Love for the Game is beyond P&L and Balance sheet.

The richest cricket governing body already were fuming over the share cut in revenue which was reduced by ICC. 

BCCI as usual tried their best to play a big boss and threatened to pull out of ICC Championship trophy. But, it was only after intervention of CoA – appointed by Supreme Court of India the team was announced.

Irony, that the few men controlling the most loved sport in India yet again showed more interest in their P&L and Balance sheet than the love for the sports itself. 

Nonetheless, the match is on and first one made in heaven. 

Come June 4 India will take on its arch rival Pakistan. On June 8it will be Sri Lanka and June 11, against SA. 

The first two teams from from each group will enter in Semi and the winner would play in finals at Lords.

2013 it was Dhoni, will 2017 be Kohli? 

The Game is on and so are the bets. Let the prayers begin!!! 

GL - Team India

Matter of one’s imagination…

Politicians come and politicians go but, never in a democratic society one could have seen what Nehru – Gandhi family has shown us. 
It was on fateful day 30^th Jan 1948, a guy from down town of Pune made up his mind to assassinate Gandhi. 

The reasons he gave for assassination were right in its day light but, since I have started taking interest in India’s cultural, demographic and its political past one thing has always left me speechless.  

Yes, for a country to run smoothly you need tall leaders and committed opposition with a sense of purpose. However, more than amused, it’s a shame to see the countries leaders of opposition running from pillar to post to protect Gandhis than the welfare of country and countrymen.

Sometimes, I wonder is Nehru – Gandhi dynasty been a curse to India!!?

Target of NVG was achieved but, was mission accomplished?  

Forget not, out of 70 years of independence it is this one family who has ruled for 47 years…

Nehru – 17years  

Indira – 15years

Rajiv – 5years and Madam Sonia indirectly 10years.   

Mahatma at his fag end had become a non-plus entity in Congress, his end of the story made Nehru strong.

Well, only if the great Nathuram Vinayak Godse instead of Gandhi had uprooted Nehru, would India’s politics, political history been different?   

Who knows it’s a matter of one’s imagination…

Everything is fair in love, war, bed and sport!!!

Hyderabad winning was utmost important for Rising… Had they lost today’s game against Lions (Gujarat) then as MS / Pune fan I for one would have wished for heavy rains in tomorrows match of Pune Vs Punjab… 

Well, now irrespective of tomorrow’s result 4teams in play-offs are fixed!!! 

The question is who are the first two? 

MI is sitting merrily on 18points… but, now the fight is between 3teams for 2^nd position!!! And for that KKR, SRH and RPS are in hunt!! 

What if today’s match between MI Vs KKR is whitewashed due to rain?

What if today’s match is whitewashed due to rain and tomorrow RPS wins ;-)  

End of the day it’s not about winning a game, its about winning a title.... First two has bigger chance.  

Justice for 14.5CR delayed not denied!!

This was a must win match for Rising Pune Supergiants. 

200 was on the cards but thanks to some disciplined bowling from Rising which made sure Lions didn’t cross 170 mark. 20 overs and all Pune needed were 162. 

At a half time everyone had thought of a cake walk but, in came a shocker and yet another and then yet another...

Before anyone knew it was 10 for 3 and in walked the most expensive buy of 2017. First he bowled decent 4 overs did superb saves in deep but, boy his effort with bat simply won the game for Raising. 

Ben Stokes 103 made sure Pune stayed on 4^th position and well in hunt for Playoffs.

You beauty... Justice for 14.5CR delayed not denied!!

Thanks and Good Luck team!!

Sun has rose in the evening for Hydrabad... "Warner’s Warning!!!"

This batting display was bizarre... When SRH as a team reached 100 Warner was 82.... When Warner reached 100, SRH was 124 runs for no loss!! 

This batting display of Warner of 2017 reminded us of 2009... 

What Gilchrist did in 2009 Warner did in 2017... 

Seeing MI / (SRT) and KKR / (SRK) getting nailed is any-day a beauty to watch but, what is it of left-handlers and that too guys from down-under that they make things so not just beautiful, but intimidating? 

This wasn’t just a batting at its supreme best... This is an absolute humiliation!!

For tonight, Rain god may play a spoil sport, but forget not Sun has rose in the evening for Hyderabad... Already!! 

Beware rest of the teams!!

They swim, they sink and now they even SCREW-UP!!

The most devastating batsman of word cricket Gayle, multi-talented Watson, very special ABD and the classic finisher Kholi..

These men have been part of RCB for couple of years and yet one wondered what is it about the team which has failed to win a single tournament?? 

Well at start of IPL season 10 hopes from this institution of batting line-up was all time high but, as the tournament has progressed the best moved to bad and now to all time worst!!! 

Who to blame arrogance, overconfidence, carefree attitude? 

This is not a war but, RCB’s game plan over the years reminds us of what of Winston Churchill had then said; 

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results” 

Given the point table it looks extremely difficult for RCB to make it to playoffs... 

Forget the Holy Grail now it’s all about redemption!!! 

Emotions Vs Money Vs Integrity...

Such a paradox can only be seen / heard off in India. 

It was a match against RCB at Chinaswamy stadium with Kholi captaining RCB and crowd chanting Dhoni... Dhoni... Even recent Indian test captain was stunned.  

In came MS and before he went back to dugout there was a ball which went not beyond boundary lines but, out of the ground!!! 

No one will doubt about enormous efforts it takes to hit a cricketing ball out of the ground...But, for me what stood apart was MS stumping of ABD. 

Till few hours back people were gunning down Dhoni’s throat, they doubted Dhoni’s form with bat but, no one spoke about his reflexes behind the stumps. 

This is a guy who won us WC both t-20 and ODI. The man who gave us victories be it in bilateral or triangular within the county or outside, was now being questioned about "Hunger, Will To Win!!”   

Let us not forget... 

Dhoni has earned more money from IPL than Playing for India. 

Next year Dhoni would go back to his original team CSK. Maybe, he would Captain the side, but for now what matters is Man’s hunger to win for his current team.

And till that is intact no one should doubt INTEGRITY!!!

But, I guess maybe,  

Kids think of emotions...

Men think of money...

Legends think of integrity!! – Period ;-))