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None of the above (NOTA) voting

2013-10-07T23:45:00.000-07:00

None of the above (NOTA) voting option
Indian voters now will have a new option of "None of the above". As per recent order from Supreme Court of India, the electronic voting machines(EVM) and ballot papers will now have an additional button with NOTA on it. In case the voter think that none of the listed candidates is good enough, one has right to select NOTA. The earlier process for rejecting a candidate was cumbersome. The old process was to make an entry in some register and then casting the vote on separate voting ballot. This was never an option with EVMs.

Following NOTA, at least the political parties will think to put the best available men for a seat in election. Hopefully this will ensure greater participation from the citizens. There are many among us who think that some constituencies are lacking in good politicians. NOTA will provide an option to reject the candidates. People can straightway reject candidates having criminal background. This gives voters more option to express themselves. Now the voters will have right to reject all the candidates. What else they can ask for. Now the value of a vote is more than it was never before.

People might think that if they dont have to select any candidate then why to go for voting in the first place. But this is not the case. If say in a constituency with 10lakh voters, around 50% decide to go for NOTA there are chances for re-election may be with fresh candidates. Remember NOTA may not be cure that our system needs, but it definitely is a step towards the well being for system. This NOTA kind of facility is already provided to voters in various countries.

In my opinion, to make things better Supreme Court should order to ban all the candidates who have ever faced any criminal charges against them or have been to jail for wrong reasons. The election process should start 6 months before the due date and there should be background check for all the candidates irrespective of their stature in the Indian politics.If implemented to the core, that would be a landmark step towards making the system perfect.

In a parliament like ours almost every one in three is facing(have faced) criminal charges. If voters can take the responsibility and vote appropriately, things can be changed. As quoted by the Supreme Court of India, the convicted lawmakers must be removed from parliament. Together we can bring the change. Journey of miles start with a single step. Jai Hind.

asus fonepad tech for future?

2013-04-14T04:39:00.002-07:00

Is that the technology for future?? Very early to say but definitely a brilliant thought of combining phone with a tablet. Asus has now decided to make the Asus fonepad available in the UK from 26th April. It will be made available by Amazon UK, Sainsburys and Carphone Warehouse.

The description for the device as published by Amazon UK read as below:

The Asus fonepad is ideal for people who value both the voice communication features of a smartphone and the entertainment opportunities afforded by a tablet, but prefer the convenience of carrying just one device. fonepad is a sleek and compact tablet with a metallic design that can be held comfortably in one hand, thanks to a slim and light profile. Powered by the latest Intel Atom processor, and with full Android compatibility, fonepad features a perfect balance of performance and energy efficiency, with hardware-accelerated 1080p Full HD video decoding and up to 9 hours of battery life. The screen features 10-point multi-touch, and a crisp 1280 x 800 HD resolution for crisp, readable web page text and incredibly detailed photos. IPS technology ensures vibrant colour, and wide viewing angles ensure that you can read the screen in bright light, even outdoors.

Built-in 3G with HSPA+ mobile data means that the fonepad is an always-connected mobile device for seamless web browsing, fast downloads from Google Play Store, and smooth audio and video streaming. Thanks to full 3G telephony support, fonepad can also be used for voice calls using the built-in noise-cancelling digital microphone or Bluetooth headset (sold seperately). With just one mobile data plan to pay for, running costs are also much lower than those of a separate smartphone and 3G tablet.

In the first look it provides a solution to those who want to get rid of having 2 separate devices all the time but remains a challenge as phone because of the big size. Only time will tell if it will succeed or not.

Yo Yo Honey Singh with Mafia Mundeer @ COER, Roorkee

2013-01-01T11:15:00.001-08:00

YO YO at COER. Once I was studying there. Missing those college days.

Somebody That I Used to Know - amazin...

2012-12-22T02:42:00.001-08:00

You got to listen and watch the song...
Creativity knows no bounds... Simply Brilliant... amazing song too... loved it and felt touched...

Champions League CLT20 2012 winner are Sydney Sixers

2012-10-28T13:44:00.002-07:00

It has been a fitting end to the tournament. There has been no team which looked as strong as Sydney Sixers has been in this tournament. This I must say is justice to their potential. The Australian team have played some good cricket in last couple of weeks. And have been awarded with the deserving trophy.

Saying above it doesn’t mean that Highveld Lions have played bad cricket. They have been second best if you see the matches played earlier. Today wasn’t meant to be their day. Firstly they couldn’t manage a good score when they ended up with paltry score of 120 odd runs, which was never going to be enough. Sixers chased down that in 12 overs something. Michael Lumb was the star with the bat. It was very much a one sided match. Definitely the match didn’t have the grip for viewers but Sixers were a deserving team.

Now it’s time for some real cricket coming up in few weeks time. England is touring India while South Africa touring Australia. So be sure there is something very interesting coming our way.

Please see some images from the match. Couresy: Cricbuzz.com

Michael Lumb was more than enough on the day.

The Sixers team posing after winning the tournament.

Sebastian Vettel conquers Indian Grand Prix 2012

2012-10-28T13:29:00.000-07:00

Sebastian Vettel has done it again. He has repeated his act in Indian Grand Prix at the Buddha International Circuit at Greater Noida, India. He started from the pole position and finished on the pole with no hiccups. His teammate Mark Webber finished third with Fernando Alonso finishing second.

Now Vettel looks very strong in his bid to retain the 2012 GP title as well. He now has a lead of 13 points which is quite significant with only a few races remaining in this calendar year. This win was his 4^th on the trot.

Lewis Hamilton finished the race on fourth position. The british racer started this year quite well but has not been so successful in the later part of the year. Mark Webber overtook him today to grab the fourth spot overall in this calendar year.

This year too was a housefull show in Buddha International Circuit. There was no famine of people. More than 60000 people came to witness the moment. And the event has been nothing but a grand success this year too. Hope there are many more to come.

Please see some images from the today’s race. Courtesy : BBC Images

Vettel having fun with Alonso.

Vettel with his teammate Webber.

Champions League CLT20 Finalists

2012-10-26T14:06:00.001-07:00

After 2 weeks of fuzz and buzz the two finalists have been confirmed. The final will be played between Lions and Syndey Sixers.

This time it was not supposed to be for IPL teams. Delhi team looked good till the semifinals. But in the semi final they succumbed to Lions. To be honest Lions looked a good team to me but I never found them threatening to Delhi Daredevils. But I was wrong. Lions defeated Daredevils comprehensively. Lions scored a decent 139 in their allotted 20 overs. For a moment I thought this should be a easy chase. But Delhi made it too hard. Once Warner departed they never could come back into the match and ended up loosing the match. Kevin Pietersen was the only Delhite who looked in some touch. Only 3 batsmen could score in double figures which include Morne Morkel. You can now imagine that how sorry scorecard it would be to see.

In the other semi final Sydney Sixers defeated Titans in a thriller. That was one of the better matches of the tournament. It was a match which was seen twisting with each passing over. Till the last ball one would hold his breath to know the result. It was nothing but a paisa vasool(worthy for money spent). I would rate this match at the top of the this tournament. Well there still final is remaining. Even there is no IPL team in the finals but I am not hesitant to say that two best teams Sydney Sixers and Lions have made it to the final.

Below are some images from the two matches. Source Cricbuzz.

Morris - Excellent bowling. Warner's wicket was the turning point I believe.

KP the lone fighter. Wasn't enough on the day. It was definitely one of those days.

Sad moments for the team and Delhi fans.

Wiese played the innings of the day but wasnt enough. They deserved to win for that innings.

Still to be seen who emerges as the commander of the CLT20 trophy. It should be a good contest though. May the best team win.

Champions League CLT20 Journey to Semifinal

2012-10-23T11:36:00.000-07:00

Now when all the semifinalists are confirmed, it is still very tough to say which team is more threatening at this moment. The tournament so far has not been so good for the IPL teams as only Delhi Daredevils(DD) could manage to qualify for the semis. Other IPL teams never looked to be in contention for a place in semis. To add salt to their wounds a few matches got washed away by rain. So nothing worked in their favour. Daredevils won two matches and two matches were washed away by rain.

I was never convinced by the planning of this CLT20 tournament. The sole reason being it is the time when rain can make a visit any time in South Africa. Rain has contributed a lot to the team standings(points) after the league matches. Daredevils are looking strong from their group but they didn't play Titans and Auckland Aces which I will consider good teams. So I think Delhi team still have a point to prove in the semis.

Chennai and Kolkata were bad too. But they played well towards the end of the their respective league matches. But Mumbai Indians(MI) would like to forget this tournament, I suppose. It sounds like a bollywood movie story that reigning champions were not even champion of a single match this time. They would have never imagined that this can be outcome for them.

Well thanks to DD team, hopes are still alive that an Indian team can lift the CLT20 trophy. Coming matches are going to be tougher for them. Sydney Sixers need a special mention, if they meet. Hope for the best.

Image source: Google Images

the primary school in my village

2012-10-18T14:36:00.004-07:00

Everybody has his own memories of school days. I too have my share of them. But this blog is not about the primary school where I studied but the school I have seen in my village. I basically belong to a village known as Rampur Binora which falls in Kannauj District of State Uttar Pradesh, India. I didn't get a chance to study in that. Lucky me!!! You might be wondering why I am considering lucky for not studying in the school which was at walking distance to my home. There are two main reasons first my father worked at different location and never was posted near village. secondly I never wanted to study in that school.

The school has a very small building. I never counted but guess there are 5-6 rooms in that school. One of them is a administrative room where the Headmaster(school Principal) along with fellow masters(Teachers) will sit after their class(lectures). The school was meant to provide education from standard 1 to 5. I am not sure if it is still the case or has got any upgrade to provide education till 8th. Nevertheless not only kids from my village but from nearby villages too use to come to the school every morning.

There were no benches for the students but the teachers were lucky to have wooden chairs. If somebody have a look at those chairs one will wonder why they are not breaking down. I reckon most of the teachers will come to the school on their bicycles. Today things have changed some of them have their own motorcycles too.

If you want to identify a student you can easily identify one. He/She will be carrying a midsized jute bag(called as Bori) for their sitting. They will also carry a tiny black board and slate. Students in there don't start using pencil, notebook or pen before 3-4th standard I think. They will use that board and slates for that purpose. Now I think many schools have started using pencil and notebooks. I guess the proof of India shining. One thing that I probably missed was the kohl in their eyes.

The school didn't have any fans or electricity. I think even now it doesn't have it. So in summer time the classes are taking places under the trees. Thank God at least for this reason they are not cutting down those trees. Well to be honest, today trees are being brought down even in villages too. The air is polluted in villages too. The environment has changes considerably in last decade or two. So many villages don't have electricity, proper sanitation, but India is shining.

Most of my friends I know who studied in that school were scared to hell from the teachers. Somehow the school used to get all the frustrated men from the village or nearby villages. I have myself seen them beating kids like animals. I have seen students getting hidden, those who bunked the day, if they even see the teacher is coming. Such was the terror of those teachers. In my opinion, if you scare somebody that is the solution to nothing. But the teachers have different thoughts. After getting beaten by teachers the kohl will expand its boundaries and will be visible on students' face.

Government doesn't do much for the schools but they provide some meals, notebooks, etc free for the students. But 70-75% of that is used by the teachers/headmasters. Such is the depth of corruption in India. There may be exceptions but this is a general trend. And that is true as well because the sole purpose of education is to earn money. I think 90% students in there study to get a job just to earn money not as hobby. Education as hobby happens only in city schools or big schools. Many students just go there because their parents want them to get basic knowledge. They have to end up as a farmer in the end.

The teachers don't like to attend the school most of the times. If all the teachers are present in a school that simply means that there is something on the day like some senior official visit, etc. I have myself seen a teacher teaching to 3 different classes at the same time. One may wonder how is it possible. But they are superman. Teachers will ask the students to bring ciggarettes, tobacco, etc. Yes, there is no age restriction for sale of these things in there. In fact, I think many shopkeepers might not even know that it is illegal to sell these things to minors. What should one expect such students to learn from them? Its really tough for an average student to do good from such schools. Who is to blame here? Presence of so much negativity is affecting transformation of kids into good citizens.

The school is not just a school but is the most favourite activity centre for the village as well. The school is being used for Ramleela(A live drama about lord Ram), Election Booth, marriages, etc. So its serving more than the purpose one should say. It may be used for organising election rally as well. The school doesn't have any boundaries, so you can see some pets cows,buffaloes etc. sitting and enjoying around. Sometimes I feel these pets might be thinking that they have a better life than those poor kids.

The whole system need a lot of basic changes. Hopefully that day will come sometime and the "Education for all" tag will be validated.

There is plenty to tell and share. But I would like to stop here.

Champions League CLT20 KKR vs PRS

2012-10-18T08:03:00.001-07:00

Sad exit for Out-of-Form Kolkata Knight Riders from the CLT20 2012. It was a must win game for KKR to make any chances to be part of tournament semis. But it was not bound to happen. The match between KKR and PRS was abandoned because of the rain. So KKR run short of luck when they were already struggling with the form of their players. It was a good decision to bowl first when rain was expected. But rain came too early and denied the possibility of any result.

Image Source: Cricinfo

KKR still have a match to play but that is inconsequential as far as the team is concerned. They can only go there and play for a win. It would be good if they sign off the tournament with a victory. There will be questions about the team but for the time they are 1 match away from the flight back.

None of the Indian teams (IPL) has shown any rush for the semis so far. In fact none of our teams have won against any foreign teams yet. That is not a good phrase to listen but this is the case. Chennai Super Kings are also very much not in contention for semis.

Teams to watch out for me are DD and MI. Hope they can produce something interesting for Indian audience. I seriously want them to do good in this tournament. Good Luck to them.

Champions League T20 Bad day at office

2012-10-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

Today there were two matches played involving two IPL teams Mumbai Indians(MI) and Chennai Super Kings(CSK). But It was a bad bad day for both teams as they both lost their respective matches against Lions and Sydney Sixers respectively. All the Indian fans must be sad today and Sunday may not be that relaxing for them.

I was wishing the other way around on this super sunday. Though the only good thing today was too listen that Yuvraj Singh has scored a scintillating ton in Duleep Trophy semifinal today.

Nonetheless CSK match was pretty exciting even they lost. But Mumbai Indians almost surrendered in both the innings. They batted poorly and bowled poorly as well. I reckon the main problem with IPL teams is that they rely highly on the foreign players. Our teams want to win matches riding on the performance of foreign players, specially when it comes to bowling. The sad thing is that IPL has been up and running for more than 5 years now but still there is no bowlers I can see who has become star because of IPL. Indian team still have the same bowling options as they had before IPL barring Ravichandran Ashwin. That is nothing but a shame because I expected IPL to produce stars.

I was deeply disappointed by the our Indian pace bowlers Yo Mahesh and Dhawal Kulkarni. They seems no where close to their overseas counterparts. Let alone the experience they don't even seem to be on the right path. I am still not sure what is the reason that we are not able to produce good pace bowlers.

Some years back when Kumble and Harbhajan were playing together for India, at least we used to win matches because of spin. But today Mumbai Indians played 2 spin bowlers but they failed miserably. On the other hand Phangiso was brilliant. These days we are rarely winning matches because of bowling. I think its because of foreign players IPL teams seem to have good bowling.

BCCI definitely need to plan something to nurture Indian bowlers. I am myself not sure what is missing.

Nevertheless please see below some images from today's double encounters. Thanks to Cricinfo for the images.

Henriques was the star for Sydney Sixers from the bat as well as the ball.

Raina was the only hope CSK had on the day. Nobody else could provide any hope to CSK. Not to forget Faf Du Plesis played well too at the start.

Sachin too looked out of touch today. May be because he hasn't played for sometime. Hope he can come back for form soon.

I hope they can come back before its too late. Its a wake up call for all IPL teams in this tournament.

Champions League 2012 KKR vs Daredevils

2012-10-13T15:29:00.001-07:00

Today was the first match for teams from India when Delhi Daredevils (DD) took on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

After winning the toss Gambhir decided to bowl first. DD team played beautifully to set a target of 161. Everybody contributed from the DD team but Ross Taylor and Unmukt Chand played specially well with individual scores of 36 and 40 respectively. Narine was the pick of the bowlers from KKR side who grabbed 3 for 21 runs in 4 overs. Kevin Pietersen scored 14 off 18. Today he was playing for the first time after being dropped by the English Team during the series against South Africa.

Kolkata started the way they would never have imagined. They were 3/3 at one stage with Kallis retired hurt. I was sure that the match is almost over. and I was right. They could only manage 108 runs from 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. So they received a big defeat from the DD team.

Both of these teams are my favourites. I just want any Indian team(IPL) to win the CLT20 title.

Below are some images for today's match. Courtesy: Cricbuzz

Jayawardene played a good sensible innings at the top to provide DD the start they wanted.

Narine bowled brilliantly.

Taylor batted well for DD in the middle overs.

Morne Morkel nothing but a gem for DD.

Manoj Tiwary the only positive for KKR apart from Narine.

Brett Lee bowled out by Umesh Yadav.

Well still its just the start of the tournament. There are plenty of entertainment on the plate. Tomorrow is another IPL clash. :) Chennai Super Kings(CSK) will take Mumbai Indians(MI).

Good Luck to both.

My 10 plus 2 education

2012-10-11T10:38:00.003-07:00

My life in Oriental College Patna City

Before you start reading this post let me tell you that this blog is not about the Oriental College but my journey to and in the college.

Highly Ambitious excited high school graduate

I am originally from Kannauj Uttar Pradesh. But because of the nature of Dad's job, had to roam around all over north india. I had been to Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar as part of that. I completed my 10 and 10+2 when I was in Bihar. Later on I moved to Mysore Pune and Now London(UK) for work.

When I was studying in 10+2 at Nadi Ghati Yojna High School at Valmiki Nagar (West Champaran, Bihar), I was almost flying in the sky. I used to think that even the best 10+2 colleges are not beyond my reach. The colleges will be lucky to have somebody extremely talented student like me. I got the biggest shock when I passed my 10th with mediocre 72%. I blamed everybody around for this but not myself. But still I thought that I can get admission into a good college in Patna. So I applied in Science College, Engineering College (This college does educate 10+2 as well , Don't be confused by the name) and BN College. I didn't try any other college as was sure to make into one of them.

Well dreams are seldom real. The results were out and as many would expect I didn't make it to any of the above mentioned colleges. Even second & third lists brought nothing but disappointment for me. I would have made it too AN college but I didn't apply. So I almost felt like I have been f#$Łed big time.

Finally it came to a point that I need to take admission wherever I can. I asked several people about where can I get admission without having applied earlier. So I got this college Oriental College in Patna City. For those who don't know, Patna City is not the real Patna but its kind of Patna extension if you like to call it. There is a famous Gandhi Bridge(setu) build on the holy river The Ganges. If you cross the bridge away from Patna, Patna City starts. I hope I did make some sense here. Apologies if I didn't.

Well, I filled the application form and got the admission. It was one of easiest things in my life to get admission into that college. After that much of hussle it definitely was. Well to be honest that college wasn't that bad at all. And as people say you can't travel beyond your destiny allows you too. So I told myself that I have to give my best here too.

As Math was my favorite subject I choose Math, Physics and Chemistry as my main subjects. The good or strange things about Indian cities/metros is that You may be studying in Hindi/Marathi/Telugu/Tamil mediums till your high school. But If you go out to cities for 10+2 you need to adjust in English Medium. Not the easiest things to do considering the pressure of studies in there. Also in India people say 10+2 is your career maker/destroyer time in anybody's life. Off Course they don't consider sports, entrepreneurship, acting etc as a career option at that stage.


I was no different but had to tackle with the change of medium issue. Its almost same as if Somebody living in Poland is asked to live in Sri Lanka. It takes time and effort to cope up against the change of medium. I too tried my level best and eventually succeeded.

Oriental College had an administration building. There was only one 4 storey standalone building where all the classrooms and labs were provided. I must say the kind of faculty they had is really commendable. There is nothing wrong in accepting what is truth. I didn't attend many classes/labs there but the quality of education from the faculties was really good. May be students are not good enough there.



I made two very good friends out there Dheeraj and Amit. They were an integral part of my life those days. Unfortunately as I had to move to Uttranchal for my further studies, I lost touch with them. I hope I can get in touch with them sometime. May be this blog will help me to reach them.

Coming back to college again, There were no mid-term/half term exams in the college. Sounds awesome Isn't it? So I spend two years studying and enjoying my life in the college. I can't believe that till that time computer was part of my life in theoretical manner only. I had never touched a computer physically. Don't think it was 1970s but I am talking about 1998-2000. Probably I was lagging behind where the world already was. 

Nevertheless I completed my 10+2 from the college with almost the same score as high school. And luckily I managed to crack UPSEAT as well and got admission into College of Engineering Roorkee(Mechanical Engineering). Please visit my other post for my experience out there. 

Thanks for stopping by !!!

T&T vs Yorkshire CLT20 2012 qualifier

2012-10-10T12:50:00.001-07:00

Yorkshire joins Auckland to qualify into the CLT20 main contest. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago by six wickets.

Trinidad and Tobago played like shades of West Indies in the final of T20 World Cup 2012. They were very slow at the start. At one time they didn't score for almost 20 balls and lost 3 wickets as well. But they did make a comeback with Bravo and Ramdin scoring most of the runs. Bravo scored good 45 with Ramdin scoring a well made 59 taking the total to 148 for 9 in allotted 20 overs.

The score looked good but Yorkshire had different plans. They too lost couple of wickets at the start but it looked like T&T fell short of good bowlers later in the innings. Rashid played a good innings of 33 but the star was Ballance who scored 64 off 37 balls only and in the process hit 6 sixes. He was declared the man of the match. T&T couldn't repeat what West Indies did in the finals while bowling.

That leaves the two matches for tomorrow inconsequential in terms of CLT20 league matches. Those will be more of pride than anything else.

Here are some images from cricbuzz for the match:

Sidebottom bowled well in the match picking up 3 wickets for Yorks.

Ballance played brilliant innings to see his time through to the main round of CLT20.

There are few matches to be played tomorrow. But its Auckland and Yorkshire who are through to the CLT20 main leagues matches.

Sports and Education in Indian Schools

2012-10-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

I don't think there is anything what Sachin Tendulkar has not achieved as a sportsman. But he has now taken a step in deciding the future of sports in the India. He has proposed integration of sports with education. He has sent a letter to the Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal for the same.

To be honest I really appreciate this effort from Sachin. Its not less than a six of the first ball faced. If the idea gets implemented I am sure that within a decade or so India will become a major sporting hub. And we will be able to see India positioned very high in Olympics.

As Sports are not part of education, many students dont take this as career. Specially there are so many sports about which so many people might not even know. So sports education must be made integral part of studies in schools. And I would request various state governments to please make sports education compulsory in schools.

India being even such a vast country is ranking very low in sports. Its high time to work in this painpoint. Not only sports should be made part of education system but good coaches should be provided at the school level itself so that talent can be groomed from very early age.

Not only sports will help India to come up as a sporting nation but sports will improve various qualities in students like Leadership, Tolerance, Team Spirit etc. Sufficient time should be dedicated to sports in all sorts of educations. In current age, so many students are brilliant in studies but lack these qualities because studies and sports are complementary to each other.

I would also hope that other named celebrities, whether in sports, bollywood, politics or education, should come forward and support this thought and work to implement this.

Jai Hind Jai Bharat !!!

Auckland vs Hampshire 2012 CL qualifiers

2012-10-10T11:52:00.003-07:00

Auckland is now through to the main Champions League. They played against Hampshire today in their second qualifying match.

Batting first Hampshire couldn't get a good start and managed to score 121/8 in the allotted 20 overs. That included a 65 run innings by Michael Carberry. Azhar Mahmood was the pick of bowlers for Auckland who ended with a match winning figure of 4-0-25-5. And later on while batting he scored a fifty as well. He was declared MOM.

Auckland Started of well and scored 50 runs within first 6 overs. It never seemed that they are under any pressure to chase down that target. Azhar Mahmood scored 31 ball 55 runs which included 4 sixes. That was enough to take his team home. This also meant that Auckland are now through to the main contest.

Below are some moments from the match. Thanks to cricbuzz.

Brilliant All round performance by Azhar.

Azhar Mahmood on his way to 55.

Good Show by Auckland team and they deserve to be in the Champions League starting from Saturday.

Hard Luck Hampshire.

Champions League Twenty20 Auckland v Sialkot Stallions

2012-10-09T13:29:00.003-07:00

Auckland took on Sialkot Stallions in the qualifying round. This was the second match of the day as well as the tournament.

Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat first. It was the brilliance of Kyle Mills that Stallions couldn't score freely up the order. His figures read 4-1-6-2. Isn't that amazing? Stallions could only manage 130/9 in 20 overs. I would definitely say they were 20-30 runs short.

Auckland achieved the target in 17.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Thanks to their top order. All of them batted brilliantly. Stallions never seemed in the control of the match.

Below are some moments from the match. Thanks to cricbuzz and cricinfo.

Brilliant bowling by Mills today.

Nazir looked strong but got out at wrong time.

Its not the close of door for the stallions. They still have a match to play. Good luck for that.

Well Played Auckland. Congratulation !!!

Champions League Twenty20 Qualifying Round Yorks vs Uva

2012-10-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Today two matches were played to qualify for the league matches. The first match of the tournament was played between Yorkshire(English Champion) and Uva Next(Sri Lankan Champion).

Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. Everybody got a start in Uva but couldn't make it big. Uva scored 150/7 in 20 overs. The score looked decent.

In reply Yorkshire batsmen started well, but lost quick wickets in between. But a brave innings from David Miller saw them home. Miller was hit badly by a bouncer from Umar Gul and was retired hurt. It looked for a while that that might be the turning point of match. But Miller came to bat later on and hit few boundaries to
win the match for his team.

Below are some images from the match. (Thanks to cricbuzz, cricinfo)

Umar Gul asking Miller if he is ok. Good Sportmanship.

Rashid played good innings for Yorkshire.

Well done Yorkshire. Way to go.

There is still a match to go for Uva Next. Wish them luck for that one.

T20 Cricket League 2012

2012-10-08T13:35:00.002-07:00

If you are thinking T20 Fever has gone, its time to put some pressure on your mind. CLT20 has almost reached for entertaining cricket lovers across the world. From tomorrow qualifying matches are going to start.

There are two matches scheduled for tomorrow:

Auckland will play Sialkot Stallions and Yorkshire will play Uva Next.

All the Indian teams are already qualified. So the first match for them is between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday the 13th October.

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T20 World Cup may be over but lot of cricket still to come. India have a thing to prove in CLT20.
I wish them all the luck for this tournament.

T20 World Cup 2012 Champions

2012-10-07T11:35:00.000-07:00

West Indies are the T20 World Cup 2012 champions. A final match can't get better than this one between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was never anybody's match till 30 overs in the match have been bowled.

It was a extremely slow and scary start from the West Indies today. They score some 30 odd runs in the first 10 overs after loosing couple of wickets. I was thinking to switch off the TV as it was so boring to watch. But Marlon Samuels, what a man, changed it completely. He hit sixes at his will. Scoring 39 from 15 balls of Malinga doesn't happen everyday. Sammy did score good quick runs towards the end and Sri Lanka was set a target of 139 in 20 overs.

Sri Lanka started well in the first overs but lost Dilshan to Ravi Rampaul on the first ball of the second over. But Mahela Jayawardane and Kumar Sangakara batted cautiously and were ticking around runs easily. But brilliant spin bowling changed the game all in a flash. And Sri Lanka never recovered once Sanga was out.

So there were times in this match when both teams had their chances and looked strong. But it was West Indies who came out winner in the end. Its the first time in two decades West Indies have won any major ICC tournament. I am sure that it will matter a lot to them.

Here are few moments from the match. (Courtsey BBC, CricInfo)

Colourful Sri Lankan Fans

Samuel played an innings of lifetime

Impressive Dhanajaya

One of the greatest umpires of all time. Simon Tauffel standing in his last International match. Hats off SIR !!!

Sammy did play well in the end to give WI some competitive score. Which proved a little too much in the end.

Rampaul bowled ball of the match to bowl out Dilshan of his first ball.

Mahela played well but couldnt execute his plans successfully.

Sangakara played well to but West Indies bowlers proved to be too good on the day.

Sunil Narine, one of the best in the business. Celebrates the fall of a wicket.

Ramdin does a run out. and everybody is celebrating.

Sammy doing a gangnam style dance after taking a wicket.

West Indies celebrating a wicket as Sri Lankan fans are seen stunned on the big screen.

Kulasekara played some lusty blows towards the end but that was mere some fun.

Some more style of celebration from the players. Not sure what is providing more relax to Marlon here, is it wicket or the massage. :)

More of the gangnam style

The Caribbean team with the trophy. They truly deserved that.

Thanks BBC and Cricinfo for these amazing images. Thrilled to view and share.

Going to sleep tight now !!!

Do it Gangnam Style PSY

2012-10-07T10:37:00.001-07:00

This has been the song of the celebration for some time. Everywhere whether its a party or inside a car or a match win everybody is seen trying to do it Gangnam Style. It has got viral in past few months.

Recently it has been performed by Gayle and Co. on various occasions. Djokovic tried his gangnam after winning the Chinese open.

I can't wait to share the original Gangnam PSY. Here we go (Courtsey Youtube):

Everybody is having blast with this style of dance. Absolutely mad !!!

P.S. Don't waste time Its showtime. Do it Gangnam style !!!

Women TWENTY20 World Cup Final

2012-10-07T05:18:00.001-07:00

Australia retained their Women T20 World Cup title. The defeated England by 4 runs. It was brilliant effort from England in the end to brought the match so close. England just fell short. But to be honest, they seemed never in control of the match.

But nevertheless the effort from England team was brilliant.

Charlotte Edwards(England) was declared the player of the series and Jess Cameron(Australia) the player of the match.

The captains of all the participating teams.

Now the mens' T20 World Cup final is about to start in some time. Hoping that to be a cracker of a match.

IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/
http://www.iccworldtwenty20.com/

Formula One Indian Grand Prix

2012-10-07T01:24:00.000-07:00

It looks like only few days ago when India first hosted its own first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix. But its almost an year now. The event took place on the Buddha International Circuit, Greator Noida, India. Its named after the spiritual leader Gautam Buddha.

Gautam Buddha

Aerial view of the circuit

Force India

Sebastian Vettel, the winner to first ever Indian Grand Prix

The circuit is 5.14km in length and was created by Jaiprakash Associates, an Indian construction company.
First race was on 30th October 2011. The winner of this race was Redbull's Sebastian Vettel with Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso in second and third position completing the podium.

The dates for this years formula 1 season at GB circuit are 26-28 October. Lets see who has the magical wheel in his hands this time.

Champions League CLT20 2012

2012-10-06T15:15:00.002-07:00

Waiting for the tomorrow's final between West Indies and Sri Lanka !!! But the cricket fever doesn't end here. After Two days Champions League T20 is going to start. This time its in South Africa. So lots of fun is on the way. Hoping for a great Festive season along with plenty of cricketing fun.

For the first time Royal Challengers Banglore will not be participating in the tournament but there are Delhi Daredevils(Double D), Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR), Chennai Superkings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) from IPL and plenty others from across the world. So its gonna be very interesting. Can't wait to watch all this.

But before that two important finals are coming up tomorrow: Men's final between West Indies and Sri Lanka & Women's final between England and Australia. I am going to support West Indies and England for their respective matches.

Kingsmead Cricket Stadium, South Africa. We are gonna see many matches at this one.

CSK captain MSD with Adam Gilchrist.

The driver of the tournament. :)

The Legend Sachin Tendulkar

Ah. Can't wait to see all this.

T20 2012 World Cup Australia vs West Indies Semifinal

2012-10-05T11:44:00.000-07:00

A surprising semifinal to be honest. I was expecting a tough semi final today but West Indies batted superbly.

Gayle as always when strikes no bowler is spared. He got good support from his fellow batsmen as well. And that propelled West Indies to a massive total of 205/4. Australian bowlers seemed clueless today. Batting looked too easy specially hitting sixes looked like playing a game on computer to be honest.

Australia couldn't even start today. They lost all the key wickets in the first few overs. The captain played a good knock but that never seemed to threat West Indies. In the end it was almost a cake walk for West Indies.

Now waiting for the final match on Sunday where they will play against Sri Lanka. I hope it to be an exciting contest.

Below are some moments from today's match:

Gayle is slow runner but he makes up extremely well with flurry of boundaries.

There is the Gayle everybody knows.

Marlon too played a good innings and taking the pressure off Gayle.

Sometimes he plays cricket shots too!!! :P

Bravo supported Gayle very well.

Another Gayle celebration. Its new isn't !!!

Nothing really went Australia's way today.

They completely misjudged the track. May be pressure of 205 was too much to ask for.

Bailey definitely played some good shots. But it was never going to be enough.

Pollard celebrates.

Gayle's group dance performance.

WOW!!! What a day for West Indies cricket. After a long wait they are into the finals of a major ICC event. Its T20 World Cup man. Kudos !!!

The best thing of the match came once the match was over. The dancing of the West Indies players. It looks like Gayle may not be sharing his batting skills with his teammates but sharing his dancing skills for sure. He was actively joined by other teammates on the cricket dance floor.

It would really bring a laughter on anybody's face after watching a team dancing like that. Chris you rock man!!!

Waiting for the next big encounter against Sri Lanka.