It was on the 11th of Dec 08 chess legend of India Viswanath Anand celebrated his 40th birthday. it was a pleasant surprise for every one to seethe Indian team which is in Chennai for a match against england was present to greet the chess legend on his recent achievement of winning the world title by defeating Vladimir Kramnic and also to greet him for his young heart even at 40. it was really a pleasant sight to see the Indian cricket team captain presenting him a diamond ring and wishing him with fruitful words . this can for sure bring laurels to the Indian sport and the relationship between te legend of each and every game should be there in order to teach the next generation and show them as an example Dhoni Bhai after the t20 world cup its the people heart that you have won and good luck for something more than this .
One in the Hollywood circle is a reel hero and one who stands in the 80 yard circle is a real hero ,as these people give their life playing for the country, but something has changed and all it results in confusion. Sharukh Khan giving his money for cricket and Dhoni giving his life for Deepika. Find Anil kumble in Hollywood movie and Tendulkar ready for a shoot of a movie. Sreesanth and Harbajhan found in the tv shows and the talk about Brett lee and shoaib akthar as a part of the Hollywood and the veterans have already been the part of it . seeing syed kirmani as a villain in the celluloid might sound awesome but where is this heading to, what is going to happen in the future is cricket going to be played only for money and the fame as the actors and the actress do or all the reel heroes come into the game and become real heroes and make the game like a reel one.there is nothing wrong in this is what they say but there is something called the deserving identity and that has to be given only to the real heroes and specifically the dedicated ones....
Whatever the game be whoever the player is, there is one enemy in common, INJURY, you can never expect it to come and there is no way to prevent it and few are successful only they can overcome it . There is a famous proverb "where there is a will there is a way" this is the mantra that every one of the player should follow to continue playing. There are quite a lot of players who have perished due to injury and this same injury is responsible for hundreds of young players to vanish before giving out their best in the stage where they preferred to perform. There are a lot of people who have been defeated by this injury and also there are people who have stood against this one and showed who they are . Some of great players like Stewart, have given up cricket due to injury. But on the other hand there are people like Sachin tendulkar who have succeeded in winning this enemy and standing tall among others. this needs dedication towards the game and determination to play and he had all qualities which makes him a Demi god and the youngsters should come out of their shell and perform with determination and enthusiasm and give out the best.
Only a few players can master spin and there are only countable number of cricketers who are experts in this art. Shane Warne, Anil Kumble, muralitharan, saqlain mushtaq and harbajan singh are few among those who have piled up wickets . leg break and the off spinner are the conventional one but these legends have managed to find a new technique to to tease the batsmen of high standard by bowling different deliveries with the same action. GOOGLY and DOOSRA are prominent variations. Googly is nothing but bowling with the same action of the leg spin and allowing the ball to turn the other side,this is done with the help of the little finger and changing the spin at the last moment to confuse the batsmen and thats why it is called the wrong one.this is specialized by shane warne and, kumble did it well. and then came the doosra the famous off spinner saqlain the fonder of doosra managed to release the balling between the two fingers and spinning the ball away from the right hander . there are other new deliveries found in the modern day cricket which includes flipper, theesra and others , wish they find a few more to make the game interesting...
The series of Australia in India is not worth remembering for the game but some things that could come in mind when we speak about this series are the record of our little master sachin tendulkar and one unforgettable thing is the retirement of two heroes of Indian cricket sourav ganguly nick named dada and the most wicket taking bowler in India anil kumble . Anil Kumble the so called jumbo of Indian cricket showed the last glimpse by taking an extraordinary catch of Mitchell john son with his injured hands which happened to be the final wicket of the innings and he finished up taking 3 wickets even with the injured left hand and sourav , much talked about his form ,he really showed what a player he is and after announcing his retirement he looked relaxed and scored a century in his last series and to me this was the best ever retirement given to a Indian and it was really a treat to watch them enjoying their last few moments , but really cricket team and the whole country miss your action guys . wish you people a very happy life even after cricket.
After gavaskar,kapil dev,azharuddin india was in the need of a good captainship. After his great performance he was awarded the captain ship in t20's and ODI's. Recently Dhoni is the ranked as first in ICC world ratings and for which he earned the award of ODI player of the year even received the Khel Ratna award which is given for a good sportsman. This award shows that he is full of talents and even more he can develop India to the world cup win and for his good sportsmanship. He is a good captain of Indian team who brought back the BORDER GAVASKAR TROPHY in which they beat Australia by 2-0 increasing India to the second spot. In the england series by his captain ship India won the series 5-0 leading. Though he started his ODI debuts with ducks he improved himself by scoring many centuries. More over his batting style is aggressive. DHONI's remarkable style ,personality,batting strokes led him to be an marketable cricketers in India.
when this word MRF comes to the picture one thing that comes to the mind of every one is the real cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar , Steve Waugh and brain Lara , and importantly their prestigious weapon which has written their name in history of the game . but this company which was established in 1946 in Chennai by mammon Mapillai has not only played a great hand in encouraging the legends but is also grooming a lot of international talent . MRF has sponsored for its training center called the MRF PACE FOUNDATION which has ,and is helping a lot of new talents to perform in the international arena some of India's great fast bowlers Srinath , Venkatesh prasad, Munaf Patel, Sreesanth, have been trained here and some of the greats like Dennis lillee come here to train the players and this training center is not only famous among the Indians but also some fast bowlers like Brett lee , Mitchell john son, Chaminda Vass and heath streak were those who get benefit out of this huge foundation. This foundation has constantly produced great talents and can expect a lot more .
26/11/08....all great news for the cricket fans were there on the table . the champions league , most expected India-England test match and the world series in ICL. After one news everything stopped , the champions league postponed and don't know when will it take place and the entire England squad flew back to country and the world series suddenly came to a halt. I don't know where it exactly started but these terrorist seem to have taken the cricket schedule as a part of their plan. the terrorist entertained the entire world and the press reporters with the 60 hours of fight before some of them gave their lives but again all credits to the Indian and the English team to cooperate and play the game in Chennai. And hats off to the English team which announced to give 50% of their match fee for those who suffer in Mumbai. Even as an desperate Indian supporter i could still feel that English team should go with certain success in this tour because of their braveness.. well done England and we will all hope that they all have a nice tour and enjoy the game ..
This specialized bat is shaped something like a paddle, consisting of a padded handle. This widens into the blade of the bat, a wider wooden block surface with a v-shaped ridge. The bat is traditionally made from willow wood treated with linseed oil. This wood is used as it is very tough and shock resistant. Bats typically weigh from 2lbto 3 lb. The handle is usually covered with a rubber to enhance the grip and the face of the bat is covered with a protective film. When someone buys the bat is said not to use it straightly. The famous bat companies says that one should practice up to 3 to 6 hours to make the bat firm and not to be knocked out.
A young performer who could be listed after the three gods i.e Sachin , Sourav, Dravid who were the best performers for ever. He was in a very good form by scoring 50's and 100's Even when he played in IPL for Delhi daredevils only because of him and Shewag they were able to reach the semifinals. In t20 world cup he was the leading run scorer including three fifties. Even he finished the CB series with scoring highest runs in that series with 440 runs, taking the momentum in IPL by ranking second in the highest scorer list. He will be a great youngster who can be eligible of scoring runs in world cup and lifting the cup for India.
Billiards is generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike a billiard ball which moves around the cloth covered table. First billiard balls have been made from clay, Bakelite, celluloid, crystallite, ivory, plastic ,steel and wood. The tables are actually 9 foot which is normally covered with a cloth dyed in green. Billiard games are mostly played with a stick known as cues. The tip of the cue is conjucted with chalk in the sense to spin the ball when it did not hit in the middle. experienced and skilled players use more than one type of cue. The game uses eight balls and a cue ball. The winner is decided by who is scoring more points by getting the balls into holes. This is played actually by two members if one does not hit the ball in the hole other must get the chance. Like that the game will be going on.
Cricket balls are made from a core of cork which is layered with tightly wound string and covered by a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. The covering is constructed of four pieces of leather shaped similar to a peel of a quartered orange, but one hemisphere is rotated with 90 degrees with the respect to the other. The equator of the ball is stitched with the string to form the seam with a total of six rows of stitches. Cricket balls are traditionally white balls were introduced at night as they are more visible. The key to make a cricket ball swing is to cause a pressure difference between the two sides of the ball. The air pressure depends to the flow of air. that is to make shine one side of the ball. To make this rules allows only to rub saliva or sweat to the ball.
Winning a gold medal at Olympics is a tougher job than anything but he had won thirteen gold medals which could be unimaginable. His steps of success were just unbelievable who come at Sydney Olympics but returned home with no medals. When all noticed him to be just an youngster with only little bit talents. He proved them that he was the peak of the Everest when he won six gold medals and two bronze medals when all admired him and was shocked by his performance. he increased his practice and made way for eight gold medals in 2008 Olympics in which he equaled mark spitz record. The great swimmer has the capacity of winning even more gold medals and become the highest gold medals taker in the Olympic history and write his name in the Guinness record by breaking all the world record timings.
SERENA WILLIAMS who is unleashed and unbeatable who had won 18 grand slam titles. Actually she is ranked second in the women's tennis in which her sister Venus Williams holds the first place. she had a victory of 46 matches on 49 matches which she played at the year of 10 or 12 from which she was ranked first even in her childhood. Even though she lacked in her wins after joining international events her hard work earned her win at doubles in Wimbledon on 1998 Williams climbing the steps defeated top rankers and won her 21st rank. After the win over world no 1 Martina hingis she was ranked ninth place. Williams at beginning of 2007 won her world no 1 title. Still she did not stop she increased her quality by winning two gold medals. but at last she was ranked second for the superb form of her sister.
A cute driver who drives at a speed of bullet. A driver of Renault who had created many records and won many races. He was just a Xerox of Schumacher to score 100 points in just three consecutive seasons only which experts can do. ALONSO’S win in 2006 by overtaking Schumacher was just amazing .Alonso even in his childhood won four Spanish championships back to back in junior level. He was the youngest driver next to Schumacher to win more matches. He won 20 matches with 50 podium finishes. Beating Schumacher is always a tough job which he did several times and maintained a good sportsmanship. Alonso came across and signed many companies such as Renault, Toyota etc. He was the best driver ever after Schumi.
TIGER WOODS a tiger in the field of golf. Woods even in childhood showed interest only in golf as he created records just at 9 or 10 going to junior world golf championships. Just after 42 weeks woods clinched the first rank in golf ratings. He started winning again and again up to 2001.He kept hold of all the four major tournaments in his hands and earned the title TIGER SLAM. Woods till now had made 54 wins which includes 12 major wins. Woods has been the PGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 9 times which is a unbelievable thing. His powerful swing gives him a different golf playing style. His cap on the head which marks T will be handsome for him as he will be wearing a decent t shirt always .In estimation all think that he will be the highest athlete to have more money.
Just 22 years old handsome left hander were anybody could not stand against his two handed backhand he won 11 titles (8 on clay and 3 on hard) in 2005 from which he ascended to 2nd rank. He won four tournaments in 2006 when he entered after a foot injury by defeating major opponents like Roger Federer and Tommy rob redo in European soil. He was the best opponent of Federer with winning five grand slams and a Wimbledon from which he stopped federer’s consecutive Wimbledon wins which not easy at all. In 2008 he extended his winning streak to career best 32 matches with a gold medal at Beijing Olympics for Spain by defeating djokovic and Gonzalez in finals. Federer world topper in tennis has been defeated by Nadal several times and ascended his first place in 2008. Nadal and FEDERER were only men era as they have played each other in six grand slam finals.
As no gold medals came to our India at Olympics except hockey, people were eager to get a gold medal at least in 2008 Beijing Olympics .Although it is not easy to get a gold ABHINAV BINDRA came with flying colors to get a gold at Olympics in shooting. It is not so easy to win a gold medal in shooting but young 28 year boy from India had succeeded in that. It is said that his hobby is practicing shooting to win a gold always .not only that he had fully contributed his life to shooting as he went to many training centers even in Australia and England .Being a young boy he reached the zenith of his department .even after winning the gold he used to say that i have achieved nothing more than a gold medal, I have achieved nothing in other fields. so even after winning he is aiming for another .we have to surely congratulate his sportsmanship, his spirit and his credit to India for winning a gold.
Another youngster who came with bang to win a bronze medal .He was in the field of boxing. After defeating many leading boxers he came with a glittering win against every body. He came from a poor family and had the aim of winning a gold but at last going back only with bronze as a step of success. His father was not even capable of buying him a cycle. The only thing he did was he joined in a boxing group and improved his talent in boxing. we owe a great debt of gratitude and salute for the achievement and the proud ness he had earned for our country. he was the one who carried the flag in the Olympics closing ceremony which is a great feeling not only as a player or a sportsman but as an individual he has held the flag and the country's heritage high.
Shane Warne the king of king in bowling had taken 1000 wickets after Muttiah murlitharan who broke down the record of Warne recently. Warne a handsome performer who took more than 700 wickets in test and 300 wickets in ODI. Recently in ipl he came with a blistering performance to win the Indian premier league trophy which adds to his fame. he was chosen for one of the five wisdom cricketers for the year 1994.In 2006he was awarded the honor doctorate from Southampton solvent university. he was not just a good leg spinner even a good lower order batsmen and a good fielder too. Australia should have been sad top miss the spin legend in their team. Warne will before happy if ipl calls him again and if the team wins again by his super spin. We wish him to get more success in the coming season.
