India trounce the Ozzie beast

Yeah....yeah I know. This is a bollywood blog but this is big news!!! By beast I mean that the Aussies are an invincible machine - thats why they are like a strong beast - unyielding and unforgiving. Thats why it was surprising to see them succumb to a spirited Indian team.

The Indian team did almost everything right - batting, bowling and welll....decent fielding. The bowling was the ppick I would say as we without getting patriotic - were better than the Aussies for the first time ever. I mean when ever we have done well the bowling had to succeed to an extent right. But this time we were far superior to the Aussie bowlers. We pictched it up, let it swing, and teh spinners gave it flight and let it rip.

The batting was the icing on the cream with our very aggresive and talented openers gettign that big stand that we desperately wanted. In fact they got a good strt in teh first inniongs too. Ahhhh... a victory over the Australians - and that too a thumping one.

For mre details - read Yahoo article - http://in.yahoo.com/s/86800

Aussie media after Sourav again!

Looks like the Aussies love Sourav way too much. Including their very rabid media. Yesterday after India managed to eke out a win, with the help of the light and a bit of an effort by the oldies - Sachin, Laxman and Sourav - the Australian media blamed the inability of the aussie team to win on Sourav.

They claimed he was using deliberate tactics to slow down the game and acc to them he had brought the game in disrepute. For years now Sourav has never had the best of relations with the press and the Aussie press has been vitriolic. I can't understand how delaying the game by a few minutes would have won the aussies the game - he has forgottent to strap on his thigh guard after he came on to bat after the interruption play due to bad light. he and Laxman also had appealed for bad light and they were upheld by the umpires who allowed them to walk off.
So the love affair between the Aussies and Sourav continues.....

Dada to finally to quit (after Aus Test series)

I know this is not related to Bollywood - but it is big news. And Bollywood and cricket have been mixed up to make a heady cocktail in recent times to serve for the Indian public. Sourav Ganguly is finally resigning. Realising that time was not on his side, the scores were not coming along and selectors putting pressure on him, he has finally decided to leave. Good decision according to me, he has outlived his utility to the team. He was an average batsman (what ever the stats say), horrible fielder and a scheming politician. When he was removed from captaincy he plotted against Rahul Dravid who was a thorough gentleman and had himself appointed captain again.

With the young brigade putting up good performances it was a matter of time when the older players threw in the towel and decided it was time. I am glad he is finally gone and waiting fir the other so-called big star to retire - Sachin Tendulkar. He has overextended his stay by several years according to me.