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Free Hit: March 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The first (class) Semi Final. Sport is one part beauty and one part cruelty. One part joy and one part despair. One part pleasure and one part pain. On the night of March 24th, 2015, two teams colluded in a far away stadium to show us mere mortals that sporting highs cannot be enjoyed without experiencing the accompanying tragic lows. Did what transpire on the Eden Park turf was actually a choke? Sport and history are generous to the follies of the winner". ICC 2015 Word Cup.
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Free Hit: Israel trip diary
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Sunday, February 15, 2015. This is my second trip to the country. I wish I had been in writing mode for my first trip last year to capture the first impressions, but better late than never.A tightly scheduled, in and out trip means that I cannot visit Jerusalem and the Dead sea this time either. Knock at Sharjah. Just walking around is trouble, imagine playing cricket and taking good bowlers to the cleaners! Respect. Dinner at a fancy Japanese restaurant. Ouch! Although my good heart and a clean conscien...
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Free Hit: April 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013. I join the millions of movie fans saddened by Roger Ebert's demise. In his passing away, the world of cinema has lost a qualified, popular and knowledgeable sounding board. I was first introduced to Roger Ebert's work through my good friend Prasad (who blogs here. Over time, "Ebert enna solraar. What does Ebert have to say? Became the benchmark that helped decide which ones we would bring home. The ones with the most stars or the "thumbs up" naturally made it to the top of the ...
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Free Hit: January 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013. Viswaroopam: life may be fair after all? As with many habits, it started off as a tendency. A slur here, a humiliation there. All done under the pretext of humor, of course. With time, the tendencies slowly but surely became deep rooted and turned into behavior. And Brahmin/Hindu baiting became the norm. Michael Madhana Kamarajan – fish in a Brahmin wedding feast, a conniving paati with stealing tendencies. Devar magan – the Brahmin lawyer as a scumbag. With viswaroopam’...
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Free Hit: Visa drama in Taipei - Part II
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Monday, December 24, 2012. Visa drama in Taipei - Part II. Part I of this series is the previous post. I recommend you head over and read that only so this post makes a bit more sense. I started giving chase but the lights had already turned green and he eased into the sea of traffic and soon disappeared. Now keen readers may wonder why I would be running behind some random taxi for an umbrella that probably cost $5? I explained the situation to the lady behind the counter. The return flight home next da...
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Free Hit: Visa drama in Taipei - Part I
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Thursday, December 20, 2012. Visa drama in Taipei - Part I. In the melee leading up to my departure for the trip, I failed to take note of a critical aspect: my US visa had expired and had to be renewed before I could return home. Happily unaware, I took to the skies to try and be productive for my company half way across the globe. My fears were many and the odds were firmly stacked against me. Will there be an appointment slot available within a reasonable time? The taxi ride to work was spent battling...
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Free Hit: The World Cup thus far
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Saturday, March 21, 2015. The World Cup thus far. It is the men in blue that have made it yet again. England deserved to go home. West Indies simply lack the quality to compete fiercely at the top level and aren't quite a cohesive unit. Sri Lanka tried one change too many and denied their stars one more shot at the title. And Pakistan? This is not the same sport as in the 80s and 90s to be able to pull off their magic with sporadic spurts. Will it stay in India? ICC 2015 Word Cup. View my complete profile.
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Free Hit: ICC World Cup 2015 wishes and predictions
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Saturday, February 14, 2015. ICC World Cup 2015 wishes and predictions. Wish: India lift the cup. But twice on the trot? And in Australia where we have spent the better part of the past 3 months searching for an elusive victory? Now, with that out of the way, on to the predictions. 1 An all Southern hemisphere final: I predict an Aus vs. SA showdown and the Springboks are my favorites. 2 Asia-free semi-finals or at the most one Asian semifinalist and I tip Sri Lanka to be that team. The World Cup thus far.
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Free Hit: June 2015
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Monday, June 8, 2015. Its official: I'm old. Armed with a cold, beer, I felt compelled to watch, on youtube, the highlights of the memorable India-Australia test at Kolkata from 2001 March. Or as most Indian cricket fans would call it, the. My son was watching it along with me this time and asked a few questions about the game in general (ippo four-a? Out-na time out maadhiriya? Kadhava saathiduvala illa opena irukkuma? Sniff*) and the principal actors (ivan peru enna? As I said, this uncle is old.
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Free Hit: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. India vs. Australia 3rd Test at the MCG. A fantastic piece on the "G". I haven't read a better summation of a cricket ground and what it embodies. Fact of life: Test cricket is not a slowed down version of T20. Skills being a given, it takes a certain temperament and a mindset to succeed in this format. The ability to read a situation with a long term view and adapt accordingly is something team India will need to focus on. And why is there a code of conduct then? From an In...
