Chennai Trip

Recently i visited Chennai. Perhaps it was my last visit, atleast for the time being. People have been wondering, what draws me towards the city. Even i can't fathom. Perhaps i stayed there for sometime, that might be a reason. Here i present before you some of the best places in Chennai, that your Chennai trip (if it happens) should not miss:

1. Mahabalipuram: It is an hours ride from the city along the East Coast Road (ECR). The ride itself is pleasurable. Mahabalipuram is famous for its shore temple and its beach. There are several beach resorts lined up along the beach. It can also serve as a pit stop on a typical Chennai - Pondicherry trip.

2. Citi Center: Chennai has very few malls. But one of them, i find to be among the best i have seen in my life. The building has got a colonial feeling. It's never too crowded, close to the sea, and has a very aesthetic Inox multiplex within it.

3. Spencers Plaza: This is one of the oldest malls in India. It is huge. For several years, this used to be the only hangout place in the city. It is on the main trunk road, named as the Mount Road, or Anna Salai.

4. Thyagaraya  Nagar: Popularly known as the T Nagar, this locality is the ideal shopping destinations for women. It houses the best shops for purchasing Jewellery and Sarees.

5. Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur and Besant Nagar: These localities lies in the south of the city. They are a more greener part of the city. Besant Nagar is known for its beach, which is much cleaner than Marina Beach.

My top 10 Comedy movies

Comedy, for a large population, is the most popular genre of movies. It is easy to make someone cry, make someone love you, make someone hate you, but it is very difficult to make someone laugh. Everyone has got a burden of problems over his/her shoulders. A moment of laughter may not solve a person, but atleast help in facing the problem with a cool head. A nice comedy can serve as a great stress reliever. One would not mind to keep the brains outside the theater for a 2-3 hour fun ride. So here I come with my top 10 comedies of all times:


1) Andaaz Apna Apna: This is the best comedy of all times. A 3 hour fun ride. There isn't a single moment in which you would not laugh. It's the story of 2 guys, Amar and Prem, trying to woo a billionaire's daughter, Raveena Baja, who comes to India with her friend Karishma. There is Raveena's uncle who plays the villain, trying to kidnap Raveena to rob her father's money and there is Crime Master Gogo, from whom the uncle had taken loan. All these characters get mixed up in a comedy of errors. Catch the famous dialogues:


"Gum ka saathi, Rum"


"Woh jo hai, woh mai hu, mai jo hu, woh woh hai"


"Tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh woh hai, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, woh tum ho, tum jo ho, woh tum nahi ho, woh jo hai, woh woh nahi hai, mai jo hu, mai mai hu, ya mai bhi woh nahi hu jo mai hu, mai kaun hu?"


"Mark idhar hai, mai teja hu!!! Yeh teja teja kya hai, yeh teja teja?"


"jab dil tut-ta hai, toh uska sidha asar dimaag pe parta hai"


It's a pity that the movie could not score at the box office, but has maintianed a cult status so far.


The best scene:


The kahani mein twist!

2) Jaane bhi do Yaaron: This is another great comedy movie. It is the story of 2 journalists, who being job less get stuck in the war between a woman who owns a press and couples of corrupt builders. It is the story of how the 2 get access to the corpse of the municipal commissioner, who has been killed by the builders, and the comedy of errors that follows when they decide to hand over the corpse to the police. Catch the dialouges:


"Thora khao, thora pheko"


"Business ka ek hi usool hota hai, dusre ka nuksan aur apna fayeda"


P.S.: The Mahabharat scene at the climax is something that you would never want to miss


Om Puri as Bheem: "Hum sab barabari ke share holders hai" (concerning Draupadi)


"Draupadi jaisi sati naari ko dekhkar maine chir haran ka Idea Drop kar diya hai"


The best scene:


This one will surely make you laugh!


3) Dhamaal: This is another classic comedy. In an age when most of the comedy movies relied on cheap vulgar dialogues, this one came out as a genuine comedy. It is a story of 4 guys and a police officer racing against each other, to get a hidden treasure. Do not miss the scenes where an aiplane is flown by an amateur and is instructed by an air traffic controller in a voice of an all India radio RJ; or when a south Indian tells his name for more than an hour.


Best scenes:


Aeroplane scene

Iyer!!!


4) Padosan: This one is a hilarious story of a guy, Bhola, who loves her neighbor. But he has a competition. Her dance master! Bhola has the support of his friend and eventually manages to win her.


Catch the song:


O meri pyaari bindu, o meri bindu re bindu, meri prem ki naiya beech bhawar me gur gur gothe khaye, jhatpat paar kara de


Memorable scene:


o meri pyaari bindu!


Too good isn't it?


5) Chupke Chupke: I am not going to tell the story. I can't :)
A hillarious comedy of errors. 


agar award nahi mila toh reward zaroor mil jayega


Catch a scene here:


hahahaha!!!!


6) Mujhse Shaadi Karogi: Okay, this is a David Dhavan movie. But certainly the best from him. Age old story, 2 guys wooing one girl, but shown in a very comic way. Don't miss Akki's performance. :)


7) Chameli Ki Shaadi: This story is about a guy's struggle to marry his lady love, along with the support of his lawyer friend. Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Amjad Khan at their comic best.


Catch this dialogue


Charan Das: aaj tum sach mein Chameli lag rahi ho!
Chameli: pehele kya lagti thi?
Charan Das: Churail!!!


Catch the scene:


pyaar kiya toh drna kya... :)

8) Dabangg: Okay, I agree it is not a full on comedy movie, but I classify it as a comedy movie. Every moment of this movie made me laugh. It is one of my favorite movies of all times.


Catch the dialogue:


Thappar se darr nahi lagta sahab, Pyaar se darr lagta hai


...itne chhed kar dunga ki conphuse ho jayoge ki saas kaha se le aur...


kamaal karte hai Pendey ji!!!


You have sen this recently, so no scenes to describe its greatness!


9) Dulhe Raja:  Story of  poor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by its owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in vain. Things get worse for the wealthy man, when his daughter Kiran wants to marry the poor hotelier. The wealthy man refuses, leading to a confrontation and a condition - which Raja fulfills, he becomes rich virtually overnight, and proposes for the hand of Kiran. The wealthy hotelier reluctantly accepts him as his son-in-law, only to have Kiran elope with a man named Rahul.


10) Pyaar ke Side Effects: Sid and Trisha fall in love, then something happens leading to their "break up". They decide to be "Just Friends". But Love helps Sid overcome his "Commitment Phobia" and they get together. Trisha runs away from her marriage with Sid, but Sid is still concerned about his 12 year old bag. :P


Catch the dialogues:


jaise loha lohe ko kaat-ta hai, ek ladki ka diya hua dard dusri ladki hi duur kar sakti hai!


Here is the best scene:


This one is just awesome :)

A new genre called "ComTra"...!

There is a new genre being created. We have had Comedy, Tragedy, Romance, Sex, Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama etc. Then we had Rom-Coms, where art was an ensemble mix of Romance and Comedy. Rom-Com movies were a good change, from the typical romantic movies, that were rich in gloss and fantasies. Likewise there were several combinations being made, but any 2 genres that were combined were quite related to each other.

But ever heard of 2 genres, completely opposite, being combined? These days a new combo has arrived. The combo has a mixture of Comedy and Tragedy. Sounds really strange, right?

But I have felt this genre to be the best of all. It is here, where you learn to take tragedy with a sense of humour.
There is an age old song:

Uthe sab ke kadam, 
Tararumpum,
Kabhi aise geet gaaya karo,
Kabhi khushi Kabhi ghum,
Tararumpum,
Haso aur hasaya karo!


Life is an ensemble mix of Tragedy and Comedy. We have good times, we have bad times. During bad times, we have our good times to support us. During our good times, our bad times keep us grounded, and prevent us from being carried away.

Thus the new combo, what to call it? Trag-Com, Com-Trag or say TraCom or ComTra?

I prefer ComTra. These days new age songs have come with cheeky lyrics (almost all composed by Amitabh Bhattacharya). His first hit was the 'Emosanal Attayachar'


'Tauba tera Jalwa, Tauba tera Pyaar, Tera Emosanal Attayachar'

Sounds comic, isn't it? But it depicts Tragedy as well.

Now we still have a week to go. Delhi Belly going to release. Shit Happens!

The DK Bose song has been playing in my head ever since I first heard it.


"Piddi jaisa chuha, duum pakra toh nikla kaala Naag"



These words teach us not to have high expectations from life. I'm eagerly waiting for 1st July. Delhi Belly is surely be a classic example of ComTra. :)

Shit Happens!!! :D

A decision... to stay happy, and I succeed! :)

It has been a while since I last posted... My system's hard disk had crashed, along with few other things, but now I realized, things never crash. Once something is airborne, remains airborne forever. I started a new chapter. Yes, i guess you got it, the easiest way. Change your company. I joined a new company. A MNC bank. It had its set of turnoffs. No camera phones (in short smart phones) allowed inside, Windows XP, Office 2003, Lotus notes etc etc etc. But something inside the premises helped me overcome all these things. Since i am not allowed to take pictures inside, I cant post stuff in this post. I can present a picture, though. It's a big wing, a large one, no barriers between teams/departments. Nice pictures on walls. Free flowing coffee (i just lovvveeee coffee), tea and mirindaaaaaaaaaa!!! And Bellandur! The eateries, ahaaa, best :)
I took my induction gang to Brewberries (my fav). It was a 10 min walk. People were frustrated walking. But I assured them, the food will make up for it... And it did! :)

My team has good people. I am finding my feet again. I am able to forget my past. I am able to forget people who have not taken me seriously. I focus on a new set of people who i think will take me seriously, without me changing myself, too an extent (I am willing to change, though, to any extent possible)... I look forward to a new life, but whatever happens, I have decided to stay happy... Always :)

A moment to trigger nostalgia...

Date: 2nd April, 2011
Time: 2249 hours (in my watch)

Place: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Incident: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hits a six over long on boundary

Result: India wins the 2011 World Cup

What happens next: It brings back old memories of a city in which I have stayed for a long time, since my birth

Which City?

RANCHI!!!

Why?

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hails from Ranchi, and has studied at DAVJVM.

What's the significance of the four words after the comma in the previous sentence?

I too have studied in DAVJVM :) , albeit only for four years :(

Nevertheless, I take privilege in writing few things about what makes Ranchi special.

Firayalal: Firayalal is one of the oldest landmarks of Ranchi. It is this place from which the city started spreading. This happens to be the heart of the city. The Mahatma Gandhi Road, popularly known as the Main Road starts from this place.  FIRAYALAL means ‘one stop’ for all requirements of a family. It has been one of the most prominent shopping places in the city. And not to forget, the decades old 'Softy' icecream which you get in its entrance; no icecream can taste as good as the softy available in Firayalal.

Church Complex: The Church Complex on the main road is the first shopping arcade in Ranchi. It houses some of the oldest shops in Ranchi, such as the Playhouse (my childhood toy store :P), the Big Shop, one of the first clothes departmental store, and the best restaurant in Ranchi, the Kaveri Restaurant, apart from the Krishna and the Godavari restaurant.

Punjab Sweet House: Punjab Sweet House is one of the oldest and the most famous sweet shops in Ranchi. It is bang opposite to the Church Complex. No other restaurant at Ranchi might be having the kinds of sweets as found here, not to mention the Chhole Bathure and the Masala Dosa.

Kashmir Vastralaya: Kashmir Vastralaya is another landmark on the main road, in which one can get some of the best woolen wear.

The Tagore Hill: The Tagore hill is named after the celebrated literary figure Rabindranath Tagore. It is said that Asia's first Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore wrote numerous articles and books while sitting on the top of the hill. The scenery and peaceful location of the hill served as an ideal setting for Tagore to write something innovative and inspiring. Thousands of tourists come to visit this historical place during their Ranchi itinerary. One can have a panoramic view of the whole Ranchi city, while standing on the top of the hill. There is an ancient castle on the hill in an irregular form. In spite of its incomplete structure, the architecture of the castle attracts the tourists. The views of the surrounding areas embody serenity, and the ambience reflects nothing but solitude.

(The hill was visible in the eastern sky, from the balcony of our home)

Morabadi Ground: This ground is one of the major grounds in Ranchi. It has been home to many political ralies. It is also a major center of sporting activities, flying kites, learning driving (I started here) and enjoying the wind :)

Ranchi Hill: Ranchi hill is a hill situated in the city's heart. It has a temple atop it.

Ranchi Lake: Below the Ranchi hill is the Ranchi Lake. It is the biggest lake in Ranchi.

Kankey Dam: Kankey Dam is situated in the northern part of the city. It has a big man-made lake, where Chhath celebrations occur every year. I have stayed very close to it in my chioldhood.

Shyamli: The Shamyli colony is a residential colony meant for the employees of MECON. However, it is a throughfare, unlike many other government residential colonies. Therefore, this is a part of the city, where roads are clean, wide, and the environment is green.

DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir: DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, popularly known as DAVJVM is the biggest school in Ranchi, in terms of size and population. This is the place where Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni spent his academic years (and even I did :))

Places around Ranchi:

Dasham Falls: Dasham means ten. Since ages and till today, whenever the waterfall is seen, ten streams of water can be seen falling. Hence, the waterfalls is known as Dasham Falls. The Dasham Falls is a natural cascade across the Kanchi River, a tributary of the Subarnarekha River. The water falls from a height of 44 metres. The sound of water echoes from a good distance, around the place. Dasham Falls is at one of the edges of the Ranchi plateau is one of the many scarp falls in the region.

Hundru Falls: The Hundru Falls is created on the course of the Subarnarekha River, where it falls from a height of 98 metres, creating one of the highest water falls in India (34th highest).

Jonha Falls: It is the third major waterfalls in Ranchi. It is 40 kms from the city, situated on the Purulia Road.


























Other Falls: Other falls include the ones at Panchghat and Hirni.


Ranchi has few dhabas near it, on National Highway 33, on the way to Hazaribagh. The ones at Ormanjhi are the best.


The list of attractions in and around the city is exhaustive. One has to travel to this place to experience it. I had lost some amount of emotional touch with this city. Though I am proud of Dhoni, since he is the only cricketer from Ranchi, and one of the very few from east India, I have never felt as much proud of Ranchi till Dhoni lifted the World Cup. Ranchi rocks!!! :)

Marine Drive

Mumbai is a great city, undoubtedly. Its most prominent landmark is the Marine Drive. I would prefer to rename it as Marine Walk, since a walk down the 3 km strech is something one can cherish for a life time, specially when it is early monsoon, and you are with your special one. :) 

A lot of movies have been shot here. It serves as an ideal place to shoot romantic scenes.

Marine Drive is also known as the Queen's Necklace because if viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive, the street lights resemble a string of pearls,forming a necklace.It is also the world's largest viewing gallery and hence has been a host to a number of events that take place along the promenade.

The promenade is lined with palm trees. At the northern end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach. This is a popular beach famed for its Bhel puri (local fast food). Many restaurants also line this stretch of the road. Most of the buildings which were built by wealthy Parsis sport an art deco look that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

It has some of the most prominent landmarks of India such as two of most famous stadiums in the world, the Wankhede and the Brabourne, the Air India Building and Oberoi  - Trident, some of the best located hotels.

Dreams, Hopes and Expectations

Dreams become an integral part of our lives since we are born. We dream about many things, about becoming as rich as Bill Gates, or getting to marry the best looking actor/actress or even going to Moon, Mars and Venus. Dreams are essentially immature.

As we mature, our dreams are ruled by hope. You start taking things practically. You settle for a nice job, you hoped to get after college. You settle with a partner, whom you love. It is always better to hope to get what you want, rather than expecting to get what you want. This is because in case you do not get what you hoped to get, you do feel bad, but since you did not expect anything from it, you can recover from the disappointment very soon. And if you get what you hoped to get, you value that particular entity (be it a job, thing or life partner) throughout your life.

Expectations are where we screw our lives. Expectation is a very dangerous emotion. You feel like you are flying 35,000 feet above mean sea level, when actually your feet are firmly grounded with the stickiest adhesive available (or perhaps below the ground). If you do not get what you have been expecting, it can serve as a big blow, an impact from which it is very difficult to recover. And when you get what you have been expecting, you take it from granted, and might never value it.

Dreams, Hopes and Expectations are part and parcel of everyone of us. What determines the quality of one's life is the choice made between these three emotions.

Quote - UnQuote - Cricket World Cup 2011

Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/quote/index.html

I guess making runs in this last game and getting that good feeling back about my batting might be the kick-start for a bit of a Tendulkar-type rebirth if you like.

Ricky Ponting looks to revive his batting the way Sachin Tendulkar did after a poor run of form in the mid-2000s

Mar 28, 2011

Ricky, it's time you understood that it is 2010s, and not 2000s... :D

Thankfully, I am six foot six, and I replaced Kane Williamson who, I think, is four foot six.

Jacob Oram has a dig at his team-mate while explaining how his spectacular catch of Jacques Kallis at deep midwicket came about

Mar 25, 2011

:X... very bad!!!

I told Gautam, I am not Virender Sehwag, I can't run like that.

Yuvraj Singh on five minutes of brainless running which ended in Gautam Gambhir's run-out in the World Cup quarter-final against Australia

Mar 24, 2011

Hmm, i understand why is he so tired of running, off the pitch he 's on the run, since women are chasing him with belans :D

Maybe we've just learned to keep our mouths closed a bit more.

Ricky Ponting says the current Australian side are not the sledgers of old

Mar 23, 2011


May be they are chewing the gum more :D

We hope you lose tomorrow, daddy. Then you can come home.

Paul Collingwood's daughters made it pretty clear how they would have liked the England-West Indies clash to pan out

Mar 21, 2011


Just wish that the sons and daughters of all Pakistani and Sri Lankan players have said so before the semi final matches :D

Well done, Tony Greig

Ian Bishop has a word of appreciation for co-commentator Tony Cozier's skills at flogging cricket merchandise during a telecast

Mar 19, 2011


Sales man of the year??? :P

Don't ask. Very irresponsible shot as captain. On a stage like that.

Shahid Afridi can smile about his daft slog after his team-mates completed the victory against Australia in the World Cup

Mar 19, 2011


It has been 21 years since he has been learning and unlearning but not re-learning... :D

I've been saying this for more than 21 years to Afridi. He has to learn.

Wasim Akram after Shahid Afridi was dismissed playing a daft slog in the World Cup game against Australia

Mar 19, 2011


It has been 21 years since he has been learning and unlearning but not re-learning. Bechara Wasim Akram :D

I would be so attracted to his persona that I wouldn't know where to bowl...His body-language was just too cool!

Shoaib Akhtar explains why bowling to Brian Lara scared him

Mar 19, 2011


Hidden fantasies of a Pakistani fast bowler :P

Following England in this World Cup is a bit like following Newcastle United - you never know what you're going to get. One minute we're beating South Africa, the next we're losing to Ireland and Bangladesh.

Graeme Swann sums up England's campaign

Mar 15, 2011


Perhaps English are not happy with ICC's decision of scraping minnows from 2015... :)

It felt like playing football with both hands tied behind my back.

Graeme Swann on what it was like bowling with a dew-soaked ball against Bangladesh in Chittagong

Mar 14, 2011


It's time when balls would come with Handkerchiefs drying them...

You don't play for the crowd, you play for the country

MS Dhoni holds nothing back in his criticism of India's collapse in the batting Powerplay against South Africa in Nagpur

Mar 12, 2011


The country forgives you, but the crowd never... Remember Eden Gardens on 13th March 1996???

You may put hybrid fuel in the car but the cylinder, the engine, everything, needs to be like that.

M S Dhoni's reply to whether India needs a fielding coach

Mar 11, 2011


Very frank... I salute you Mr Dhoni :)

If his batting was as good as Don Bradman's, he couldn't score enough runs to make up for what he costs them with his keeping

Ian Chappell's pithy description of Kamran Akmal's glovework

Mar 8, 2011


Akmal is a great wicket keeper. He keeps the wickets of all batsmen... :D

I'm excited about what may be, I will prepare myself to carry bags well and make good drinks, that's about all I can do

Dirk Nannes is going to make the most of travelling to India as a standby player in Australia's squad

Mar 7, 2011


Aussies are Honest :)

It's a bit confusing. I don't know, don't understand it much

Yuvraj Singh reveals he is human, and doesn't understand the DRS

Mar 7, 2011


Yeah, after understanding so many girls, how could you understand anything else, huh??? :P

I saw only two murders in the theatre, but ended up watching many more during the Ireland-England game

Munaf Patel was watching Bollywood movie Saat Khoon Maaf (Forgive seven murders), but left midway to see Kevin O'Brien ambush England

Mar 4, 2011


Good for you, you did that. Watching the remaining 5  would have been more disgusting :)

It would be nice to get me and my brother up there, two very good-looking men.

Niall O'Brien doesn't think it would be a bad idea for Indian billboards to feature him and his sibling Kevin

Mar 3, 2011


Thats what, the only avenues to do modelling in India are Bollywood and Cricket :D

I am taking a lottery ticket out this weekend.

Shane Warne's feeling lucky after correctly predicting soon after the start of the India-England match that it would end in a tie

Feb 27, 2011


Just hope you had predicted about your personal life Warnie, or rather people around you would have... :P

I could've stopped 'em better with my coat.

Geoffrey Boycott doesn't think highly of Kamran Akmal's wicketkeeping efforts during Saturday's World Cup match against Sri Lanka

Feb 27, 2011


:P

At the moment our job is not to build up the Indian players, our job is to beat them.

Andrew Strauss focuses on the job at hand after being asked the obligatory question about Sachin Tendulkar at England's pre-match press conference

Feb 26, 2011


Ahh!!! Indians are well built... OK!!!

I want to speak to the general or the brigadier, whoever's in charge, 'cause I'm taking my bloody sandwiches in.

Geoff Boycott on being asked to leave his lunch behind by the security at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi

Feb 24, 2011


You want to face the terrorists :)

In 18 years' time when he is giving me grief for not being there for the first six weeks I'll be able to say, 'But I had to go and beat Holland.'

Graeme Swann reflects on his swift return to the England squad following the birth of his son Wilfred

Feb 23, 2011


:-)

He just goes for the glory, tries the interceptions, and opens up the defence. He is the worst.

Ireland's Niall O'Brien thinks team-mate Andrew White's rugby stinks

Feb 23, 2011


Cricket is much difficult a game than Rugby :)

Anderson... Pietersen... after you, son.

David 'Bumble' Lloyd on air describing the missed catch where James Anderson and Kevin Pietersen left a skier to each other

Feb 21, 2011


Nice one :)

I've gotten them all already. I don't see a problem getting them again. All the top guns you can think of, I've got them out.

Chris Gayle doesn't see much problem adding to his ODI wicket tally at the World Cup

Feb 20, 2011


Did you break your bat, Chris? :)

Everyone did well, other than Sreesanth.

Virender Sehwag's honesty at the presentation was as brutal as his century in the World Cup opener

Feb 19, 2011


Did Sree cry this time??? :D

One other guy won't play.

India captain MS Dhoni is momentarily stumped while naming his team after the toss in the opening World Cup game against Bangladesh (the missing player was Ashish Nehra)

Feb 19, 2011


hehehe :P

I told him that he should not cross a few boundaries. If you want to irritate someone that should be the opposition and not your side.

MS Dhoni thinks Sreesanth's on-field antics can sometimes distract the wrong set of players

Feb 18, 2011


Why do Indian players have to pay attention to Sree... ? Right Sree? :D

You'll have to play like absolute drongos not to get through to the quarter-finals.

No excuse for the main teams not qualifying for the knockouts given the World Cup's format, says Allan Border

Feb 18, 2011


It happened 4 years ago, Ind and Pak had a shameful exit... :D

At the moment they are running singles between them. Both are running half a run.

Harsha Bhogle is less than impressed by Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli's running between the wickets

Feb 13, 2011


Rust on the legs... thats the phrase :D

It's easier to play cricket than clean toilets.

Ray Price prefers turning his arm over for Zimbabwe, to what he used to do before becoming an international cricketer

Feb 13, 2011


No comments :D

There may well have been, dare I say it, a kiss on the cheek.

Justin Vaughan insists Tim Southee's in-flight entertainment with a female passenger did not involve anything untoward

Feb 9, 2011


God save the cricketer, whoever he is... :)

Should I now give Hayden some money to keep quiet?

Harbhajan Singh didn't take too kindly to statements about himself in Matthew Hayden's autobiography

Feb 6, 2011


Hit him Bhajji, hum hai na... :)

Two no-balls should not be given five years' punishment, and I wasn't expecting it

Mohammad Amir believes he's been handed a raw deal

Feb 6, 2011


Yes, true, but you know you hail from Pakistan, right??? :D

He is the Obama of cricket.

Praveen Kumar holds nothing back when praising his captain MS Dhoni

Feb 1, 2011


Is Obama sooo great??? :D

Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever.

Alastair Cook emphasises he is anything but soft

Jan 28, 2011


Hmm, no words :)