In the movie Die Hard 4, Bruce Willis and a young hacker arrive at the hacker's friend (Frederick "Warlock" Kaludis)'s (another hacker) house to find the location of the villain who is trying to steal the entire financial wealth of the country and download the data into his laptop. "Warlock" helps them to find the... Continue Reading →
Ones into twos – Fifty Years of Gavaskar’s Test Debut.
It was Gavaskar De real Master Just like a wall We couldn't out Gavaskar at all, not at all. You know the West Indies couldn't out Gavaskar at all. I was in high school when I read 'Sunny Days' an autobiography of Sunil Gavaskar. A friend of mine got hold of a copy which was... Continue Reading →
Pretty Windy Isn’t It? – Spirit of the Game.
W G Grace, perhaps, was the best known Cricketer before Sir Donald Bradman decided to play the game in the backyard of his home in Adelaide as a kid. He (WG) was a great player and more importantly a popular one. He was also known for his reluctance to leave the crease when given out.... Continue Reading →
Move Over Kohli – It’s Kaur (Harmanpreet) Now.
The 170+ score in Cricket has more romance than a double, triple and solitary quadruple Centuries. Don't get me wrong. I am not taking anything away from Gavaskar's 220 in Oval 1979 (the most memorable innings by an Indian Cricketer in my school days), or Shewag's 201 in a team total of 329 against Sri... Continue Reading →
To ‘Saar’ With Love – With Apologies to Sidney Poitier Movie.
Last evening, I received a WhatsApp message in my school alumni group which stated that the word 'Sir' is a short form of 'Slave I Remain' and asked everyone not to use the word. I wrote a simple reply stating that it's not true. As a person, who used to study etymology of words thanks... Continue Reading →