Have you ever realized, why Pakistanis kiss the cricket pitch after completing a century or why Sachin Tendulkar raises his hands and bat after his every phenomenal performance ? Or let me ask you this way. Why did Aamir Sohail showed Venky his place in '96 World Cup match and what was all behind Venky's response on the very next ball?
The answer to all such questions is emotions and the role they play on the field.
Emotions go hand in hand with sports. Any sport lets your emotions come out freely but being an avid cricket follower, we will talk about emotions juxtaposed with cricket . The excitement & the rushing adrenaline makes you vent everything out on the field. To win a match for himself and his country is a thing of tremendous pride for a cricketer and these emotions act as a catalyst to help players achieve this goal.
But there is a twist in the tale. These emotions can be of three types.
Firstly, there can be controlled emotions of the likes of Rahul Dravid or
Jacques Kallis, who don't often show it but mostly let their bats do the talking.
After scoring the double hundred( first of his career)at Centurion, Kallis' facial expressions showed how much it meant to him and how much he values it. After being one of the best all rounders of the modern cricket and playing for more than a decade, he achieved this milestone which he must have been waiting for since long.
Another type can be uncontrollable emotions. Remember the slap gate incident in IPL which doesn't really need much explanation or the famous monkey jumps of Javed Miandad, imitating Kiran More, in 1992 World Cup.List can go on and on.
To make things lighter on field, there is a third type, which is humorous emotions.
The incidents which fall under this category are : dance of Sresanth after hitting Andre Nel for a six in S.Africa and the antics of Billy Bowden, the famous trans Tasmania umpire. After all, cricket is not complete without umpires.
To sum it up, I would say , if you follow cricket quite often, you will observe these emotions and they will always keep you attached to it and its this abundance of the emotions which make you fall in love with this beautiful game every single day.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
JUXTAPOSED : Emotions and Cricket
Have you ever realized, why Pakistanis kiss the cricket pitch after completing a century or why Sachin Tendulkar raises his hands and bat after his every phenomenal performance ? Or let me ask you this way. Why did Aamir Sohail showed Venky his place in '96 World Cup match and what was all behind Venky's response at the very next ball?
The answer to all such questions is emotions and the role they play on the field.
Emotions go hand in hand with sports. Any sport lets your emotions come out freely but being an avid cricket follower, we will talk about emotions juxtaposed with cricket . The excitement & the rushing adrenaline makes you vent everything out on the field. To win a match for himself and his country is a thing of tremendous pride for a cricketer and these emotions act as a catalyst to help players achieve this goal.
But there is a twist in the tale. These emotions can be of three types.
Firstly, there can be controlled emotions of the likes of Rahul Dravid or
Jacques Kallis, who don't often show it but mostly let their bats do the talking.
After scoring the double hundred( first of his career)at Centurion, Kallis' facial expressions showed how much it meant to him and how much he values it. After being one of the best all rounders of the modern cricket and playing for more than a decade, he achieved this milestone which he must have been waiting for since long.
Another type can be uncontrollable emotions. Remember the slap gate incident in IPL which doesn't really need much explanation or the famous monkey jumps of Javed Miandad, imitating Kiran More, in 1992 World Cup.List can go on and on.
To make things lighter on field, there is a third type, which is humorous emotions.
The incidents which fall under this category are : dance of Sresanth after hitting Andre Nel for a six in S.Africa and the antics of Billy Bowden, the famous trans Tasmania umpire. After all, cricket is not complete without umpires.
To sum it up, I would say , if you follow cricket quite often, you will observe these emotions and they will always keep you attached to it and its this abundance of the emotions which make you fall in love with this beautiful game every single day.
The answer to all such questions is emotions and the role they play on the field.
Emotions go hand in hand with sports. Any sport lets your emotions come out freely but being an avid cricket follower, we will talk about emotions juxtaposed with cricket . The excitement & the rushing adrenaline makes you vent everything out on the field. To win a match for himself and his country is a thing of tremendous pride for a cricketer and these emotions act as a catalyst to help players achieve this goal.
But there is a twist in the tale. These emotions can be of three types.
Firstly, there can be controlled emotions of the likes of Rahul Dravid or
Jacques Kallis, who don't often show it but mostly let their bats do the talking.
After scoring the double hundred( first of his career)at Centurion, Kallis' facial expressions showed how much it meant to him and how much he values it. After being one of the best all rounders of the modern cricket and playing for more than a decade, he achieved this milestone which he must have been waiting for since long.
Another type can be uncontrollable emotions. Remember the slap gate incident in IPL which doesn't really need much explanation or the famous monkey jumps of Javed Miandad, imitating Kiran More, in 1992 World Cup.List can go on and on.
To make things lighter on field, there is a third type, which is humorous emotions.
The incidents which fall under this category are : dance of Sresanth after hitting Andre Nel for a six in S.Africa and the antics of Billy Bowden, the famous trans Tasmania umpire. After all, cricket is not complete without umpires.
To sum it up, I would say , if you follow cricket quite often, you will observe these emotions and they will always keep you attached to it and its this abundance of the emotions which make you fall in love with this beautiful game every single day.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
CWG2010, All izz well
Wat a mess, are we in, today,
Though it all started happy n gay...
Tenders rolled out, flyovers were built
But more than Kalmadi ,now we are in guilt.
Big Moolah was spent,Strong promises were made
Now OC is exposed after sting operations & raid
Officials have been fan of race between tortoise & rabbit(slow n steady wins the race)
But completing things at only last moment is our habit.
Fennel came,he too had a laugh
While international media was peeping , with a long neck like giraffe.
Dengue has been rising,terror threats are on a high
Fears are , Indians will cry in shame, till tears run dry.
Still with my optimistic heart, I hope everything goes well
I convince my fellow citizens, "All izz well , All izz well"
Though it all started happy n gay...
Tenders rolled out, flyovers were built
But more than Kalmadi ,now we are in guilt.
Big Moolah was spent,Strong promises were made
Now OC is exposed after sting operations & raid
Officials have been fan of race between tortoise & rabbit(slow n steady wins the race)
But completing things at only last moment is our habit.
Fennel came,he too had a laugh
While international media was peeping , with a long neck like giraffe.
Dengue has been rising,terror threats are on a high
Fears are , Indians will cry in shame, till tears run dry.
Still with my optimistic heart, I hope everything goes well
I convince my fellow citizens, "All izz well , All izz well"
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
The Magician and his Magic Stick
Many of you must have seen a magic show. Commanded by a bloke in black coat
along with a hat( probably as deep as Mariana Trench) on his head.
Of course, this hat has to be that much deep, otherwise how can he pull out a world of things from it and we call it magic.
Some of you might believe it and some of you might not. But there is another magician who never had a hat but performed all the magic with his stick. His name is Major Dhyan chand, the hockey wizard.
Same Major Dhayan chand, on whose name stands the venue of 2010 FIH World Cup. Major Dhyandchand was not just a player, he was a force in himself. A force which when on field, could never be penetrated by the opposition. Who can forget his Invincibles' XI which dominated the world of hockey?
When India was still under the rule of the Britishers, one of the only few things to cheer about was on the trot hockey gold Medals in '28 , '32 and '36 olympics. But today, Indian Hockey is marred by controversies.
Debates ranging from over foreign coach to the captain of the team to monetary benefits not being given to the players, the signs have not been very optimistic over last few years.
The position in which today Hockey India finds itself is not very appreciative.
I always felt that,what West Indies did to their cricket, is what India has done to its hockey.
In this whirlpool, one good thing that has hapened to India is, Hockey World Cup coming to our country.
Its a great time, when the love for the game is re-incarnated among fellow Indians and players get united forgetting all the grudges and leaving the past behind.
It is the time for revival of our hockey, which was nurtured by our great grand fathers and grand fathers.
And after watching India begin their campaign in style with a 4-1 victory over arch rivals, we can see it as a silver lining.
Consistent dominance for 70 mins was displayed by Indians. And as they say, luck favours the brave, two out of three penalty corners directed at India's den by one of the greatest drag flicker ,Sohail Abbas,ricocheted off the cross bar.
Though, its still a long way to go, but we all hope that ,it will be this time. Whatever may be the result of this tournament , a positive frame of mind can ensure a smile on that wizard, wherever he may be in this world.
Let stick prevail...Chak Dey!
along with a hat( probably as deep as Mariana Trench) on his head.
Of course, this hat has to be that much deep, otherwise how can he pull out a world of things from it and we call it magic.
Some of you might believe it and some of you might not. But there is another magician who never had a hat but performed all the magic with his stick. His name is Major Dhyan chand, the hockey wizard.
Same Major Dhayan chand, on whose name stands the venue of 2010 FIH World Cup. Major Dhyandchand was not just a player, he was a force in himself. A force which when on field, could never be penetrated by the opposition. Who can forget his Invincibles' XI which dominated the world of hockey?
When India was still under the rule of the Britishers, one of the only few things to cheer about was on the trot hockey gold Medals in '28 , '32 and '36 olympics. But today, Indian Hockey is marred by controversies.
Debates ranging from over foreign coach to the captain of the team to monetary benefits not being given to the players, the signs have not been very optimistic over last few years.
The position in which today Hockey India finds itself is not very appreciative.
I always felt that,what West Indies did to their cricket, is what India has done to its hockey.
In this whirlpool, one good thing that has hapened to India is, Hockey World Cup coming to our country.
Its a great time, when the love for the game is re-incarnated among fellow Indians and players get united forgetting all the grudges and leaving the past behind.
It is the time for revival of our hockey, which was nurtured by our great grand fathers and grand fathers.
And after watching India begin their campaign in style with a 4-1 victory over arch rivals, we can see it as a silver lining.
Consistent dominance for 70 mins was displayed by Indians. And as they say, luck favours the brave, two out of three penalty corners directed at India's den by one of the greatest drag flicker ,Sohail Abbas,ricocheted off the cross bar.
Though, its still a long way to go, but we all hope that ,it will be this time. Whatever may be the result of this tournament , a positive frame of mind can ensure a smile on that wizard, wherever he may be in this world.
Let stick prevail...Chak Dey!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
DOUBLE WHAMMY
5th January ,1971 can be celebrated as Birthday of One Day Cricket. After first three days of 3rd Test of the Ashes series were washed out, officials decided to abandon the test match. Instead, a one day game of 40 overs each side ( 8 ball over) was played between the two historic rivals.Australia won that match comfortably with 5 wickets still safe in pavilion. Since then One Day cricket has seen a lot of transition, from white kits to colored jerseys , from 8 ball over to six ball over and many more.
But today's date i.e. 24th Feb ,2010 will be written in golden letters.
After 39 years of its emergence ,One Day Cricket witnessed its first ever double hundred, & who better than SACHIN TENDULKAR will be privileged to do so.In the meanwhile records of Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry were also broken.
It is a phenomenal performance from a person who has devoted his life to this beautiful game.
As some one beautifully described the moment of truth saying that even sun will go down only after watching the GOD of CRICKET achieve this miracle, we could only thank Almighty of giving us a chance to be born in SACHIN's era.
Its a blessing that we have been a witness to so many of his amazing knocks.
The sound of ball hitting the middle of SACHIN's timber has always been euphonious.
He has broken virtually every record and but its his humility which has carried him so far and for so long.
There are 12 months left for the KUMBH of Cricket which is the only trophy left in SACHIN's cabinet. Till then we can keep praying for him, and feel jubilant that we never had to bowl to him (though my heart says, even being thrashed by his bat would have been an honor.)
But today's date i.e. 24th Feb ,2010 will be written in golden letters.
After 39 years of its emergence ,One Day Cricket witnessed its first ever double hundred, & who better than SACHIN TENDULKAR will be privileged to do so.In the meanwhile records of Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry were also broken.
It is a phenomenal performance from a person who has devoted his life to this beautiful game.
As some one beautifully described the moment of truth saying that even sun will go down only after watching the GOD of CRICKET achieve this miracle, we could only thank Almighty of giving us a chance to be born in SACHIN's era.
Its a blessing that we have been a witness to so many of his amazing knocks.
The sound of ball hitting the middle of SACHIN's timber has always been euphonious.
He has broken virtually every record and but its his humility which has carried him so far and for so long.
There are 12 months left for the KUMBH of Cricket which is the only trophy left in SACHIN's cabinet. Till then we can keep praying for him, and feel jubilant that we never had to bowl to him (though my heart says, even being thrashed by his bat would have been an honor.)
A Tribute
We call him GOD, He has got the power
Ohh! SACHIN, Ohh! SACHIN... Thnx for the runs u shower
U started ur career with a series of records
With ur splendid shots, u make bowlers feel short
First series in Pakistan, u thrashed the ball
Every1 accepted , u r above all.
U went to England, showed exquisite timing
Can't think of anything else rhyming
Then first century came, u saved the test
V all say, that it was one of the best.
Ur era was growing, and I was growing too
Was excited abt wat I wil be a witness to.
U lived upto expectations, did more than the rest
World never had any doubt, that u r better then the best.
U gave me reasons to smile, U gave me tears of Joy
U made CRICKET my PASSION, when I was just a boy.
My heart beat goes up, with each ball u face
Each of ur shot is full of elegance n grace.
U terrorise the bowlers, U hit them with flair
Warney sees u in dreams, accepts u r a nightmare.
V just name it, U wil brake that record
Brett Lee no more has his 6 strings, U have broken his chord.
CADDICK opened his mouth, U slapped him hard
Even Shoaib fears to bowl, when u take gaurd.
SIr Don Bradman admired u, Only u belong to his class
V all r sure, each record u will surpass.
Injuries took toll, many said u r down n out
U came back with a bang,Though I never had any doubt.
I wish to meet u someday, It wil b a dream come true
V wil talk CRICKET, And will hav a cup of Bru.
I end this now ,with a prayer to GOD
May he bless u with a great life, and an UNBEATABLE RECORD.
Parikshit Kapila
Ohh! SACHIN, Ohh! SACHIN... Thnx for the runs u shower
U started ur career with a series of records
With ur splendid shots, u make bowlers feel short
First series in Pakistan, u thrashed the ball
Every1 accepted , u r above all.
U went to England, showed exquisite timing
Can't think of anything else rhyming
Then first century came, u saved the test
V all say, that it was one of the best.
Ur era was growing, and I was growing too
Was excited abt wat I wil be a witness to.
U lived upto expectations, did more than the rest
World never had any doubt, that u r better then the best.
U gave me reasons to smile, U gave me tears of Joy
U made CRICKET my PASSION, when I was just a boy.
My heart beat goes up, with each ball u face
Each of ur shot is full of elegance n grace.
U terrorise the bowlers, U hit them with flair
Warney sees u in dreams, accepts u r a nightmare.
V just name it, U wil brake that record
Brett Lee no more has his 6 strings, U have broken his chord.
CADDICK opened his mouth, U slapped him hard
Even Shoaib fears to bowl, when u take gaurd.
SIr Don Bradman admired u, Only u belong to his class
V all r sure, each record u will surpass.
Injuries took toll, many said u r down n out
U came back with a bang,Though I never had any doubt.
I wish to meet u someday, It wil b a dream come true
V wil talk CRICKET, And will hav a cup of Bru.
I end this now ,with a prayer to GOD
May he bless u with a great life, and an UNBEATABLE RECORD.
Parikshit Kapila
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Just for the sake of it...
Its been quite long since i wrote my last blog.It was a dark,a bit uncomfortable Mumbai night,when i wrote my last blog.Now, don't go into your Shelock Holmes' shoes to find out, what was so uncomfortable about that night.
Coming back to present, I guess 'rusted' is the word i should use to define my present authorship skills. And as the title aptly suggests, this blog is 'just for the sake of it'. Its been kind of a 'Long Time, No Sea' (or is it 'No see')relationship between me and the blogspot.com . This was the reason, I could not even update my relationship status to 'committed' .
May be the reason for that was , there was not much happening in my life to talk about it here, or may be the bucket was over flowing so didn't have time n energy for it.
Whatever it may be, and although this blog also might be giving an impression that I have nothing much to talk about, I have decided to move forward this relationship with some fake love and to make sure that I am also counted among those wasting some aberrant words and web space on our beloved internet.
After all, wasting some web space is a much better option then wasting some precious carbon credits, due to which my country might be held responsible for the latest and conspicuous Global Warming.
Coming back to present, I guess 'rusted' is the word i should use to define my present authorship skills. And as the title aptly suggests, this blog is 'just for the sake of it'. Its been kind of a 'Long Time, No Sea' (or is it 'No see')relationship between me and the blogspot.com . This was the reason, I could not even update my relationship status to 'committed' .
May be the reason for that was , there was not much happening in my life to talk about it here, or may be the bucket was over flowing so didn't have time n energy for it.
Whatever it may be, and although this blog also might be giving an impression that I have nothing much to talk about, I have decided to move forward this relationship with some fake love and to make sure that I am also counted among those wasting some aberrant words and web space on our beloved internet.
After all, wasting some web space is a much better option then wasting some precious carbon credits, due to which my country might be held responsible for the latest and conspicuous Global Warming.
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