Published January 30th, 2008
in Cricket.
Whenever two cricket lovers get together for a conversation, especially if they be from different generations, arguments become inevitable—was Richards better than Sachin, were the West Indies team of the late 70s and early 80s better than the all conquering Aussies of today or were they both nothing compared to Bradman’s Invincibles, whether Akram could hold a candle to Lillee, whether Thomson was faster than Fred Trueman, and whether M L Jaisima more dashing than Yuvraj Singh.
There are however a few things about which there is almost never any argument, things that people from all generations agree on.
Namely, Bradman was the greatest batsman of all time, Sobers the best all-rounder and Noel David the most puzzling Indian selection ever.
I propose we add one more to this list of cricket axioms.
Adam Gilchrist is the greatest “wicket-keeper batsman” that ever set foot on a cricket field.
Period.
Continue reading ‘Gilly Danda’
Published January 28th, 2008
in Silly.
PJ1
T-shirt that’s selling like hot cakes in Janpath:
(On T-shirt front)I had to let go the Prime Ministership for the royal son. I had to let go the Presidency for the royal confidante.
(On T-shirt back) And all I got in return was a lousy Poddo Beebhushon.
PJ2
Shakti Kapoor on hearing that Tom Alter won the Padma Shree:
Who cares? Aoooo…I only want Padma Laxmi
PJ3
Why does Manoj Kumar not want to receive the Padma Bhushan?
He is afraid people will call him “Mr. Bharat” Bhushan.
All of them very poor jokes? I agree. But not as poor a joke as the granting of our Shris, Bhushans, BiVibhushans and Ratnas.
Published January 21st, 2008
in Cricket.
Take the pleasure of winning a Test against the best side in the world in their backyard on a pitch that suits perfectly their style of play. Add to that the joy of bringing down to earth, albeit briefly, the most arrogant group of sportsmen one could ever hope to see. Multiply that by the ecstasy of seeing Team India displaying the heart and the balls to fight back after tumultous events that would have broken lesser sides. And only after doing this, can one even begin to understand how exactly an Indian fan felt as R P Singh’s yorker sneaked through the gap between the blade and the Star Trek pads of Shaun Tait.
Continue reading ‘Fun Baba Fun’
Published January 16th, 2008
in India, Media and Silly.
Forgive me for being irregular in posting this week.
I have just been very offended.
Firstly as an Indian, I am offended at the fact that Eklavya the Royal Guard did not make it to the Oscar nominee list for best phoren fillum. Face it, that movie about Saif Ali Khan’s paternity and Jimmy Shergill in the dark was plain and simple awesome. Of course, many people in India hated it but there is a reason for that. As Vidhu the Vinod Chopra points out:
Maybe the critics here didn’t quite get it. I got a great response at UCLA and NYU, where they’re asking me to lecture about the film. They must have seen something
Indeed they had. Make no mistake. This would have been an Indian “Crouching Tiger Vidya Balan” had the Oscar committee comprised of friends of Vidhu the Vinod Chopra like Sudhir Mishra and Jagdhish Sharma and people like Ranjit Bahadur (he shot the “Making of Eklavya”). Had that been the case, they would have shown the same neutrality and good taste they displayed,as members of the Indian entry selection committee, while sending “Eklavya–the Royal Guard” to the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘Offense Is the Best Form of Defense’
Published January 11th, 2008
in Cricket.
It has been an explosive week for the cricket world with much hand-wringing, chest-beating, barbs and counter-barbs. And even a Sydney man attacking a bus with a cricket bat —no doubt influenced by the general craziness.
And as the McDonald’s ad goes, I am lovin it.
Continue reading ‘What A Week’
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