IPL 5 – The most unpredicatble so far!

Probably this years IPL has been the most unpredictable of all, we have already crossed the two-third mark of the tournament, and so far only one teams looks certain of qualifying, and only one is certain of not qualifying (this too has been decided in just the  match yesterday). Yes, the tournament is still very [...]

Sachin Tendulkar Scores 100th Hundred!!!

Finally the monkey is off Sachin’s back. The year long wait for his 100th hundred is over. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international hundred, which is also his 49th ODI hundred today against Bangladesh. Ironically this is his 1st ODI hundred against Bangladesh, strange but yes that is the fact. Sachin’s game in the past [...]

Stats Analysis of a Legend: Rahul Dravid

Well this analysis was published on the ESPNCricinfo site immediately after Rahul dravid announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Friday 9th March, 2012. So surely this analysis is not done by me, and also since it comes from cricinfo it can be taken to be very much accurate, legitimate, and correct. This [...]

Rahul Dravid Retires from Test Cricket…

In just my previous post, I had written about Dravid’s career reaching towards its end. But I did not know that it will end so soon. Today Dravid announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket. Surely that is a big step taken, unfortunately this is what media pressure can do to you. But the [...]

Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman: Legends nearing their Dusk?

For the past couple of months what has happened down under in Australia has certainly raised this question amongst all the cricket experts, ex-cricketers, and to some extent amongst most of the Indians as well now. However this question has not just been hovering for Sachin, it has been even more gruelling on Dravid and [...]

2012 Galantry Awardee List : Republic Day

On the 63rd Republic day celebrations the President has approved awards of 368 gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others.  This includes 01 Ashoka Chakra, 03 Kirti Chakra, 16 Shaurya Chakra, 03 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 73 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 02 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht [...]

2012 Padma Awardee List : Republic Day

On the 63rd Republic day celebrations the Padma Awards will be given to several Indians for their contribution towards the country. President Smt. Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012 today. This year the she has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) which includes 14 awards in the category of [...]

Now Virender Sehwag Scales Mt. 200!

Since Virender Sehwag emerged at the international scene he has always been called as the clone of Sachin Tendulkar, because of the many similarities in their batting styles. But today, probably he has proved this saying correct by doing what only Sachin has done it before, and not just doing it even bettering it. Yes, [...]

40 Months of Life in an IT Industry…

It’s been very differing and varied kind of 40 months that I have had in the IT industry, or I can say that I have what you call as the IT industry (motley) kind of days,as IT industry is known for indifferent kind of ways. At the same time and situation, an IT industry can [...]

Rahul Dravid Crosses 13000 Mark in Test Matches!

Amidst all the hype and expectations of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th International ton, another Indian cricketing legend, Rahul Dravid surpassed a major milestone. A milestone, which only one player has achieved in the history of test cricket. That was crossing the 13000 runs mark in test matches, he became only the second batsman to do so, [...]

Sachin Tendulkar Scales Peak 15000 in Test Matches

Even as the world still waits for Sachin to complete a century of centuries, he manages to touch another huge milestone in test cricket. He has become the first batsman in the history of test cricket to cross 15000 international runs. Also, this is not the first time to cross the mark; he has also [...]

Today’s Managers – Good or Bad or Leaders?

Disclaimer: I am not really sure whether what I have thought of writing and have ended up writing in the blog post actually fits under this heading. After completing this blog post I am really confused of what I actually intended to write and what have actually written down. However, I feel that the content [...]

Mumbai Indians Win Champions League 2011!

Suddenly from nowhere has this team come out to win the title, defeating Royal Challengers Banglore. In fact I don’t think anyone would have ever imagined Mumbai Indians winning this tournament, since they entered this tournament on many injuries that included Sachin tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Dhaval Kulkarni, Davy Jacobs, and many more. This [...]

A Trip to Torangarh (Torna Fort)!

I publish my trip diaries over my blog here, so that years later when I read it, I would be able to remember and cherish the moments of the trip. But this trip has been somewhat different, as even if I do not write about it here, I will surely remember it for a long [...]

A Tribute to Capt. Vikram Batra by his twin brother

Captain Vikram Batra has always been and will always be a source of inspiration to me, and has always an been an idol and probably will always remain. What he did 12 years back, the courage, the valour, the exceptional love for motherland he displayed then all at the age of 24, I cannot even imagine to [...]