SRI'S Blog

Episode 1 Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Spirit of Cricket Award .Dhoni was chosen for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for his fine gesture of recalling Ian Bell after the England batsman was run out under controversial circumstances during the second Test at Trent Bridge in July.On what was the last ball before tea on the third day, Bell hit the ball towards the boundary. He mistakenly thought it had gone for four, left his crease and headed towards the pavilion assuming the session was over and the ball dead. The ball, which had not reached the rope and therefore was still in play, was returned to the middle, the bails removed and Bell was correctly given run out.Upon reflection during the tea interval and following a request from the England team, Dhoni withdrew the appeal and recalled Bell thus turning boos into cheers from the appreciative Nottingham crowd. Commenting on Dhoni's gesture, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said, "While the initial appeal and um...

The Indian Cricket team tour of England has finally ended. It was one of those tours that Indian Cricket lovers ,would like to forget. A test series washout ,( lost all the four tests ), lost the one off T- 20 match and a performance in the ODI not supported by the result ( Series lost but the result could have been more favourable to the Indian team ). The team did not win a single match except the side county practice matches that it played against local teams and this "no win "must be a record of sorts for the ODI World Cup holders. While it is easy to criticise , many things went against Team India and Dhoni's lady luck deserted him totally. Some thoughts and comments : A total of ten players were injured as the tour progressed and replacements were sent in. I am not sure if any touring team called in for ten replacements on a tour . There was a eleventh injury on the final ODI ( Munaf Patel ). It is difficult to plan your team options in this situation. It is incredi...

Do you have a car and park on the road ? The travel operators who have taken to parking on the side roads , main roads and where ever they can , now have a unique way to confirm parking slots on all roads.. All it took was a some yellow paint and a brush. With intense pressure from the locals to clear the road , of the travel cars , they have hit upon two great solutions and they work so well. 1. Draw a Yellow line on the side of the road that will allow a car to be parked and the parking slot is now official . No questions from anyone . The car parking is reserved only for their cars. No one dare park them in these slots. If you park , the damage is yours 2. When the cars go out on duty, heavy stones are placed at these vacant spots , so that no one can park. If you dare remove the stones, you had it. You will be challenged by a unruly mob and forced not to park. Remains to be seen as to long this will work. The traffic Police have not done this for sure as they looked cluele...