Thursday, April 21, 2011

The Heavens favour the Little Master !

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Jupiter will move over to Aries on May 8th, and in Sachin's horoscope, he will move to the favourable 5th. ( LA means the Lunar Ascendant or the Moon Sign, as Sachin's birth star is Poorvashada or Pooradam ).

Now Sachin has added more trophies. A century in IPL , in T20 and being a member of the WC winning team !

Now he is eyeing another laurel, the IPL Trophy. Can MI, the no 1 favourites, pull it off ?

He has an average of 236 ! He was only out once, for 35 in the last match. His other scores are 46 no, 55 no, and 100 no !

The Heavens favour Sachin and may he go on creating records !

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Sachin is conquered ultimatelty !




Look at Sachin's scores. He was 46 not out, 55 no and 100 no in all the three matches he played. So one thought that he will be undefeated today. That was not to be as he got out at 35.

Now Mumbai needs only 7 runs to win off 8 balls !

Rayudu played a swashbuckling innings of 37. One run was needed and Rohit Sharma smashed one into the crowds and MI won !

Symonds, out of touch with cricket for seven months, smashed some fours and came back into form.

It was a mediocre performance from Pune against highly rated favourites, Mumbai.

The Pune batsmen were foxed by the spin of Murtaza. With Murtaza at one end and Nechim on the other, J Ryder fell. M Patel returned with the superb figures of 3/8 and MI's performance delighted Shaun Pollock, the bowling coach.

Nechim gets some skid off the surface and this trapped Ryder, whose pull ended in the hands of Sachin.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Kochi needs more experience in IPL



Johan Botha proved why he is called a top all rounder, with a scintillating display of batting. He was 67 not out and played a match winning innings for Rajastan.

Warne, at 40, astounded everybody with his brilliant captaincy and bowling. What is wrong in appointing him as the Indian coach ? Warne's superb field placing, his aggressive bowling and captaincy left every one bewildered, as he has been out of touch with int'l cricket !

The way Warne & Co restricted the Deccans to 137 was an abject lesson in bowling, field placing and captaincy. The great leg spinner that he is, he is not afraid to flight the ball and lure the batsman !

Warne's decision to send Botha as No 3 paid rich dividends, as Botha played a glorious innings of 67 not out. Ross Taylor also played well for this 21 not out and it was he along with Botha who steered RR home !

Rahul Dravid played well for 28, before he lost his off stump to a slower ball from Steyn.

Earlier DC started well, with Dhawan hitting a six and putting on 40 for the first wicket with Jaggi. Then Dhawan tried a lofted shot too often and spooned a catch off Amit Singh. Then Siddharth Trivedi removed Sanga with the first ball he faced. Sanga was caught behind.
Duminy was lured by Warned and holed out to Botha. DC were then restricted to 137 by some brilliant fielding and bowling. Hats off to Warne !

Bram Villiers hit two mighty sixes off the hapless Gomez and finished the match with 54 not out, with five sixes.

Earlier Kochi Tuskers began magnificently, with the opening pair of McCullum and Laxman putting on 80 for the first wicket. Even Zaheer was treated with scant respect. McCullum smote the dangerous Dirk Nannes for two fours and one six and then Laxman hit two mighty sixes and Kochi was 80 for no wicket, in more or less 10 overs ! A great start with 8 per over ! A new star franchise had zoomed to the international cricket horizon. Even though she lost, Kochi palyed bravely.

Laxman was eventually out for 36 and Kochi lost the first wicket at 80. Then the game, which was controlled by Kochi so far, turned. Mahela was out for 18 and Brad Hodge for 27. Jadeja played well for this 23 not out, which included a mighty six. McCullum perished for 45, but what a great innings it has been !

We had said in our columns before that Kochi will have to sort out a lot of things, before they take on the might of Mumbai and Chennai. Yesterday's match showed some weaknesses.
Why play with two keepers, McCullum and Patel ?

Sreeshant impressed his fans, by removing the dangerous Dilshan in the second ball. The outswinger had induced Dilshan to play the ball in the air. Sreeshant said he will bowl at 150 kph in this IPL. We are all waiting for him to bowl at 150 or above !

Kollywood ( Kerala Hollywood ) was represented by the actress Mamta Mohandas, Mukesh and Jayaram. Mamta was wearing the Kochi orange jersey and said she will champion the cause of Kochi.

Vijay Mallaya was interviewed when Kochi were going great guns at 60 for no wicket. He said Kochi is playing well, but then RCB has a formidable batting line up and can chase any total.

Virat Kohli played well, before he was adjudged lbw to Vinay Kumar.

Kochi will have to sort out a lot of problems. Kochi and Pune, as new entrants, are the minnows of this IPL. Chennai and Mumbai have got great stars and are well experienced. It may take Kochi just 4 or 5 matches to jell as a unit. We hope Kochi will come out of the crisis with flying colours, as she has the potential to come good !



Pune Warriors are gearing for war, according to their charismatic captain, Yuvraj !

Said the formidable Indian allrounder

The coming days are battle days, feels India's successful all rounder, who, during the WC, became a complete bowler. When Devon Smith jumped down the wicket to loft him, Dhoni stumped Devon and Nazir Hussain said " Brilliant". Then Gavaskar said he is a complete bowler now !

New challenges have been posed by new entrants. When I was at the inaugural ceremony, my mind was full of thoughts of victory. Undoubtedly, Pune Warriors India will create miracles this season. Our first match is against my earlier team, Punjab Kings XI. Except me and Chawla, Preity had not made any change. But then, Punjab is still a very strong side. My WC performance was a turnaround and I was blissful throughout this month. It is all His Grace !

I thank those who supported me during my bad patch. The owners of PWI showed great belief, as they made me captain of PWI and trusted my abilities!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Moon Chart of the Kochi captain

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Mahela scored a century in the WC, yet his team did not win the Cup !

Why this ambiguity? What are the reasons responsible for this ?




Now he has resigned as the vice captain of SL and is now the Kochi captain. With this sort of luck, can he steer Kochi Tuskers to respectability ?

Kochi and Pune are the minnows of the IPL. Chennai and Mumbai are like Australia and South Africa. Kochi and Pune will be like Bangladesh and Ireland.

Kerala has a population of 30 million and we can expect that the Kochi fanbase will cross millions. Keralites abroad will also support Kochi. Th Malayalee film star, Jayaram, said so far he has been with Chennai, as he was living in Tamil Nadu. Now that a Keralite team has come, he will support Kochi. Yesterday a Keralite company, V Guard, said they will sponsor Kochi. Other Kerala companies Fed Bank and AVT are also sponsoring Kochi. So it is obvious that Kochi will not be devoid of a big fanbase. ( To me tension has started, as Kerala is my home state ).

So we analyse the moon chart of the captain.

Mahela was born with Moon in Leo and as such he is under the second Elarata Saturn, known as Pongum Shani or Rising Saturn. This is Ok from an astrological perspective. Dhoni is under Rising Saturn and he brought the Cup ! But Mahela is receiving the adverse transit of Jupiter ( Jupiter in the 8th, in Pisces ).

So it is going to be a great task for Mahela to make Kochi jell as a unit. Lack of experience may reflect in the initial matches . But Mahela will be receiving the benign transit of Jupiter, after May 8th, when Jove moves over to Aries. Then Jupiter will be in the 9th and better performances can be expected from the Kochi side !



Southee proved why he is hailed as the second best bowler in the world, as he bowled CSK to victory in the ultimate over.

Needing 9 runs to win, KKR batsmen faced upto the final over, bowled by Southee. Southee only conceded 6 runs and CSK won by 2 runs in the final ball !

KKR was set a target of 154 by Chennai. The son of Srikant, Aniruddha Srikanth top scored with 64 and was adjudged Man of the Match.

KKR, were at one stage, 111/2, with Kallis going strong. Kallis hit Southee for four fours in one over and one was reminded of Sehwag butchering Umar Gul. But then Southee came back into the game strongly in the ultimate over.

Bisla and Kallis opened well for KKR, putting on 64 for the first wicket, till Bisla was stumped by Dhoni off Jakati. Then Ashwin got rid of the dangerous Kallis for 54 and then the KKR batting more or less collapsed.

Two class players, Gauti and Y Pathan, were run out by Dhoni. Then M Tiwary threatened to hit the CSK bowlers off their length, by clobbering two consecutive sixes.

Anyway IPL started with a thrilling game and it is obvious that more and more people will be interested in the shortest version of the game. The Americans do not play cricket, because of the time consumed by the game. You cant take 5 day's leave for a Test match or one day's leave for an ODI. Hence T20 will make cricket more popular and it has already been included in Olympics.


CSK bat first and are 83/2.

M Vijay hit a four and then lofted one into the hands of a fielder. Raina, who came to replace him, scored a cameo 33 and was caught at the fence.

Aniruddha Srikant, playing very well, was let off by Pathan. Pathan also dropped Raina. Srikant was also dropped by Eoin Morgan.

Aniruddha played a magnificent innings of 64, embellished with two sixes and six fours.

Now KKR are 39/0, needing 154. Now Kallis has hit Southee, the WC hero, for four fours in one over ! KKR has Y Pathan and are cruising at the moment !

With the WC hangover not yet leaving the Indian mind, what the IPL needed was an edge-of-the-seat thriller to get the world's attention. And they got it and KKR had a great chance to pull off a magnificent victory, before a great run out from Dhoni allowed CSK to stay in the game. Then Kallis holed out attempting a sweep, Eoin Morgan jumped down the wicket and was stumped and Gambhir's crazy running left the great crowd of Chennai sensing victory.

Dhoni proved why he is the greatest Indian captain ever, by bringing in experiments and changes , which brought home the bacon. He gave the ball to Raina in the 17th over and two big wickets - Gambhir and Morgan - fell in that over.

Then KKR needed 33 off 3 overs. Later it became 26 off 12 and Southee showed his skill as a death over bowler !

The greatest Bengali in the side, Manoj Tiwari lofted Ranadiv for two consecutive sixes, sending the spectators and viewers into ecstasy. KKR's strength is batting and their bowling is mediocre. But then they fell short by 3 runs !

The Heavens favour IPL IV

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Map of the Heavens at the Inaguration of IPL IV. Jupiter, as the 8th lord in the 8th, aspecting the House of Wealth, indicates success.






The formidable four planetary combination happens in the House of Gains, or the Eleventh House in the Birth Chart of IPL IV and it indicate success.

Rohini is the ruling asterism and the Lunar Ascendant has coincided with India's Ascendant, indicating that the cricket industry in India will grow by leaps and bounds. The brand valuation of IPL will go up and Cricket will be India's national sport !




Two wheeler major Hero Honda, have switched horses. They were
sponsoring the Delhi Daredevils and now they will be sponsoring the
formidable Mumbai Indians team, led by legend Sachin. HH is paying
an estimated fee of about 75 cr in three years.

Moreover, Japanese tyre manufacturer, Bridgestone is entering the
Indian cricket market and is sponsoring MI, paying 7 cr annually
under a three year deal.

Meanwhile, Coca Cola has replaced Pepsico as the partner for MI for IPL IV.

"It (Mumbai Indians) is among the better teams in the IPL and I
think there is an air of stability around it. Also, it has a huge fan base
and that must count for a lot," said cricketcommentator Harsha Bhogle.

For Bridgestone, this is its first honemoon with cricket. Bridgestone has
been sponsoring F1 and other motor sports globally.


"We, as a company, would like to strengthen our involvement in
India’s most watched sport and
be a part of the victory; We are sure
Mumbai Indians will achieve this IPL," according to
Bridgestone India
Managing Director H Tanigawa.

Loop Mobile has also joined the list of MI sponsors. Other great
brands
associated with MI
are Master Card, Dheeraj Reality,
Addidas, Kingfisher,
Royal Stag, Orbit, Boomer, Air India &
MSN.

Mumbai Indians, led by icon player Sachin Tendulkar, has added some
new talent for IPL 4,
Rohit Sharma and A Symonds. Mumbai Indians
has matchwinners like Harbhajan Singh,
Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard.

Letsbuy.com has partnered with Master Card and Master Card are
preparing to launch
MI Indians pre-paid card to offer interesting deals
to MI fans.




A hairless Mahendra Singh Dhoni, (his hair at the Lord's feet !), said that Chennai is capable of retaining the IPL crown !

Most of the players have been retained, except the greatest off spinner the world had ever seen, Muralitharan, who was bought by Kochi Tuskers !

Chennai will host Kolkotta in the inaugural match which begins at 0800 PM at the Chennai Chidambaram Stadium.

Said the formidable Indian skipper

"The new team is quite good. Like I always say, it's not about how good the team looks on paper, but it's what we do on the field that is very important. I always say that the fitness of the players is the key. Players do struggle during the course of the IPL. If all the players are available for selection, then it is a very good side. Quite a few of them will be missing due to injuries and international commitments. Once we get together, we will be very good. "The batting line-up is as good as last year - Vijay, Badri, Raina, myself and Albie. Du Pless has come in, we have the all-rounders and Mr.Cricket (Mike Hussey) will also join us. Overall, it's a very good batting line-up."

Dhoni regrets losing Murali, who is an asset to any team.

"We will miss Murali. He had great influence in the dressing room. We knew that once the auction happened, we will miss a few key players. Once people were out of our pocket, we found it difficult to hold them back. We have to start all over again, but the core team is virtually the same."

CSK owner Gurunath Meiyappan, said: "We have been very professional in the way we handled our team. This year, we have kept our core team and hope to do well. We have been one of the most consistent sides in the IPL so far. Our focus on the basics has paid us rich dividends and our brand of cricket has won us global admirers. Our team has not needed any major changes and our core group remains the same. We have tremendous faith in our boys and under our inspirational captain. We expect them to scale bigger heights."

Stephen Fleming, the coach of CSK, said: "With most of our players being in action during the ICC World Cup, lack of match practice will not be an issue. Playing the best teams in the world and in our home grounds is the best build up any player could hope for. We are quietly confident of our prospects and will play like true champions. Our core team remains the same and we look forward to another successful run in this year's tournament too."

Gulf Oil is the new sponsor of CSK. along with Aircel.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

India's Transfiguring Hour !


As we said in our columns before, 1030 PM on 02042011, proved to be India's
transfiguring hour !

Some idol worshipping Indians have not acknowledged the role played by
Gambhir. He came in when Sehwag was out second ball and when he got out, the
score was 223/4 and the dew had set in !

"The 97 in the World Cup final was not the best innings in my career but no
doubt the most important one so far," the 29 year old Gambhir told reporters
after reaching Delhi

"It was a special knock for me as it came in a special situation. The whole
country was expecting us to win the World Cup and I have contributed my bit
in India's triumph. So, it was the most important innings of my career."

His Delhi team mate Kohli supported him in a vital 83 run stand for the
third wicket.

"Obviously, a century in the final would have been the icing on the cake.
But winning was more important for the country. If you had hit a century but
your team lost there was no point," said the dashing left hander.

Normally he opens, but when he came in at No 3, India were 0/1, and his
experience as an opener served him well, particularly against the fast
slinging deliveries of Slinga Malinga !

"On the other hand, if you missed a century but helped your team win the
World Cup, that I will take."

One billion people were worried that the Little Master may score a century
and India may lose. One billion minds were worried that Indian batting may
collapse. But when Gambhir and Dhoni took over the responsibility of
steering India to victory, gone were the worries from the minds of the one
billion. One billion felt like World Champions from then on.


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Ven RASILA

Rah

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The map of the Heavens at 0230 PM, 02042011, Mumbai.
LA means Lunar Ascendant ( Here Cancer Moon )

On April 1, Moon was the only planet adverse for India. On Apr 2, Moon moved
over to India's House of Fortune and all planets became beneficial.

It was as if the heavens stood ranged to say
"Be Thou The World Champions" !


Saturn in the benign Thirld represented the Crown
Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Sun, Mars in the Ninth represented Divine Grace
Venus in the Eighth represented Wealth
And the Nodes in the 6/12 represented Conquest

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Adverse Jupiter cheated Sanga !




Sanga's 12th Jupiter deprived him of the World Cup. We knew that the twelfth transit of Jupiter is negative ( Dwadase Ravano Hanthi ).

Sanga was born with Aries Moon and his Saturn is favourable in the 6th. Because of a favourable Saturn, he could amass more than 400 runs. He was on his way to another hundred, when Bajji bowled him around his legs !

SL put in a great performance in scoring 274, which is considered good on the Mumbai track. But then he later confessed that anything less than 350 is not safe with India !

When we surveyed SL's horoscope, their indications were powerful. SL was running the second Elarata Saturn, known as Pongum Shani and Jupiter is in the favourable seventh. She is running Jupiter minor in Jupiter major and Jupiter is well posited in Sagittarius in his own house. So SL has a powerful chart and matched with India's.

So the clue was the 12th negative transit of Sanga. We knew that it is impossible to lift the WC, with the 12th Jupiterian transit.


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We wrote about the formidable five planetary configuration in Pisces. This is for all nations. In India's horoscope, it was in the benign 9th, the House of Fortune and in SL's, it was in the favourable 7th. But when reckoned from the Ascendant, it was in the 11th or the favourable House of Gains in India's horoscope and in the adverse 8th in the SL's. Again India scored in points.

Another factor was the Varabala. Saturday is ruled by Saturn and Saturn is more powerful in India's chart than in SL's.

Another factor was the Tarabala. Utharabhadra or Uthrattathi was ruling Sat evening and is ruled also by Saturn.

Hence, comparing both horoscopes, it was clear that India had the edge and hence we were confident of the Indian victory !

It was Jupiter, in the House of Fortune, which brought home the bacon for India. Saturn in the benign Third is the Wearer of the Crown ( moonnil shani mudi vechu vazhum ).

When we analysed the horoscopes of the cricket playing nations, only two nations had Jupiter and Saturn favourable - Sri Lanka and India. The bookies, without the knowledge of the heavens, had correctly given 4/1 and 3/1 odds to them respectively.

So then it was a comparative study of the horoscopes of both nations and India scored in astro points !

The Tenth negative Jovian transit did Pak in. The Twelth J transit did Aus in. While SL's luck was on the cards, the horoscope of her skipper, Sanga had a negative 12th Jovian transit and this did him in.

On the other hand, the Indian skipper's horoscope has a favourable Jupiterian ( Jove's favourable seventh transit ) and Saturnine ( second Elarata Saturn ) transit. He has Jupiter in the Ascendant or Lagna, which bestowed Divine Grace and made him intuitive. He is Mr Cool and is calm like a Yogi !

The Nine Revolving Heavens script Indian victory !

Zaheer bowls three maiden overs and then removes Taranga - c Sehwag b Zaheer !

Sreeshant bowls fast at 145 kph but then Dilshan hit him for two fours and now SL are 22/1 off 7.4 overs !



There was some controversy regarding the toss and it was called twice.

This is a solid start by SL. 39/1 off 12 overs.

Sanga lofts Sreeshant for four and now SL are 44/1!

Dilshan sweeps Bajji and is clean bowled. SL 60/2!

Now Mahela has joined Sanga. Next will be Samaraweera and next Kapugedara. Then Thissara Pereira and then the tail !

Mahela and Sanga are playing well and SL's score crosses 100 runs. They are now 103/2.

Sanga slashes Yuvraj and is caught behind. SL 122/3 !

Now they have progressed to 154/3 off 33.5 overs.

Samaraweera sweeps Yuvraj and is ruled not out. Then India went for DRS and he is given out !

Dhoni brings in Zaheer and Kapugedra lobbs one onto Raina and SL are 184/5.

SL are now 205/5 off 44 overs ! Mahela is now 78 no off 75 balls !

Thissara Pereira hit the last ball of Zaheer for six and SL finish with 274/6, setting India 275 to win in the final ! Well batted, Sri Lanka !

Sehwag is out for the second ball, lbw to Malinga ! India 0/1 ! Now Sachin has hit a couple of fours and now India are 26/1!

Sachin slashes at one from Malinga and is caught behind. India 60/2. Young Kohli builds a partnership with Gambhir. Kohli tries to loft Dilshan and is caught and bowled.

Dhoni comes in at No 5 and now India are 183/3, needing 92 off 89 balls.

Gambhir tries to hit a four and is bowled by Pereira for 97. Dhoni came in at No 5 and played a match winning innings of 91 not out. Yuvraj was 21 not out.

4 runs were needed, when Dhoni lofted one into the stands. India became the World Champions !

This win put an end to the worries of one billion people. One billion were worried that Sachin may score a century and India may lose, they were worried their batting will collapse, and even when 50 runs were needed with six wickets in hand, they were worried !

India were reeling at 31/2, losing Sehwag and Sachin to Malinga. Then Kohli and Gambhir played superbly, before Kohli was caught and bowled. Then Dhoni promoted himself ahead of Yuvraj. The reason was both Yuvraj and Raina are southpaws and SL has two offspinners. The left right combination of Gambhir and Dhoni worked, as India clawed their way to 223, when Gambhir lost his patience and was bowled. Then Yuvraj came to partner Dhoni. Malinga was dangerous and both played him carefully. Dhoni hit two mighty sixes. One was a helicopter shot and the last shot into the stands was mighty ! India had won the World Cup !

All planets favourable for India created a great win ! Yesterday Moon moved from the adverse 8th to the favourable Ninth. No wonder such an auspicious event - winning the WC - took place when all the Nine Revolving Heavens were benign !

Dhoni was Adjudged Man of the Match, for his magnificent 91 not out. You should see the way he flicked the formidable Slinga Malinga for fours and lofted Kulasekhara into the stands.

Yuvraj was adjudged Man of the Tournament. Yuvraj took 15 wickets and scored 362 runs in the tournament and played a vital role in India's bumpy ride to the top !

Friday, April 1, 2011

Go India Go. This can be India's Transfiguration !





With Jupiter, Sun, Mercury, Moon and the sports planet Mars in the auspicious 9th House or the House of Fortune, go India go ! Prove to the world that ye are professionals !

Mix caution with aggression and the Cup can be India's. Instead of lofting, hit the ball into the ground, as Yuvraj did and find the gaps. Bat like Michael Bevan !

Beware of the 3 Ms, Murali, Mendis ( or Herath ) and Malinga . The SL gameplan is to mix spin with pace, Murali and Mendis or Herath, the left arm and off spin pairing along with Malinga's slinging deliveries at more than 140 kph. This is their strategy to choke India ! In the semi final at Mohali, the Sri Lankans supported the Pakis. They wanted Afridi's side to win, because they reckoned that if they meet Pak in the Finals, they can win the Cup ! Facing Pak is easier than facing mighty India ! But then they were disappointed, as Afridi's men choked under the lights !

SL's 'formidable batting' proved to be a myth in the match against Pak, when they could not chase 278 under the lights. If Pak had held their chances, SL would have been all out for less than 200 !

O India, this is your golden chance. You will not get such a chance in the near future. On the green tops of Aus and NZ, 2015 WC will be difficult to get and you wont have the blessings of the planets as you have now ! ( At 0230 PM, on Saturday, 02042011, all planets will be favourable for India. Mercury, Mars, Sun, Moon and Jupiter in Pisces, in the Ninth, Venus in the 8th and the Nodes in the 6/12 positions. From the Moon, the five planetary configuration happens in the Ninth, a favourable house. From the Ascendant, it will be in the Eleventh, the House of Gains or the House of the Fulfillment of all desires.You cannot ask for a better planetary configuration ).

O Stars of Glory, O lights impregnated with mighty Power, give India the Cup that Counts !

There is another record awaiting Yuvraj. When he became Man of the Match four times, he had equalled the records of Aravinda DeSilva and Lance Kleusner. If he gets one more, it will be a new record !

Saturn in the Third is also favourable. Mars was a bit unfavourable till Mar 25th, which reflected on the Indian bowling and fielding. Now that bowling and fielding have improved, go, India, go !

More than a billion pray for India. Homas and pujas are being done. The Lord is on everyone's lips as 1210 million people anxiously wait for 1030 PM tomorrow, in a country where Cricket is Religion.

Cricket Diplomacy have succeeded and our brothers from Pak are now happy. The SL President will be watching the match, along with Indian dignitaries. Industry, Bollywood, politicians- all will be there to watch the Clash of the Titans, two formidable teams pitted against each other !

The Master and the Commander

In India's case, the Master is Sachin and the Commander is Dhoni. Sachin has 99 hundreds and have scored more than 32 K runs in int'l cricket.

In SL's case, the Master is Murali and the Commander is Sanga. Murali has 1347 wickets in int'l cricket.

Both Asian teams appear to be impregnable. Both are led by wicketkeepers. Another coincidence ! Both are led by astute, intelligent captains !

The WC 2011 will go down in history as one of the best thrilling WCs ever, with its thrilling matches decided in the 100th over and classical upsets. The ODI format has been revived.

Meanhwhile, Rahul Dravid has backed Day/Night Test cricket under the lights. MCC experimented with a pink ball. Dravid now backs all innovations in cricket !

Jayam Dehi, give us Victory ! India is the Guru of all nations and she will definitely bring in World Peace ! May Cricket be used to establish World Peace !

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