I can play a bit of cricket
To be frank, the only thing worth remembering from the IPL 2013 inauguration was Dhoni telling us all from Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata: ‘I can play a bit of cricket.’ Just seven words that encompass a lot of humility… the rest of the inauguration was a pompous mess! So let’s talk about this pompous...
‘Dil jumping zapaak’ days are back!
If Farah says that it is ‘dil jumping zapaak’ that happens every time there is a catch or every time a batsman hits a six or even gets out during the IPL matches, so be it. Which simply means that it is ‘dil jumping zapaak’ days that are back and will go on to stay...
Cricket connects!
Can you see a bat in the picture? No. Do you see anyone playing a game? No. And yet, everyone in India would know that these players are cricketers… and that they are the famous CSK team! This is the power of cricket!! Would the same level of recognition be there if someone were to...
The rings of confidence
The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which in plain English means “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. Most of us will also know that the five-ringed symbol “represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.” What most of us need to know is...
Get ready to cheer, Olympics are here!
Let truth be now known With passion I shall cheer Not just for India alone But for SPORT, that is clear! Yes, I know I am going to cheer for every sport the same way I cheered when watching the Carabao Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool, every sportsperson who is out there in London,...
Fun playing Table Tennis
Delhi Government Inter Department Table Tennis Tournament has started today at Delhi Secretariat. It is nice that I am participating in team event, women’s single, women’s double, and mixed doubles. Playing after a gap of almost a year but still enjoyed every bit of it. It feels good to have reached semi finals in the...
Would you date a yak in skirts?
Yaks don’t wear skirts. Yaks don’t play badminton. Saina Nehwal and Jwala Gutta are not Yaks in skirts. They are lovely girls who play superb badminton and must remain in the news and in the record books because of their game… and not because they were asked to prance around the court in short skirts!...
Hey, this match is just a 303, not AK-47!
Thank God we don’t have 47 days in months that go by the name AK or something as sinister as that acronym. Today (the day for the WC 2011 semi-finals between India and Pakistan) is just 30 March which can also be written as 303. So why is the media whipping up mass hysteria for...
Nail-biting and as disappointing as Pepsi without fizz!
The evening of 12 March 2011 was neither for the battle for Libya, nor for bashing the investigating agencies for their flop-shows. The tears for Japan were withheld, as were the brickbats for the murderer of Radhika. Corruption was not discussed nor was black money mentioned. The evening was reserved for the cricket match that...
