First of all, it was a tremendous achievement by the New Zealanders ... Winning one test match in India itself is a huge achievement. To sweep a series? Unbelievable! It could not have happened to a nicer set of guys (By the way, the nicest of them all missed this series 😉 ). Second of …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/05 (Tue): Yes, NZ thrashed IND 3-0, in India!!! So?
India (Latest: 2024). Poland (Latest: 2024). Germany (Latest: 2024). Romania (Latest: 2024). Spain (Latest: 2024). Italy (Latest: 2024). UK (Latest: 2024). Australia (Latest: 2024). And the list goes on and on ... Reasons: Typhoons/Cyclones/Storms Rising Sea Levels (Melting Ice Caps) Rapid and unplanned Urbanization It is getting worse and worse ... 🙁 Adios!
After thoroughly enjoying the NZ-BAN and PAK-SA matches during the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup in India, I had made a decision to try my best to watch all International matches in Chennai. There were two main reasons for this: (1) The Chennai Cricket Fans: Chennai is a very knowledgeable and sporting Cricket location. The …
Continue reading Cricket: Bangladesh in India: 1st Test, Chennai: September 20-21, 2024
Background: Since early 2020, International travel has been in limbo due to the !@#! COVID-19. With each country reacting differently to COVID-19, it has been difficult to do International trips. While waiting out COVID-19, I thought why not explore the regions of India I have not been to 🙂 As of Oct, 2021, I had already been …
Continue reading Incredible India: Trip-3: Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Bhuj
Background: Since early 2020, International travel has been in limbo due to the !@#! COVID-19. With each country reacting differently to COVID-19, it has been difficult to do International trips. While waiting out COVID-19, I thought why not explore the regions of India I have not been to 🙂 As of Oct, 2021, I had already been …
Continue reading Incredible India: Trip-2: Kerala: Alapuzha/Alleppey
Background: Since early 2020, International travel has been in limbo due to the !@#! COVID-19. With each country reacting differently to COVID-19, it has been difficult to do International trips. While waiting out COVID-19, I thought why not explore the regions of India I have not been to 🙂 As of Oct, 2021, I had …
Continue reading Incredible India: Trip-1: Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Kanpur, Ayodhya & Faizabad
I have a dream ... I would like to travel and visit every single country in the World. The problem is that day by day the World is becoming a very dangerous place. Look at this list of countries (For E.g.), not in any particular order: Venezuela Columbia Honduras Iraq Syria Central African Republic Nigeria …
After being spoon-fed an overdose of meaningless and forgotten-the-next day ODIs and T20s, I can safely say that I have truly re-discovered the simple joys of Test Cricket. Since it is a given that Indian Cricket Team will always shine and wipe out opponents in double-quick time on Indian dust-bowl wickets, I love watching only …
Is Anna Hazare's way the only and best way to solve the problem? Maybe not. Is Government's way (keep in mind this is the Government caught N times with its slimy paws in the cookie jar and which is filled with countless "colorful" characters! And I am not distinguising between Congress or BJP or whatever) …
The first test series after my relocation (A weak West Indies team does not count). Getting a chance to watch live test cricket after a long time. It has been a bust so far, except for: - Laxman's and Dravid's batting the 2nd Day morning at Trent Bridge. - Amazing swing bowling by Sreesanth during …