i’m a bit surprised by the practice games currently on, in the icc world t20 tournament. should the teams try to give it their best, and expose their strengths and weaknesses? should they hide their best, in the hope of springing a surprise when the real fun begins? should they get strengthened or disheartened by wins and losses? is the idea to give enough practice so that rustiness can go away, and players come out blazing in the real matches? whatever the reason, these games are takign away all the fun…

ye dilli hai meri jaan…bas ishq mohabbat pyar….and thoda daredevilry bhi…
one of the random snaps i took from my seat at work….this construction worker precariously placed 40 feet in the air, balancing on a thin pipe, and trying to do something out there…no safety for him, no ropes to make him feel safe, no insurance for his family….bas paapi pet ka sawaal hai…

to say the least, i was thrilled when sachin paddled sweeped to his century, and made india win one of the most engrossing test matches i have followed. absolute perfection, the way india chased this seemingly improbable target. i was perhaps even more delighted that the match referee made viru the man of the match…what an innings of absolutely genius proportions it was…stunning assault to give india a very very realistic chance. in an hour of bliss and magnificence, the match was taken away from england….much has been written since last night, about this match bringing back smiles, specially to people of mumbai which suffered so much in the last fortnight…each and every word is true, and my hats off to the spirit shown by indians..led so so beautifully by the immortal sachin. thanks for making us proud, yet again…

I have been religiously trying to visit www.cricinfo.com for the last 3 days, and the site just refuses to open!
I have seen this problem surfacing again and again ever since it was bought over by espnstar.com….are they trying to kill the site, in the hope visitors come to www.espnstar.com instead?