Nov 16th

Quotable Quotes

Asif Ali Zardari is a criminal and a fraud. He will do anything to save himself. He has no love for Pakistan. He is a third - rater - Pervez Musharraf - former Pakistan President on the present president

Better than that is to meet my watery grave in a gutter - Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD Chief on possibility of joining hands with the BJP

He will not only play in the 2011 world cup but also 2015. He has the fitness and the hunger - M.S.Dhoni Indian Cricket team captain on Sachin Tendulkar

He, of course, has the right to go wherever he wants and talk to people who he chooses to talk to- Ian Kelly US State Department spokesman on The Dalai Lama



Sachin Tendulkar -- Twenty Years of work and ongoing --

I know this is a topic that has been covered in all forms of media and it has even got Sachin some advice on how to play cricket from Shiv Sena who of course play a different form of sport - But i being a cricketing fan cannot avoid writing a para on this humble legend who tells us that with every game he plays he learns more and is looking for advice all the time -- that is amazing for a man who holds all the records that you can think of in this sport - Sachin tells us that if you do not want to get feedback / advice , then you are closing the door on improvements to your own game - It is this character of this man , that has lead to him performing incredible feats in his sport and for his country- Praises have come in heaps from all expected quarters as well as unexpected ones - the unexpected ones coming in from our friendly neighbours Pakistan's Javed Miandad , Abdul Qadir ( Tendulkar hit Qadir for 28 runs in a exhibition match in 1989 in his debut series and he would know better ) , Rashid Latif and good Inzy - MS Dhoni the current Indian captain hopes he will play till 2015 as well -Sachin for his part continues his humbleness amongst glory , has remained focussed on the game and kept himself fit -- His recent 175 against Aussies was a class innings and i would rate it one of the top five innings played by Sachin ( i was lucky enough to watch it live ) but when Sachin fires , India ends up on the losing side - For the future , Sachin continues firing and India wins as well would be a great option

Formula one

All funny things are happening in preparation for the 2010 season -- Honda disappeared from the 2009 circuit ( they were taken over by Brawn GP who were the champions ), Toyota has pulled out and Renault is looking at pulling out for 2010 -- With all this Mercedes bought over Brawn up and guess what did the World Champion Button do - he moved to McLaren to partner Hamilton just as Mercedes were buying out Brawn and expecting him to stay back !! It will be all interesting -- Hamilton and Button in McLaren , ( two champions in one team ) , Alonso and Massa at Ferrari ( Alonso growled as he participated in his first Ferrari event that he wants to win the title at Ferrari ) -- the dust is settling down as new teams come in ( Campos , Manor etc ., )- it may turn out to be a interesting season for 2010 - With plenty of rule changes , more done to effect cost saves to the teams, it should be interesting --
Here are some of the rule changes -- Some of you may wonder ..

Refuelling Ban -- teams cannot refuel during the race-- this would mean larger fuel tanks and also the tyres have to last the distance - Cost save on taking the fuelling equipment around the world -- This is a significant one
No tyre warmers
Changes to bodywork dimensions to prevent tyre damage to other cars
KERS may not be used above 300kph (186mph)
More technical freedoms for teams who agree to abide by the budget cap including greater adjust-ability of the front wing, an adjustable rear wing element, doubling of maximum KERS power output and relaxation of the rules limiting engines to a maximum of 18,000rpm and two driven wheels

If you notice , the cost factor is driving this sport as well --

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