Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Dada & Dadagiri

Everybody is debating the exclusion of Sourav Ganguly from ODI cricket team.Kolkatans are making hue and cry as if this is the first time someone is dropped from the team.The feeling of regionalism is overpowering nationalism.This reaction from Kolkatans is making two groups 'Bengalis' and 'Antibengalis' which is not good.I was wondering earlier how come the left is ruling the bengal for last 25 years.I have no doubt now.The height is that some people infact were happy when India lost to SA in the first match because Sourav is not there in team.Huh!!Even Sourav wouldn't have been happy with the defeat.But some people,I don't say all the bengalis, are unncessarily making an issue.I think most of the people who are protesting only want to be on media.I bet if no news channel and daily gives any coverage to these sort of people,there won't be any further protest.

Sourav has been a consistent performer for India for years and we should respect him for that.But why don't people understand that he hasn't been in best of form in recent times and was dropped correctly.He himself has dropped Kumble many times in favour of Bhajji.Does that mean he has something against Kumble?I really doubt if performance is the only criteria by which he has been selected in test team.Unfortunately public pressure and Mr Dalmiya's backing must have played a big role.Anyway lets see how he performs in test provided he gets a place in playing 11.

Disclaimer : I have nothing against bengalis and have many good bengali friends.

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Life and Cricket

I always believed this world will be happier place to live in if people behave slightly rationally.We,most of the time behave selfishly without thinking about what the person infront of us will feel.Most of the problems won't arise at all if we place ourselves in the place of the opposite guy with whom we are dealing and think for a second how we would feel if we were in his place.Its easier said than done though and I wish from now Mr Andre Nel will do that.

I don't know what this average South African bowler thinks of himself.In the name of so called 'aggression' of fast bowlers,he behaves rudely with all the batsman around world.Yesterday he got the treatment of his own medicine and he was complaining.Oh boy,I loved that.Well done Gautam Gambhir.

Suddenly India seems to be a competetive unit and is playing well.Though I am not too much worried about Sachin's form,I would like to see him firing in next matches .This series is going to be close and seems to go to 5th ODI for the decider.

All the best Team India.

Bibhuti

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Midnight Blog

Its 00:57 AM and I am still not able to sleep.I don't mind though with today being sunday and it gave me a chance to blog in background of light instrumental themes of Subhas Ghai's movies.It has been a long weekend and the sometimes you get bored of doing nothing.I watched many movies in bits 'n' pieces on tv and 'Garam Masala' on theatre.Doing comedy is not easy and John Abraham should be the right person to tell that.May be he should take some lesson from Govinda.

Just got a warning for low battery for the laptop and looks like I should now go to sleep.Today should be a good day for me with the 5th ODI between India Vs Srilanka at Ahmedabad.Hopefully we win 5 in a row.All the best to me and team India.

Sound sleep to me!!

Cheers,
Bibhuti