Sunday, November 30, 2008

Musharraf & Attacks on India

Is it just a coincidence that , since the return of ‘democracy’ in Pakistan, attacks on India have increased exponentially.

In my opinion, it goes on to show that only a military dictator can truly control the Pakistan army / ISI. Under Musharraf, attacks from Pakistani elements (not the state per se) on India almost came to standstill. And since the return of so called ‘democracy’, the ‘elements’ seem to be back in business.

Can it be just coinidence ?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Mumbai Blasts and Moral High Ground

After the mumbai blasts, entire world is stressing upon the fact that it is too early to jump to any conclusions.

Of course, no one denies that.

But, when a country (Pakistan) allows an organization (Lashkar-e-toiba) to grow and develop for decades, what is the end result ?

It is easy to wash one’s hands off it so easily, and very difficult to assume responsibility for the same. I am not sure why the media is not focusing on this aspect. A person has to be made accountable for the mistakes, even if in the past, so as to make the future more secure.

Everyone knows where Dawood Ibrahim lives.. Can Pakistan hand him back to India …

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Who's the culprit ?

In response to

Mahendra Singh Dhoni threatens to resign

First thing: There is nothing wrong in having difference of opinion. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and discussions are the best way to sort out any differences.

The first problem in this incident is the person who leaked this news. Obviously that person has acted against his employer's code of conduct and should be sacked.

Secondly, if this incident is indeed true, MS should act in a mature manner, and not threaten with this kind of childish behaviour.

He should keep in mind that he is one person in the whole structure (however important) and no one is above system.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Tasteless Victory

Having got up at 3:30 AM in London to watch India England match, it was a tasteless victory. It would have been great to watch the complete match, and not get into D/L charade. It is time, independent regulation is introduced in cricket.

Having said that, there is one point I would like to make. In the last 3-4 overs that Dhoni/Pathan faced, India scored at a rate 2-3 runs an over. Clearly, India was playing with D/L in mind (which would qualify as a tactic, however controversial.)

Why was Pieterson not attacking with all his strength. The bowlers were bowling a magnificent spell, and all they needed were 2 wickets to turn the game around. A friendly advice - Pieterson should stop standing in awe of Yuvraj/Indian team, and give us spectators something to be able to watch all 7 games - rather than making it a one-sided victory. Sure, he will do better next time.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Australia - Sore Losers ?

Ricky, You have been a great captain and a great team in the past decade. So, please shut up, and enjoy the moments gone by and work hard to keep the team alive.

Don't let a few bad patches ruin your magnificent decade. Otherwise, I am sure, you will see lot of people repeating certain words - 'Sore Losers?' and none of them would be giving a shit about - whether they are at a risk of sounding monotonous or repeating the next man in queue.

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Australia - Sore Losers ?

Ricky, You have been a great captain and a great team in the past decade. So, please shut up, and enjoy the moments gone by and work hard to keep the team alive.

Don't let a few bad patches ruin your magnificent decade. Otherwise, I am sure, you will see lot of repeating words - 'Sore Losers?' and none of them would be giving a shit about - whether they are at a risk of sounding monotonous or repeating the next man in queue.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Allen Stanford in Spying Row

While the International media is still trying to find faults with IPL and trying to ‘pick’ on it, there haven’t been many reports of raids on Allen Stanford’s Offices in Venezuela. Why ?

Because it wouldn’t in any way help the English T20 cause. hmm..

So much for the neutrality of International media. I wonder !!!

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Shane Watson’s Comments

People don't want to see robots who don't show any emotion. They want to see people having a go," the 27-year-old explained.

I haven’t seen many robots using ‘F’ word repeatedly. So much for sportsmanship.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Sporty Australia

Character is only tested in time of adversity. These are some of the comments made by Matthew Hayden in Aussie Media:

"Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move away; all the little frustrations that happen in third World countries and the heat as well,"

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I will leave you to judge about their sportsmanship spirit.