How fragile we are.....

This morning driving back after dropping my daughter to school I happened to hear Sting singing this song on the radio. It hit home pretty hard. We really are fragile and helpless and many similar sounding adjectives put together.
When will the government wake and smell the coffee or whatever it is that they need to jerk out of their collective slumber?
When will we get a single party winning the elections instead of a motley crew of sundry regional and religious parties trying to run this country on consensus, resulting in serial lack of action and damages to the common man?
Until such time, we might just be reduced to singing this sting ditty.....

Bangalore vs Hyderabad

This is one battle Hyderabad is winning hands down if one were to go by the new airports these two cities have put up recently. While the one at Bangalore has gone from being a glorified bus stand to a half decent domestic airport. The Hyderabad airport is truly international.

One wonders what Bangalore gained by going for a multi-national consortium to build the airport. The domestic team led by the GMR group has done an amazing job at Hyderabad and I am sure the Delhi airport will also be world class when they finish there. The supposed international expertise is amazingly invisible and is really galling for a Bangalore boy to take. I am sure, these feelings are echoed by most Bangalorean's who visit Hyderabad.

I wonder if the power't that be are going to do something about this?

Someone needs to ask some tough questions.....

Jammy is in a jam

The end looks very much in sight for Dravid. It's sad to see him struggle so much. Wonder if he has it in him to stick this one out and get back to making some runs? The more likely scenario is that the selectors will now tend to overlook Dravid a bit more easily than possible when he was in form and the backbone of the team.

It's never easy to see a stalwart struggle for a fan of the game. I just hope this series is not the last memories of Dravid as an India player.

Jumbo No More

Kumble bows out at the Kotla. Poetic to say the least. It was a surprise but not unexpected. What warmed the heart was the farewell he got. By far the best farewell for India's greatest match-winner so far. I don't know if we will see the likes of Anil Kumble anytime soon. Thank you for the memories Jumbo.

For those who thought Amit Mishra was the replacement ready to take over from Kumble, think again. A look at the just concluded test will tell you all you need to know. He has a long way to go. Hope he atleast tries and does not get bogged down by the mountain he has to climb in trying to replace Anil Kumble!