniforms. Smart. Well balanced team with each spot in the team having two players . Whistle podu !!!

Royal Challengers Banglore:

King of Good times, Mallya wanted to revamp his team and get some young guns on board. With Anil Kumble as mentor he’s heading in right direction. Young blood like Kohli, Pujara, S.Tiwary, Mithun with the international experience of AB Devilliers, Dishan, Nannes, Vettori (all Delhi previously). Zaheer Khan spearheads the bowling. They’ll definitely miss the services of Vinay kumar, Uthappa, Dravid, Kumble himself. It would be interesting to see the uncapped players they hire.

Team Kochi :

They had a pretty decent auction given that it’s their first outing. They have a formidable attack with Murali, R.P.Singh, Sreesanth. Vinay kumar, romesh Powar, Jadeja. Mahela, Laxman, Mccullum and Hodge will bring experience in their batting line up. Their batting looks really thing on paper and need to sign in top talents from uncapped Indian Pool. Half the time kochi wasted on talking to their other partners on phone.

Deccan chargers:

One more team looking thin on Indian Talent except Ojha, Dhawan, Ishant, Mishra and Gony. Indian contigent is without Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, RP Singh; hence T.Suman, Monish Mishra might be signed from uncapped. Sanga, KP,Steyn, Duminy, White are all good deals. Interesting price paid for Daniel Christian(who’s he). Sanga/White looks to Captain the team. Boy this team needs to play at home, Paavam da. Good tat no one bid for their team owner !!

Kolkata knight Riders:

One team to have set the agenda clear from the start and leave the past experiences behind to make a difference in next season. Gauti, Yusuf(so much money) , Kallis, Shakib, Morgan, Brett Lee, Haddin all are real T20 match winners on their day. They have retained Tiwary, Unadkat(their discovery) and got Balaji. Still their bowling looks weak as injury prone Lee will lead the attack. At the end of the day, not bidding for Dada was a big call they had to make.

Delhi Daredevils:

What the hell are you doing with the money. They have lost all major players from their previous years. Team heavily relied on Sehwag , warner, Venugopal rao and Bowling on Umesh yadav, Dinda. How can one pay so much for Irfan Pathan(not even fit). Their Sangwans ,Rajat Bhatias, Mithun Manhas are all very much need for this star to perform atleast decently. Van Der Merwe and James Hopes are great match winners in their side. But still get think-tank ready. Bad outing.

Rajasthan Royals:

Warne’s team can definitely surprise everyone with the local talent and the amount of unknown players they sign in. Rahul Dravid and Pankaj singh will their mainstay at batting and Bowling. Ross Taylor, Watson, Tait and Collingwood are excellent T20 players. Botha was a bizarre buy. They need the services of Jhunjhunwalas, Asnodkars, Sid Trivedis.

Sahara Pune Warriors:

First time at IPL was not bad for these men. Very satisfactory performance. Yuvraj Singh and Uthappa are perfect T20 game changer, With seasoned pros Ashish Nehra and Murali Karthik . Ferguson, Mathews, N.Mccullum, Jesse Ryder are all pretty good buys at reasonable costs. Mitchell Marsh will play under his father Geoff Marsh(coach). Smith provides the fire at the top order. In all sense, Yuvi is likely to lead.

Mumbai Indians :

Batting Bolstered by the new signings of Rohit Sharma and Symmonds, with Davy Jacobs opening with Sachin and Pollard to finish things. Bowling Department will be heavily dependent on Bhajji and Malinga, with Munaf patel and Clint Mckay. The most interesting factor would be Bhajji-Symmonds combo of Maaki Monkey fight fame, will be playing in same jerseys. Man, I would have if Sreesanth was also there.

At the end of the day, when all the owners sit down for a small meeting, CSK owners can say"Malai da.. AnnaMalai"

What Next for Sena

Disclaimer:All characters in this story are fictious, no resemblance to anyone living or dead.


Sena had called SRK and Aamir as 2Idiots.But According to their mouth piece, their Next Idiot, the third idiot is Lalit Modi,who else..

The Whole Issue is not Sena Vs SRK, It Should be Sena Vs IPL(which will happen in future). Moreover Sena has an issue with every country who are allowing their players to play. This is wat Sena had replied to different countries.

Aus --> When fellow Indians are racially abused, how can cricketing ties be continued. They Dont Agree to build Ram temples in Australia. Temple is a foremost issue and its an attack on our national pride.

Pak --> Anything and everything can be related to Pakistani Hand. This is were all started

SA --> They had insulted Indians in Pre-independence days, had practiced apartheid.

Eng --> They ruled India for 100 years, plundered Maharashtra of its wealth.

Ban --> Step Brothers of Pak. How come ur cricket board is not in any trouble like Pak, Pls chaos yourself asap.

WI --> Thakrey doesn't support North India/Indies or West Indies, only Maharashtrians allowed

NZ --> U insult Indians for not wearing clean socks and detain them. Cricketing ties should be cut, bcos we cant clean our socks and get insulted everytime.

SL --> ohh.. No LTTE, so no issues. No Wait. Only those players who know marathi will be allowed to play.

RULES
All players shud have lived in Maharashtra for 15 years, learnt Marathi, ate Vada Pav and Voted for Shiv Sena.

Actual Reason
1.Balasaheb was not allowed by Modi to Hug Preity Zinta(who incidently broke up with her boyfriend after Modi hugged her) and Shilpa shetty( who had married Tyagi Raj Kundra)
2. Thakrey was not allowed to buy a team named Marathi Manoos , even though he had Ball in his name and hits them hard "Thakrey"

He had even scouted few players and rejected them on some reason.

1.Ajit Agarkar --> old Person, was asked to join mainstream politics wit Siva Sena as KoPaSe ( Kolgai Parapu Seyalalar - Party's Principle Secretary)
2.Romesh Powar --> Accused of eating all the food meant for marathi manoos. He was also accused for not wearing his "3 glasses for Rs.10" coolers which he had brought from some thiruvizha(fair).
3. Abhishek Nayar --> a player in prime form shudn't play in the team. Hence was offered a Vada Pav and Nair Tea shop at Party headquarters instead.

PS:
1. while Sena is doin all this, other sena,SriRam Sena is preparing itself for Valentine's day. Every desperate person who wants to get married can go out and talk to his sweetheart and SriRam Sena will help u in getting married.

2.Tamil Kollywood Vice Captain RJ Shiva(Chennai28, TamilPadam fame) has accused Shiv Sena for using his name in the party and it had hurt his fans. He also claims it to be a Vellinaatu Sadhi(international plot) to prevent him from entering politics.

Madras Day

Post comes a part of my delayed Madras Day Celebrations!!!! Damn my convocation..
Basically writing down arbitrary things abt Chennai that comes to my mind..

Singara Chennai..Chennai local Tamil..Filter Kaapi..Gully Cricket..Marina,Bessie beaches..Hot weather, Rains.. Satyam, Spencers,CityCenter.. MadrasEye.. Koovam,Adayar.. A R Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar.. Anna Salai,ECR,Pudhupettai bike Area, Gemini Flyover..Tidel Park..Idly, Dosa, Chutney, Sambhar, Rice, Pizzas, Pubs, TASMAC quarter..Kollywood, SuperStar Rajnikanth, KamalHaasan.. Chennai SuperKings, MS Dhoni..Shirts, suits, Vaeshtti, lungi, Sarees..Petty platform shops and Police Maama.. Carnatic Music, Dance, Bharathanatyam, December Season, Kalakshetra, Chennai Sangamam, Theatres, First Day First Show, Music Bands.. IITM, AnnaUniv, Kilpauk Mental Hospital..The Hindu,Suntv, Star Vijay, Non Stop FM RJs, Music Lovers..Autos, share autos, MTC buses, MRTS.. Sub-Urb Trains..Cosmo culture( sowcarpet Junoon Settu, Mylapore Maamas, Royapuram Machaans, Alwarpet Executives) and many more..

Happy Madras Day to all Chennaites!!!
This city still carries its gr8 culture and tradition along with new consmo changes it has undergone..No wonder it has not lost its identity like other Metros of India.
For me, Chennai is heaven on earth..GodSpeed!!! :D

An intercept from a tamil saying, "Even people from other places prosper on Chennai's soil"

PS: no intention to hurt other city lovers.we celebrate our city :)

Timepass Person(TPP). Made in India

Lets see how the society and people around us influence a normal person to become the timepass person(TPP). One small kutti story..

Born to a well settled family, what do u expect the timepass baby does. He feels super lazy to ambulate from one place to another. Finally his parents forcefully give him a cart to walk, and he walks. During the night, he has to go all the way to bathroom to pee, Aaram se he prefers his bed and huggies to bathroom. During school days, while all his friends prefer outdoor games and physical exertion, he prefers POGO TV, Chutti TV, Animax, Pokeman etc. Now a graduation time in his life, he doesn't know which stream he has to follow... 2 Missed calls to his friends and he follows them to college and selects the same bench as them. His creativity and imagination blossoms during those lullaby sessions of his professor. His chalta hai approach has gets him a job through his Training and placement department, while most of his buddies queue before US embassies.

Now to the most important part of choosing his life partner. He doesn't timepass with this part of his life. He know how to take his life forward.

choice 1:
His wife would have been a lawyer or a very social person, who cares for the welfare of the people. In future she could well become the President of the country. TPP gets his chance to accompany in her morning walks at Mughal gardens, go on world tours when she's on offical trips, meet other TPP First gentlemen( similar to First ladies).

Choice2:
Next option,love affair with his college girl who has entrepreneurial ideas and good at management. They could still start a company or get placed together in a company. She could one day become a CEO some company and get awards for powerful businesswoman of the year. He could still be happy to do work from home and be the man behind the great woman( like a Tamil verse.. behind every male's success, there's female).If he had studied English, he could write a book about his life/love story and make it become a best seller. He can give inspirational talks in IIMs and other best colleges like Lovely Professional University.

Choice3:
If his father is either in Cinema, politics, Music , then he's bound to have a future in that field. In cinema, his father should turn producer and launch him as a hero, then start fan clubs and sow the foot steps for politics. Politics leaves him as the legal heir of the party of his father. He becomes a gr8 leader and goes to parliament to either shout n walk out or sleep undisturbed by the proceedings. Music gives him chances to explore the old works of his father, remix them, loot tunes from foreign artists and give a Desi touch to it. If his wife is in his field and has a good market even after doing heroine's sister, heroine, sister, aunt, mother, grandma roles, then he can take up a role as her manager and counter all the gossips that go rounds in media. If a he's a celebrity he can update his status in Facebook and twitter through Aircel pocket internet like Dhoni.

Hence being a TPP is very serious business. Choosing his/her better half comes after a lotta thought. Being a TPP, you are entitled to think freely, liberally and hence mind becomes devils workshop. Often things get tapered at these workshops. Being a TPP has become a Social Status, especially during holidays, a normal person is bantered if people have you are not in timepass tag. The increase in timepassing people with facebook quizzes and gtalk. No wonder if some people from All India Timepass Association go on air in CNN-IBN and ask Finance minister for tax concession for those doing timepass.(As politicians do more timepass than us, they can understand our feelings better.)

PS: Head of Nofeelings Youth Association ( Varuthapadatha Vaaliba Sanga Thalivar) Kaipulla has put forth the claim for induction of "timepass" in english dictionary. This year,It is the most frequently used word, even beating JAI HO!!!

From lasts to firsts

When everyone expected a Hung parliament, ManMohan & Co stunned everyone with Clean sweep. When Rajasthan Royals were considered favourites for IPL season II, again, you are in for a surprise. Look who has got into the IPL finals, Deccan (gulti) Chargers and Royal Challengers(Kingfisher) Bangalore. The last two teams of season one.

Both teams have almost same set of players who played last year also. Wat had changed things for them??

Captains: With new captains Gilly and Jumbo, the teams have scaled new heights.
Venue: may be south africa is a new place.. everything starts fresh again..

Dhoni supporters shud realize that all that Dhoni touches cannot become gold. His birth stars have changed their positions and things wont be same for Dhoni. Anti Dhoni is always on the rise. Its a custom in India that " if ur liked.. u'll have a temple, get all awards Rahul Gandhi Khel Ratna(in future), have maximum ADs" :P. "If ur performance dips.. Stones will be hurled, ur photos will be burnt, slipper garlands, applying tar" wat not..

CSK shud realize that L.Balaji is a lokka bowler( lacks pace). The team owner shud say to M. Gony, " Go neee..". CSK can make hay when the sun(Hayden) shines. CSK can join the elite Vada poche community. Either Raina or Rain cAn save matches for CSK. Only player who plays consistently in the CSK camp is Drums Sivamani


PS: someone pls tell Dr.Mallaya that too much for Partying and too much hugs and kisses from Katrina Kaif to the players(like preity zinta) could have a glaring effect on tomo's match. He could indirectly help Deccan.

PPS: with Karunaaadhi's effort for Cabinet post, i can say onething.. "intha pozhappuku urine kudikallam" :P

Did anyone catch me on TV???

10th Dec 2008
Me, Kutty, Nags, VuiVui and bunk decided to meet up at Spencers after days of slumber during the holidays. Movie buffs were in majority and the meet up ended with Jason Stathom's Transporter-3 at Sathyam Cinemas. While We were waiting for the 4pm show, a group of Neo Sports journalists approached us for their promos about chennai test .

Q1: About the situation , security concerns and spirit of cricket after 26/11 Mumbai attacks??
A cliched response with passion for cricket , best spirits, to show solidarity for Indians

Q2: Yuvraj in for vacant ganguly spot?? with Badri, vijay in squad???
Yuvraj is the man in form with plethora of talent to replace ganguly's spot in test team. Vui vui exaggerating " he'll be chucked out of the team if he's not performing. He's got enough opportunities."

Q3: who's gonna win the chennai test ??
Obvious India given a quality test team and recent success against Aussies, with 5-0 England ODI series clean sweep.

Note : Q3 didn't happen ( ohh.. my god). yes. Satyam officials interrupted our interview stating it shudn't be carried out inside their premises. As our show time was nearing we cudn't complete our interview, which would have been edited :P

14th Dec 2008
England were comfortably placed to win the match. I Gifted my tickets as a compliment to a friend. But Sehwag scripted the match's proceedings.

15th Dec 2008
Best ever test match is taking place in my city, why am i at home. .suit up!! Got the tickets to watch thalaivar bat. Wat an innings , his humble, experienced, responsible Sachin ( GOD) Tendulkar. Whether its guiding Yuvi( provoked by Flintoff), or dedicating to victims of Mumbai blasts.

No wonder he's the best sportsman of the country !!! A gr8 Human :-)

Probably people would have seen me on this day, with aquafina bottles as drums and handkerchiefs as headbands. wow, electrifying atmosphere.. :-)