Wahay Wahay

For the first time, I swear to god, for the first time I loved to hear Official ICC World Cup anthem . That song has been my ringtone for over a month now, but I simply hated it. It's the random craziness I carry with cricket that put it as my ringtone at first place.

So we won against Pakistan in World Cup Semi Finals to play against Srilanka in Mumbai for supposedly last world cup of Sachin Tendulkar where he possibly score his 100th International century to support India to win it's 2nd ODI World Cup after 28 years. You know what that means?? Ofcorse we all do!
A normal Indian lives his normal routine, he loves his movies and daily soaps, hates politicians and believe that Sachin is god. And go real crazy when his team do something like what they did last night. An average 15 minute travel from Madhapur to Gachibowli took us over an hour last night at 11:30 PM. There we saw approximately thousands of people on their bikes, cars, trucks, buses and simply shouting INDIA INDIA or SACHIN SACHIN. Makes you feel this one is special and really Huge!
I watched first half in Office on http://extracover.net where they were streaming match from a Pakistan's national channel, it's been fun watching ads from other side of the border...the most prominent was from HBL bank where the guy congratulates Pak team for reaching semi finals and says.."Hamare liye toh Finals yehi hain. Bass inko harana hain "...well tough luck dude.
Still loved the way Afridi carried his team, but now with all the conspiracy theories ON with Misbah's batting, Umar Gul's bowling and overall fielding efforts by Pak team, I still do not want it to take away even a minute of joy that we had last night.
It was one of those moments when nation comes to stand still and it was totally worth it!

24th March, Random Patriotism and Basic Problem

Yeah we won, won in style, won when it mattered and most importantly won against Australia. They are out and most probably we are here to say.
I screamed and screamed and screamed last night, it's a great feeling when you wake up in the morning and found that Australian are no more world champions, I am just so Happy!!!
The match; just the way it has to be....today my mailbox is flooded with typical Aussie jokes and SMSs are just not stopping. [Just the way it did not stop earlier with Nehra's maa - behen jokes]
We go crazy with cricket and takes it totally person...Yes we do! and We will.

Much ahead is Baap of all matches- The emotions will run high and general craziness will be taken over by random patriotism. I can actually imagine the FB status messages changing in minutes :)

Well in spite of all we still got the problems, Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni. I think Bhajji in team is like casting Amitabh Bhachhan in a movie for role of Ramu Kaka...only difference is Bhajji himself is being Ramu Kaka here...gawddammit even Munaf Patel has taken more wickets than him.
And the last but not the least our captain, who is just being a captain here! I think a good captain has to play good as well. Is he? is he?...no he isn't
If we get these 2 get going [at least now] there is nothing can stop us from being World Champion....and we shall be.....amen!!!

On Personal note: Nike's new BLEED BLUE campaign and Shahrukh's Ra-1 promo both sucked bigtime.

23 March Vs. 24 March

"thursday..... will India avenge the flogging of 2003 WC final :D" as expected Tuhin pinged me today morning after almost a month or so and his words still hurts as it did on 23rd March 2003 afternoon. There are loses, there are debacles and there is 23rd March 2003, something that is as prominently remembered as Javed Miandad hitting last ball for six in Sharjah, and Kambli leaving Eden Garden after match has been forfeited. Ouch! that hurts!

Back to 2011, I just hope and hope and hope that we get all our acts right and win this one. Once n for all settle the account with Australia.

Australian cricket team we hate you, and we hate from bottom of our heart. And to answer Tuhin's question, we avenge the flogging of 2003 WC final. We are Indians and there is one thing we can do the best in the world is being optimistic. 

If 23rd March goes down in Indian History as SHAHEED DIN, Let 24th March be a SHIKAST DIN

They are coming....

Every time we prepare for customer visit in our project that reminds me Munnabhai M.B.B.S. The famous "BAABUJI AA RAHE HAIN" preparations. Timely updated whiteboard and posters, punctual team, breaks on coffee breaks and long telephonic conversations, formals and fake laughs on every customer comments.
Do they really buy all that?....you never know but we continue to do that.
I will be busy in client visit in upcoming week with no access to eblogger. Reminds me the famous 2 lines.

Boss: "Why are you not working?"
Subordinate: "I did not see you coming"

What England Should Do!

Well the issue started right from selection....what England Cricket Team really need is Good pace bowler. 

Someone who could restrict Holland well before 292 and Should not allow India to pass 330 and Can defend bloody 330 against Ireland.

What they missed, we have found 44 years back. 

England please take him away from us.

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