"Finally!!" This is what my orkut profile is reading now. Finally the exams are over. I articulate this especially because of the loong time (40 days) that they have been going on, and add to that around 40-odd days of the preparatory leave, I've had to wait quarter of a year to say this since my term ended. So - Finally my exams are over! :P
Also the word is of importance here because of my absence for some time from the blog scene. Blame it on the frequent net disconnection over the past few days, or to some really challenging (?) subjects at the latter part of the exams, finally I get time to pen down some thoughts!
Lots of things going on in the past few weeks.. from the high-profile defeat (how often do you get to say that!) to a high-profile car launch. Concerning the first in this post, enough has been said and done (not much by our board though, unfortunately) and I would just like to add two comments made by Mr. Sunil Gavaskar which would more or less sum up my feelings.
First one is something like this "I certainly have a problem with the umpire taking the word of a captain or of a player whose credibility, in this game at least, has to be doubted because he didn't walk. I've always believed that a player who says that take my word for it should also walk when he knows he is out. You can't say that you take my word when I'm fielding, but when I'm batting I'll do what I want!" and the second one is "I have no issue with you waiting for the umpire when you don't know if you've nicked it to the keeper. But to wait there when the ball has gone to the first slip is something surprising."
I feel its not a time for the Indian team to return back home. This would make them look like whiners who cry on losing. This is the time for the team to stand up and win - because the rules and the history both are partial to the winners, how they won it is very easily forgotten.
Also the word is of importance here because of my absence for some time from the blog scene. Blame it on the frequent net disconnection over the past few days, or to some really challenging (?) subjects at the latter part of the exams, finally I get time to pen down some thoughts!
Lots of things going on in the past few weeks.. from the high-profile defeat (how often do you get to say that!) to a high-profile car launch. Concerning the first in this post, enough has been said and done (not much by our board though, unfortunately) and I would just like to add two comments made by Mr. Sunil Gavaskar which would more or less sum up my feelings.
First one is something like this "I certainly have a problem with the umpire taking the word of a captain or of a player whose credibility, in this game at least, has to be doubted because he didn't walk. I've always believed that a player who says that take my word for it should also walk when he knows he is out. You can't say that you take my word when I'm fielding, but when I'm batting I'll do what I want!" and the second one is "I have no issue with you waiting for the umpire when you don't know if you've nicked it to the keeper. But to wait there when the ball has gone to the first slip is something surprising."
I feel its not a time for the Indian team to return back home. This would make them look like whiners who cry on losing. This is the time for the team to stand up and win - because the rules and the history both are partial to the winners, how they won it is very easily forgotten.
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