Blaze of Glory

Tonight, I will be watching the one day international between India and England with great interest and with mixed emotions. Today is the last time that Rahul Dravid will take the field in “blues”. And, it will indeed be a cocktail of emotions – happiness that he could retire from the one day arena on his own terms; sadness that there will not be another opportunity to watch him in a limited over setting; anger that we have been deprived of watching this class act for the last 4 years due to foolish selection choices; disappointment at the way a legend has been treated in the ODI scheme of things. Nostalgia has crept in and I feel that this is a good time to pen my thoughts as a tribute to Rahul Dravid.

4 Colleges Meet – yet another perspective

Having heard from our senior batches on the rivalry between IIMC and XLRI, I waited in anticipation for the 4 college meet that was to be held. I had seen videos on the welcome that was dished out to each other. “Well, this falls right in my alley” I thought since I had spent a considerable amount of time over the years honing my skills in refining my dictionary of the “doosra” variety. Here was a noble cause that would let me use my skills to the fullest.

Wimbledon

Watched a match of Nadal Vs. Fish yesterday... Nadal seems to be adapting to grass better this year.... He was a lot more confident serve n' volleying than last year when he was on the baseline most times than not...

I hope we get a Federer - Nadal showdown in the finals... No one else seems capable of defeating Federer... Federer is good but I am bored seeing him win... I miss Agassi - he got a lively atmosphere to the tournament....