Dileep gets it

right here

Another article related to

Geoffrey again

This time I am sure he would not liked this one bit

"This happened at a game between Derbyshire and Yorkshire where Arthur Jepson, the former Nottinghamshire fast bowler, was one of the umpires. He was a grumpy character, but also often quite comical.Geoffrey Boycott was batting. Now when Boycs bats, he doesn't say a word until he reaches the 40- or 50-run mark.

Then he gradually talks a bit, then a bit more, and then a bit more, until in the end he is driving everyone crazy.

Boycott was going through a good phase of batting when Paul Newman, the Derbyshire quick bowler sent one that pitched outside off and nipped back in, hitting him on the pad. Newman started his shout, "Ouuu ...", only to stop midway through, realising that it was a terrible appeal. But Jepson raised his finger, saying in his broad Notts accent, "That's out, that's out".

A bewildered Boycott stood there with his hands on hips. He stared at the stumps, at the spot where it pitched, then at his knee and back to the stumps and so on. But he had to walk. Fuming, because he had been in the nineties, he started making his way back to the pavilion, saying in his Yorkshire tone, "Rubbed the hundred, rubbed the hundred", till he reached Jepson.

"How the hell did you give that out, Arthur?" he asked, unable to restrain himself. Jepson stood there with his hands behind his back, unflinching, and said: "I got rid of my bloody dog for yapping. Now I'm getting rid of you. Bugger off out of it."

Link from cricinfo "My favorite Cricket story"

Can't agree more

with Geoffrey on this one

A stirring article

on Malcolm Marshall

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has always been a potential issue to fight over for me. I always believed he is overrated as a batsman. Today I would like to clear some things. Sachin has achieved things that ordinary human beings can only dream about. The number of centuries, unbelievable consistency and the statistics speak volumes of his greatness. More importantly, his career began when he was a kid. At 16, when most of us were trying to pass out X standard exams, here was a kid playing in West Indies against a fearsome fast bowling attack. Kids of that age are not supposed to be facing Curtley Ambrose and Coutney Walsh. But here was Sachin wanting to play them. That for me is the greatest ever achievement.

Of course, I have criticized Tendulkar a lot in the past. There is a different reason for that. When I criticize him at no point do I claim he is a bad batsman. But there is something that he lacks. It is to play when we need him to score most. He has done that decently but not to the level that is expected of a batsman of his pedigree. That is why I criticize him. He is a great batsman, but I disagree that he is next only to Don Bradman. Bradman played many innings when the team needed him, when there was need to inspire confidence. This is an area where Tendulkar did not do justice to his talent. Of course, the expectation from him was a lot (compared to what Bradman faced). Facing the pressure of 100 crores of Indians is no mean task. Tendulkar has carried that hopes for so long. Though I criticize him I know he has done it admirably well. For playing cricket under such immense pressure he might even be better than the Don himself. However, there is one element in his cricket that diminishes his cricket. He plays cricket as much for himself as for the team. For him team is not above him. This makes him, in my view, a inferior batsman than he actually is!

Still, for a 16 year old kid to have set such goals and to have achieved everything that he has achieved is unbelievable and I salute to the will and determination that went into the process of making Sachin a great master batsman!!

Guess who I saw today

One more clue..

Its a sports person.

You might have got it now.
No?

You need to work on Austin knowledge (especially if you live in Austin)

Lance armstrong and Andy Roddick are the two popular sportsmen from Austin

So now take a guess!!

Ok fine I saw Roddick!!

Yes Andy Roddick at Mozarts.

The accident (or incident) took place this way.

I was walking along near Mozarts with a friend and saw a huge SUV pulling out of the parking lot.
I said "Look at that car man!! Its so huge and would be so difficult to drive and even more to park"
The driver looked familiar... Is he Roddick? I got to be kidding. I waited till i walked to the other side to see him again. Yes it surely was him and I told my friend about that. And was my friend happy or what to see him!!

It was the icing on the already fine day (with the drive and scenery)

No words are enough to even

comment on this horror

A shrewd

and true analysis of how T20 shouldn't be by Ian Chappel here.

Clearly shows you why he is regarded as a great brain on cricket!

Well, a cool

wish me on my b'day blog here

Misbah-ul-Haq

His entire career will be plagued with the paddle shot he played against India in the Twent20 final.
This is what he has to say about the shot
"Ha! It was very tough to recover from that loss. I had many sleepless
nights. I would think about that shot again and again. I had two
options on that particular ball: either go very straight over the
bowler's head or go for the paddle. I could have mis-hit the straight
hit, so I went for the second. I wanted to go between short fine-leg
and the 'keeper, but that was a full one and slower too, and I didn't
connect well.

I have now recovered from it. It's not as if I have taken it too hard
on myself, but yes it will remain a big regret through my life. They
are going to keep showing that shot on the TV!"

Naturally its hard on him!!

Swimming

Well, looks like I am moving forward in the pool. Today I successfully swam 100 yards. Well, don't laugh expert swimmers it took a lot of effort and dedication to reach there! Now I just need one more 0 to be added to current distance to reach my goal!

Lets see how long does that addition of '0' take!!

Harsha Bhogle

embraces IPL

Mukul Kesavan

has got it dead right on the IPL

IPL

Well, Sehwag made me happy by taking 30 runs of a Symonds over. Today Warnie went one better. He hit 4 6 6 when they needed 17 in the last over. Symonds face at the end of it and his words will make me happy again!!

Sorry for being so sadistic!! Can't help it!

Hmm, an interesting shift

in the dynamics of Indian industry. For details see here

Man isn't she great

Well, I wait for thursday's so that I can read articles by Shobha

Why does it always happen!!

Whenever I start working on new models, as a part of my research, I end up with insignificant/unwanted estimates! This is the 5 or 6th time. Why can't it just work for me!!

Deepak Chopra and the ilk

When people tell me they are attending seminars like "Art of the Living" or those organized by "Deepak Chopra" I suppress a chuckle. I do not mean to say people who are attending these are wasting their time. Its just me! I somehow cannot understand people talking and training you towards spirituality. I cannot exactly tell whats wrong with it. But I feel there is something missing in the idea of listening to someone in your quest for spirituality. Most importantly something that is general for everybody attending the seminar/activity. May be you do learn the path that you can work towards in the future, but surely these activities do not lead you to your goal (whatever that might be)!!

Anyway I have to look at more tangible things so I will start work!

Scary ain't it?

My horoscope
"Unspoken goals can prevent you from getting what you want today. Hidden agendas can reveal more about our lives than we prefer. In fact, it's the words left unsaid that have the most impact now. Unfortunately, even with all the lovely energy in your life, you probably won't feel fulfilled. Working harder is not helpful, yet neither is escape. Do what you must, but don't take on more projects for the wrong reasons."

Good to hear this

about Rohit Sharma

"His Telugu is good, especially for someone who has stayed all his life in Mumbai"
Venugopal Rao on how Rohit Sharma has adjusted to Hyderabad

Doesn't this tell a lot about Media

An excerpt from Lawrence Booth's Tour diaries
"Sachin Tendulkar’s son is called Arjun. The wife of Mukesh Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians, is called Nita. Mohammad Azharuddin’s wife is called Sangeeta. I know this thanks to the in-depth newspaper coverage of the people watching the games, but I’m less sure about the identity of some of the cricketers."

A very nice

article on caste and how inclusive growth might be the way to go

Nice set of answers

for a random forward

Why IPL is not cricket?

Everybody who knows me well will also know I am a sports freak with cricket at the top of the list of sports I watch. But with the way cricket is heading I am scared I might loose the love for it. There is too much cricket in the first place and and secondly the T20 revolution is worsening the situation. I will leave the former issue for a discussion later. This post is my complaint on how T20 might change the game of cricket. Lets see whats in a T20 game. 20 overs a side with ten wickets in hand. Clearly abundant freedom for the batsman to go after the bowling. It is rare that an entire team will be bowled out in 20 overs so there is no risk in a batsman hitting out. This lack of pressure on the batsman is something very few people realize! In a 50 over game there is need to stay for the batsman because 50 overs is a long time. I don't even want to talk of test cricket. Comparing batsman in test cricket and T20 cricket is a gross injustice to test cricket. I don't mean to ridicule but I do not understand how the admirers of T20 fail to see how much the game is loaded in the favor of the batsman and the bowler is a sacrificial lamb. With 4 overs to bowl will you ever see the emergence of great fast bowlers or wily spinners?. A fast bowler takes 2 overs just to get into rhythm. Well in T20 we don't care about bowlers. A spinner needs 2-3 overs to get a hang of things and start showcasing his talent. Well not in t20 we are here to see batsman trash bowlers!

T20 is entertainment. No question about that! But to talk of it as the real form of cricket with everything packed into 40 overs is ridiculous. Amit Varma, (whom I hold in high regard) feels T20 is shortened form of the game with enhanced intensity. Well, I disagree! If the batsman has to survive only for 20 balls any Tom, Dick and Harry will swing his bat wild. I am not, for once, saying batsman who score in T20 are not talented. They might be! To see their real potential make them play test cricket then hail them as champions. I know there are a good number of people who think like me about the game of cricket. At the same time I know people like me are a minority. This is why I am scared. There are very few people around who have the patience to watch test cricket. Well, I will go one more step and make a stronger statement. There are very few people out there who understand the intricacies involved in test cricket (the pitch, batting in the second innings, wearing pitch, chasing down a lead and batting last on a 5th day pitch) and so can appreciate them. If all people want is crash band wallop well T20 will be there. But for people like me there might come a day when watching cricket might become painful. I hope that day won't come and Test cricket will live the test of time!!

Some good times

It is really nice to have people who understand you. It is even better if you can be utterly honest with them. It is so refreshingly nice! Well today was one of those conversations that I thoroughly enjoyed. It is good that I will be here for one more year. The thought after that in many ways is scary, so I guess for now I will revel in the present!

Well written recipe

of Methi Malai Matar

An excerpt

on IPL's beginning and its wide ranging effects

"The impact of this event will be felt far and wide. Even in Blighty. Bangalore, India's silicon valley, is home to numerous call centres for
British companies. But all the employees were at the cricket last night. So if you couldn't get through to Network Rail inquiries, now
you know why. Normal service will be resumed shortly."

Read the full article here

An excerpt

on IPL's beginning and its wide ranging effects

"The impact of this event will be felt far and wide. Even in Blighty.
Bangalore, India's silicon valley, is home to numerous call centres for
British companies. But all the employees were at the cricket last
night. So if you couldn't get through to Network Rail inquiries, now
you know why. Normal service will be resumed shortly."

Read the full article here

Awesome Ad

linkvia indiauncut

A very nice

article on suicidal tendencies and its repercussions in our society.

A nice

read

Only she can write like this

Well have to give it to Shoba

IPL

Today IPL will begin its inaugural match amid huge expectations. I have always believed that the idea if having a Twenty20 league is
a novel idea. The Twenty20 match is over in 3 hours as opposed to a test match that takes 5 days. T20 appeals to the majority of the audience who do not have the patience and love for the game to watch a test match. Also, T20 is an easier version for new audience to begin watching cricket. It will help the spread of cricket in countries with no exposure. In its current state a game that is played over an entire day is not an attractive option for people to consider watching.

The idea of IPL is born from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) idea started by Zee supremo Subash Chandra. There are many potential good things that come out of IPL and ICL. The opportunities available to cricketers have multiplied and so has the spending on cricket. There is lot of investment into advertising especially with eight huge teams working on their promotions, apparel and what not! This can only be good for the associated industries. Of course BCCI will have to interfere in some areas and screw it up. I have always hated the way BCCI monopolizes cricket in India. The way the media is being treated is a case in point. It is utterly ridiculous that an organization of the stature of BCCI can be allowed to behave that way! For more on this read 1, 2

Now coming to the games, I am yet to pledge my allegiance to a particular team. This will be a difficult thing. I mean I am used to supporting India, may be Hyderabad in Ranji and the underdog in other matches. Now, there is no team based on region pretty much because the players are not from regions. I have one reason to support Delhi - Sehwag. Apart from that may be Hyderabad. Lets see how that goes!

List of players to watch out for (rather I will watch out for):
Among the lesser know batsman - Brendon McCullum, Dimitri Mascarehnas
Of course I will hope Viru clicks!!

Among the bowlers lets see how McGrath and Warnie will do!!

To predict the winner would be very difficult until you get a look at all the teams playing and that will mean lot of time waste for me. I hope to watch IPL sporadically. Lets see how that goes

One of those days

Today was one of those days where you feel jittery about everything. Work seems iffy. Life suddenly seems so difficult. You do not know what you want and what to do. It has been sometime since I had such days. For once, thats a good sign.

Anyway!!

What a day!!

Well, the day has turned out be a good one!!
Two interesting conversations of very different nature with friends. Its good to see some different perspectives on the issues and what more I have gained insight from both of them (for a change :P).

Lets see how things move now that I know more about them!!

A very nice article

on the rolly-polly men of cricket
Cricket is distinct sport that offers chance to men of all sizes to be a part of it. For instance, you cannot dream of finding men like Inzy or a Ryder in any other sport for obvious reasons. Also, we find men who are tall and short, slim and fat, athletic and no athletic ones playing. This diversity also adds to the glamor of cricket!!

GE job for my sister

Well, nothing is sweeter than my sister's happy voice letting me know that she was offered a position at GE. She wants to work in the core and my parents want her to work in Hyderabad. So, I am happy that things have worked out well for all of us pretty well. So lets see how things pan out for the future!

I was wrong

Well, over the last week there was a small issue that kept hovering in my mind. That kept haunting me once in a while. I was not sure whether my line of thought was correct. I wished it was wrong and fortunately for me it turned out that way. There will be moments when I felt bad, but today after the conversation it was evident that my thought process was wrong making me feel much better. Now that its all settled I will hope I will never have to think in that fashion.

Swimming

Today I made 25m improvement to my swimming capacity. I am pretty happy about that!

A very nice article

describing the dearth of efficient politicians in the world

Advice for a young investigator - Review

There have been times during my PhD when I have realized that there have been significant drops in the levels of enthusiasm for work. I have always wanted to read books that motivate me to strengthen my resolve and offer encouragement. Within the category of these motivational books there are two types 1) The books that motivate you from an ideal perspective and 2) The books that motivate you practically. The books from the first category present a rosy picture and will attest that hard work will bring you success. The books from second category stress the need of hard work but also make you realize sometimes things do go bad. The book "Advice for a young investigator" falls into the ideal category.

The book written in the 1920's presents a view of research during that time (which was pretty male-centric). There are some interesting quotes that are discussed in the book. Some of them are pointed here

"There has never been a wise man who ahsn't failed to prefer the lie invented by himself to the truth discovered by someone else"

"When you are dealt poor cards in the game of life, there is nothing to do but make the best of them"

Overall the book is a good read if you are just starting your career as a researcher. It presents you with a perspective from the ideal world. When you are just beginning the ideal picture is what is required.

My Rating: 6/10

Sideways

Just completed watching Sideways. I have heard about the movie before. Finally, I got to watch it. The movie was a simple one. It is about the lives of 2 people -one of whom is set to marry and the other is the best man - who decide to celebrate a 7 day vacation prior to the wedding. The best man happens to be a wine fanatic. The skill he displays in identifying the various flavors in wines is amazing. The other guy is not so classy in taste and is always looking for a chance to score with women. The movie is about how they optimize their time to achieve what each of them intends to do in the seven days. The conflicts of their goals was shown pretty well. The humor was mild and overall the experience is pleasant.

My rating: 6/10

U Me aur Hum

I begin my movie review exercise with this one. The movie directed by Ajay Devagan potrays impressively the dilemma's faced by individuals when faced with a spouse suffering from a serious disease. The movie is about an Alzheimer's patient who keeps forgetting who she is and the efforts of her husband to take care of her. The first part of the movie was very badly done. It was painful the way the love story is picturised. However, the real movie begins only in the second half. So, if you intend to watch the movie be prepared. The second part is when the heroine is detected with Alzheimer's. The instant reaction of the spouse is that he will take care of her at home. But when the case of taking care becomes a huge burden the husband realizes how difficult it might be to take of his wife. The conflict of emotions of the husband whether to take care of the wife on his own or leave her at a care facility were depicted well. Ajay Devagan acted that part very well. There is a scene of about 5-7 minutes where he discusses the issue of self vs love of others that was extremely well done. For me the movie was worth watching for just that scene. Also, there were some scenes that were handled pretty well in terms of camera work. But there have been many scenes (especially in the first half) that are very badly done. Another point worth mentioning is how good Kajol looks. She was simply stunning!!

Overall, U Me aur Hum attempts to address a very nice emotional conflict. The movie achieves the purpose it set out for pretty well.

My rating: 7/10

My blog

I have been blogging for more than 3 years now. I have been regularly updating my blog in the last 2 years. This year has been very productive. As readers of my blog would know, I discuss about my life, some philosophy, cricket, tennis, politics and issues depending on the situations and articles I come across. I have decided to make a minor change to the way I blog from today (I know it does not affect anybody :P). I will try to provide more value addition to articles I refer to in the future. Also, I intend to review all the books/movies I read/watch from now on. People who read my blog will know that I am pretty frank in what I think of the issues I write about. Thats something that will remain in my writing. I personally want to live a straight forward life letting people know clearly what I feel about them (or take a clear stand on issues). But there have been times where I could not speak my mind because of the civic manners an individual is expected to display. However, on my blog I intend to be more honest and direct if needed (Of course don't expect me to reveal names).

I know there is a very small group of people who read my blog. I thank you guys for spending time to read what I write. It has given me the enthusiasm to spend more time on my blogging. I hope this would present for enjoyable reading for all the readers.

An interesting excerpt

from a nice article on China
"There are a couple of interesting historical parallels. In 1936, at the height of the self-glorification of the Nazi State, the Berlin Olympics
were held. But in ten years, Nazism was dead and buried. In 1984, the Moscow Olympics were held when the Soviet Union looked like an
invulnerable empire. In seven years, that empire imploded suddenly. In 2008, when the Han Chinese look, in turn, like masters of the universe, brutalizing others like Manchurians, Mongols, Uighurs and Tibetans. It will be interesting to see where they will be in ten years."

Just can't describe in words

how stupid this sounds

Good to see the media

take a strong stand on the ridiculous guidelines from IPL

The sorry state of Hindus

in Pakistan is highlighted by these articles (1, 2).

Traveling in memeory lanes

of cricketing history of India. A nice read

A cute article

of a son growing up on cricket here

A very nice point

on the reservation issue by Amit in repsonse to Mitra's article

Rosy picture

please keep dreaming about your affirmative action Mitra!

An interesting article on

why it is difficult to have an affair by Shobha Narayan

Have to agree with

Rashmi Bansal on the reservations issue

This is unbelievable!!

Teenage marriages in Texas Church

Silence of the Lambs

After wanting to watch the movie for so many days, I finally got to watch the movie. It definitely is worth the wait. The movie is slow in stages but the way its picturized is very good. Some of the things that the killer was doing were pretty obvious. But the character Dr.Hannibal Lecter is potrayed is very nice. Off late I am very fascinated with the villain roles. I guess the hero roles have been very obvious and way too many to appreciate them. The character played by Jody Foster was also well done. Especially the childhood description and the interaction of her and the Hannibal are very good scenes. The movie overall makes a good watch. Of course, there is lot of violence that might make you cringe but you can't get a serial killer movie without the violence part. Overall, its a must watch for people corageous to take the violence.

Very painful

I am realizing that I need to have things planned. Saying that we will meet later is not adequate. I need to know when is that "later" exactly. Very few people seem to understand the notion. The understanding is even less for girls (I am not trying to be sexist here. Its from my limited experience with girls). When they have things to do they know how to keep time, but when it is related to others they don't give a damn. I just don't understand how they do it. I know some people who don't care about time generically. That I am fine with. But, when i see people who are so particular about their time and don't give a damn about others it just pisses me off!!

Of course all this stems from the fact that guys always allow the girls to do whatever they want. I am tired of allowing that. There are many guys willing to do that. So, girls will always say I am being too rigid. Well, so be it. But I am pained of being taken for granted just because other guys are ready to be taken for granted!!

Anyway life has to move on!!

This is how ridiculous people can get

to win votes. I don't blame the political parties for coming up with such foolish schemes. It is the people who support such parties that are at fault!

An amazing

article on the moral fiber of India

Well, not far from the truth!!

"The Indian team is famous for being a collection of monstrous egos sloshing about in great vats of self-importance."


Johannesburg-based Times' columnist Alex Parker writes that South Africa are more hungry to win the series

Don't you agree?

link via cricinfo

A nice

article on handling climate change

A chilling article

on what Iraq was during Saddam's rule
All I can say is that its gut wrenching!!

I will never understand

this regionalism crap

When will I learn?

I knew the way it will turn out to be. Yet I always let that to happen to me. Why can't I learn!!

Olympic Torch

There has been a lot of hue and cry on whether anybody should carry the Olympic torch or not. I agree it is an honor to be asked to carry the torch for Olympics. So, clearly it displays great courage and strength of will to refuse to carry the torch because the country hosting it is against something you stand for. China is known to have stifled people in Tibet, controlled their freedom and at times behaved inhumanely. If a country has to censure press it must be seriously doing something wrong out there. Baichung Bhutia refused to carry the torch to express solidarity towards the Tibetan people under oppresive Chinese rule. Now, Aamir Khan has accepted to carry the torch. I surely expected a better decision from him. But he being Aamir has strong views of why he is carrying the torch (on his blog). B Raman has written on why Aamir's logic is flawed. I have to agree with Raman on this issue. The fact that Aamir is carrying torch will only weaken the Tibetan resolve (in spite of the fact that he says his prayers are with them!). One thing is for sure, the fact that India does everything the Ciniese want us to do is utterly ridiculous when they have occupied so much of our land and are not at all willing to support us on anything!!

Dumb guys

These are the dumbest guys in the entire nation

A well written article

seeking caution and thought while reporting suicides

Interesting article

describing the entertainment revolution
Though I totally would not subscribe to the views of Vir Sanghvi, I agree with him to some extent.

An interesting discussion

Today had a interesting discussion on fundaes in life. The perspectives were very interesting and have to say learned from experience.

Very impressive

article comparing running with life

A nice article on the changes

in batting techniques

Oh God this scares me

An interview with John McCain

Reporter: “Should U.S. taxpayer money go to places like Africa to fund contraception to prevent AIDS?”

Mr. McCain: “Well I think it’s a combination. The guy I really
respect on this is Dr. Coburn. He believes – and I was just reading the
thing he wrote– that you should do what you can to encourage abstinence
where there is going to be sexual activity. Where that doesn’t succeed,
than he thinks that we should employ contraceptives as well. But I
agree with him that the first priority is on abstinence. I look to
people like Dr. Coburn. I’m not very wise on it.”

(Mr. McCain turns to take a question on Iraq, but a moment later looks back to the reporter who asked him about AIDS.)

Mr. McCain: “I haven’t thought about it. Before I give you an
answer, let me think about. Let me think about it a little bit because
I never got a question about it before. I don’t know if I would use
taxpayers’ money for it.”

Q: “What about grants for sex education in the United States? Should
they include instructions about using contraceptives? Or should it be
Bush’s policy, which is just abstinence?”

Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “Ahhh. I think I support the president’s policy.”

Q: “So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just
abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?”

Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “You’ve stumped me.”

Q: “I mean, I think you’d probably agree it probably does help stop it?”

Mr. McCain: (Laughs) “Are we on the Straight Talk express? I’m not
informed enough on it. Let me find out. You know, I’m sure I’ve taken a
position on it on the past. I have to find out what my position was.
Brian, would you find out what my position is on contraception – I’m
sure I’m opposed to government spending on it, I’m sure I support the
president’s policies on it.”

Q: “But you would agree that condoms do stop the spread of sexually
transmitted diseases. Would you say: ‘No, we’re not going to distribute
them,’ knowing that?”

Mr. McCain: (Twelve-second pause) “Get me Coburn’s thing, ask Weaver
to get me Coburn’s paper that he just gave me in the last couple of
days. I’ve never gotten into these issues before.”

link via ipatrix.com

Nice article on how

coordinated spending is essential to reform education (with emphasis on China)

Stunning piece

on Sehwag.
Since his 319 I have been waiting for a good piece on Sehwag. This one is totally awesome. So true!

An excerpt
"Four years ago, Wisden Asia Cricket
magazine ran a cover story on India's "Fab Five" - Sachin Tendulkar,
Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Sehwag. The feature had
interviews with the five players, with each talking about one of the
others. Ganguly made a fascinating revelation about Sehwag. "The best
way to know how [Sehwag's] mind works is to sit next to him in the
players' balcony when India are batting. Every few minutes he will
clutch his head and yell, 'Chauka gaya' [missed out on a four] or 'Chakka gaya' ... That's how he thinks, in fours and sixes.""