KXI vs KKR

Kings XI beat Knight Riders in a match truly well played. It was an absolute delight watching Hussey go after the ball. From a required run rate that was over 14 runs per over, Hussey’s knock ensured that by the end, the Knight Riders lost by only 9 runs. My mind raced back to 1996 World Cup semi-final between West Indies and Australia when West Indies went down fighting and Richie Richardson had played in a similar determined manner. Notably, West Indies had lost by 5 runs in that match.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed my inability to identify with any particular team in the IPL tournament. I’ve just watched the matches because I like the game. Any day, I’d prefer to identify with the Indian cricket team.

Pic: Ambassador for Royal Challengers.

Formula 1 - Season 2008

The Formula 1 season this year has already started passing by and I haven’t even had the time to watch the races live on television. I’ve just managed to grab some of the highlights and follow the driver and constructor standings. The way things currently are, I will not be able to watch most of the races of this season.

Anyway, I’m happy that Kimi Räikkönen has raced well till now.

For people who will be interested to know: Dr. Vijay Mallya’s team Force India doesn’t have any points to its credit in the constructor standings so far.

Research

It’s a research analogy that my friend Vivek and I stumbled upon, while discussing other things:

Your beloved’s eyes are quite similar to research papers… both have the same intoxicating effect: One look and you fall asleep.

Side Note: Research papers are a sure shot cure for the biggest of insomniacs.

Upgrade Vista to XP

I came across a very interesting link while reading Ashish’s blog.

It’s a great review about upgrading your Windows Vista machine to Windows XP.

Review: Windows XP

Sachin, the Lord and Cricket

“Commit all your crimes when Sachin Tendulkar is batting, they will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching cricket at that time.”