Sorry, Team Bangladesh, for the earlier post. And thank you very much for putting cricket first!
Mar 262007
Mar 242007
To the Indian cricket team:
It’s okay. We lost, so what? It’s just a game. No one died. You didn’t go around asking us to support you. It’s really our mistake that we chose to hype you up and heap pressure on you. According to some rankings, the team was 8th in the world, so we were anyway not expected to go great lengths. Maybe we just were not good enough.
To sponsors of the team:
Ha! Ha! Do you now realise how not to make poor stupid marketing decisions?
To prospective stranglers:
Please spare Mr. Greg Chappell. Thanks.
To Mom & Dad:
I’ll hit bed early from now on.
Mar 242007
Okay, as expected, India have lost to Sri Lanka. Of the defeat, the lesser said the better.
But, don’t count India out of the World Cup yet!
The powers that be of Indian and world cricket know all too well that the money and viewership for this sport comes primarily from the subcontinent. Come on, did we not – a few hundred million losers – tune in to watch those eleven losers? We lost sleep to lose more sleep.
All the major sponsors – Pepsi, LG, Hero Honda, Hutch – have major businesses in India. Matches featuring India, even the practice matches, attract more ad money per minute, than most other games. Nike spent a fortune signing a huge deal with the BCCI. These businesses stand to win only if India continue to play. Play well or not, that’s secondary. But if India do make it to the Super Eights, these companies are guaranteed more eyeballs for at least six more games.
I believe that the BCCI, some of the main sponsors or bigtime bookies would currently be talking to the cricket board of Bangladesh and trying to cajole them into losing to Bermuda. Chances are they are already haggling over the price. A hundred crores, maybe?
Despite being bashed handsomely by Habibul Bashar on comments that India were 20 to 30 runs short, it is learnt that Dravid has still not let go of his usual comment.
After the loss to Sri Lanka, I bet he would have said, “We were short by 70 runs… er.. yeah!”
Mar 232007
With a view to get back home before the start of the game, a couple of friends and I were rushing to catch the first bus from office. We had to pass a lady, who didn’t seem to have any worries about the India – Sri Lanka tie, and was walking really slowly. When we did get past her, I whispered to my friend a Koundamani dialogue “Yemma, TV-la cricket match paakara maadhiri edho sowgariyama utkaarndhirukkeengale!” We had a good laugh, and got to the bus; and were lucky to have the only seats that were remaining.
A couple of minutes later, the woman boarded the same bus. We didn’t realise till then that she was pregnant. And there was no seat left! She had to travel the next hour standing.
No, this isn’t something about Vijay Krishna, the gentleman. Even before any thoughts of relinquishing my seat crossed my mind, a charming young girl got up and gracefully forced the pregnant lady into her seat.
Sorry!
Mar 042007
My idea of a Super Saturday looks like this:
08:30 AM – Wake up
10:15 AM – Breakfast with friends at Murugan Idly Kadai. Must say they should rename it to Murugan Dosai Kadai. The dosas taste much better.
11:15 AM – Sathyam Cineplex. Paruthi Veeran. A well-made movie, but the last 20 minutes were horrific – haven’t seen something as gory in a Tamil movie. Great debut for Karthee, who speaks Madurai Tamil as if he were a local.
03:00 PM – Abirami Mega Mall. Helped myself to another serving of Mozhi. I was thinking this would be the best movie of the year 2007. Corrected. It will be the best movie for the next 2 years.
07:00 PM – Back home. A few scenes from Anbe Vaa, a timeless classic.
08:10 PM – John O’Shea silences the Kop with an injury-time winner after Manchester United weather wave after wave of Liverpool attack, and do what champions do.
We’ve got Wesley Brown. We’ve got John O’Shea
Manchester United are dreaming of silverware in May!
09:00 PM – Idly and red chutney. Home food rocks!
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