Posts from — September 2005

In a bizarre move, the Congress-led Maharashtra government has decided to ban taking pictures of Ganesh idols that are washed ashore after the immersion at the end of the Ganesh festival.

Seeing the partially dissolved/disfigured idols of their favourite deity might hurt people’s religious sentiments, argues the government!!

Religious sentiments… hmmm… I don’t know!! But this arbitrary decision has sure hurt whatever faint traces of libertarian sentiments I possess!!

I wonder what it is with Indian left arm medium pacers and tournament finals?!! I can think of at least 3 tournament finals featuring India where the left armers have struggled to perform and have given away tons of runs… which has meant that India has earned the dubious title of ‘chokers‘ when it comes to the finals!!

2003 World Cup Final
Zaheer Khan 7 - 0 - 67 - 0

2005 Indian Oil Cup Final
Irfan Pathan 9 - 0 - 53 - 0

2005 Videocon Triangular Series Final
Irfan Pathan 5 - 1 - 40 - 0 (at the time of posting)

Well… strange, isn’t it?!! ;-)