It is so us!
So far, in my short stint in journalism, I have had the opportunity of working with people from different nationalities very closely. While I enjoyed the grit of the Australians, I have always admired the Brit humor. And every time a very silly goof up happened in the news room, one of my British colleagues used to tell me, "It's so us." I used to laugh then. The reason why I recall this "dialogue" of his is primarily because of what is happening to the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the....
Posted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan at 11 : 08 | 6 comments
Of pitches and more
I would not agree to people who say the first Test match in Chennai was a boring draw. It was a draw alright, but it was by no means boring. I think privileged are those of us who have had the opportunity to witness the epic knock. Besides, you had Rahul Dravid - the best number three batsman India has ever produced. He made sure he joined the elite league by scoring ten thousand runs in Test cricket. However, in the middle of it all was the discussion surrounding....
Posted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan at 13 : 46 | 8 comments
SABSE CHOTA KAUN?
"Sabse Chota kaun?" Those were the first lines of Mahendra Singh Dhoni when he was asked to call upon his side to lift the tri-nations trophy. It was Piyush Chawla who responded and picked up the trophy first. This gesture to me conveyed two things. One, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not the kind of guy who would hog the limelight and more importantly, number two - He is making a statement that youth is the way forward. And lets be honest, everyone would have admired the gesture. For all the....
Posted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan at 15 : 34 | 19 comments
Different stroke
You wouldn't attempt to teach managerial skills to Sir Alex Ferguson just as you would refrain from commenting too much about Roger Federer's game after his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semi final of the Australian Open this year. Not too far away is the bat of Sachin Tendulkar. The beauty of the Mumbai batsman lies in the fact that not even the most ardent of his fans is ever satisfied with the number of runs he has scored. Everyone wants more. Both the severest of his critics and....
Posted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan at 23 : 34 | 6 comments
