Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Super Sunday

I’m a keen follower of cricket especially if some quality is attached to it. IPL in that context is even better than the world cup as here almost all the sides have equal strength unlike the world cups where there are many teams of different countries just for the sake of participation. Also since I don’t stay with my family, IPL is good time pass these days during evenings and more on those weekends in which I’m not travelling out. My flat mate, Manas, gets irritated due to my regular stay away from home during weekends, but mate I can’t help it :-).

Today was one of those Sundays in which I’ve to stay back at home, and one good movie plus two of the IPL matches helped me pass the time. Before today’s match started I watched Mr . Viktor Navorsky (Tom Hanks) and Catherine Zeta-Jones starrer “The Terminal”, an awesome movie, followed by two good matches of IPL.

Today’s 1st match was between KKR and Kings XI, and mind you except for luck KKR has matched Kings XI ball by ball today. It was heartening to see the greatest under performer of the Indian Cricket, Ajit Agarkar using all his experiences during the death, but it was equally disheartening to see his efforts going in vein. I firmly believe that the experience is the key in any team game and if it is cricket and that so in South African and English pitches. If KKR would have won the match the table would have been open an extra bit.

Another match of the day was not as close as the 1st was, but since it was between the two teams I’m supporting, It was great for me. The result came out in the order I support them. 1. RCB, 2. MI. RCB because of my favorite Rahul Dravid Plays for them an MI because of Master himself, Sachin Tendulkar. My lovely friend, Sourabh must be hurt today for two reasons, one, his favorite MI took some beatings and two Sachin failed with both bat and ball.

On the other hand, Kalis, Kumble and Dravid, the veterans along with young guns (Robin Uthhappa, Praveen Kumar and DU Preez) managed an easy win. Peiterson’s going back to England seems to be helping out Royal Challengers as the now Captain Anil Kumble is an Indian and must be more efficient to convey the messages to the team, which largely consists of Indians. Thou I’ve lots of respect for outsiders like Shane Warne and Gilchrist for the way they lead their respective teams.

As I was writing the initial parts of this blog one of my friends came to visit my place. Later in the evening few special guests made their way to my home and at last the delicious chicken prepared by Manas, made this Sunday a Super Sunday.

7 comments:

Tapas said...

As it is named the IPL (Indian Premier League) so its proving the very self as the Indian connection is working now especially for Royal Challengers.
I hope with the introduction of an Indian Skipper in Kolkata Knight Riders its luck may be changed in some ways.

Akhil said...

Yeah, but its too late now. The current captain may be a good human being but is not at all a good leader. i don't think dada will take back captaincy, at least this year.

Let the SALVE-MENTALS pay the price.

Tapas said...

Exactly i do agree and i cant see any hope for SRK's knights in this season for IPL2.
Better he should concentrate in this films and overacting skills.

Akhil said...

And these days he is dancing in marriage ceremonies too.

But anyways he takes money to show his thumkaas same as some of the NACHNE-GAANE wale does. The only difference is that he takes 3 Crore and they take 50 Rs per thumka.

Tapas said...

This is called Branding...
Atlast the Brand makes the price.

Akhil said...

Branding of what? His AS&^%$#??

Tapas said...

Yeah as he is a G@Y...
And now a dayz there are many guyz who are like him inother words G@Y types.
Like karan Johar, Rahul Bose, Terrace and many oder types...
Madan Chikna can be one of them... ;)