Now that I have been watching some television, I realize we have made some progress as a nation. Two years ago, all the uncountable channels had basically two sources for their staple diet – cricket and bollywood. Now we have three – cricket, bollywood and reality television. The two I particularly enjoyed were channel V’s Dare to Date and Emotional Atyachar on Bindass.
If you think the only intention of the Sachin Tendulkar post was to have some fun at the expense of a national icon – you should read the first line of my post again. So i am posting the original post and some of the replies it generated on a popular forum. I still think my points are pretty valid and people are biased by their admiration for the superstar. continue reading…
One day after all the TV channels and newspapers were filled with praises for the little master and declaring him GOD, there were TV channels trying to innovate highly illogical conclusions in order to gain differentiation in this undifferentiated world event. And what amazes me is the reasoning which they gave as to how they have deciphered the hidden secret that Sachin will play the 2015 world cup, one can’t just stop laughing 
. I don’t want to name the channel but you might guess.
So, let me tell you the reasons according to the CIA agent being hired by that TV channel who could somehow see and think all Indians together like they smelled weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and Osama in Afghanistan !! I’ll jot down the points for you people to be amused as well :
Sehwag is 16 runs away from his third triple hundred. He would be the first person to achieve such a fat surpassing lo and behold – Lara and Bradman. I am lucky to be at home today and have watched most of his innings and now I am watching the “analysis” on the “news” channels – the question is what makes Sehwag so special. continue reading…
I was a fan as a kid. Those days Indian cricket meant Sachin’s innings, as the rest of the Indian team was so lame that it was depressing to watch them. But then as I grew a little older I realized he is a good cricketer but a really boring guy. I began to find his cricket soulless and mechanical. continue reading…
