How to spot-fix a cricket match !!

If you are from God's own country and have some connection to the country full of oil wells, you have necessary qualification to spot fix a cricket match. Next thing you need is a Nokia Lumia cell phone which you will gift to your future girl friend. Essentially, this girl friend will be your way to connect with D-Company. What is a D-Company? Well it is a company owned by a boss who is sitting on a couch and eating curd rice with both of his hands, also letting spill some rice from his mouth. You got the idea. 

Once the girl friend contacts D-Company boss, he will give you the specific orders to play for a certain team, specially a team which is meager on budget and owned by Bollywood's Laura Croft. You don't need extra talent to play cricket, but you must be good at throwing tantrums and dancing, probably also future  contestant for Dancing with the Stars.

Once you are selected in the team, you must show that you work hard and have something in you that you get whacked by northies. D-Company boss will send you extra towels (Made in Dubai) and you should use them to clean the dust on the ball and on your face. There is a coded signal you must give to a bookie during the match. Picking your nose is considered the safest signal. Your goal is to concede 14 runs with 3 balls. The foremost reason for such numbers is D-Company boss is a big fan of Pi.

Spot fixing a cricket match looks easier from this post, but lot of hard work goes into the process, specially when so many people are involved in the entertainment business, specially bookies. Go Rotlu , you are an official spot-fixer now.

Rahul Dravid - A Common Man

Rahul Dravid, the batsman and a common man who works hard, struggles for his runs, but he never gives up. Every time he steps on the ground, he battles with himself more than opponent. From last 15 years, it has been pleasure to watch him in action on the cricket field. He has that serious, studious student look which gives clear impression about him that he is learner of this game for life. 

I still remember his debut ODI match against Sri Lanka in Singapore when he walked into bat with that typical white hat which is rare these days. He struggled against Muralitharan and then walked back into pavilion after scoring 4 runs. That first impression of him gave me enough to say about him and I thought he is almost another Manjerkar , but he made it bigger than Manjerkar. It has been a constant argument back home with father and brother where I always favored Dravid more than Tendulkar and my father and brother are staunch Tendulkar fans. It has always been hard to convince them about Dravid. Well it doesn't end there, it has been the same case friends too. If Tendulkar fans are stubborn, then probably I have learned to remain as strong as WALL in supporting Dravid. 

The question has always been asked to me , but I have never given any satisfactory answer to anyone or neither I feel like to give.  Why am I so hard core Rahul Dravid fan? Probably here I will explain it better. Coming from a middle class family, I have always been taught to work hard and believe in simplicity of life. Probably that belief has led me to support Dravid strongly. On the other hand, Tendulkar is a genius, a rare breed. In this world, there are very few geniuses and Tendulkar is such a genius that it is hard for me to describe his talent. He has achieved everything in his life, that doesn't mean he hasn't worked hard or that also doesn't mean genius people don't work hard. Tendulkar might have worked harder than Dravid, but I feel he was bound to achieve what he has now.  Life is no easy for anyone and it hasn't been for Tendulkar even, but when you see Tendulkar , you just realize how genius he is. We are lucky to witness him in our generation. So I can only dream of like Tendulkar, but it is not the same case with Dravid. Dravid is immensely talented, but he is not genius like Tendulkar. When I see Dravid, I see myself, a common man. Dravid is a common man who works hard, struggles for his dreams, but eventually achieves them. Dravid gives me that belief  which I need to achieve greater things in life.  Dravid has struggled, fought with his conditions, has made improvements in his game, played for the team eventually. Despite achieving so much success, still that man is away from limelight and still a common man.

15 years ago he made his debut against England in a test match and missed a century on debut. After 15 years he has remained center of Indian batting line up in test matches. That beautiful cover drive or that perfect straight drive makes wonder on everyone's eyes and make you fall in love with this beautiful game of cricket.  His current inning of 112 against West Indies might not be fast paced, but he was never fast run scorer in test matches , but it has always a pleasure to watch his battle with opposing bowlers. He beats them first mentally and then physically. Technically he has remain as perfect as he can be, but the most important thing that he still considers himself student of this game and rates the game better than him. No game teaches you to be bigger than anything in life, it is you who have to keep the foot on ground. 

Note - Picture has been taken from  cricinfo.com.

Indian Premier League

Well, this has been a good season in south africa. I would have loved it if it would have been in India more. The most interesting thing happened to IPL this year is fake ipl player and his blog. I am a regular reader of his blog and laughs at every statement he has made about some inside scoop in KKR and IPL camps.

If you haven't read this blog, you are definitely missing something. Here is the link for his blog. I am sure you are going to get a good share of laugh . And if you don't understand the players he has mentioned , here is the list of players , he has mentioned.

Sticky something=Ricky Ponting

Bhookha naan=Buchanan

Appam Chutiya-Shreesant

Lordie=Sourav Ganguly

Dildo=SRK

Prince of Patiala=Yuvraaj Singh

Sandy Maddy Babe=Mandira Bedi

Bublee=Bret Lee

Babli=Preity Zinta

Stylebhai=Murali Karthik

Kishan Kanhaiya=Ravi Shastri

Buddhiman Baba=Wriddhiman Saha

Boy George=Joy Bhattacharya

Little John=Ishant Sharma

Meera Bhai=Harbhajan

Aaila=Tendulkar

Sheikh=Shane Warne

Big sis=Shilpa Shetty

Little sis=Shamitha Shetty

Big Brother=Raj Kundra

RDB=Ran Dev Bose

Mangal Pandey=Laxmiratan Shukla

Ganji Hanger=Sanjay Bangar

Shakespeare=Akash Chopra

Ghati Baba=Rohit Sharma

Big Mac=Mathew HAyden

VVS Ram=VVS Laxman

Calypso=Chris Gayle

Castro=Fidel Edwards

Skipper=McCullum

Pamela Indersingh=VRV Singh

Springbock=Rander Wyke

Bevdaa=Ryder

Batliwala=Mallya

Dewar=Rahul Dravid

Paedophile priest=Gilchrist

Lady Jaya=Jayawardene

Gilli Danda - Ashok Dinda

chikna pussy= David Hussey

Original Bevda = Jesse Ryder

Chinnu Popli = Sreevats Goswami

Chirkut Teli = Virat Kohli

P.S. - I may be wrong in identifying few players, but most of them are correct as per my logic.

Winner never quits

Yes, those are the words for Rahul Dravid. This person leaves no stone unturned to appreciate his personality in every aspect. From being the most humble, calm and a true performer, he shows the world what the class means. I owe a lot to Dravid in his today's innings against Rajasthan Royals. The man was criticized so many times and he has always proved he is a team man and always ready to prove his mettle on any given test. Gosh!!! I literally got horripilation when I saw his innings and the way he played today just provided a tight SLAP on Vijay Mallaya's face.

How do you feel when the world criticizes you and people around question your abilities and at the slightest chance you prove everyone what you are. Yes that is all about Rahul Dravid. He is the most genuine player who has proved again and again why cricket is called gentleman's game.

And he is the man who made me to write back on my blog. Hats off to Rahul Dravid.

**bows down for god in human form**

From Utopia to Utopia

This is what England has done in recently concluded CB series. I wish I could have been in India to watch the finals of CB series. But still whatever glimpses , I was able to view (thanks to Youtube), it clearly indicated that England has achieved what no other team had achieved in recent time. A success against a formidable Australian Team , that too in finals. That was amazing cricket display by England players and awesome performances by Collingwood, Flintoff, Monty and Ed Joyce. Flintoff is my generation's Botham or may be more than him. Congratulate to England's team for their journey from Utopia towards Utopia.