Cricketing Legend - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

It’s been 39 years, since the incipience of the ODI format in cricket. Many great knocks have been hammered by teams and so by the individual players. Many teams registered 400+ scores and one did chase the mammoth total of 434. It was South Africa who had chased this successfully against Australia. But this time around it was different; SA couldn’t chase 401 scored by the mighty INDIANS. This knock came with the power pack performance by the little master blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Saeed Anwar of Pakistan had scored 194 runs against INDIA in Chennai in May 1997, by surpassing the individual record of Sir Viv Richards of West Indies 189 N.O. Saeed Anwar’s knock was equaled by the less known Charles Coventry 194 N.O. of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in August 2009 but in vain as Zimbabwe had lost the match.

Everyone was expecting this record to be broken sometime by the cricketing legend SRT. Sachin Tendulkar’s bat speaks more than him and has always proved his critics wrong by the brilliance of his batting strokes. The batting strokes from the blade of the little master blaster don’t blaze off with force but also with the fine finesse.

Immaculate and impeccable performance by the little master blaster came on February 24, 2010 creating the history in world of cricket not only by being the highest run getter in an ODI but also reaching the first Double ton ever. Vengeance is seen in the batting of this cricketing god these days after being dropped out from the Indian squad in 2007 and being booed off in his home ground before 4 years, where his career was about to defunct. But nothing stops the boy within him to blaze his blade. He never lost the belief, which inspires us to aspire his heights.

Nothing stops me from watching the highlights of those mystical moments that were created by SRT in Gwalior. One of the best moment that I recall here is of the legendary hero hitting a ball pitched outside the off stump by Dale Steyn and SRT moving across the wickets, flicking flawlessly between the square leg and mid wicket straight to the boundary and Steyn shrugging his shoulders back on the way. Robin Jackman had only one thing to say during this impeccable innings, that the best thing to do is not to bowl Sachin. This is the only secret that would save the South Africans.

Post match presentation, when Ravi Shastri asked him about how he felt on being the highest run scorer in an ODI and getting the only double ton ever in the history of ODI cricket, this humble and down to earth said “I don’t know how to react to this, I dedicate this double ton to the people of INDIA, all those people who stood behind me during my ups and downs in last 20 years. It feels good that I was there at the end of 50 overs, and would still like to bat for another 50 overs at some stage and see that my fitness level doesn’t drop” The best one was when he replied to Ravi Shastri on being asked that, when would the bowlers get some respect and he nicely mentioned “As long as in my heart I know that whatever I'm doing good for the team at that moment, I'm going to go ahead with that” (in short as long as he stays in centre, all you bowlers out there, don’t expect any respect from this little master blaster)

I envy all those people in Gwalior who watched and witnessed the mystical moments of the double tons that came from the cricketing god.

Such is the Power,

Such is the Genius,

Such is the Class...

SACH is the GOD of Cricket, atleast to US (INDIANS).... he made us all proud.....Hats off, Bows and Salute to "SIR SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR"

Right Turn

It was about 1.15 a.m. in the morning when we left from my ex-roomie Kailash’s wedding. Umesh was driving us back to his home. It was about 25-28 kms from Mayur Vihar Phase-III to his abode in Bhajanpura. We were moving from East Delhi to East Delhi and still had to travel some 30 odd kilometers, which once again made me feel how big Delhi has grown and expanded its territory. All this began with a right turn at Mayur Vihar. The next one, again a right turn at New Ashok Vihar or so called Noida mod (turn). We went straight for few couple of kilometers and one more right turn at New Seemapuri. After moving few kilometers from New Seemapuri we’re suppose to take a left turn which would lead us to Bhajanpura through Wazirabad and Shahadra. Right turn was so much on our mind that we started circling over Delhi highways. Around 2.00 a.m. we realized that we’re leading somewhere else. We had completely stuck for half an hour on the clogged highways of Delhi which were flooded with trucks. Delhi now a days is completely dug out to get it’s new look before the commencement of Commonwealth Games. Also, metro rail over-bridges are being constructed to facilitate the commuters. But looking at the current scenario it lives the commuters in dizziness. And this added to our muddle on which way to lead. And unfortunately we traveled almost 50 kms on the same roads and once again we reached to New Seemapuri from were this right turn had leaded us to a night safari of the Delhi highways. Alas, this night safari on Delhi highways we’re able to reach his home by 2.45 a.m. in the morning.

Voices

I was off to ATM to collect some Vitamin M from the machine. On the way I saw a guy sitting at the end of the over bridge. Just stopped for a while to have a sneak-peek at what he was doing. I was in the center of the cross-road and an uncle impatiently honking me to clear his way without bothering for a bit. I found the guy trying to crack the iron rods from the lumps of concrete stone. One mind said to stop him from causing harm to the public property and the second stopped the first one and felt it to be an adage of his life which would earn him a piece of bread for the dinner.

As I reached the ATM, I got off from my bike with a welcoming spit of gutkha from a youngster. I was very much pissed off and was about to react and enter into a brawl with the young man same of my age. But than a thought ran in my mind saying "All I can do is control my reaction and not someone's action". With a cool head I approached him and politely said a hello and inquired about his literacy level. Somehow he managed to speak between his wobbling tongue mentioning graduate. Shy and sweat already covered his face. But that didn't stopped me to help him increase his literacy level and told him whether he would do the same thing standing or sitting at his abode. His face filled with guilt, finding for a scapegoat and managed to say humble words of sorry with a heavy sigh of sin he had committed!!

Vegetables

Getting vegetables from market, a household chore at which I am okay types and is generally done by my younger brother. Whenever I have to get vegetables my dad makes a point to get it from the main market (as I laze around and get it from the near by market) for two reasons, one being for getting fresh and good quality vegetables and the other for the cost element compared to what I get from the nearby market. I don't know which one is driven by the other and most of the time I get 'em from the nearby market :)

P.S. After watching 3 Idiot's I was inquisitive to know the price of "bhindi" which is Rs. 20/kg, 8 bucks more than what is shown in the film. Thank god Raju Rastogi's mother didn't flaunted to the Ahmedabad market else she would have been overtly shattered!!

Down the Decade

Didn't thought of it when I had stepped into the new millennium decade. The years faded away with some good memories, learnings, ups and downs with most of 'em unforgettable and some of 'em being spasmodic burst which are scattered unevenly down their. Don't know if this post is just coming out of some tremendous redundant over-thinking kinda thing which has catapulted me to go through the mental anguish of recollecting memories down the decade:

2000 - Shifted to our new HOME, was very much excited then!

2001 - Secured all India 6th rank during my 3rd semester exams...

2002 - As I wanted to do something good to my close friend, I became the reason of his break-up with his GF which I never regret and repent!!

2003 - Again stood all India 6th and was elated with campus placement for my first job but that didn't went for long.... also had a major crush on the gal I liked the most... was gathering some guts from few months to propose her and came to know that she was already into a relationship just before a month :(

2004 - Was an usual one, nothing much happened apart from a change in job which took me to Baroda....

2005 - Same usual nothing interesting happened though....

2006 - Changed the job and went to Noida, though those were the down days of my life but still learnt a lot... also proposed a gal!!

2007 - Was back in Baroda with a new company and hanging between yes and no!

2008 - Was tossed and turned upside down... but I still used to hang on with optimism and a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel which I had dug for myself!!

2009 - Came with more hopes which I felt would be full filled after 4 yrs... but as usual fortune didn't favored me, but was elated as I came back to my home after like 3yrs with yet another change in job!!

I hope this do not disconnect with the passing decade, CIAO!!

Incipience of 21st Century

There was so much buzz with 21st century about to begin. As the year 2000 was going to start, most of the brains were hyped by the millennium bug (Y2K) that would do wrong wonders in the world and vanish some information. A decade has almost past and everyone has moved ahead with some good or bad in life with a little or no trace of the trance they lived in. Memories have lost in the ashes of time. And as the first decade is nearing it's end, here are some of the reminiscence that I collected from my friends as to how the outset of the 21st century was special to them:

Siddhartha - I had my first major crush... and wanted to actually start going around with the girl (#1 Kamina...)

Kunal - Entered into 12th science stream

Deepak - Don't remember now... must be in school then! (Lazy ass to remember)

Umesh - My heart was broken number of times [I know how many times ;)]

Amit Sharma - I met my love and the prospective partner of life!!

Palmira - I moved to Canada

Arpit - May be I cleared my 12th

Vinod Panchal - Was on a bed rest for long time due to major illness (not a good way to start)

Ashwin - Graduated in Management with First Class

Nirav - Shifted to our new home and was in high school!!

Binny - Cleared my SSC with good grades...

Neha Kanodia - My first job :) (reason's to cheer)

Chinmaya - Passed 11th without getting failed (I don't know how many years you took to get into 11th)

Rahul - Was a child studying in 6th class and a girl proposed, which took me by a shock!! (aha, Class 6 and a girl proposing a guy)

Kailash - I had found a beautiful friend, who changed my life!! (surely must be a girl then)

Gowri - That's when I gave direction to my life.. [But still sometimes I find you direction less.... ;)]

Sarang - I fell in love!! [don't know when you would be successfull ;)- ]

Prateek - Learnt to ride a scooter (and you're left without your Pulsar these days...)

Amit Shah - I fell in love (Won't ask you more on this now)

Navneet - Scored "00" in Maths-1 and "06" in Maths-2 of the 11th class examination (Hats off to you mate!!)

Peenee - Joined the college (Days of Masti)

Kavan - I think some how I cleared my 12th Board exams :)

Radhesh - Break-up with my GF (Must be relieved then)

P.S. Got this idea from Siddhartha!!

Avatar

I had never seen a 3D movie till sometime ago. A lot of hype was created for the Avatar. Office friends planned to watch this big flick together and after watching Avatar in 3D I was just looking for the words to describe it. Avatar is created with a great vision by James Cameron. He waited for more than a decade to bring it to the audience who by time had developed a taste for technology, creativity and imagination. Cameron brought it to the audience at the right time with high end use of the technology (CGI) available. There were lots of ooohs, aaahs, vows after the movie. Creativity and imagination had beaten the bestest with superb and immense amount of detailing. Nothing, just nothing comes close to it.... You just sit hold tight and don't dare and damn to move away from ya seat.... again exponentially intensified with the technology.... Definitely one should go and watch AVATAR in 3D... its worth spending your bucks!!