Mar 18

Nadal “The Warrior”

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Mar 18

Ryder, Vettori centuries spare NZ blushes

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A defiant captain’s century by Daniel Vettori and a maiden ton for Jesse Ryder rescued New Zealand on the opening day of the first Test here Wednesday but India finished on top. The home side were dismissed for 279 on a batsman-friendly wicket and at stumps the tourists had reached 29 without loss off seven overs with the explosive Virender [...] [...more]

A defiant captain’s century by Daniel Vettori and a maiden ton for
Jesse Ryder rescued New Zealand on the opening day of the first Test
here Wednesday but India finished on top.

The home side were
dismissed for 279 on a batsman-friendly wicket and at stumps the
tourists had reached 29 without loss off seven overs with the explosive
Virender Sehwag not out 22 and fellow opener Gautam Gambhir on six.

Indian
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl, gambling
on his bowlers capitalising on the overcast conditions and a
green-tinged wicket.

His choice paid off, with New Zealand in
dire straits at 60 for six just before lunch when Vettori joined Ryder
in the middle to begin the fightback.

The pair produced a
record-breaking 186-run partnership to take the score to 246, and New
Zealand added just 33 more runs before they were all out.

The skipper’s 118 was his third century in 90 Tests, while Ryder’s 102 was his maiden ton in his seventh Test.

But that partnership aside, the day belonged to India and Vettori was the first to admit it.

“Our
first thoughts were to get through to 150. It would give us something
to play with. Fortunately, Jesse and I batted for a long time and put a
competitive score on the board but certainly below par,” he said.

“We created momentum through our partnership, but if you erase that and look at the scores you’d say India’s on top.”

At
times the match was a battle of wits between the captains, with Vettori
looking for runs and forcing Dhoni into frequent field adjustments.

Ryder, at the other end, showed his versatility, shelving his big-hitting one-day role to play a watchful knock.

Between
them they blocked out the spin of Harbhajan Singh at one end while
picking off the quicks at the other as the afternoon sun baked the
wicket, the ball aged, and conditions became more batsman-friendly.

Vettori
brought up the New Zealand 100, hooking Zaheer Khan for six, and in the
first hour after tea the home side raced along at more than five an
over with the skipper belting Sehwag over the ropes.

Vettori’s
immense effort came to an end after 197 minutes at the crease when
Dhoni moved smartly to take an inside edge off Munaf Patel.

The
164-ball innings produced two sixes and 14 fours, with his century
arriving off a single when he top-edged Harbhajan to fine leg.

He
survived two close calls, diving to make his ground when sent back by
Ryder two balls before tea and then on 77 he was dropped by Rahul
Dravid off Harbhajan.

Vettori’s dismissal brought to an end
the record seventh-wicket partnership in New Zealand-India Tests and
the Indian bowlers were quickly back on top.

Kyle Mills was
yorked by Patel first ball, while Iain O’Brien avoided the hat-trick
and reached eight before he was stumped by Dhoni off Harbhajan.

His
departure, with New Zealand 275-9 and Ryder on 98, brought out Chris
Martin, who is recognised as one of the worst Test batsmen in the
world.

The look of consternation on Ryder’s face was evident as Martin prodded at the five remaining balls in Harbhajan’s over.

Ryder then made sure of his century, hitting Ishant Sharma to the boundary and was out caught by VVS Laxman off the next ball.

It
was an innings delivered with class and determination, something that
was missing from the relatively inexperienced top order, who appeared
to lack the resolve to bide their time in the middle.

Zaheer
Khan did the early damage, removing Martin Guptill (14) and Daniel
Flynn (0) in the space of three balls. Sharma added the scalps of Tim
McIntosh (12), Ross Taylor (18) and James Franklin (0).

Munaf Patel claimed the sixth wicket when he sent Brendon McCullum back to the pavilion for three shortly before lunch.

In
contrast, Indian attacked from the start of their innings, with Sehwag
continuing the form which saw him star in the one-day series, in which
India beat New Zealand 3-1.

Sehwag hit five boundaries in his unbeaten 22, while New Zealand new ball bowler Mills conceded 18 runs off his two overs.

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Feb 15

e.g. I want to be isuperstar because…

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I am a superstar and you can't beat me! [...more]

I am a superstar and you can’t beat me!

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Feb 15

amma vs appa - Part 2

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I confronted my wife. I asked: �Why didn�t you tell me that she was now saying �Ammmm�.�.� �Why should I tell you?� asked my stoic wife. I immediately snatched the baby from Rekha�s hands and started teaching her �Appa�. We were progressing well for sometime � she was saying �Ap�..��but after a while she lost focus and started repeating a word which if spelt will look like this: �eeeeeeeeeeeee�. I know it doesn�t make sense �but as long as it doesn�t mean �mother� I am fine. The fight is still on� Note: I need the support of all the fathers out there. Come on�give me tips to win this war of the sexes! [...more]

I confronted my wife. I asked: “Why didn’t you tell me that she was now saying ‘Ammmm….’.”

“Why should I tell you?” asked my stoic wife.

I immediately snatched the baby from Rekha’s hands and started teaching her “Appa”. We were progressing well for sometime – she was saying ‘Ap…..’…but after a while she lost focus and started repeating a word which if spelt will look like this: “eeeeeeeeeeeee”. I know it doesn’t make sense …but as long as it doesn’t mean ‘mother’ I am fine.

The fight is still on…

Note: I need the support of all the fathers out there. Come on…give me tips to win this war of the sexes!

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Feb 15

amma vs appa

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In the last few days Rekha and I have been on warpath. Domestic terrorism, if you want to call it so. Being the mother that she is, she has been trying to get my daughter to say �amma.� In case you didn�t know��amma� in Tamil means mother. That wouldn�t be much of an issue if I wasn�t trying to get my daughter to say �appa� at the earliest. By the way, �appa� means father in Tamil. Our daughter has divided the house into two unequal halves. What word would she utter first � amma or appa? I checked with some of my friends to see if I stood a chance. Apparently, all kids end up calling for their mothers first. It seems, I was one in a billion�in the sense�nobody in the whole world would have �babe� has his/her first word. Apparently, that�s what I called the maid who would bathe me everyday for a paltry fee of Rs 70/- a month in 1975. Fathers don�t get a chance to get close to their babies in the first six months. When they aren�t sleeping, they are clinging on to breasts. I am referring to the babies. And by the time they get out of breast feeding�the first word has already been spoken. While on the subject, let us also find out why this famed Bollywood dialogue is not be seen in today�s movies: �Kutte�kameene�maa ka doodh piya hai to samne aa�� Because the dialogue writers can�t get beyond lines like: �Kutte�kameene�Nestle ka doodh piya hai to samne aa�� or �Kutte�kameene�Milkmaid ka doodh piya hai to samne aa�� Anyway getting back to the bigger issue on hand�the war has gone out of hand. According to the latest news I picked up from the security guard in my apartment, my daughter has managed to say �Ammmm�.�. The guard says, on sunny days (it is winter here in Gurgaon) my wife brings the daughter to the small park and talks to her. � [...more]

In the last few days Rekha and I have been on warpath. Domestic terrorism, if you want to call it so.

Being the mother that she is, she has been trying to get my daughter to say ‘amma.’ In case you didn’t know…‘amma’ in Tamil means mother. That wouldn’t be much of an issue if I wasn’t trying to get my daughter to say ‘appa’ at the earliest. By the way, ‘appa’ means father in Tamil.

Our daughter has divided the house into two unequal halves. What word would she utter first – amma or appa?

I checked with some of my friends to see if I stood a chance. Apparently, all kids end up calling for their mothers first. It seems, I was one in a billion…in the sense…nobody in the whole world would have ‘babe’ has his/her first word. Apparently, that’s what I called the maid who would bathe me everyday for a paltry fee of Rs 70/- a month in 1975.

Fathers don’t get a chance to get close to their babies in the first six months. When they aren’t sleeping, they are clinging on to breasts. I am referring to the babies. And by the time they get out of breast feeding…the first word has already been spoken.

While on the subject, let us also find out why this famed Bollywood dialogue is not be seen in today’s movies: “Kutte…kameene…maa ka doodh piya hai to samne aa…” Because the dialogue writers can’t get beyond lines like: “Kutte…kameene…Nestle ka doodh piya hai to samne aa…” or “Kutte…kameene…Milkmaid ka doodh piya hai to samne aa…”

Anyway getting back to the bigger issue on hand…the war has gone out of hand.

According to the latest news I picked up from the security guard in my apartment, my daughter has managed to say “Ammmm….”. The guard says, on sunny days (it is winter here in Gurgaon) my wife brings the daughter to the small park and talks to her.

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Feb 15

SuperStar

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I am superstar of Jhansi [...more]

I am superstar of Jhansi

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Feb 27

too hot BABY :-)

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[Image from Sweta] What you are thinking........... [...more]

What you are thinking………..

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Feb 11

Blog karena

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good looking

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Feb 07

मेर पहि� �� हिन� ��दि पोस� ��त्

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मेर पहिल हिन्दि पोस्त् [...more]

मेर पहिल हिन्दि पोस्त्

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Feb 05

Mumbai win Ranji Trophy

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Mumbai beat Bengal by 132 runs to win the Ranji Trophy for the 37th time, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Monday. Chasing a daunting target of 472 for victory, Bengal were dismissed for 339 in their second innings shortly after tea on Day 4 of the five-day final, despite a gallant 90 from Sourav Ganguly and 94 by� exciting young batsman Manoj Tiwary.� Rohan Gavaskar also chipped in with a useful 46 but all that could not prevent Mumbai from regaining the title it last won�two seasons ago. Zaheer Khan was the pick of the Mumbai bowlers, claiming four wickets for 119 runs, including the prized scalp of Ganguly, as Bengal folded up in 92.2 overs. The left-arm pacer had picked five wickets in the first innings. Ajit Agarkar and Wilkin Mota grabbed two wickets apiece. At one stage Bengal looked like going the distance in the run-chase but the loss of the last six wickets for just five runs put paid to their hopes. Resuming at 98 for 2, the visitors�went about their task efficiently, scoring 226 for 3 by lunch. However, just when the partnership between Ganguly and Tiwari was assuming threatening proportions, Tewari (94) holed out at point off Abhishek Nair's bowling. Tiwari enjoyed a bit of luck as Mumbai captain Amol Muzumdar dropped him in the slips when he was on 76 and 80, Nair being the bowler to suffer. Nair, however, got his man when Tiwari tried to cut him but only managed to offer an easy catch to point, where Rohit Sharma made no mistake. The Bengal youngster was out six short of a deserved 100, with Bengal 270 for 4. Ganguly and Tiwari put on 117 runs for the fourth wicket in only 176 balls. Rohan Gavaskar, the next man in, was in an attacking mood. He hit Zaheer Khan for three boundaries in one over and then followed it up with a superb straight drive of Agarkar. However, the second new ball, taken in the 85th over, did the trick as Agarkar, after being hit for a four, got his revenge when he had Gavaskar playing a loose shot outside the off stump and Sahil Kukreja coming up with a brilliant catch at second slip. Gavaskar scored 46 off just 49 balls, inclusive of eight boundaries. Bengal at this stage were 5 for 334, but the remaining wickets fell like nine pins. In the next over, Zaheer got rid of Laxmi Ratan Shukla, beating the batsman for pace and then trapped Sourashish Lahiri in front of the wicket to leave Bengal tottering at 335 for 7. However, till Ganguly was at the crease there was room for the faithful to hope that Bengal might pull off something sensational, but when he fell for 90 -- for the second time in the match to�Zaheer -- pulling and only managing to lob a high catch to Ramesh Powar at midwicket, Bengal was staring at defeat with 338 on the board. Ganguly's 90 came in a stay of 129 balls and was studded with eight boundaries. The end came when Ashok Dinda attempted to heave Ajit Agarkar over the ropes and holed out to Abhishek Nair at point. [...more]

Mumbai beat Bengal by 132 runs to win the Ranji Trophy for the 37th time, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Monday.

Chasing a daunting target of 472 for victory, Bengal were dismissed for 339 in their second innings shortly after tea on Day 4 of the five-day final, despite a gallant 90 from Sourav Ganguly and 94 by exciting young batsman Manoj Tiwary. 

Rohan Gavaskar also chipped in with a useful 46 but all that could not prevent Mumbai from regaining the title it last won two seasons ago.

Zaheer Khan was the pick of the Mumbai bowlers, claiming four wickets for 119 runs, including the prized scalp of Ganguly, as Bengal folded up in 92.2 overs. The left-arm pacer had picked five wickets in the first innings.

Ajit Agarkar and Wilkin Mota grabbed two wickets apiece.

At one stage Bengal looked like going the distance in the run-chase but the loss of the last six wickets for just five runs put paid to their hopes.

Resuming at 98 for 2, the visitors went about their task efficiently, scoring 226 for 3 by lunch. However, just when the partnership between Ganguly and Tiwari was assuming threatening proportions, Tewari (94) holed out at point off Abhishek Nair’s bowling.

Tiwari enjoyed a bit of luck as Mumbai captain Amol Muzumdar dropped him in the slips when he was on 76 and 80, Nair being the bowler to suffer. Nair, however, got his man when Tiwari tried to cut him but only managed to offer an easy catch to point, where Rohit Sharma made no mistake.

The Bengal youngster was out six short of a deserved 100, with Bengal 270 for 4.

Ganguly and Tiwari put on 117 runs for the fourth wicket in only 176 balls.

Rohan Gavaskar, the next man in, was in an attacking mood. He hit Zaheer Khan for three boundaries in one over and then followed it up with a superb straight drive of Agarkar. However, the second new ball, taken in the 85th over, did the trick as Agarkar, after being hit for a four, got his revenge when he had Gavaskar playing a loose shot outside the off stump and Sahil Kukreja coming up with a brilliant catch at second slip.

Gavaskar scored 46 off just 49 balls, inclusive of eight boundaries.

Bengal at this stage were 5 for 334, but the remaining wickets fell like nine pins.

In the next over, Zaheer got rid of Laxmi Ratan Shukla, beating the batsman for pace and then trapped Sourashish Lahiri in front of the wicket to leave Bengal tottering at 335 for 7.

Ganguly’s 90 came in a stay of 129 balls and was studded with eight boundaries.

The end came when Ashok Dinda attempted to heave Ajit Agarkar over the ropes and holed out to Abhishek Nair at point.

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