SHEKY'S CRICKET ZONE
The Indian cricket team has finally won an ODI series after six years,defeating ODI world champions Australia. Most of the new players have proved themselves in their very first ODI tournament...
View ArticleALL BECAUSE OF A 70
During my first few days in Bangalore,the usual statement I used to hear from friends,already settled here,was this-"Any place in Bangalore is free from traffic jams as long as it is not BTM...
View ArticleMUSINGS
The ICL Chennai Superstars team fails to get a hatrick of three straight series wins. After winning the inaugural ICL T20 and the ICL 50s tournaments, they failed to qualify for the finals after being...
View ArticlePOLITICALLY QUALIFIED?
Last night, CNN IBN's prime time show 'Face the Nation' featured the topic whether superstars like Rajinikanth should comment on matters that are essentially political without having formally entered...
View ArticleAIR BUS
The Chennai-Pune Air Deccan flight, in the last 15 minutes of its journey before landing, resembles a typical state transport bus. Too much of vibration even in a clear sky. Now I know why they call it...
View ArticleSTATE OF THE NATION
That the Indian economy, presidency and sports are all in disarray at the same time is best explained in today's homepage of http://www.ibnlive.com/ (see highlighted parts)
View ArticlePURE CRICKET
** A double century with this post after more than three years of blogging. Should have achieved this landmark about six months ago but better late than never.** Mukul Kesavan, renowned writer who...
View ArticleThe Chlormint incident
While watching the Chennai vs Rajasthan IPL match yesterday, I came across a spectator who had probably found out the real reason for Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth and tried to make his discovery...
View ArticleOruvan Oruvan
Tagged. Decided to take this up after the Vishful Thinker threw it open (the original source is this) To answer the questions, set your music player in the shuffle mode and press the 'next track'...
View ArticlePROBLEMS (BAN)GALORE
Potholed roads, traffic moving at snail's pace, clogged traffic intersections, high rate of crime; as if all this is not enough, more problems have begun to plague Bangalore, not the city but its IPL...
View ArticleTHE AFTER-EFFECT
Vijay Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers team, dismissed Charu Sharma from his post of the team-CEO after the team lost five out of their seven matches in the ongoing Indian Premier...
View ArticleHigher up
Got this email in a mail chain that did the rounds during a system testing process. A test engineer sent this to his problem manager at the client's overseas office.Hi ***,The correct URL for *** is...
View ArticleAUSTRALASIA
Economic Times feels Sydney is an Asian city. Excerpt from a news article that appeared in the June 10 edition of ET.{The eight Asian cities which have been ranked in the top 25 centers of commerce,...
View ArticleGUPPY
To combat the spread of post-flood diseases in Mumbai the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a new step. Guppy fish! Fish that eat up mosquito larvae. Excerpt from a CNN IBN...
View ArticleFOOTBALL LOGIC
Lucas Podolski thinks football is similar to chess except that there is no dice. This article goes on to say that footballers' statements don't make any sense.
View ArticleRAIN SONG
I am planning to compose my version of the song 'Singin' in the Rain'. It will be made in two languages, English and Tamil. The former will be titled 'Singin' in the Lane' while the Tamil version will...
View ArticleBCCI--Board of Cash and Confusion of India
The forthcoming cricket Champions League is presently embroiled in the controversy of whether to allow teams, featuring ICL players, to participate. The BCCI vice-president, Lalit Modi, made it clear...
View ArticleWTF
Following the ouster of Zimbabwe from ICC, articles about the ICC's decision have been doing the rounds and this one takes the cake. Statement from a BCCI spokesperson:"We have always supported...
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