as the calypso sang..

As I watched Gayle’s exploits at the Premadasa while the Windies lifted the World T20 championship, the glares of the past could be seen lingering within. Can’t say ‘ghosts’ since any sport and its defeat stand distraught in terms of performance and the characters that hugely inflict the impact of such profound greatness. Dad chippedContinue reading “as the calypso sang..”

The All England Club: Aura of encore..

Not that I have been immersed with this beautiful game over the last few couple of years (or perhaps even more), but Wimbledon has always blown me away with it’s charm. It’s my pick amongst the 4 grand slams and inarguably, the most popular one amongst the people and critics alike. We need not beContinue reading “The All England Club: Aura of encore..”

The soccer pinnacle at it’s invigorating best..

The triumph becomes an alluring aspect of the extraordinaire when the protagonists live up to the expectations of the underdogs. The recently concluded ‘FIFA World Cup 2010’ had all those elements embedded in plenty. The Spanish juggernaut was irresistible as they impounded damage on the so called ‘indispensable’ to claim the title of world championsContinue reading “The soccer pinnacle at it’s invigorating best..”

Drama & Euphoria at the Eden..

It was a stupendous test match on a perfect platform, ‘The Garden of Eden’. India scripted a historic victory when they were almost on the verge of losing it out to the weather gods. But fortunately, rain stayed away on the final day’s play and it was left to the Indian bowlers to chop theContinue reading “Drama & Euphoria at the Eden..”

Cricket or Country..? The perspective.

Yes. I agree that Cricket is more than a mere sport in India, and players are more than human for most of us. Why go far, I myself have been a very passionate and critical viewer of Sachin Tendulkar’s career over the past 18 years or so and I proudly admit that I simply adoreContinue reading “Cricket or Country..? The perspective.”

India vs England, 1st Test in Chennai, 11-15th Dec, 2008 – Review..

Finally the test series got underway, after much deliberations between BCCI and ECB. Whether the decision taken was correct or not is debatable. Nevertheless, I leave it to my readers to answer that. As of now, we will talk about the match, which is, heading towards a scintillating finish on the final day of theContinue reading “India vs England, 1st Test in Chennai, 11-15th Dec, 2008 – Review..”