And Miles To Go …

This is the best of times. That was the worst of times.
Indian cricket had let the nerves get the better of them. Pragmatically, winning the World Cup had been a fanciful dream – but a shock first round exit was an unjust blow. As those seniors sat looking into the distance, disconsolate and depressed, tied [...]

The “cocking a snook” thing ….

This is an excerpt from Geet Sethi’s wonderful book Success vs Joy. An unassuming book with lots of depth  – much like the man.
 On being highly strung.
There are certain sportspersons who hype themselves up with gestures, punching the air with fists and other such gesticulations, which they think will induce a rush of adrenaline. This [...]

In other news …

JP Morgan Chase have bought Bear Sterns for a price less than what LA Galaxy paid for David Beckham …

Black & White

Childhood was a wide eyed concept of reality. Every thing was 70 mm. Every thing was magic, everything was fantasy.
By the time one entered ones teens, one was still starry eyed about love, longing and life in general. Being a 17 year old was a challenge in itself. Being realistic [...]

Getting an earful …

Evander Holyfield won his title but lost a part of his ear to Mike Tyson’s hunger.

Photograph from Sports Illustrated by Jed Jacobsohn

Right Choice, Baby !

With all the IPL auction dust settling down, the per ball income for Ishant Sharma calculated, the anguished cries of non Indian socialists the world over (How can a nation with so much poverty, display such obscene wealth) heard politely, reasons for the success / failure of the league analysed to bare bones, Ricky Ponting’s [...]

So Where The Bloody Hell Are You …

The finals of the CB series had to be between these two teams. There was a fatalistic predictability that it would be. Anything else would have been inadequate. Thats where the predictability ended.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is the new India. When they were chosen and others sidestepped, the justifiable feeling among many was that the [...]