Friday, April 20, 2007
Some Interesting Informations
1. Thomas Alva Edison's auttobiography is 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'
2. Ruth Handler is the inventor of Barbie Doll.
3. Dancing MahaRaja is the japanese version of the Tamil feature film Muthu and it's second part is Dancing Maharaja 2 which is the dubbing of Yejamaan. Both the movies are Rajinikanth's.
4. George W Bush's party symbol is Elephant and Kerry's is Donkey.
5. George W Bush and Mayawathi of BSP share the same party symbol 'Elephant'.
6. The first dog of US is Miss Beazley
7. Name of Four queens in Playing Cards are Juno, Judith, Rachel and Pallas Anthena
8. The series is 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,13112221. Description of previous number in the series (....one occurence of 3,one occurence of one)
9. Saurav Ganguly and Greg Blewett were dismissed for 99 at the same time in different test matche held in differnet part of the world
10. Sir Richard Hadlee is the only cricketer to be knighted when I was playing itself.
2. Ruth Handler is the inventor of Barbie Doll.
3. Dancing MahaRaja is the japanese version of the Tamil feature film Muthu and it's second part is Dancing Maharaja 2 which is the dubbing of Yejamaan. Both the movies are Rajinikanth's.
4. George W Bush's party symbol is Elephant and Kerry's is Donkey.
5. George W Bush and Mayawathi of BSP share the same party symbol 'Elephant'.
6. The first dog of US is Miss Beazley
7. Name of Four queens in Playing Cards are Juno, Judith, Rachel and Pallas Anthena
8. The series is 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,13112221. Description of previous number in the series (....one occurence of 3,one occurence of one)
9. Saurav Ganguly and Greg Blewett were dismissed for 99 at the same time in different test matche held in differnet part of the world
10. Sir Richard Hadlee is the only cricketer to be knighted when I was playing itself.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Some Questions
1) Analogy
a) Hockey : Hockey stick :: Fencing : ?
Answer : E-PEE
b) 12 : dozen :: 20 : ?
Answer : Score
2) Who holds the record for recording maximum number of film songs in a single day?
Answer : Lata Mangeshkar (29 songs). For male singer it is Kumar Sanu (27 Songs). In tamil movies it is Mano (21 songs).
3) Who is known as father of Bangladesh? (clue: something related to Bangladesh cricket)
Answer : Bangabandhu
4) Hrithik Roshan has acted with Superstar Rajnikanth in one Tamil film(Dubbed from Hindi). Name that movie?
Answer : Bhagwan Dada. ... Rajni did the role of Dada who saves HR... It was dubbed as " Agni Karankal" in Tamil. ..
5) Dinesh Kaneria is unique in a way in the current Pakistan team. What is that?
Answer : He is the only Hindu playing for pakistan
6) Expansion of a) STAR (in Star TV) b) ESPN
Answer :
STAR - Satellite Television for Asian Region
ESPN - Entertainment Sports Private Network
7) Can you remember who was the first Crorepathi in Kaun banega Crorepathi? (a show conducted by Big B)
Answer : Harsha Vardan
8 ) What is common between England cricket team, Manchester United, Ferrari ?
Answer : Their sponsor is Vodafone
9) In which language did Lord Buddha preached his disciples?
Answer : Bali
10) Who am I?
"I scored my first double hundred in Sydney Cricket Ground. I consider that one as my best. Many former cricketers has commented that it was one of the greatest hundred. Now I have named my child as 'Sydney' just as a remembrance of that hundred."
Answer : B C Lara
a) Hockey : Hockey stick :: Fencing : ?
Answer : E-PEE
b) 12 : dozen :: 20 : ?
Answer : Score
2) Who holds the record for recording maximum number of film songs in a single day?
Answer : Lata Mangeshkar (29 songs). For male singer it is Kumar Sanu (27 Songs). In tamil movies it is Mano (21 songs).
3) Who is known as father of Bangladesh? (clue: something related to Bangladesh cricket)
Answer : Bangabandhu
4) Hrithik Roshan has acted with Superstar Rajnikanth in one Tamil film(Dubbed from Hindi). Name that movie?
Answer : Bhagwan Dada. ... Rajni did the role of Dada who saves HR... It was dubbed as " Agni Karankal" in Tamil. ..
5) Dinesh Kaneria is unique in a way in the current Pakistan team. What is that?
Answer : He is the only Hindu playing for pakistan
6) Expansion of a) STAR (in Star TV) b) ESPN
Answer :
STAR - Satellite Television for Asian Region
ESPN - Entertainment Sports Private Network
7) Can you remember who was the first Crorepathi in Kaun banega Crorepathi? (a show conducted by Big B)
Answer : Harsha Vardan
8 ) What is common between England cricket team, Manchester United, Ferrari ?
Answer : Their sponsor is Vodafone
9) In which language did Lord Buddha preached his disciples?
Answer : Bali
10) Who am I?
"I scored my first double hundred in Sydney Cricket Ground. I consider that one as my best. Many former cricketers has commented that it was one of the greatest hundred. Now I have named my child as 'Sydney' just as a remembrance of that hundred."
Answer : B C Lara
Some more Trivia
1) Mac&Jack, a short lived pop band comprised of two greats. Who are they?
Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney
2) Spain : Pesetas :: Norway : ?
Kroner
3) What does 'War of Roses' means (in cricket)?
Any clash, not just in cricket, between Lancashire and Yorkshire
4) Which is the first theater in chennai to be Air Conditioned fully?
Shanthi
5) If the nickname for New York is 'The Empire State' what is the nickname for California?
Golden State
6) Java Question
a) What is the original name for Java?
Oak
b) What is the specialty about java Object class
Class Object is the root of the class hierarchy. Every class has Object as a superclass. All objects, including arrays, implement the methods of this class.
7) "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you" is a very very popular message Why?
First message through Telephone from Bell to his assistant Watson.
8 ) Nova Scotia, Smith, 2207 people, New-York, Southampton. How these things are related to each other.
Titanic.
Nova Scotia -- Place were Titanic sunk
Smith -- Captain of Titanic
2207 people travelled from Southampton to New-York in Titanic
9) Name the animal which has tusk other than Elephant?
Walrus
10) MGR has never smoke in any of his movie except one. What is that movie's name. (clue: That movie has another unique specialty)
Koondukili
Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney
2) Spain : Pesetas :: Norway : ?
Kroner
3) What does 'War of Roses' means (in cricket)?
Any clash, not just in cricket, between Lancashire and Yorkshire
4) Which is the first theater in chennai to be Air Conditioned fully?
Shanthi
5) If the nickname for New York is 'The Empire State' what is the nickname for California?
Golden State
6) Java Question
a) What is the original name for Java?
Oak
b) What is the specialty about java Object class
Class Object is the root of the class hierarchy. Every class has Object as a superclass. All objects, including arrays, implement the methods of this class.
7) "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you" is a very very popular message Why?
First message through Telephone from Bell to his assistant Watson.
8 ) Nova Scotia, Smith, 2207 people, New-York, Southampton. How these things are related to each other.
Titanic.
Nova Scotia -- Place were Titanic sunk
Smith -- Captain of Titanic
2207 people travelled from Southampton to New-York in Titanic
9) Name the animal which has tusk other than Elephant?
Walrus
10) MGR has never smoke in any of his movie except one. What is that movie's name. (clue: That movie has another unique specialty)
Koondukili
Monday, April 09, 2007
Try this one
1) Ken : ? :: Samson and Delilah
Barbie
2) Who is the first mayor of chennai?
Dr Rajah, Sir MA Muthiah Chettiar
3) Name the animal whose defense is a very strong smelling spray. It has glands which hold about a tablespoon of musky smelling methyl mercaptan.
Skunk
4) What is the relation bet RD Burman and S D Burman.
Father-Son Relation. I thought there is no relation between them. But yesterday after seeing your posts, I just verified with my friends. R D Burman is son of S D Burman. Infact Aradhana was an unofficial composition of R D Burman as S D Burman fell sick during the recording of that film.
5) This question should be answered by chennaites. If you see a phone number or number plate of a vehicle which contains 7755, It represent which establishment?
Hotel Saravana Bhavan
6) RIngo Starr belongs to which famous pop boy band.
Beatles
7) If you were the Vice President of India, which is the other post you will automatically hold.
Speaker of Rajya Sabha
8 ) Who is Ray Tomlinson? What was his contribution to the IT field? (clue : He has something to do with the sequence 'QWERTYUIOP')
Inventor of E-Mail. 'QWERTYUIOP' was the first E-mail to be sent
9) Expansion of
VIRUS -- Vital Information Resource Under Siege
QUIZ -- Quest for Universal Intelligence and Zeal
10) Bow in Lord Ram (in Ramayan) and Arjun (in Mahabharat) has a special names? What is that?
Kothandam and Kandeevam
Barbie
2) Who is the first mayor of chennai?
Dr Rajah, Sir MA Muthiah Chettiar
3) Name the animal whose defense is a very strong smelling spray. It has glands which hold about a tablespoon of musky smelling methyl mercaptan.
Skunk
4) What is the relation bet RD Burman and S D Burman.
Father-Son Relation. I thought there is no relation between them. But yesterday after seeing your posts, I just verified with my friends. R D Burman is son of S D Burman. Infact Aradhana was an unofficial composition of R D Burman as S D Burman fell sick during the recording of that film.
5) This question should be answered by chennaites. If you see a phone number or number plate of a vehicle which contains 7755, It represent which establishment?
Hotel Saravana Bhavan
6) RIngo Starr belongs to which famous pop boy band.
Beatles
7) If you were the Vice President of India, which is the other post you will automatically hold.
Speaker of Rajya Sabha
8 ) Who is Ray Tomlinson? What was his contribution to the IT field? (clue : He has something to do with the sequence 'QWERTYUIOP')
Inventor of E-Mail. 'QWERTYUIOP' was the first E-mail to be sent
9) Expansion of
VIRUS -- Vital Information Resource Under Siege
QUIZ -- Quest for Universal Intelligence and Zeal
10) Bow in Lord Ram (in Ramayan) and Arjun (in Mahabharat) has a special names? What is that?
Kothandam and Kandeevam
Cricket Informations
1) Chamida Vaas has the biggest name in the cricketing world. His name starts like this 'Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chamida Vaas'. His desire is to become a priest in a church after his cricketing career.
2) Sandeep Patel once hit Bob Willis for six fours in an over in a test match.
3) Gavin Larsen is known as 'Postman' of NewZealand Cricket as he has always delivered whenever it mattered the most
.
4) Know your field postions
a) Straight hit - Field position near the boundary directly behind the bowler
b) Long stop - One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
5) Sachin was the first victim of third umpire. No prizes for guessing the fielder. It was none other than Jonty Rhodes.
6) On 2001 December, Michael Vaughan was given out for Handling the ball. That was the last time a batsman was given out for Handling the ball
7) In 130 years of cricket no batsmen has got out by Hitting the ball twice & Timeout.
8 ) Sunil Gavaskar's autobiography is 'Sunny Days' while Kapil's is 'Straight from the Heart'.
9) When Sachin scored a hundred in the match against kenya in 1999 world cup played in England, it was his first hundred as a non opener.
10) MA Chidambaram Cricket ground aka 'Chepauk' in Chennai and Gabba in Brisbane has hosted the two tied test matches.
2) Sandeep Patel once hit Bob Willis for six fours in an over in a test match.
3) Gavin Larsen is known as 'Postman' of NewZealand Cricket as he has always delivered whenever it mattered the most
.
4) Know your field postions
a) Straight hit - Field position near the boundary directly behind the bowler
b) Long stop - One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
5) Sachin was the first victim of third umpire. No prizes for guessing the fielder. It was none other than Jonty Rhodes.
6) On 2001 December, Michael Vaughan was given out for Handling the ball. That was the last time a batsman was given out for Handling the ball
7) In 130 years of cricket no batsmen has got out by Hitting the ball twice & Timeout.
8 ) Sunil Gavaskar's autobiography is 'Sunny Days' while Kapil's is 'Straight from the Heart'.
9) When Sachin scored a hundred in the match against kenya in 1999 world cup played in England, it was his first hundred as a non opener.
10) MA Chidambaram Cricket ground aka 'Chepauk' in Chennai and Gabba in Brisbane has hosted the two tied test matches.
7 PM to 10 PM
Mumbai Express Movie - A Report
This blog is not about any thrilling incident happened between 7 PM to 10 PM. It’s about the laborious experience that we had last Friday in Sathyam theatre between 7 PM to 10 PM. Yes, we watched one of the painful movie of all time, Mumbai Express. Whenever we discuss about Kamal, as an actor, my friends always say that ‘Kamal doesn’t need to prove his acting talent to the people any more. His experience itself speaks for his achievements.’ Even I feel the same. But at the same time ‘Mumbai Express’ has to prove it’s worth. Here my criticism is not about Kamal. It’s about ‘Mumbai Express’ the movie.
I don’t like to discuss about the story, as it is one of the many weakness in the movie. Basically it is a ‘Comedy when abducting a wrong person’ type of movie. Saying goes like this ‘Only under hot sun you know the value of zephyr’. Only after seeing this movie, one can realize the real value of a good dialogue writer like ‘crazy’ Mohan. Kamal, as a dialogue writer, failed miserably. His dialogues are pathetic and really tested audience’s patience. In the name of comedy, along with his crew, Kamal has delivered what one can call as Kamal’s worst comedy movie. Screenplay is also very feeble and also his new technology doesn’t help him either. I don’t know whether the problem is with the crew or with the theatre. But the final outcome is not good and in some place, it pixilated and in some places, Kamal used the old ’MGR’ technique of keeping the vehicle (in this case its his motor bike) in a stationary position and moving the background picture. Director made some flaw by not justifying how an already married heroin accepts a stranger who rescued her child after mistakenly kidnapping him, as her husband. So movie failed in all the four major departments.
Coming to the music, by Raja, many of the website reported that he has given jazz music. But it’s not jazz, it ‘s a jarred music. Kamal, in an interview, said that nearly 1.75 lakhs cassettes have been sold. I suspect that information. There is nothing in that music to buy and hear. Nowadays, all actors and film personalities are giving some false statistics in the media and are trying to create hype. Also, media are not reviewing the films; they are launching their favorite hero’s movies and doing publicity for that movie. In one famous Tamil magazine, 41/100 was given to ME. I don’t know what they find in that movie. May be, Madan - One of the editors, also Kamal’s close friend - would have made some influence. Also they have given 40/100 to ‘Chandramukhi’. Really a cheap review by a renowned magazine.
Final Say: An inutile effort from a talented bunch. Sathyam Theater and its atmosphere is the solace during those 3 hours of journey in ‘Mumbai Express’. Kamal should have given a free anodyne to all those who watch this movie in the theater to relieve their pain.
Pros: Sathyam Theater (chennai)
Cons: Almost everything
Plot: Very Bad - No plot at all
Cast Performance: Fair - Overacting by a few (Kovai Sarala, Virumandi Villian)
Soundtrack: Poor - Not worth it
Camera Effects: Poor - Can there be any thing as bad as this
Watch this movie with: Don't watch this movie at all.
PS: In a theater in Jammu and Kashmir, few shows of ME have to be cancelled due to lack of audience. Sooner or later it is going to happen in Tamilnadu too. No wonder why Chandramukhi is screened 13 times (per day) in the weekend (10 times in weekdays) in Mayajaal, if this kind of movie is going to compete with.
This blog is not about any thrilling incident happened between 7 PM to 10 PM. It’s about the laborious experience that we had last Friday in Sathyam theatre between 7 PM to 10 PM. Yes, we watched one of the painful movie of all time, Mumbai Express. Whenever we discuss about Kamal, as an actor, my friends always say that ‘Kamal doesn’t need to prove his acting talent to the people any more. His experience itself speaks for his achievements.’ Even I feel the same. But at the same time ‘Mumbai Express’ has to prove it’s worth. Here my criticism is not about Kamal. It’s about ‘Mumbai Express’ the movie.
I don’t like to discuss about the story, as it is one of the many weakness in the movie. Basically it is a ‘Comedy when abducting a wrong person’ type of movie. Saying goes like this ‘Only under hot sun you know the value of zephyr’. Only after seeing this movie, one can realize the real value of a good dialogue writer like ‘crazy’ Mohan. Kamal, as a dialogue writer, failed miserably. His dialogues are pathetic and really tested audience’s patience. In the name of comedy, along with his crew, Kamal has delivered what one can call as Kamal’s worst comedy movie. Screenplay is also very feeble and also his new technology doesn’t help him either. I don’t know whether the problem is with the crew or with the theatre. But the final outcome is not good and in some place, it pixilated and in some places, Kamal used the old ’MGR’ technique of keeping the vehicle (in this case its his motor bike) in a stationary position and moving the background picture. Director made some flaw by not justifying how an already married heroin accepts a stranger who rescued her child after mistakenly kidnapping him, as her husband. So movie failed in all the four major departments.
Coming to the music, by Raja, many of the website reported that he has given jazz music. But it’s not jazz, it ‘s a jarred music. Kamal, in an interview, said that nearly 1.75 lakhs cassettes have been sold. I suspect that information. There is nothing in that music to buy and hear. Nowadays, all actors and film personalities are giving some false statistics in the media and are trying to create hype. Also, media are not reviewing the films; they are launching their favorite hero’s movies and doing publicity for that movie. In one famous Tamil magazine, 41/100 was given to ME. I don’t know what they find in that movie. May be, Madan - One of the editors, also Kamal’s close friend - would have made some influence. Also they have given 40/100 to ‘Chandramukhi’. Really a cheap review by a renowned magazine.
Final Say: An inutile effort from a talented bunch. Sathyam Theater and its atmosphere is the solace during those 3 hours of journey in ‘Mumbai Express’. Kamal should have given a free anodyne to all those who watch this movie in the theater to relieve their pain.
Pros: Sathyam Theater (chennai)
Cons: Almost everything
Plot: Very Bad - No plot at all
Cast Performance: Fair - Overacting by a few (Kovai Sarala, Virumandi Villian)
Soundtrack: Poor - Not worth it
Camera Effects: Poor - Can there be any thing as bad as this
Watch this movie with: Don't watch this movie at all.
PS: In a theater in Jammu and Kashmir, few shows of ME have to be cancelled due to lack of audience. Sooner or later it is going to happen in Tamilnadu too. No wonder why Chandramukhi is screened 13 times (per day) in the weekend (10 times in weekdays) in Mayajaal, if this kind of movie is going to compete with.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Timepass Trivia
1) Mohammed Ali Jinnah's grand son owns one of the largest textile group in india. Name that textile group?
Answer : Bombay Dyeing
2) Who is the author of 'Jungle Book' ?
Answer : Rudyard Kipling
3) Who is known as Father of java?
Answer : James Gosling
4) A small riddle. There is a bridge which can withstand a weight of 120KG. An apple vendor 'A' who weighs 60 KG wants to cross the bridge along with his apple basket which weighs 10 KG. At the same time another vendor 'B' whose weight is 50 KG tries to cross the bridge with an apple basket of same weight, size, quality, number of apples as that of vendor 'A'. They want to cross the bridge at the same time. How will they achieve that?
Answer : Ask both men to leave their apple basket behind, cross the bridge, pick the other basket(since both basket are of same weight, size, quality, number of apples)
5) 'He can act like me but I can't act like him.' Who said this?
Answer : Marlon Brando on Sivaji Ganesan.
6) Find the missing one(s) from the following series.
Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Reliance company, ___, Wills, ___, ___
Answer : Benson and Hedges, ICC, ICC
7) White bird releases have been documented since the beginning of time for all occasions and ceremonies as a symbol of freedom, love, and peace.Whose idea is that?
Answer : Renowned painter Picasso
8 ) What does 'Ikabana' means?
Answer : Japanese flower arrangement
9) What is HP's version of java known as?
Answer : Chai (Java means a kind of coffee. So HP called their version as CHAI which means Tea)
10)What is the unit for measuring movements of the mouse on the computer screen?
Answer : Mickeys
Answer : Bombay Dyeing
2) Who is the author of 'Jungle Book' ?
Answer : Rudyard Kipling
3) Who is known as Father of java?
Answer : James Gosling
4) A small riddle. There is a bridge which can withstand a weight of 120KG. An apple vendor 'A' who weighs 60 KG wants to cross the bridge along with his apple basket which weighs 10 KG. At the same time another vendor 'B' whose weight is 50 KG tries to cross the bridge with an apple basket of same weight, size, quality, number of apples as that of vendor 'A'. They want to cross the bridge at the same time. How will they achieve that?
Answer : Ask both men to leave their apple basket behind, cross the bridge, pick the other basket(since both basket are of same weight, size, quality, number of apples)
5) 'He can act like me but I can't act like him.' Who said this?
Answer : Marlon Brando on Sivaji Ganesan.
6) Find the missing one(s) from the following series.
Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Insurance Company, Reliance company, ___, Wills, ___, ___
Answer : Benson and Hedges, ICC, ICC
7) White bird releases have been documented since the beginning of time for all occasions and ceremonies as a symbol of freedom, love, and peace.Whose idea is that?
Answer : Renowned painter Picasso
8 ) What does 'Ikabana' means?
Answer : Japanese flower arrangement
9) What is HP's version of java known as?
Answer : Chai (Java means a kind of coffee. So HP called their version as CHAI which means Tea)
10)What is the unit for measuring movements of the mouse on the computer screen?
Answer : Mickeys
Kangaroos Vs Springboks
Note : Written on my office blogs on 21st Dec of 2007
A report on the just concluded test match between Australia and South Africa in Perth, WACA.
In cricket, match between Australia and South Africa can be compared to the game of chess between Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. They both employ lot of tactics and they do their homework well. Both are very fit teams and do their basics right (though in this match SA dropped as many as 6-7 catches which go along with one wrong decision given by Umpire Doctrove). Aussies has spontaneous thinkers while African team lacks that. Most of the time Aussie wins just because of the Shiekh of Tweak - Shane Kieth Warne - who never fails to exploit the Proteas's inability to play spin. The concluded test match is no exception to this.
There are lot of positives for SA. First to start with A B de Villiers, a 21 year old, who is forming a very good opening combo with 'ever consistent' Graeme Smith. He has a very good stance like English Michael Vaughan, though not that much elegant as Michael but has more attacking horizontal bat shots than the English captain. To go with this he is a trained wicket keeper. A real under study for Mark Boucher. Graeme Smith showing good promises and I feel, at any time he may fire. We cannot expect Gibbs to play with caution. He is an instinctive player, just like Sehwag. If he clicks, he will destroy the opposition attack and will be a treat for the spectators. Saying all these things, they have to improve their fielding, mainly catching, a lot in the next two tests. One can't expect to win a test by dropping 7 sitters. Just replace Ashwell Prince, who is slowly becoming the Daryl Cullinan (ie.. bunny) of Warne , with solid Jacques Kallis. Jacques Rudolph played an innings of his life and it is an epitome of concentration. This knock reminds me of the knock played by Kallis in 1998-99 series in Melbourne which was the turning point in his life. I expect the same for Rudolph so that we can see a lot of his trademark cover drives which pierce the field like a sharp knife on butter. Really a clinical player. Kemp's knock is an enigmatic one. One expects Justin Kemp do set the stadium ablaze. But he was contented with defensive strokes and gave a very good support to Jacques Rudolph. Also not to forget their ever improving pace attack.
As for as Aussies, they will just pull their hairs for letting the match go in SA's favour. I am not at all impressed with Punter's captaincy. He is not at all aggressive unlike his batting. Hussey's skills are really threating to all the bowlers around the world. Brad Hodge is just a clone of Damien Martyn. It is really amazing how Aus selectors find a correct replacements. Hodge for Martyn, Hussey for Bevan. Symonds is a disappointment. It's time for them to bring the talented Michael Clarke in the team. Their bowling attack is not the 'Usual' threating one. May be due to the reason that McGrath is down with flu. But there is no respite for batsmen from Lee and Warne.
Umpires had a very good game, specifically Billy Doctrove, who just made only one mistake but made amend with lot of good decisions in the final day.
However, in my opinion Proteas lost their brightest chance to beat Aussie in Perth which assist fast bowling - a strong area for SA. It is going to be very hard for them even to snatch a draw in the Sydney test, a pitch which will assist spin from day three, where they have to handle the deadly spin twins - Shane and Stuart. So they have to work very hard to win the boxing day test match in 'very neutral pitch' Melbourne.
Final say: One of the very best test match in recent times. One of the finest knock in recent times by Jacques Rudolph, which changed the result of the match, who should have been awarded the Man of Match which in my opinion wrongly given to Brad Hodge though his knock is not a less mean effort.
A report on the just concluded test match between Australia and South Africa in Perth, WACA.
In cricket, match between Australia and South Africa can be compared to the game of chess between Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. They both employ lot of tactics and they do their homework well. Both are very fit teams and do their basics right (though in this match SA dropped as many as 6-7 catches which go along with one wrong decision given by Umpire Doctrove). Aussies has spontaneous thinkers while African team lacks that. Most of the time Aussie wins just because of the Shiekh of Tweak - Shane Kieth Warne - who never fails to exploit the Proteas's inability to play spin. The concluded test match is no exception to this.
There are lot of positives for SA. First to start with A B de Villiers, a 21 year old, who is forming a very good opening combo with 'ever consistent' Graeme Smith. He has a very good stance like English Michael Vaughan, though not that much elegant as Michael but has more attacking horizontal bat shots than the English captain. To go with this he is a trained wicket keeper. A real under study for Mark Boucher. Graeme Smith showing good promises and I feel, at any time he may fire. We cannot expect Gibbs to play with caution. He is an instinctive player, just like Sehwag. If he clicks, he will destroy the opposition attack and will be a treat for the spectators. Saying all these things, they have to improve their fielding, mainly catching, a lot in the next two tests. One can't expect to win a test by dropping 7 sitters. Just replace Ashwell Prince, who is slowly becoming the Daryl Cullinan (ie.. bunny) of Warne , with solid Jacques Kallis. Jacques Rudolph played an innings of his life and it is an epitome of concentration. This knock reminds me of the knock played by Kallis in 1998-99 series in Melbourne which was the turning point in his life. I expect the same for Rudolph so that we can see a lot of his trademark cover drives which pierce the field like a sharp knife on butter. Really a clinical player. Kemp's knock is an enigmatic one. One expects Justin Kemp do set the stadium ablaze. But he was contented with defensive strokes and gave a very good support to Jacques Rudolph. Also not to forget their ever improving pace attack.
As for as Aussies, they will just pull their hairs for letting the match go in SA's favour. I am not at all impressed with Punter's captaincy. He is not at all aggressive unlike his batting. Hussey's skills are really threating to all the bowlers around the world. Brad Hodge is just a clone of Damien Martyn. It is really amazing how Aus selectors find a correct replacements. Hodge for Martyn, Hussey for Bevan. Symonds is a disappointment. It's time for them to bring the talented Michael Clarke in the team. Their bowling attack is not the 'Usual' threating one. May be due to the reason that McGrath is down with flu. But there is no respite for batsmen from Lee and Warne.
Umpires had a very good game, specifically Billy Doctrove, who just made only one mistake but made amend with lot of good decisions in the final day.
However, in my opinion Proteas lost their brightest chance to beat Aussie in Perth which assist fast bowling - a strong area for SA. It is going to be very hard for them even to snatch a draw in the Sydney test, a pitch which will assist spin from day three, where they have to handle the deadly spin twins - Shane and Stuart. So they have to work very hard to win the boxing day test match in 'very neutral pitch' Melbourne.
Final say: One of the very best test match in recent times. One of the finest knock in recent times by Jacques Rudolph, which changed the result of the match, who should have been awarded the Man of Match which in my opinion wrongly given to Brad Hodge though his knock is not a less mean effort.
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