Yet Again

No this ones not about Krishnaa. Much though i like writing about superheroes..I like cricket better. Another series is all but gone and the people can do without any further ennui from Test cricket. What purpose does a pitch such as the one in SSC, serve is beyond my understanding. Maybe the Sri Lankan Board will have more accurate answers. This series has been like two boxers sparring at each other much like Davids searching for the Goliath in the other where there is none to be found. India's bowling is toothless without Zaheer and Ishant needs to find self belief. The rest of them are pedestrian in their efforts and talent ( i would exclude Harbhajan from this comment as he needs time to recover from the flu that he had had).

But coming back to the old issue of that 22-yard long strip called the pitch. It seems the subcontinental teams are hell bent on making test cricket obsolete...which is ironical considering that both India and Sri Lanka are the world number one and three in test rankings. Aaah!..... but test cricket doesnt fill the coffers and neither it will if we continue give such dull and drab wickets for our players. It is better to give under-prepared wickets at least there is some sort of a contest. People come to see a contest of skills and not players going through the motions. Oh God for those blades of grass, the uncovered pitches of yore and the brownness of the asian wickets! I would trade them for 5 dreary days at the stadium where runs are scored, records are broken but skills not tested. But yet hats off to Tendulkar the modern day great for keeping his resolve and scoring a Double! but thats about it for this test match! Thank you Sri Lanka!

My superhero!...Krishna!

i have found the name for my superhero ....Krishnaa! thats the name of the man who is the superman amongst men and yet is fallible. Watch this space for more on Krishnaa