Friday, September 14, 2007
INDIA VS PAKISTAN T20
Well well well,India Pakistan 20-20.Huge expat crowd at the venue,Durban, which has a great relevance with our history,remember the great Mahatma practised his legal profession here.And once again,the archrivals,the cricketing giants of the asian subcontinent,India and Pakistan clashed in cricket's newest and sharpest format,the 20-20 league.Even as purists complain about how the new format is too compressed and biased towards the batsmen and some even going to the extent predicting doomsday for the new format and a very venerable respected sports columnist likening the new format to a golfer continously teeing off. They would be eating their own words after watching the gripping,exciting and edge-of-the-seat thrills and spills,the encounter between India and Pakistan provided.After winning a not so decisive toss,the pakistani captain shoaib malik put the indians in to bat.After some splendid fast bowling from the pakistani quicks,especially mohammad asif,india found itself teetering at a precarious 36/4 when the skipper mahendra singh dhoni walked in.he,along with swashbuckling robin uthappa managed to steady the indian ship.uthappa played to his strengths-dominating the bowling and was looking very dangerous,A quickfire 50 before he edged one from the new face tanvir(with an unusual action) to akmal.Pathan in his comeback match made a quick 20.Dhoni played sensibly and finally succumbed while trying to up the scoring rate.The indian tail folded for 141.the pakistan reply was strong till some inspired bowling and fielding reduced them to 53/4.shoaib malik tried and failed to take on the indian attack.Afridi coming in low at #7 failed to make a mark,.,.,it was left to misbah ul haq who almost pulled it off in a classic cliffhanger of a match,..,.twelve required of the last over,.,sreesanth steams in.,.,.arafat slogs it over cover for a single.next ball misbah swings it for a couple.sreesanth bowls a tad short.,.,.misbah swings and connects.,.the ball flies across the point for four more,a section of a crowd goes silent and one more section erupts.this is india vs pakistan.five required of three.the indian think tank crowds around sreesanth.,.,the crowds tense,wait with bated breadth,.,.some praying fervently,.,.mid off comes in,.,.a full toss,.,.,misbah drives,.,.beats mid off for another boundary.,scores level.,.pakistan cannot lose from here.one required off three.sreesanth braces up and bowls two amazing dot balls under severe pressure.an eerie silence shrouds the arena.one required of one,.,.a short ball,.,.misbah makes contact,.,.scampers for a single.,.,but he is run out brilliantly.,.,.,the match is tied.,.,.the crowd is shocked.,.,India pull it off from the brink.,.,.,now to the new football style bowl out,.,.,india line up sehwag,harbhajan,uthappa,pathan and sreesanth,.,.india start.,.,sehwag hits the wicket.,.,.arafat bowls and misses.,.,harbhajan hits,gul misses,.,.uthappa hits,.,.,india are safe,.,.atleast for the moment,.,.,afridi bowls and misses,.,.,the stadium erupts,.,.,.india win,.,.,.the indian players go wild celebrating,.,.,this is a real sample of the thrill that the 20-20 matches are providing,.and to write this new format off,.,.,.well.,.,.i don't know.,.,but as the venerable columnnist puts it,its not wise to judge a day until the night has fallen,.,..so lets hang around till the last ball of this 20-20 world cup is bowled.,.,till then the debate will rage,.,.,and about my views about the new format,.,..i'm savin it for another day.,.,.another time.,.,.,.watch this space
Thursday, September 13, 2007
max throttle_biker sound off
There are basically two bikes which can be called sporty in INDIA.,.,.,.,one from the honda hero combine,the hh karizma,(bikers prefer calling it the zma),the other ofcourse is from the bajaj stables,no prizes for guessing,the pulsar series or the pulsar platform or whatever.,.,.,.,.,.,.
now one avid biker from bangalore,ARVIND,whose ride is a honda unicorn,wants to piss all over the bajaj pulsar,and berate about the state of indian roads,et all.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BELOW ARE ARVIND'S VIEWS AND THIS LOG IS MERELY A PLATFORM FOR HIM TO EXPRESS HIS THOUGHTS AND THE BLOGGER JAYPRASHANTH IS MERELY OFFERING SPACE TO ARVIND TO PUT HIS THOUGHTS DOWN.
So here we go.
I'm riding on the bangalore mysore expressway,on a steed that most riders would/can only dream of.talk about doing 167kph at 14600 rpm on first gear,talk about taking a bike that can't be improved upon and talk about making it better.well, thats what yamaha has done to the latest '07 R1.talk about 193 pure bred race horses being housed,all together in four inline cylinders and imagine unleashing them all at an rpm as low as 5500.oh yeah baby,i'm on the r1,the best thing that ever happened on two wheels.The bike that could raise your hair better than the strongest of hair gels.the engine whose bassy note could shame even a high end woofer.But damn,this crazy bleary eyed trucker doesn't seem to have an iota of respect for a damn nice piece of automotive engineering when he sees one.Still in first gear,i find a gap and rev up.,.,.,finally an empty road beckons me,i gun the throttle like i was choking one mr himesh reshammiya to death.,.,.,.fuck him.,.,.,fuck the world.,.,.,.all that matters to me is hitting a good 250k's.BEEP.an indication that i'v hit a ton,still on the furious first gear,revving all the way till the rev limiter stalls acceleration,then a quick stab of my left toe to hit second,223 comes up no time,another BEEP,the damn limiter again,a stab for third,and fuck again,a bloody milkman grazing his cows on the grass growing on the divider,.,.can't these animals stay where they belong???I would have mowed down this bloody cow if i had a hummer,but i'm not that lucky enough,not lucky enough to hit a 300 on the autobahn or drift around monza or valencia or even exercise my riding prowess-not this country.,.,atleast not yet,..,.,and definitely not this bike with these kinda moronic co-inhabitants around,.,okie,.,now time to stop revving the pants off the r1,time to ride back to bangalore.,.to be one more power-road hungry denizen.,.,"i told you that riding this beast of a machine is far from pleasurable in this country of ours"the owner remarks,it wasn't all that bad after all,i chuckle to myself.
now im on my very own honda unicorn,no rev limiter-no liquid cooling-made for India-which at last brings me to my point-if you have been reading this far-that when honda make bikes,they do with a purpose.They make bikes that can go from a to b,and then again make bikes that run circles around other bikes in a monza or a suzuka.As long i'm in India,i would most probably never get to ride on that kinda blacktop.More importantly,i would never get to own any of the SBK's,atleast till i'm a student.So,i go for their first category of bikes-and the cbf150,unicorn in india which is quintessentially a great commuter machine.
But not all indians seem to have a perspective as simple as the makers of the unicorns.I wouldn't exactly blame them for it,and they are not wrong.Many riders, in fact most riders fancy themselves to be the tino' rossi's and micky doohan's.They don't let the mindfucked bus drivers or the killing deep pot(death)holes mellow them down.To them,every 10m straight stretch of road becomes the back straight of monza,every bike they ride is a cbr,only if they ever felt the joy of a real sportbike.So these wannabe racers customize,ripping off the sensible commuter handlebars to back breaking clip-ons.Enough trouble to give orthopaedic surgeons more bad backs to work on.They rip off standard exhausts for ear splitting fart like sounds.then they rearset the footpegs to make sure they screw up the handling.and then spend a few grand for some plastic surgery for their puny commuter machines and some more currency for keeping the small lathe owners in business while trying to wring out the max outta their tiny engines.They don't give a shit for overall bike integrity,they don't give a damn to their top ends which would be taken by a scooter-but they want the feel of a superbike,.,..only if they knew what that was,.,.bloody wannabe's..,
These wannabe's,so used to going GA-GA on some piece of shit that ran on 100/17 radials or which made a hell of a noise like the fart from the ass of a constipated horse.If only i had a bike which made me feel i'm a pro,said one wannabe..,.,and Hamara BAJAJ heard his cry_they started researching(still searching) with a bunch of mindless nuts,then went on to make the perfect wannabe Bike.they bragged about features that would only be laughed at except maybe in Untamed Africa.They advertised.They sold.They conquered.and with all this,the blasphemous campaign definitely male bike.Yeah welcome the BAJAJ FUCKIN PULSAR.
Firstly,its pretty ironic that the pulsars should be labelled male-after all,their tanks look pregnant and have been the bane of the manhoods of many men,or maybe its pretty,and very appropriately,the 220's in the ads keep reproducing-oh yes i forgot,its natural,they are pregnant.alright alright,now you owners of the pregnant male-if you feel you have suffered enough insults,here we go!!!
There are many features about your bike that are pretty futile in their purpose for existence,just like the lives of the people who ride it.
To begin with the much hyped "dtsi" tech.throw a match box into a can of fuel,you'll know what i'm talkin about.two spark plugs?you think thats innovation.you think your ideas are original.bmw bikes had em in the 70's.People come up with super refined creamy engines with 4 cylinders inline and you think they wouldn't have thought about 2 plugs.get real man,burning residual fuel with 2 plugs is nowhere putting you guys in honda yamaha territory.And your 200-220 models are a farce.You have radials that aeem to be chopped off a truck and you still have issues with high speed cornering and stability that the more down to earth zma or even the uniocorn possess.Talk about pre lubrication in your chain sprocket system,i think you can go a extra mile with a chain guard in place than a exposed chain prone to malfunction not to mention the indian dusty conditions' wear and tear.You really shouldn't be bothering about weight,cos get the bloody point,its not a sport bike you're making.
Oh and how can i forget your gearbox.You have one neutral and five gears and 4 neutrals between each gear.so technically CONGRATS MAN-you come up with the first bike that has 10 gears.
And talk about your riding positions.I think the union of orthopaedicians&quacks rather bribed BAJAJ into helping them have more customers.So they designed rear set footpegs and clip-ons that would send the spinal cord on a self wrecking mission.and whats with that rubber piece on the tank.guess you learnt lessons after your customers splattered their balls on them.But the rubber piece is no solution.Methinks a pillow will provide just the right amount of cushining..,..,hehehe.Brag about split handle bars,split seats and split grab rails.Hey i have an original idea-I'm thinking- split fuel tank-split engine-maybe i should become an r&d specialist at BAJAJ AUTO.and the backlit switchgear.oh how many self respecting bikers even look at the switchgear to use them.oh yes bajaj rides fumble even with switchgear.,.,so maybe they need it after all cos bajaj auto doesn't know where to package what switch.
Oh and i don't wish to get started about your engine cos i'm not sure if readers would have even come this far.so i don't think its worth all the effort.But in a nutshell,you need to learn what a real sport bike is dude...a real sport bike has something called power to weight ratio-something that wasn't taught to the wise men at bajaj.You make the engine with a heavy balancing shaft and a light crank/.,.,.what an idea to torque up,.,.,.and you didn't paint the 220's engine black because you had heating issues-well if you fancy yourself to be better than any other bike co in innovation-well here's some news.There are bikes around belting out 3digit horses with black paint finished engines.So get back to the 8th grade and don't pay through your way to pass.
And control units,most often used to control engines are most often used by the bajaj boffins to control headlamps.So stop investing in r&d.you know deep down,its just a waste of money & resource.please invest in your damn marketing.
And a big fuck you for bringing in mag wheels and making that a trend.Stop pretending like you're manufacturing a sport bike that requires oil cooling.Single cylinder Engines below 250cc don't really require liquid cooling(except race engines).and for fucks sake don't brag about the shitty exhaustec.
instead of all these shitty features,they could do well to refine their bikes and improve quality.
So you have time and time is money.time till honda and yamaha bring in their big mutha's and satiate the real bikers' thirst for true biking.So make hay while the sun shines cos a long dark night is coming your way soon.
PS:the authors views are his very and this blog is proud to give him some space for his sound off,.,.,.,pulsar lovers are welcome to refute and post counter arguements,.,.,.live life full throttle
now one avid biker from bangalore,ARVIND,whose ride is a honda unicorn,wants to piss all over the bajaj pulsar,and berate about the state of indian roads,et all.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BELOW ARE ARVIND'S VIEWS AND THIS LOG IS MERELY A PLATFORM FOR HIM TO EXPRESS HIS THOUGHTS AND THE BLOGGER JAYPRASHANTH IS MERELY OFFERING SPACE TO ARVIND TO PUT HIS THOUGHTS DOWN.
So here we go.
I'm riding on the bangalore mysore expressway,on a steed that most riders would/can only dream of.talk about doing 167kph at 14600 rpm on first gear,talk about taking a bike that can't be improved upon and talk about making it better.well, thats what yamaha has done to the latest '07 R1.talk about 193 pure bred race horses being housed,all together in four inline cylinders and imagine unleashing them all at an rpm as low as 5500.oh yeah baby,i'm on the r1,the best thing that ever happened on two wheels.The bike that could raise your hair better than the strongest of hair gels.the engine whose bassy note could shame even a high end woofer.But damn,this crazy bleary eyed trucker doesn't seem to have an iota of respect for a damn nice piece of automotive engineering when he sees one.Still in first gear,i find a gap and rev up.,.,.,finally an empty road beckons me,i gun the throttle like i was choking one mr himesh reshammiya to death.,.,.,.fuck him.,.,.,fuck the world.,.,.,.all that matters to me is hitting a good 250k's.BEEP.an indication that i'v hit a ton,still on the furious first gear,revving all the way till the rev limiter stalls acceleration,then a quick stab of my left toe to hit second,223 comes up no time,another BEEP,the damn limiter again,a stab for third,and fuck again,a bloody milkman grazing his cows on the grass growing on the divider,.,.can't these animals stay where they belong???I would have mowed down this bloody cow if i had a hummer,but i'm not that lucky enough,not lucky enough to hit a 300 on the autobahn or drift around monza or valencia or even exercise my riding prowess-not this country.,.,atleast not yet,..,.,and definitely not this bike with these kinda moronic co-inhabitants around,.,okie,.,now time to stop revving the pants off the r1,time to ride back to bangalore.,.to be one more power-road hungry denizen.,.,"i told you that riding this beast of a machine is far from pleasurable in this country of ours"the owner remarks,it wasn't all that bad after all,i chuckle to myself.
now im on my very own honda unicorn,no rev limiter-no liquid cooling-made for India-which at last brings me to my point-if you have been reading this far-that when honda make bikes,they do with a purpose.They make bikes that can go from a to b,and then again make bikes that run circles around other bikes in a monza or a suzuka.As long i'm in India,i would most probably never get to ride on that kinda blacktop.More importantly,i would never get to own any of the SBK's,atleast till i'm a student.So,i go for their first category of bikes-and the cbf150,unicorn in india which is quintessentially a great commuter machine.
But not all indians seem to have a perspective as simple as the makers of the unicorns.I wouldn't exactly blame them for it,and they are not wrong.Many riders, in fact most riders fancy themselves to be the tino' rossi's and micky doohan's.They don't let the mindfucked bus drivers or the killing deep pot(death)holes mellow them down.To them,every 10m straight stretch of road becomes the back straight of monza,every bike they ride is a cbr,only if they ever felt the joy of a real sportbike.So these wannabe racers customize,ripping off the sensible commuter handlebars to back breaking clip-ons.Enough trouble to give orthopaedic surgeons more bad backs to work on.They rip off standard exhausts for ear splitting fart like sounds.then they rearset the footpegs to make sure they screw up the handling.and then spend a few grand for some plastic surgery for their puny commuter machines and some more currency for keeping the small lathe owners in business while trying to wring out the max outta their tiny engines.They don't give a shit for overall bike integrity,they don't give a damn to their top ends which would be taken by a scooter-but they want the feel of a superbike,.,..only if they knew what that was,.,.bloody wannabe's..,
These wannabe's,so used to going GA-GA on some piece of shit that ran on 100/17 radials or which made a hell of a noise like the fart from the ass of a constipated horse.If only i had a bike which made me feel i'm a pro,said one wannabe..,.,and Hamara BAJAJ heard his cry_they started researching(still searching) with a bunch of mindless nuts,then went on to make the perfect wannabe Bike.they bragged about features that would only be laughed at except maybe in Untamed Africa.They advertised.They sold.They conquered.and with all this,the blasphemous campaign definitely male bike.Yeah welcome the BAJAJ FUCKIN PULSAR.
Firstly,its pretty ironic that the pulsars should be labelled male-after all,their tanks look pregnant and have been the bane of the manhoods of many men,or maybe its pretty,and very appropriately,the 220's in the ads keep reproducing-oh yes i forgot,its natural,they are pregnant.alright alright,now you owners of the pregnant male-if you feel you have suffered enough insults,here we go!!!
There are many features about your bike that are pretty futile in their purpose for existence,just like the lives of the people who ride it.
To begin with the much hyped "dtsi" tech.throw a match box into a can of fuel,you'll know what i'm talkin about.two spark plugs?you think thats innovation.you think your ideas are original.bmw bikes had em in the 70's.People come up with super refined creamy engines with 4 cylinders inline and you think they wouldn't have thought about 2 plugs.get real man,burning residual fuel with 2 plugs is nowhere putting you guys in honda yamaha territory.And your 200-220 models are a farce.You have radials that aeem to be chopped off a truck and you still have issues with high speed cornering and stability that the more down to earth zma or even the uniocorn possess.Talk about pre lubrication in your chain sprocket system,i think you can go a extra mile with a chain guard in place than a exposed chain prone to malfunction not to mention the indian dusty conditions' wear and tear.You really shouldn't be bothering about weight,cos get the bloody point,its not a sport bike you're making.
Oh and how can i forget your gearbox.You have one neutral and five gears and 4 neutrals between each gear.so technically CONGRATS MAN-you come up with the first bike that has 10 gears.
And talk about your riding positions.I think the union of orthopaedicians&quacks rather bribed BAJAJ into helping them have more customers.So they designed rear set footpegs and clip-ons that would send the spinal cord on a self wrecking mission.and whats with that rubber piece on the tank.guess you learnt lessons after your customers splattered their balls on them.But the rubber piece is no solution.Methinks a pillow will provide just the right amount of cushining..,..,hehehe.Brag about split handle bars,split seats and split grab rails.Hey i have an original idea-I'm thinking- split fuel tank-split engine-maybe i should become an r&d specialist at BAJAJ AUTO.and the backlit switchgear.oh how many self respecting bikers even look at the switchgear to use them.oh yes bajaj rides fumble even with switchgear.,.,so maybe they need it after all cos bajaj auto doesn't know where to package what switch.
Oh and i don't wish to get started about your engine cos i'm not sure if readers would have even come this far.so i don't think its worth all the effort.But in a nutshell,you need to learn what a real sport bike is dude...a real sport bike has something called power to weight ratio-something that wasn't taught to the wise men at bajaj.You make the engine with a heavy balancing shaft and a light crank/.,.,.what an idea to torque up,.,.,.and you didn't paint the 220's engine black because you had heating issues-well if you fancy yourself to be better than any other bike co in innovation-well here's some news.There are bikes around belting out 3digit horses with black paint finished engines.So get back to the 8th grade and don't pay through your way to pass.
And control units,most often used to control engines are most often used by the bajaj boffins to control headlamps.So stop investing in r&d.you know deep down,its just a waste of money & resource.please invest in your damn marketing.
And a big fuck you for bringing in mag wheels and making that a trend.Stop pretending like you're manufacturing a sport bike that requires oil cooling.Single cylinder Engines below 250cc don't really require liquid cooling(except race engines).and for fucks sake don't brag about the shitty exhaustec.
instead of all these shitty features,they could do well to refine their bikes and improve quality.
So you have time and time is money.time till honda and yamaha bring in their big mutha's and satiate the real bikers' thirst for true biking.So make hay while the sun shines cos a long dark night is coming your way soon.
PS:the authors views are his very and this blog is proud to give him some space for his sound off,.,.,.,pulsar lovers are welcome to refute and post counter arguements,.,.,.live life full throttle
Sunday, September 9, 2007
ibp fuel station or playboy magazine
Late On a sunny bangalore sunday morning i set out to meet up with friends.,.,.,.to have a lazy brunch and to meet up ol' buddies.,.,.on my way i happened to see a ibp fuel station.,.,.,.what struck me was its symbol which bore an uncanny resemblance to the playboy bunny symbol.,.,.,.the ibp symbol which actually is a hand with the index and the middle finger depicting quality and quantity in a v shape is very similar to the playboy bunny,.here the fingers look like the bunny's ears,.,so in case you happen to drive across an ibp fuel station just glance over and see for yourself the playboy.,.,er ibp symbol,.,
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Should Sachin Tendulkar retire???
A "TOP" tv news channel starts this debate.... Should Sachin ramesh tendulkar retire from one day cricket???
And like the trend these days
what does mr doshi_an insurance salesman,from ajmer think?
what does mr selvaraghavan_a banker from Chennai have to say about this?
what is an IT student ankur's opinion from bangalore?
And a dabbawalla in Mumbai, scurrying frantically to deliver his dabbas is stopped by an intrepid correspondent and is asked to air his view about Sachin's future....and even the cabbies trying to hustle their way past rush hour traffic are made to "MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD",.,.,.,.,
True, this is the land of the Gandhi........the largest democracy in the world.,.,.,.sure,everyone have a right to their opinion,.,.,.,and lest i forget ,the land where cricket is not merely a sport,but a religion for the legions of fans all across this great nation and where cricketers are demigods.
So people are naturally interested to know more about the cricketers and the lives they lead..,so, in comes the great indian media.,to specifically cater to these needs.,.tv to be specific,to bring all the latest news,views,"ACTIONS" and "REACTIONS",.,,.,.So in comes unconfirmed reports,from "RELIABLE HIGHLY PLACED SOURCES" that one Mr Sachin Tendulkar is contemplating hanging his boots in the near future fom one day cricket.I really wonder who these reliable and highly placed sources are,who at the drop of a hat seem to be knowing more about Sachin's plans than his wife and family,or even Sachin himself.and the media,quite despicably air this a countless times at primetime slots till even the hard core tv junkies get freaked out,.,.,this is a classic example of the media's irresponsible reporting giving undue importance to unreliable reports which have not been authenticated and stoking unrest and sometimes even panic among the people.
The other question is who are we to decide on Sachin Tendulkar's career plans.The cricketer billed to be the all time greatest batsman.This great champion playing with what many enthusiasts see at the peak of his ability,with the flair,aggression and sublime skill which endeared him to cricket lovers world over.Sachin has been shouldering huge expectations from the indian public every time he walks out to bat and is praised highly for a good performance and vehemently criticised for every small failure.Doesn't this man who has served Indian cricket tirelessly for the past eighteen odd years performing exceptionally well consistently barring a few bad patches have the right to decide his cricketing future.Though Sachin is not new to these intense speculation and constant scrutiny,the media,with its irresponsible debates is putting undue pressure on this great cricketer instead of trying to keep him out of the intense,often foolish scrutiny,comparisions and unnecessary attention to enable him focus on what he does best,play cricket.The problem i think is mainly because the tv news channels have nothing to show,or they don't want to show the real important issues which do not garner as many eye balls or trp's(another bloody fancy term) as these "SENSATIONAL BREAKING NEWS" do .There are scores of issues which cry for media attention to highlight people's sufferings and many positive things to show to people,to make them smile and give them hope that is so missing in todays world filled with despair for many.The tv news channels may argue that they cover issues like the Jessica lall murder case,the iim grad manjunath murder case and various scams.etc.But why do they do it.Not really to bring any justice,but to capture more eyeballs per show.But along with this they could be more socially responsible and highlight the real problems,social and economic issues plaguing our country.With this they will definitely win hearts than just eyeballs of our very warm hearted nation.
P.S:kudos to dd or doordarshan for being socially responsible and finding airspace to air important socio-economic issues even while other channels are busy playing ball to irrelevant assorted bullshit.
And like the trend these days
what does mr doshi_an insurance salesman,from ajmer think?
what does mr selvaraghavan_a banker from Chennai have to say about this?
what is an IT student ankur's opinion from bangalore?
And a dabbawalla in Mumbai, scurrying frantically to deliver his dabbas is stopped by an intrepid correspondent and is asked to air his view about Sachin's future....and even the cabbies trying to hustle their way past rush hour traffic are made to "MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD",.,.,.,.,
True, this is the land of the Gandhi........the largest democracy in the world.,.,.,.sure,everyone have a right to their opinion,.,.,.,and lest i forget ,the land where cricket is not merely a sport,but a religion for the legions of fans all across this great nation and where cricketers are demigods.
So people are naturally interested to know more about the cricketers and the lives they lead..,so, in comes the great indian media.,to specifically cater to these needs.,.tv to be specific,to bring all the latest news,views,"ACTIONS" and "REACTIONS",.,,.,.So in comes unconfirmed reports,from "RELIABLE HIGHLY PLACED SOURCES" that one Mr Sachin Tendulkar is contemplating hanging his boots in the near future fom one day cricket.I really wonder who these reliable and highly placed sources are,who at the drop of a hat seem to be knowing more about Sachin's plans than his wife and family,or even Sachin himself.and the media,quite despicably air this a countless times at primetime slots till even the hard core tv junkies get freaked out,.,.,this is a classic example of the media's irresponsible reporting giving undue importance to unreliable reports which have not been authenticated and stoking unrest and sometimes even panic among the people.
The other question is who are we to decide on Sachin Tendulkar's career plans.The cricketer billed to be the all time greatest batsman.This great champion playing with what many enthusiasts see at the peak of his ability,with the flair,aggression and sublime skill which endeared him to cricket lovers world over.Sachin has been shouldering huge expectations from the indian public every time he walks out to bat and is praised highly for a good performance and vehemently criticised for every small failure.Doesn't this man who has served Indian cricket tirelessly for the past eighteen odd years performing exceptionally well consistently barring a few bad patches have the right to decide his cricketing future.Though Sachin is not new to these intense speculation and constant scrutiny,the media,with its irresponsible debates is putting undue pressure on this great cricketer instead of trying to keep him out of the intense,often foolish scrutiny,comparisions and unnecessary attention to enable him focus on what he does best,play cricket.The problem i think is mainly because the tv news channels have nothing to show,or they don't want to show the real important issues which do not garner as many eye balls or trp's(another bloody fancy term) as these "SENSATIONAL BREAKING NEWS" do .There are scores of issues which cry for media attention to highlight people's sufferings and many positive things to show to people,to make them smile and give them hope that is so missing in todays world filled with despair for many.The tv news channels may argue that they cover issues like the Jessica lall murder case,the iim grad manjunath murder case and various scams.etc.But why do they do it.Not really to bring any justice,but to capture more eyeballs per show.But along with this they could be more socially responsible and highlight the real problems,social and economic issues plaguing our country.With this they will definitely win hearts than just eyeballs of our very warm hearted nation.
P.S:kudos to dd or doordarshan for being socially responsible and finding airspace to air important socio-economic issues even while other channels are busy playing ball to irrelevant assorted bullshit.
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