Of late, I have been sleeping late watching the Indian cricket team perform in New Zealand, and what a terrific job they have done. After a slow start in the Twenty20 format, they came back strongly in the One dayers to comprehensively win the series and now, in the longest version (and arguably the purest form of the game), they defeated in the Kiwis in their own backyard.
This is a refreshing change for at least two reasons.
One- the standard of professionalism in Indian cricket has gone up a few notches. The fielding is decidedly better and they can adjust to most conditions quite well. They have now won test matches in Pakistan, Australia, England and if they can do it in SA, it will take away of "poor travellers" away from them.
Second- they no longer rely on just one or two batsmen to perform. While Tendulkar scored a classy 160, he was not the only person to stand out; Harbhajan bowled superbly, Dravid and Gambhir batted well and everyone else chipped in.
The Indian cricket is coming off age and fans like me are cheering all the way into the night....
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
The "Bachelor" controversy
I am amazed by the consternation regarding the Bachelor on the ABC reality show dumping his new fiance and going with someone else whom "he really felt for and had a connection".
I am amazed for three reasons.
One- when you have one guy flirting with 25 women publicly on national television, can there really be something exclusively intimate?
Second- If you are one of those 25 women who knows that you are chasing someone who is chasing others, you are setting yourself up for a huge disappointment anyway, right?
Third- I amazed the show is still alive- it is patronizing, horribly manipulative and reality TV gone too far in my view. And why do I say that? Finding your life partner is an incredibly personal decision, something that required introspection and careful thought, two areas completely alien to anything on reality TV. Second, in this particular case, the bachelor had a son from a previous relationship and involving the little guy into this mess would completely ruin his head. Its one thing for adults to play around, lets not kids involved- please! Third, apart from the bachelorette Trista, there is no one whose story on the show has ended remotely happy. So history is against the show too.
Take it off air please. Enough is enough.
I am amazed for three reasons.
One- when you have one guy flirting with 25 women publicly on national television, can there really be something exclusively intimate?
Second- If you are one of those 25 women who knows that you are chasing someone who is chasing others, you are setting yourself up for a huge disappointment anyway, right?
Third- I amazed the show is still alive- it is patronizing, horribly manipulative and reality TV gone too far in my view. And why do I say that? Finding your life partner is an incredibly personal decision, something that required introspection and careful thought, two areas completely alien to anything on reality TV. Second, in this particular case, the bachelor had a son from a previous relationship and involving the little guy into this mess would completely ruin his head. Its one thing for adults to play around, lets not kids involved- please! Third, apart from the bachelorette Trista, there is no one whose story on the show has ended remotely happy. So history is against the show too.
Take it off air please. Enough is enough.
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