Memories with the god

My passion for cricket has been right after someone gifted a plastic cricket bat on my first day.
My parents say i started holding that bat and started posing like batsman. Being in joint family it did not take longer to start playing, watching  my cousins do that all time.
I recollect, first time i heard his name when India was playing South Africa in 1994 at home n how Alan Donald used to bowl those yorkers running down the pitch. I remember watching Sachin bat against him then and scoring those runs.
Then come World Cup, 1996. How can i forget that time, it was home series for India and Sachin  as at his best then. Team was making well against Pakistan,beaten Australia at Mumbai with Sachin  ancing down the pitch and taking on Shane Warne. Oh my god, those were  moments to watch, i started falling in love with game. Cricket has been the only love lasted in life so. I remember, when how entire family were scolding when Srilanka put target of 250 in Semi final and then masterio provided quick start to small total.
All of sudden came the moment, he came down the pitch, missed the ball and stumped out by Kaluwitharana.
I could not realize for a moment what exactly happened, as my grandpa switched off Television set, my cousins uncle went out of room and everyone started abusing to no one. What the fuck did happen, it was just 150 odd runs needed, you have all 8 wickets and so many overs left, how are you upset, i asked my cousin. "Its over Tejas, the game is over, we lost the world cup", muttered my cousin. I started rediscovering his greatness and for the first time i realized what Sachin's wicket meant for our team. 120/8 and game over. that was bad memory to start of my love for him, but there are no looking back after that with those classic cover and straight drives

And he calls it a day...

Sachin - A phenomenon: 

No words can ever describe the amount of joy i experienced as a teenager while watching him bat.

I used to literally scream n shout n jump with joy whenever he hit a shot, let be that gorgeous straight drive, or glancing flick, or back-foot cover drive !!

It's not like as if cricket has ended, it will be there forever!

But perhaps, it will be humanly impossible for anyone to rule the 22 yards for 24 long years!

The Hero of our teenage who taught us to fight against odds;

who showed us how to make your critics hear the sound of your silence! 

Yes, it's disappointing when our hero fails and we may say that my Sachin is over, but in reality, it's our own frustration to see our hero slowly fade! 

It's appropriate that he has written his own script, that too at Wankhede!
Farewell to the Genius, the Emperor of the 22 yards!

God-Worshiper, Idol-Follower, client-Attorney !

The conversation..

That afternoon, was in office, stuck up in some issues..

Suddenly phone rang, i was not in any mood to talk to any one, could not pick up until last ring..

Somehow started with a rude Hello but no one responded..

I was feeling like cursing in more anger, but the silent sounded more deeper..

It was reminding me of the text received last week..

Suddenly felt that she was somewhere around me, I lost my mind for a minute and..

Then recovered and was about to end the call then heard "How are you?"..

Those three  words spoke everything, mind started running behind memories..

Taken me to those days where she was the queen and i was the king..

The day i left everything and kept the tears in her eyes..

Now it started flowing through my eyes..

Soon realized that i was in office, started walking out of that place..

We both were not able to speak out anything..

Only breaths were speaking, balancing the minds...

Tears were flowing on cheeks, rewinding each memory we lived..

So many questions came out and waited on lips..

Lips started shivering and i was mute...

It was so quiet and her earring were making sound, trying to stop my tears..

Summing up the about all the moments living out there..

All those incomplete stories stood up front..

Behind those there was she, her uncleared image...

I tried to clear up the sight, but my eyes went into the complex illusion..

Coming back to into reality, I could not dare to mutter anything...

kept aside those thousands of why's,  "I am fine" i muttered..

Smile over lips drinching in her tears..

And we stopped our conversation at very moment..

Cricket, i love...

With all the shit happening around this week with IPL and Indian Cricket,
I enjoy my love for the game watching this documentary..
The greatest battle of all time ever seen.

Yes, you are right, Ashes'05.

Go and enjoy the Freddie, the Pietersen, the jones and the warnie, simply amazing !!!!

Incomplete....

Some stories end happily,

Some meet a sad end...

While some stories are lost in the midst of time

For reasons unknown they are assumed to be ended..

But true fact is they are left Incomplete....

Believe me...

They are very painful, yet the most beautiful ones !!

T20 is T20 but Test Cricket is Test Cricket

Yes people want to watch more T20, they enjoy IPL, Cricket has become a business than a sport. IPL, the biggest brand of the Century has changed the views and eventually change the game. Some people thought about two innings for 20-20 in each game will give more thrill.


This is a great idea. Cricket should not only be entertainment for idle spectators, but players should be given a chance to make up to their mistakes. Two innings would be great for this, and, would also create new interesting strategies of playing the game, as well.Teams need the opportunity to "come back" in a game. 


It's always hard to figure out how these proposed variations would actually work out if put into practice, but with that said, what would you think of a variation to the 20-20 format where one side bats for ten overs, the other team bats for twenty, and then the first team resumes where they left off and bats the last ten overs? Could also be done in ODIs, I suppose. Might lead to some interesting strategy. The team batting second would have the advantage of batting continuously, but the team with the split innings would perhaps be more in control of the flow of the game... an idea.


To shake it up just a little... How about your batting order has to be Reversed in the second innings? So your number 6 or 7 won't get two balls to swing wildly at.. you'll need to gamble with your openers (long time at crease, but little chance in second innings), and your bowlers would either need to go out swinging at the top of the order, or get put in the middle and hopefully hidden. The tactical implications are mind-boggling. Also, bowlers get 8 overs in the match, but you can use them at any time over the two innings - all 8 in one innings if you like.


But i believe those are poor ideas. These inventing formats will please both public and businessmen, but it is not going to happen.A test cricket fan will never be satisfied watching a "split innings odi", as it  lacks so many things that test match provide. Test cricket may die but there will never be an alternate for it.


A major problem of four innings ODIs is what would happen in one-sided matches. If after the first two innings one side has a significant lead then in all likelihood the last two innings are going to be a procession, and the 4th innings could become a joke in many cases. This is not the case in the longer form of the game, which swings far more in any case always has the prospect of the side batting last hanging on for a draw. This does not and cannot happen in ODI. A single innings approach over two or three days using a modified Test/ODI format may survive until that too become unsustainable. Many fans just don't have the luxury to spend five days watching a single game.


The biggest thrill of the T20 is that no one can predict the end result. 
But just because tomato is a fruit you can't add it in a fruit salad.

My TCS journey ...

Yes, its the end finally....The world, it was the different world altogether,The world where i met crazy peopleThe world where most funniest, craziest and memorable moments of live are lived.
The journey which began, 25 months back, is about to end today..
Yes, finally i quit this world, which taught me some of the best lessons one could learn in life..
Yes i can proudly say i was a TCSer,
You know what, it takes guts, patience, determination to survive in this world, but it takes a bigger heart (yes i really mean it) a bigger heart to live this dream world.
It was a really a dream world to live at.
The world which could have been so amazing without some special mentions,
Consider myself lucky enough to know this guys Mr. Sujay Narsale, the most intelligent person i ever met..
Nishant Borse, the trolls never gona die, i did not know before, you are a comic guy as well..
Ojas Lokhande, You are true gem of tcs, i really wonder how would they survive without your presence, if you know what i mean..
Kunal Veera, i really wonder how could you spend you nights in office and day time driving cars, playing guitar, social networking n all..hats off man !!
Aasim Shaikh, Mr. Adobe, Sir you have shown the world the True Story of TCS, Why it has crossed the 10 Billion Mark..
Nikit Vora, you have supported Aasim well, this  partnership would take TCS towards 100Billion mark very soon, provided you don't use PJs inside the ODC..
Rajesh, You are fun to hang out with and your presence of mind is awesome, good that we could live those 2-3 months together, else i would missed a friend like you.
Tarang, Ketan, Ajay, i really wish i could spend 1 day in Seepz office, watching what you guys do, which makes news.
My roomies Abhishek Kapoor, TCS is for you man, Jayesh and Akshay where the hell you guys have been for months? Thanks a lot for the support.
Miss Nivedita, Afreen, Kritikha and Dipti again thanks for your wishes, support and kindness.
Again lucky enough to share most of the fucking awesome moments i would say with this Guy, Dharam Chheda, the guy with whom my thoughts most resemble with.
Here comes Mr. Shantanu Alashi (Alsi whatever), A true gem, finding of this World, Worth coming here and knowing this guy...!!