Message of Millenium

Hi friends this is my first POST and I decided to start off with a beautiful message.I titled it as 'Message of Millenium'.

With a pile of 300 résumés on his desk and a need to pick someone quickly,
my boss told me to make calls on the bottom 50 and toss the rest.

"Throw away 250 résumés?" I asked, shocked.
"What if the best candidates are in there?"
"You have a point," he said.

"But then again, I don't need people with bad luck here."

- Becky Horowitz(Reader's digest)

'Sledgers' and Movers

The sledging post in my frnd Vijay's blog has been a inspiration to do this post....But the sledges I have posted here is not there in his blog and I dont now how he missed it out.....

First let me start off with "Wht is sledging"?

Wiki refers to sledging as 'exchanging words with opposition player(s) which can put him(them) off their usual game; it is an attempt to "psych out" an opponent'. Cricket is a very interesting game, and sledging adds to it the extra spice that make it much more than just game.

Here is a compilation of the best sledging related incidents, witnessed in the history of cricket…

The Prasad Vs Sohail Incident:

Hero to Zero in 3 easy steps:

No avid cricket fan forget the quarter final match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore,chasing India's score of 287-8, Pakistan got off to a flyer of a start, Aamir Sohail and Saeed Anwar went about tearing the Indian bowling attack. Pakistan looked all set to win as they reached 110 odd for the loss of just 1 wicket within the 15 overs.

Take that: Amir Sohail was completely bent on demolishing the Indian bowling to pieces, charging down the track to the faster bowlers (if u can call Prasad that) in this particular case he came down the ground (a good 4-5 steps, anymore and he would have hit Prasad too) and slashed the bowl over vacant off side area… the ball disappeared into the fence in a flash … what followed has since been etched in the memories of every cricket fan in the subcontinent.

Act Oversmart: Aamir Sohail is no Miandad. But he tries to be,and fails miserably. Sohail after hitting the shot pointed his bat the area where the bowl had disappeared and then towards Prasad apparently gesturing where he will send the next one . Its not everyday that you see a batsman sledging the bowler, and Sohail was about to learn just why.

Get what you called for: Sohail attempting to repeat the shot (albeit with his feet stuck to the ground this time) made room and exposed his stumps, and his weakness, and in return lost his wicket and his face.As the wicket lay uprooted, Prasad returned the favour to Sohail, pointing to the pavilion this time.This what we call in tamil as "AAPU"

The comeback was truly remarkable, almost a miracle …. Prasad has bowled thousands of deliveries and taken hundereds of wickets in his career but, it was this one granted him a place in the History of Indian Cricket for ever, the ghost of Miandad's last ball six too deserve a second place when compared to this.The video of it will be posted very soon....

Dropped the Cup?:

This is my most unforgettable incident and I like dis a lot.I was studying 8th standard at tht time fanaticsm scaled new heights in me,especially in every Aus match.Perhaps the most famous sledge in a World Cup match took place the epic Super Six clash between: Australia and South Africa (in 2003). South Africa looked on course to a routine victory with Australian captain Steve Waugh at the crease and on 56. At that stage, Waugh clipped the ball in the air straight to South African fielder Herschelle Gibbs. In his haste, Gibbs dropped the ball when attempting to throw it in the air in celebration as he had not fully controlled it.

As he passed him, Waugh is said to have asked Gibbs: " How does it feel to have dropped the World Cup?". Waugh carried on to make an unbeaten 120 and Australia posted an unlikely win and won the World Cup a few days later.

Waugh has however denied that quote, instead claiming that he said " looks like you've dropped the match".

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Abdul Qadir

The year was 1989, the little master had recently made his debut in Pakistan.

Sachin not even old enough to get a driving licence. Sachin Tendulkar was facing the best bowlers in the business. As the Pakistani crowds jeered and mocked Sachin holding out the placards saying "Dudh Pita Bhachcha ..ghar jaake dhoodh pee", (hey kid, go home and drink milk), Sachin sent the then young leg spinner Mustaq Ahmed hiding for cover (he had hit two sixes in one over. The frustaded mentor of Mustaq Ahmed the legendary Abdul Qadir challenges Sachin saying "Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao" ("Why are you hitting kids? Try and hit me."). Sachin was silent, since then we all have come to know that he lets his bat do the talking. Abdul Quadir had made a simple request and Sachin obliged, and how. Sachin hit 4 sixes in the over, making the spinner look the kid in the contest. The over read 6, 0, 4, 6 6 6, …and a legend was born.

Steve Waugh and Amul Baby Parthiv:

Amidst all the hype surrounding his farewell match, Steve Waugh had to contend with an unexpected dose of his own medicine from a player half his age. As Waugh fought a grim battle to stave off defeat in the series-deciding fourth Test in Sydney, 19 year-old Indian wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel tried to unsettle the veteran batsman through some banter.

The baby-faced Patel egged on the 38 year-old stalwart to play one of his sweep shots one last time.
The India 'keeper was saying, 'Come on, just one more of the famous slog-sweeps before you finish'

Waugh replied: 'Look, show a bit of respect. You were in nappies when I debuted 18 years ago'.

Mother (in law) of all sledges:

In the 1980's Ian Botham returned early from a tour of Pakistan, and on radio joked "Pakistan is the sort of country to send your mother in-law to." Needless to say the Pakistanis did not find this amusing, and when Pakistan defeated England in the 1992 World Cup Final, Aamer Sohail told Ian Botham " Why don't you send your mother-in-law out to play, she cannot do much worse."

Special Mention:

Inzamam-ul-Haq once told Brett Lee to " stop bowling off spinners".

On the recent Karachi Test when Irfan Pathan came to bat in 2nd Innings Afridi shouted two times "O mera Shehzada aaya ! " (Oh! my prince has come)

These jeans are too heavy in your 'wallet' only

They wanted to be “the Mercedes-Benz, the Maybach of the denim industry”. And APO jeans have done just that with a pair costing as much as $ 4,000 or more. They offer mens and ladies jeans with Silver Buttons and Rivets at $1,000, 14k White or Yellow Gold Button and Rivets at $1,500, Platinum Button and Rivets at $3,250, and the Diamond Button and Rivets start at $4,000. All Jeans will come with Authenticity Number as well as an Appraisal Sheet from a top Jeweler in the NY diamond district. Of course, you could buy the economy version: they run only $1,000 a pair. APO jeans are constructed from denim woven in India that costs $40 a yard, compared with the $2- to $3-per-yard cost of materials for most designer denim. Buttons and rivets are made with precious metals or, if a customer is willing to shell out $4,000 or more, up to a dozen white diamonds on the main button.

Yaarana vaangunga please........

Plz hit this ball out of the grounds

This ball is made up of 2704 diamonds covered with 18 carat gold !!Ball vaangaliya ball.......

Delicious Pen Drives

Who knows they can be available in India very soon.................

Experience at INOX

Gags,I really felt for the time delay in writing this post even though I have been to INOX a couple of time before writing this post.When CitiCenter was opened little than a year ago,I was desperately waiting for INOX as it had gained more poularity n many cities.Finnaly INOX was opened on Jan 15th and ‘thimiru’ was the first movie to be screened at INOX.The tickets were priced at Rs 120 and Rs 10 and I was sure that no movie deserves to be watched at such a price.My friend Yashie(Yashwant) was the first among my circle to go their that too in 10Rs ticket.I decided to there after my placements and ‘Ghost Rider’ is the first movie I saw in INOX.I went to the citicenter by 7:30 I the morning and got the tickets for myself and Anandham(Raghav).I thought there would be a huge difference between 10 and 120,but there wasn’t any difference at all because the first row were priced at 10Rs and frm the second it was 120Rs.The ambience was superb,though the film wasnt and I was quite lucky to get the ticket for 1st screen which is relatively larger than the remaining three.The snack prices were definitely heavy on my wallet.Imagine popcorn is being priced at 40Rs and you itself can calculate the rate of items like donut,black forest and all….Going to INOX was definitely a good exercise for me as I go there by walk itself.Hope INOX can make a good arrangement for people in getting the 10Rs tickets as slu crowd is uncontrollable