The Unstoppable Hero of Cricket

                            
Virat Kohli , the man who delayed his father's funeral for the game he loves,is undoubtedly the best cricket player of the current generation.
In India vs Pakistan cricket match, which still remains to be the most anticipated matches in cricket history, with rain and reduced overs of 18 , Pakistan provided India with a target of 119. With Eden Gardens being Rohit Sharma's pet field, as every Indian fan even I had thought that opening pair itself  would finish the match and rest of the players could go out for a date with their loved ones.
But the batting order toppled, situation became worse with 3 wickets gone for just 23 runs. And there my hero Virat Kohli with his passion to win every game he plays, understood the situation and played quite a brilliant innings with Yuvraj Singh assisting him on the other end. If playing under the pressure is an art, then Virat Kohli must be the picasso of it. Unbeaten 55 runs off 37 balls of Virat Kohli is a feast to fans like me.


No matter if he gets out on rare zeroes , on few twenties ,on confident fifties or on fantabulous Hundreds, his face will always remain disappointed to leave the crease. It is this hunger attitude of him to not to get out makes him special and keeps him in the list of best cricketers of the world.
Comparing him with Sachin is of no concern as he is the legend in making and has miles to go which no man in cricket history would have explored. I love Virat Kohli the way he is and I do not claim him to be next Sachin. He is Kohli, Virat Kohli :)

The way he enjoys the victory

The cover drive he plays is the best so far

The late cut which keeps the bowler baffled

That pull shot which never fails to reach the boundary

The way he has overcome the criticism on his sweep shot

His lofted shot in the off side and on the mid on area

"To become a good player ,you need talent and To become great talent you need attitude like Kohli ", says Sunil Gavaskar






There aren't too many batsmen in the world of cricket today , who love chasing and burden of trying to overtake a big score.
Love you Virat Kohli. I wish your success continues.....

The Cricket chase & the Choking race

It was just another night when me, watching ICC Cricket T20 match with my elder brother, who is a die hard fan of Rahul Dravid then, and of MS Dhoni now.With India losing to the New Zealand on its league match two days ago, we were just two creatures who refused to exercise our lips to show even a fake smile, staring at 20 inch LED TV seeking for an entertainment. SouthAfrica has begun its innings which would define the best what T20 Cricket is all about ,I thought to myself and when I shouted like hell when ABD came to the crease, my bro said, " Here comes the choker".
"The choker? Go to hell. He is one of the best finishers I love after Dhoni", I said.
Thats how a typical conversation between me and my bro would be. You should not assume that he hates ABD either. Nah. Even I know that he loves him.
So, South African team has scored 230 in just 120 balls, which every cricket fan would have thought to be an impossible chase with Steyn and Rabada along their side.
But what happened on the rest of that night is a history.
The openers of England were playing like how Indian team would play if Bermuda came to the ground against us. Remember Steyn was beaten off 23 runs in his first over. Myself being restless to give high five to my brother for every brilliant knocks played by England players despite the fact that we love South African team. That's how every cricket fan would have felt or done unless it is an Indian cricket team. Yes , we Indians are very much like how Nagarjuna in the movie Ratchagan says, " Pechukku kooda India thoka koodathu da " (India should not lose even in words or during conversation). Root showed the route for England's victory, which is now recorded to be one of the highest run chases in T20 cricket.
South Africa , was once a choker? No always strives hard to prove to be the one.
And I switch off the TV at 11.40 pm after updating my status on fb, which I usually do, that many people hate (BTW, bitch please) with a high hope that Indian cricket team wins the match against Pakistan tomorrow at Eden Gardens.

My dear cricket fans, do not lose faith in our Captain cool MSD , at least I do not  :)
PS- It took me around 5 minutes to type this entire blogpost, but have been struggling to upload it for the past 1 hour. Wow, thanks to the technology!

நைலான் கயிறு- சுஜாதா

                                                    

நைலான் கயிறு [Nylon Kayiru] by சுஜாதா [Sujatha]
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


பழிக்குப்பழி சரியா தவறா? மன்னிக்கலாமா மன்னிக்கப்படாதா?
Come on, let us test our own morals by diving into page turning novel of Sujatha, 'நைலான் கயிறு'.
1965 இல் எழுதப்பட்ட இந்த நாவல் சுஜாதாவின் முதல் நாவலைப் போலவே இல்லை.A complete page turning crime novel. முதலில் பக்கங்களை திருப்பும் போது கொலை நடந்தவுடன் சுவாரஷ்யம் துவங்குகிறது. ஆங்காங்கே வந்து போகும் சுநந்தாவின் டைரி இன்னும் ஆர்வத்தைத் தூண்டுகிறது. இன்ஸ்பெக்டர் மாதவன் முதலில் வாசிப்பவர் கண்களுக்கு, Sherlock Holmes போல ஒளி அளிப்பதும், பின்னர் வக்கீல் கணேஷ் வந்து குட்டையைக் குழப்புவதுமாகக் கதை நகர்கிறது. கணேஷின் கோர்ட் வாதம் இஸ் சிம்ப்லி பிரில்லியண்ட் because of our Sherlock's nasty loop holes in rushing the hearing of the case to the court. பின்னர் வரும் Retire ஆக இருக்கும் அதிகாரி ராமநாதன் , நம்ம படையப்பா ரஜினி மாதிரி வயஷானாலும் Style illa but துப்பறியும் திறமை மாறாம வலம் வருவதைப் பார்க்க முடிகிறது. Yaar kolai seigiraan/seigiraal enru koorinaal swaarasiyam irukaadhu allava? ரயில் பயணம் தொடங்கும் போது படிக்க ஆரம்பித்தேன். சுமார் இரண்டு மணி நேரம் கழித்து பெருமூச்சு விட்டேன்.வேறு விதமாக சத்தம் கேட்டது. சற்று, சுற்றி முற்றி பார்த்தால் Compartment இல் அனைவரும் உறங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள். நான் கேட்ட சத்தம் வேறு ஒன்றும் இல்லை, உறங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்த மனிதர்களின் குரட்டைகளின் சங்கமம் தான் அது.
P.S. Thank you Higgin Bothams for making my train journey awesome.

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