About a Little Master known as SRT

SRT has done it I yelled to my friends while discussing Cricket (Cricket is religion in India and its always discussed)…who is SRT; asked one of my friends from back… ohh you don’t know SRT you should be a ****** is life to not know SRT… Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar… a boy wonder, the phenomenon, the little master and heat beat of billion people in India (leave the rest of the world aside)

Once my friends told me “Commit all your crime, when SACHIN is batting, god will go unnoticed, because GOD is watching his play"… So this the some one says about a man who brings all the people Hindu, Muslim, Sikhs, Christian and all together whenever he is batting for India.

Just recently had the privileged to see he score his 50th Century in Test (From Home). Each time he walk to bat it’s a really pleasure to see such a great personality to take the field who is still humble and grounded with all he has achieved over a period of 20 odd years in the game.

I am still amazed to how can a man been so humble and generous and the passion for the game is still the same when he debut for India at the age of 16 against a fierce attack of the rival Pakistan with like of Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Akram and the wily old fox Abdul Qadir.

Lasting for your 20 years is difficult and staying at the top is more difficult than that…but he has done this without any drama, fuss or any controversies…No remarks, No late parties, No abusing/ sledging… would like to say this the English invented the Gentlemen’s Game, but the TENDULKAR MASTERED it!!!!

Hope to see much more century from his blade and hope to see him drive India to a series victory in South Africa and more important the final nail in the coffins would be holding the World Cup in his own back yard in on 02nd April 2011 in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai…


Some Quotes!!!! About Sachin…

1. “AB, this little prick will make more runs than you.” — Merv Hughes to Allan Border. [1991]
2. “This kid bats just like I did.” — Donald Bradman, World Greatest Batsman Ever. [1998]
3. “I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six.
He is the best batsman I’ve ever bowled to.” — Shane Warne, World’s Greatest Leg Spinner. [1998]
4. “Shit, I’m sick of this *$#%!” — Michael Kasprowicz, Australia’s Fast Bowler. [1998]
5. “He will end up with 50 tons in each form of the game.” — Wasim Akram, World’s Greatest Left-arm Pacer. [2002]
6. “Jaanta hai tooney kiska catch chhoda hai?”— Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq. [2003]
7. “All we need is 11 Sachins.” — Paul Strang, Zimbabwe Leg Spinner. [1996]
8. “Cricket is our religion, Sachin is our god.” — [Repeated ad nauseum by millions of fans].
9. “Nothing bad can happen to us if we’re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.” — Hashim Amla, South Africa Batsman. [2004]
10. “The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat with a team-mate or reporter. As Matthew Parris wondered of Barack Obama in these pages recently, is he human?” — Michael Atherton, Former England Captain. [2008]
11. “I have seen God; he bats at No. 4 for India.” — Matthew Hayden, Australia Opener. [2008]
12. “There will never be another Sachin.” — Muttiah Muralitharan, World’s Most Successful Bowler. [2009]
13. “If I’ve to bowl to Sachin, I’ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.” Dennis Lille, Cricket’s McEnroe & Fast Bowling Legend. [Undated]
14. “Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara.” — Glenn McGrath, Australia’s most successful Pace Bowler. [Undated]
15. “Sachin is a genius. I’m a mere mortal.” — Brian Lara, Tendulkar’s Greatest Frenemy. [Undated]

Who are you supporting? In the coming FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa!!!

Who are you supporting? In the coming FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa!!!

All the football fans across the globe are waiting for a mega event cheering there respective currently and people like me, where the countries like India is not representing there are host of nations to cheer and support for.

As of for me I am support England to go all the way this time...the so called super star of the English premier league have to come to the party this time round and they need there talisman to really make a impact “WAYNE MARK ROONEY”.

England would be most relying on there super star midfield led by the Captain Steven Gerrard; with Rio Ferdinand been injured he taking over from him and then the player maker as Frank Lampard with support of dynamic Aaron Lennon and Joe Cole; both are coming from a long lay of due to injuries. With support from Gareth Barry, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Michael Carrick.

As for the defense would be led by the former captain John Terry and experience of Ledley King; Ashley Cole, Jamie Carragher, Glen Johnson and the talented and upcoming defender Michael Dawson.

England have the most worries in the post as the number 1 goal keeper is yet to taken with sloppy performance by the rest. Eventually it was handed over to experienced David James, with back up from Robert Green and upcoming Joe Hart.

The attack would definitely would be led by the Manchester United striker with 34 goal in the concluded season for Manchester United; the world would be having one eye on the Wayne Rooney. He would be having support from lanky Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey and Jermain Defoe.

Really hope they do well…

Messimesmerized

Messimesmerized.......

Barcelona magician Lionel Messi mesmerized Arsenal so much over the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final that the English team was left chasing shadows, manager Arsene Wenger reflected.

The world player of the year single-handedly led the European champions into a semifinal with Inter Milan, with the Argentine scoring all of Barca's goals in a 4-1 victory at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.

"Messi can make a difference at any moment in a game. He can take advantage of any mistakes you make," Wenger told a news conference.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi celebrates his fourth goal during Tuesday's Champions League soccer match against Arsenal in Barcelona.

"Messi's very young but he can achieve a lot. I don't know many players who can score the four goals he scored tonight and he has the team to help him.

"Barca is more than Messi. They are an exceptional team with an exceptional player. In exceptional games, it is the exceptional players that make the difference."

The 22-year-old Messi grabbed his team by the scruff of the neck and dragged it back into the game after it was shaken by Nicklas Bendtner's 18th-minute opener.

He sprinted towards the area three minutes later, and when Mikael Silvestre's weak clearance rebounded back into his path, he hammered a shot high into the net for the equalizer.

Messi later pulled wide and fired the second goal over the diving Arsenal goalkeeper in the 37th minute and completed his hat-trick with a scooped lob over the advancing Manuel Almunia, after bursting away on a counter-attack just before the break.

The fourth goal, at the end of the game, saw Messi beat Almunia after twisting and turning past defenders inside the area.

"He is a brilliant player. He was fantastic," Almunia told Sky Sports. "As a goalkeeper you try and anticipate what he is going to do, but he can do anything, so it is very hard to stop him because he has such fantastic skill.

"He was great tonight, I think he is the best player I have ever played against and is the best in the world."

INTER MILAN 1 CSKA 0

MOSCOW / Wesley Sneijder propelled Inter Milan to its first Champions League semifinal since 2003 when his early goal provided a victory over CSKA Moscow in the second leg of their quarter-final clash.

The playmaker, who will have a key role for the Netherlands at the World Cup in South Africa, fired the visitors ahead less than six minutes into the game when his low 20-metre free kick skidded under CSKA's defensive wall and evaded goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev.

With Inter holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg, Sneijder's goal all but killed the home team's chances as the Italian champions held firm for a comfortable 2-0 win on aggregate.

CSKA's Nigerian defender Chidi Odiah was sent off in the 49th minute after he picked up his second yellow card after a foul on Samuel Eto'o.

Tuesday's match was played amid high security after 40 people were killed in last week's two bomb blasts in the Moscow metro.

AND for todays match up between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, with a upper hand and late injury stoppage winner by Olic…has bayern in strong position, but united playing in Old Trafford with the home support and the atmosphere the best can feel the pressure. With the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Arjen Robben back from suspension and injury; with there first leg scorer in Franck Bilal Ribéry the Bayern Side looks good going forward; with Mark van Bommel in front of the defenders.

About the United side the major upset would be the talisman Wayne Rooney been injured and unlikely to take part in important leg. With the likes of Edwin van der Sar; Ryan Giggs, Scholes have gone through this; the Red Devils are having good experience to go ahead…the major incentive would be for Dimitar Berbatov's to prove that he is a world class player and to perform when the talisman Rooney is not around…

United must play with pace, passion and power to beat Bayern…

SAVE TIGERS.....

Save Tiger…..




The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem








How can we save the tiger
What WWF-India is doing to save the tiger?
At the turn of the 20th century, according to sources, India had an estimated 40,000 tigers in the wild. In 2002, based on pug mark census, this number was 3,642. As per the monitoring exercise by Wildlife Institute of India in association with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India using camera traps, in 2008 we were left with only 1,411 tigers. This number is so small that they will be gone soon if we don’t wake up to the crisis.

WWF-India aims for a strategic and focused approach in its tiger conservation efforts. Our goal is to restore, maintain and protect tigers as well as their habitat and prey base in important tiger landscapes in India.

The objectives are to:
• Protect, restore corridors to ensure connectivity between tiger habitats while ensuring that human-tiger conflicts are reduced.
• Reduce pressures on the tiger habitats by promoting alternative livelihoods for local communities in and around tiger habitats.
• Create incentives for local communities as well as state and regional government and opinion-makers to support tiger conservation.
• Enhance capacities of the Forest Department to control poaching of tigers and prey species.
• Provide policy inputs at state and central levels to ensure effective measures for conservation of tigers and their habitats.
• Promote the political will as well as popular support within all sectors of society for tiger conservation.



With one tiger, we protect about a 100 sq. km of forest
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• Volunteer form for ‘Save Our Tigers’ campaign
What you can do to save the tiger?
The tiger is not just a charismatic species. It’s not just a wild animal living in some forest either. The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem. It is a top predator and is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check, thereby maintaining the balance between prey herbivores and the vegetation upon which they feed. Therefore the presence of tigers in the forest is an indicator of the well being of the ecosystem. The extinction of this top predator is an indication that its ecosystem is not sufficiently protected, and neither would it exist for long thereafter.

If the tigers go extinct, the entire system would collapse. For e.g. when the Dodos went extinct in Mauritius, one species of Acacia tree stopped regenerating completely. So when a species goes extinct, it leaves behind a scar, which affects the entire ecosystem. Another reason why we need to save the tiger is that our forests are water catchment areas.

When we protect one tiger, we protect about a 100 sq. km of area and thus save other species living in its habitat. Therefore, it’s not just about saving a beautiful animal. It is about making sure that we live a little longer as the forests are known to provide ecological services like clean air, water, pollination, temperature regulation etc. This way, our planet can still be home to our children.


Without adequate and timely protection there is a real possibility of these children never seeing a tiger in the wild once they grow up
Spread the word: Go out loud and tell others that tigers are dying and that they need our help. You can form forums (or join existing ones) on the web for discussions and exchange views on tiger conservation. Reach school going children. WWF can help you in this regard.

Be a responsible tourist: The wilderness is to be experienced and not to be disturbed and polluted. Follow the forest department guidelines when visiting any wilderness area, tiger reserve in particular. As the saying goes ‘Don’t leave thing anything behind except foot steps, and don’t take anything except memories.’

Write to the policy makers: If you are really concerned and feel that more needs to be done for tiger conservation, then write polite letters to the decision makers - the Prime Minister, the Minister for Environment and Forests or even your local MP.

Informing the nearest police station: If you know of any information on poaching or trade of illegal wildlife. You can also contact TRAFFIC- an organisation fighting the powerful poachers and pass on the information to them.

Reducing pressure on natural resources: By reducing the use of products derived from forests, such as timber and paper.



Without adequate and timely protection there is a real possibility of these children never seeing a tiger in the wild once they grow up








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United show the best form of attack is to counter attack

United show the best form of attack is to counter attack

Manchester United’s game plan of containment, control and speed on the counter left Arsenal outgunned at the Emirates.
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It was time again for Sir Alex Ferguson to get re-acquainted with the back of his hand. The wily Scotsman has enough big match experience – and success – against contemporary Arsenal to comfortably make it his chosen specialist subject on Mastermind as his side went about dismantling Arsenal’s title bid and reaffirming theirs title aspiration, Manchester United met thrust with counter-thrust and vice versa but where much more ruthless from the latter.
There was little to separate the teams with half an hour on the clock as both teams found it troubling to break down each other’s defense from open play. United opting to play without Ryan Giggs missed a bit of invention in the final third and as a result Arsenal sucked up their attacks and looked to punish them on the break – Andrey Arshavin going closest with a drive wide of Edwin Van der Sar. But Arsenal has been slow starters this season, having scored only once before fifteen minutes in the league and once they started getting into their groove, Manchester United sensed their moment pounce. Luis Nani’s wonderful trick and run forced the ever-growing culpable Manuel Almunia to claw into his own net (although in fairness the cross looked to be headed for Park at the back post).
However, it was two devastating moments on the break that settled the tie. William Gallas was crowded out in the United box following a corner and as the ball fell to Wayne Rooney, the England striker, starting the counter-attack ended it with a finish of real conviction after running close to the full length of the pitch. Rooney then showed Arsenal the movement they tried to create with Arshavin as the false nine, as the forward took three defenders out by dropping short and the rest was rudimentary for Park. There were only two options for Gael Clichy - gamble and close down the attacker but risk the early pass or delay and hope the angle narrowed. As it turned out, Clichy left it two late for the latter and Park poked the ball past Almunia (could the ‘keeper have been more committed?). Counter-attacking is not merely a policy for Manchester United but a deadly and utterly ruthless weapon in their armoury.
“Transitions have become crucial,” says Jose Mourinho, who always seeks to keep his side organized with five at the back in guard of such moments. “When the opponent is organized defensively, it is very difficult to score. The moment the opponent loses the ball can be the time to exploit the opportunity of someone being out of position.” That was the situation that was also posed to Arsenal; the Gunners’ expansive style meaning more resources are committed forward and therefore less organization at the back. And those gaps are even bigger this season due to the play being stretched on account of the switch to 4-3-3 and cover for the full-backs minimal. Sir Alex would have targeted the right-hand before hand with or without Valencia and deployed a ‘defensive’ winger on the other side. The slight surprise was in deploying Carrick as the deep-lying playmaker as the manager decided to sacrifice a bit of energy for extra tactical nous lower down, while Scholes’ creativity was to be translated higher up the pitch.
Arsenal in contrast were unlikely to play any differently. Arsene Wenger went into the game wanting to control proceedings but found in front of him a sea of black shirts that were very committed in not opening the floodgates and letting Arsenal have the initiative. Dynamism on one hand has waned since their electric start to the season and the late flurry could not hide the defects. The best Wenger can hope his side can regroup and find that extra spark again.
United are breathing down Chelsea's necks again after a maiden league win at the Emirates Stadium left Arsenal's title credentials in tatters.
As of now for Manchester United they will be hoping that Chelsea drop some points, which Arsenal can help to do that as they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge…
United Rockkkksssss

A LONG WAY GONE

Its has been a long time that I haven't been blogging… the major reason behind would be lack of time I was unable to give time to write my thought and write down and share across.
Over this period there has been lot changed…moved to a new home and a new work place and all the things which have fallen for me…there has been good and some really difficult time which has been experienced by me.

In the same time there has been long time (3 months) not been able to speak to old work mates.

Hope fully things would be good in the days... to come

Cheers.