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ICL and BCCI lock horns legally it's so interesting. BCCI, private body claiming and representing Indian and grounds depriving other bodies of equality and depriving of their rights. BCCI and the local cricket bodies rent their grounds from football matches, beauty pageants to exhibitions the real and genuine purpose and usage of cricket ground is only misused. ICL request to use their grounds has been refused. Awaiting to hear how BCCI protects and claims its right to be the sole representative for India and Indian Cricket team. Even couple of companies have sent a notice to it's player not to represent ICL. Court decision on this will be fair andI just cant wait for the judgement day.
BCCI, has now trying to copy ICL format by allowing 2 international player to play in their league which they are egging former player to head. BCCI should have done this earlier and now they are proving that they are pressurised to follow and the alarm bells are ringing for them to wake up only after ICL has set an example. BCCI is only being a follower. They were sitting pretty and enjoying the richnes cricket reaps in glamour and money. Now it's the usual competition and very exciting to genuine hearts of the game.

Death lurks

Walking in the congested oneway road heading home, I happen to witness a van carrying a dead body going against the traffic. Cops seeing it immediately paid the last respect irrespective of what he was when alive sent the Van to proceed without any hindrance paving ways in the heavy traffic city. This happens in many cities that people take advantage of going against law when dead is dead causing more death or close to death kind of riding. It's amazing to see even a Cop pay the last respect by removing his hat but different person have different way of thinking and accepting life.

Even in Chennai, I have seen Water tankers coming in the wrong direction close to midnight. Well, irrespective of the time, it is always dangerous since it can cause fatality to a genuine rider or driver. Sometime this will cause and alarm and the jittered law abiding road monger might lose control and the may result in unexpected damages. Wish the surveilliance camera is installed in all the important locations to monitor and arrest these kind of drivers with huge penalities discouraging the others to stop doing it. Collecting a little money will only make it more merrier for some young and immatured water tank drivers. It's not only water Tankers even the cars who use the wrong direction driving are a threat to anyone.

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Banned baggy pants - Atlanta is considering banning the baggy that show the thongs or boxer shorts. Yes, last evening I happen to see a guy walking with the same kind of baggy pant - even he might not know what and where it is inside so loose the pant was hanging. It's really funny to see these guys.

Another danger that lurks over our head is the dead tree branches. This is surely to fall on someone sooner or later and maybe cause dire consequences. Atleast in Chennai the trees are young but in Bangalore the Big and huge trees are a real threat. Wish with many corporate in the city, someone could sponsor to cut and trim the branches to add more strenght to withstand the wind and also save life and our vehicles. Solution is not chopping the trees but trimming the right and sliding brances for the trunk to balance and withstand. Anyhow these things arent likely to happen but blogs are nice to shed out our feelings and concerns.

Interesting tit bit news that caught my attention

Cricket - Nice to read that ICL is starting their session at Mayajaal, Chennai. It's a lovely ground and the drive on the ECR should be refreshing for the players. The ground also has a small fall kind of set up maybe if its still working players will have a cool time. Wish the Mayajaal authorities allow us to drop in to see our hero's like Lara, Shane Warne n Macgrath along with the famous Pakis practice.

Brain Drain - Read that US is facing reverse brain drain. Isnt that a good news? We in India who always beleived that working in India is much better even if the monetary benefits are not that rosy until recently did expect that many Indians abroad will be lured back not only because of the U.S immigration law but mainly due to the high salary Indians are paid by the local companies. Earlier it was a glamour to go abroad so that their families and themselves can beat their chest thinking that are superior than the people living in India but not anymore. Many of our parents and our families only asked where is he abroad and never asked what job he is doing? That was the glamour living and working abroad brought but not anymore. Now with Indian market booming, high Salaries with increase buying power only lures many back. Not anymore people living abroad looked like a super human but instead we think that he has gone abroad since he isnt able or capable to earn much out in India. Reverse brain is a welcome news and expected one too.

Aerocraft - It was wonderful topic on aerocraft. The write up on India times comparing it with Hindenburg is wonderful. The cruising altitude of Hindenburg being only 750feet it would have been wonderful to see the city in such close quarters. Aerocraft is much advanced in technology as one should expect living in this era. 750feet? isnt it true in chennai kites fly higher thatn this? At that height we will be a lovely companion to the eagles which I rarely see circling in the sky like before. In Bangalore, at dusk hundreds of eagles circle and living in a terrace house, its great to watch these birds. Hope Bangalore manages to keep these birds in the centre of the city like now and not push them to the forest side.

BCCI vs ICL

As ICL revealed their list of players BCCI's heart was pounding. BCCI reacted by sacking Kapil Dev as a NCA coach. It's interesting that Zee has come up with this innovative idea of starting a league like in another other professional cricket playing countries. Well, views of ICL is attracting ex cricketer and young bloods from our own country will not add value to our talent should be from the pessimist view. Players like Warne, Macgrath, Inzy, Razzag have all just quit and opted to represent ICL. Playing against and with them will definetly sharpen the skills of our young bloods. To play Warne or Macgrath one need to lift their standards and with continuous exposure to the bowling and batting can only result in our players getting better. So what does they have to lose? Well its sad that BCCI would not consider players from ICL. These young and talented players can only get better to represent India to give more bench strenght. Unfortunately BCCI has taken it as a threat and reacting and sometime over reacting too. I only with if BCCI could consider ICL as a pipe line to stream young talent with proper channelising of money and mind to make Indian team better.
Comments on ICL recruits only ex players - well the offer is so tempting and the atmosphere is so electric that even the current player will resign to make a bigger career with huge monetary benefits. Some compare to kerry packers - kerry packer lured current players and ICL had not lured by approaching maybe but certainly and I am sure that the seniors of current Indian team should be very happy since they can hang their shoes anyday and still get paid more and play the game that they loved for year. The Ganguly's, Kaif's etc need not worry now for a Chappell or any other kind of high handedness as now they have a better option knocking at their doors. Unless BCCI thinks ICL as their suppliers and talents nuturer, Indian cricket might be sucked out of real talent in future by banning players playing for ICL.

Railway

Travelled last Sunday from Chennai to Bangalore on a special train that was suppose to leave at 2330. This train was so different since its only schedule time but its actual departure and arrival time is "as they wish" kind. Couple of weeks before I was booked on the same special train (0687) they displayed the departure platform as. It was 2330, the departure time and no train has come and another train come from some other destination on platform 1. Then there was an annoucement for us to go to platform 4 as we say the queen of its own time push back slowly. So this week I thought it will be better but it wasnt. It left at 0035 hours and believe me there was no TT to check who is on the train. The doors of each compartment was wide open for anyone to board in the transit stations. It was so scary and different.
I have also travelled on the regular train (2687) which leaves at 2315 and its prompt. There are cops inside the train and TT checks the ticket in 15mts after departure for us to sleep without any disturbance.
Why is there a huge difference in service between scheduled and special trains? Infact they call it a special train but its schedule for all the weeks on Sundays. Are the citizens travelling in the special train have no value for their money and life? Special trains are operated to meet the additional demands and we arent paying less fare to board a special train. Wish someone could take action.
Worst of all, in that special train on 19th there should have been more than 100 kids from the school of Abacus who had participated in a competition in Chennai was leaving back to Bangalore with no TT or police patrolling the train.

Dogs

Street dogs are a real threat to humans. I live in Bangalore where the street dogs, I mean dogs (many) cough huffing and puffing barking close to dragging you until they get familiar with our face. Happen to see a news paper guy being surrounded this morning and this guy threw a stone at a dog to scare them away. Surprisingly a resident lady came out screaming at the news paper guy. The guy is saying "what will I do if the dog bite?". She was only saying it wont bite. Infact even I was almost bitten by not 1 dog but 4 dogs surrounded me in my street it was such a close shave that I could feel the dog breathe.
This lady who supports the dog should try to control the dogs when it barks are the street visitors instead of doing that she only tried to control us from protecting ourself. Will anyone come for help if the dogs bites? I might have to take care of myself. For the citizen of that street, it might be a protection but its a great threat to us. This dogs are strong enough to drag a big perons and kill as well imagine if they turn upon a kid? Do they realise what they are doing?