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 On the day when batting maestro crossed yet another milestone, found this artice on Cricinfo very good.

"Indians refuse to give Tendulkar the luxury of failure. The mirror he holds up to us is a distorted one, making us seem, like him, invincible, rich and accomplished. When he fails, therefore, it is as if we fail. That is the biggest compliment fans can pay their hero. But it is a heavy burden, even if Tendulkar seems to carry it lightly."

Read on

Being a die hard fan of SRT, I often get into argument over his centuries and India winning.  Sometime I had to meekly surrender, not becasue Tendulkar has disappointed in those matches but merely for lack of enough evidence to prove that "He did his best, even when India lost inspite of he scoring a Century". 

Got this information as an email forward. Even though i have not verified the particulars, some are very famous matches and hence tend to remember some things.

    1. 137 off 137 (Strike rate 100)balls Vs SriLanka at Delhi in 1996 World Cup.
India scored 271/3 in 50 overs. The onlyother 50 score was from Azhar. SL made 272 in 48.4 overs. Manoj Prabhakar had 4-0-47-0. He also opened in the innings and scored 7 of 36 balls.
    2. 100 of 111 Balls Vs Pak in Singapore- Apr 96.
India 226 all out in 47.1 overs, When Sachin was out score was 186/4 (We cant blame because next 3 are match fixtures) . Pak had a reduced target of 187 from 33 overs.
    3. 110 of 138 Balls (Slower but...)vs Sri Lanka In Colombo - Aug 96.
Again India 226 for 5 in 50 overs, Only other 50 score from Azhar (58 of 99 balls !!!) .Sachin has also bowled 6-0-29-1 , the second most economical bowler and the only wicket taker (SL were 230/1 in 44.2 ) of the match next to Srinath. 7 bowlers were used by Azhar.
    4. 143 of 131 Balls (!!!) Vs Aus at Sharjah, Apr 1998.
This was chasing under lights. The qualifying match before the final. The whole world knows about this match. Still one interesting point, when Sachin was out India were 242 at 5 at 43 overs. Target was 276 in 46. Still India finished at 250/5 scoring just 8 of the next 3 overs. Great performance by Laxman and Kanithkar indeed.
    5. 101 of 140 Balls against SL at Sharjah in Oct 2000.
Indian score was 224/8 in 50 overs. (No other 50 score). SL got 225/5 in 43.5; Sachin also bowled 5-0-22-0, better economy rate than everyone except Srinath.
    6. 146 of 153 Balls against Zimbabwe at Jodhpur - December 2000 (Game of Dougla Mariliar)
India made 283 / 8 in 50 overs. Sachin was the last man to be dismissed, score was 235/8 at 46.3 overs when he was out. Agarkar and Zaheer Khan propelled India to 283 in the last 3.3 overs. When Sachin has scored 146 of 235 in 46.3 overs, you can guess what the other 8 great batsmen were doing against the World class Zimbabwe attack. Second Highest scorer was Zaheer Khan with 32.
Zim got 284/9 in 49.5 overs. Kumble bowled the last over. Sachin also got 6-0-35-1
    7. 101 of 129 Balls Vs SA at Johannesburg - Oct 2001
India got 279/5 in 50, Ganguly made 127 of 126 balls. When Ganguly got out, the score was 193-1 in 35.2 overs. Sachin was the last man to get out at 263. SA got 280 in 48.4 overs. Sachin bowled 9-0-51-0, second best in economy rate next only to Agarkar (10-0-45-1)
    8. 141 of 135 balls Vs Pak at Rawalpindi, March 2004
India was chasing 329 and was 317 all out in 48.4 overs, 8 balls to spare. No other batsman made even a 50 (when chasing 300 ) and when Sachin was out, India were 245-4 in 38.4 overs. They needed 85 from 68 balls with 6 wickets in hand.
    9. 123 of 130 Balls vs Pak at Ahmedabad, April 2005.
India made 315/6 in 48 overs (48 over match), again no other 50 score. Second highest was Dhoni 47 of 64 balls, (third highest was extras - 39). Pak made 319 in 48 overs. The three quicks (Balaji, Nehra and Khan went for 188 runs from 26 overs between them taking only 2 wickets). Sachin bowled 6-0-36-1. No Harbhajan and no Kumble.
    10. 100 of 113 Balls Vs Pak at Peshawar, Feb-2006.
India were 328 all out in 49.4 overs. Pathan and Dhoni got 60 each. When Sachin was out when India were 305-5 in 45 overs. Managed only 23 in the last 5 overs.Pak scored 311/7 in 47 overs and won by D/L method. Could have been anybody's game. Sachin did not bowl.
    11. 141* of 148 balls vs WI at Malaysia.
India made 309 /5 in 50 overs. Sachin was not out. Pathan was theonly other 50 scorer. WI made 141/2 in 20 overs and won by D/L method. Again could have been anybody's game.
 
In the other 31 instances India has won 30 times and once there was no result.
Now, please think again when you say Sachin's 100s were in the losing cause and that he is not a team player.

It had been quite a long time since I had watched any inspiring movie. Happened to watch Chak De! India on sunday. Movie is brilliant and SRK steals the show with his stellar performance.

A must watch !

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Its been quite a long time since I watched a Kannada Movie in theater. Yesterday got a chance to watch a Brilliant movie 'Cyanide',all thanks to my friend who managed the tickets for me.

The story line is based of real life incidents of Rajiv Gandhi assassins hideout, subsequent investigation that followed and the killers committing suicide, though he never mentions the name of Former PM or LTTE.

The credit for the brilliance of the movie should goto the Director Ramesh, who has narrated the dramatic events effectively without glorifying the ideology of the terrorists, Rangayana Raghu (Ranganathan in the movie), Marathi artiste Ravi Kale (Shivarasan in the movie) and Tara (Who acted as Mrudula, wife of Ranganathan). Both Raghu and Tara were amazingly impersonated the characters and Tara in particular was extraordinary in showing her helplessness to accommodate the terrorists.

Suresh Heblikar, Avinash and Malavika were their usual best.Good Camera work and Sandeep Chowta’s background score accentuates the movie’s intention very clearly.

All in all here is a movie which is a must watch and treat to all kannada Movie goers !!!

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Last weekend five of us (arvi,ashu,basu,rohith n me ) had been to Sita nadi kayaking near Hebri. Sita Nadi Camp (Someshwara wild life sanctuary) is a 30min bus ride away from Udupi, 4km after the town of Hebri. People from adreno take care of arranging all activities here.
First day morning went for trekking to Koodala thirtha falls .
It is nearly 21km from Hebri. After travelling 16km in jeep we reached the starting point of our trek. From this point onwards we started our trekking.  After first 2km we found ourselves amidst thick jungle. After successfully trekking around 6k in total, we were in front of the most beautiful waterfalls I had ever been. This place is enclosed with rocks on the three sides and a sectoral opening to enjoy the blue sky lying in the chilled water. We didn't dare to get beneath the falls as it was falling from a height of 100-150 ft and it would have been really tough to stand below it (esp when person dont know how to swim :) ). After spending 2 hours of time in the water we trekked back to the camp.

Next day morning headed to a place near siddapur for kayaking in river varahi.We got in to the kayaking gear(helmet, swim wear and life jacket). Initially we were asked to understand what was happening with our kayak. Then all the five groups started towards the first of the 4 rapids. We were all exited as it was the first one we were going to see. We crossed the first three with lot of enthusiasm and were asked to park our kayakss after passing theese rapids. After paddling  for 2 hours and some swimming classes (when Ashwin dared crossing the river through the strong currents swimming ) we stopped for lunch. After the delicious lunch we continued with our paddling enjoying each of the rapids. After crossing the 4th and the biggest rapid, we had reached the culmanating point. we got out of the water and had a few shots with the  team.

Evening we headed to Agumbe.For those who have watched the famous rendition of R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days on T.V. this place will not look unfamiliar. Agumbe is a small village on the state highway, known for its sunset and beautiful treks it has to offer.This place receives the highest rainfall in the state. After that we took the bus back to Bangalore and next day onwards the usual mechanical life started. Sompe photos of the same

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The Article  Immigrant experience  talks abt the experience of an NRI which the Srikanth has said through music.

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One More movie which is a must watch.  Cinderella Man, is all about a Boxer by name James J Braddock.

Russel Crowe is yet again proved that he is acting genius. Galdiator, A Beatiful Mind and now this one.

Watched Iqbal over the weekend. Nagesh Kuknoor  yet again proved his Skills in Directing. This time he has picked the story of a Deaf n Dumb guy whose only aspiration in life is Cricket. The Movie is all about how he learns bowling ( from a Drunkard ex-cricketer Mohit played by Nasiruddin Shah ). Movie is well supported with two good songs. All in all a must watch.

Its really annoying to sit @ home and do nothing on such a long weekend.But as they say 'everything is well that ends well', as we got the chance to watch "Mangal Pandey" with "Mangal Pandey".

My roomie being the Manhattan card holder got the freet tickets for the premiere of Mangal Pandey @ INOX.Even though I had watched it FDFS still had the enthu to have a look @ Aamir Khan. At the end of the movie he came along with Toby and Ketan Mehta ( Director ).We had a small Q & A session. Altogether it was good talking to him on his preperation etc.

The movie is Kinda OK ( u can watch this jus to be part of history )not the worth for all the waiting we have done. ( Aamir khan told that The Director Ketan Mehta has worked for 17 years for this movie).

But as mentioned u can watch it once.

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Last weekend was really cool in terms of fun. Had been to BR Hills  over the weekend.
Weather there was really good and not sighting any wild animal was not of much pain as we had nice time in driving and taking snaps. you can view photos here.

Yesterday I participated in Celebration run ( distacne of 7km ). It was altogether good experience to run for a cause.It was really fun running especially when many old ppl ( women too ) and handicapped persons were also part of this Run.

May with some more publicity if they succeed in attracting the young crowd of bangalore it'll be more fun.

Next time willing to c u all their running for a noble cause.

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