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?
Because I am a huge fan of Sports (Cricket, Tennis, NBA, NFL, Olympics Etc.), I have many Sports Idols 🙂 But the Top of the Top are (Not in any order): Michael Phelps Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Peyton Manning Stephen Curry Virat Kohli Usain Bolt Carl Lewis Boris Becker Mohammed Azharuddin Roger Federer Novak Djokovic …
My sports idols, over the years … Note: These are sportspersons I have followed fanatically, spent significant time watching their performances, spent significant time studying their performances Etc. Idol (Year when I started being a Super-Fan) Boris Becker (1986) Mohammed Azharuddin (1987) Steffi Graf (1987) Michael Jordan (1992) Patrick Rafter (1997) Kobe Bryant (2000) Roger …
Despite the strong push by Cricket Boards (BCCI/ECB/CA) and by eminent legends (E.g. Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Ben Stokes Etc.), it is clear that Test Cricket is facing a crisis. Other than matches involving ENG, AUS and IND, there are barely any spectators watching the match (in the stadium or through OTT). A new T20 …
Continue reading Virat Kohli’s Cricket career, going forward …
India tour of England, 2014: One of the rising young stars of the Indian team, Virat Kohli, scored all of 134 runs in 5 tests (10 innings). Highest score was 39. I.e. He scored 95 runs in 9 innings, an average of 10.55! Since then, he became the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team (across …
Continue reading Self-Improvement: Lessons from Virat Kohli …
Sachin Tendulkar is widely considered as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman in history. A quick comparison to see how the current ICC ODI No:1 batsman - Virat Kohli - is shaping up against the records of Sachin Tendulkar. Whether Virat can keep up this pace, time will tell ... Adios!
Rohit Sharma: Against the World Champions, in their backyard, he scores 2 centuries, one 99, average of 110, in 5 matches! Ever since he has been made an opener, he has been awesome in ODIs. It is then an utter pity that he looks a total different player in Test Matches, even on Indian pitches. …
(A) Once you start admiring a person or team for the way they play a particular sport, you go all in ... I.e. Support them, as a fan, through thick and thin ... My Idols through the years: Tennis: Boris Becker .... Patrick Rafter ... Roger Federer ... "Big 4" (Roger/Rafa/Novak/Andy) NBA: Michael Jordan, LA Lakers, …
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 …