I am not someone who does not think about starting a post with negation of a statement. My first live experience of IPL was terrific. There was a mild explosion near the stadium and the match got delayed by an hour. For the 1100 bucks that had been shelled, we had to stand for some part of the match before finding a suitable place on the floor. Sachin did not play a sufficiently long innings. I was hoping Rayudu would play a good knock. He did not disappoint me. Some monstrous hitting by Pollard and sensible batting by Duminy saw Mumbai through to a good score. We can`t have even a Pepsi during the break as the fortitude of entire Indian population was seen at that kiosk. People were flocking around it like flood victims. I didn`t dare be 1 among them as the prospects of a Pepsi shower dwindled my enthusiasm.
The cheerleaders were as disinterested as anyone. They were made to dance for some Kannada numbers. Just when I thought that a streaker alone would remind Sachin that there is a crowd watching, he turned to the crowd and waved his hand to set them into a frenzy. Bangalore were awful with the bat and there was little to cheer for their supporters. Away from cricket now. Orange flavored Smirnoff gave me headache that lasted a couple of days. I watched Village lo Vinayakudu this weekend. I liked it a lot. Rao Ramesh was just fantastic. The mov “Prasthanam” for which I was waiting eagerly has released and garnered positive response.
P.S.1.Darling looks to be a promising treat
P.S.2.A pity that Rayudu is not in the Indian team
P.S.3.Eagerly looking forward to FO`10
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