Issac writes

Everything was going so normal in life, joys were there, sorrows were there, dreams were there, aspirations were there until people experienced tremors and found the earth beneath them shaking. All of a sudden there was panic and terror all around. All the plans made for a great future, all the investments done for a secure life seemed to go in waste as people realized how mortal they were, vulnerable every moment, for they never know when they will fall victim to the wrath of nature. Earthquake never discriminates between the rich and the poor, palace or a hut, it never matters both will be destroyed. The earthquake whose epicenter was in Nepal, its tremors were felt in several states of India. Even me who was sitting in his house in Bhopal felt the tremors. Some of my friends saw their sofa shaking, some saw their flower vase shaking. It was an experience no one would ever want to forget. It was as if a powerful cyclone went past me without touching me, without engulfing me...

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma fell in love, it was their choice. Anushka Sharma came to cheer her love during the semi final match of ICC Cricket world cup,  was her choice. Virat kohli played 13 balls and got out after scoring a single, was neither his choice nor Anushka’s. People blamed them, the so called supporters blamed them, it was their choice. Anushka was called a bad omen by the so called fans, for it was their choice. They were trolled on social media, for it was the choice of the people. They came from sydney together holding each other’s arms, it was their choice.  At the end Love triumphed over all odds, so what if people criticized them, so what if people made fun of them, so what if people hurled abuses at them, they chose to hold each other in this bad times, they chose to support each other in this hard times, they chose to stand by each other in this testing times, at the end of the day, its love that matters ...

Getting back online, and a cursory glance down the TL with the ICC world cup inputs made me glad for not having been able to watch it!  However we weren't spared, several kilometres above the Earth on the flight home, when a helpful First Officer in the cockpit announced that he was happy to share the results of the final!  He said: I'm happy to tell you that the final is over and New Zealand have won by 7 wickets....  To which a spontaneous cheer and appl ause errupted in the aircraft.... And after a moment he said: Uh. Errr... I'm sorry AUSTRALIA have won by 7 wickets. A spontaneous booing followed along with groans of disappointment. He probably hadn't have been cursed as much as he was then! lol....its the most hateful end to an otherwise wonderful world cup, to see Australia lift the World cup. I have seen the australians lift the World cup so many times that i just hate it to see them lift it again and again, Like they are 5 times champions. Give me a br...

I know India lost the match and the dream of winning back to back world cups has been shattered. Many Indians like me would be going through the same phase, very difficult to gulp down the fact that we lost the match .But there were moments, I really felt that we could win the match. When umesh yadav took the wicket of David warner in the 4 th over itself, I felt Its India all the way again.  When shami bowled some beautiful deliveries, I felt its India all the way. When Ashwin caught out Maxwell and Umesh yadav removed Aaron finch in quick succession, I felt it was India all the way. When Mohit Sharma removed Clarke, I felt it was India all the way. When we were fielding so well, saving boundaries and diving and stopping every ball that was going past them, I felt it was India all the way. When Rohit Sharma hooked Johnson for a six and Shikhar dhawan was hitting Faulkner for fours and sixes, I felt it was India all the way. When Rohit was still bat...

Back in 2003, that was the first world cup for me where with my own eyes, I saw India getting into the finals under the great captaincy of Indian legend Sourav ganguly. I was just 12 years at that time and was another cricket crazy boy of a cricket crazy nation. Our neighbourhood was filled with boys who were just like me- Crazy for cricket, crazy to see India win in every match. For all of us, the uncles, the aunties, all my neigbhours, my friends it was a glorious moment, a match that was highly anticipated. For India had reached the finals of an ICC world cup after 20 years. We all wanted Dada and company to repeat  what kapil dev and company did in 1983. We were all hoping for another world cup, another win, another era of glory. Hopes were high and stakes had gone up. I still remember that day, all my relatives were sitting at my house before the match and all were highly excited about it.  There was fear too because the opponent was none other than Australia, t...

He was a Farmer hugely burdened by debts of lakhs of rupees, crop failures had broken the financial backbone of the family. Being the sole earning member of the family, he always felt humiliated for  being not able to fulfil even the basic needs of his dear ones. He cried at times, he wept at times but no one saw his tears. There was no one to help him, for his friends were like him, poor farmers, some of whom had commited suicides. He had 4 bhigaas of land, he sowed wheat with lots of hope. After a few months, the harvest was ready and when the grown wheat bloomed in the air, his mind was filled with joy as now all his problems would end. Happiness was about to knock his doors and his soul danced with joy.  After some days, he will gather his hard work and sell it to buy relief from all his problems. But just two days before harvest, the unexpected happened, the sky opened itself and poured out heavy rains.  The rains were accompanied by hail and as they fell o...

Mashrafe mortaza, the current captain of Bangladesh cricket once accidently met Anil kumble in 2007 before the onset of 2007 world cup. A friendly chat happened between the two of them. Amidst there conversation, Anil kumble expressed his concern to Mashrafe Mortaza saying, “ India is walking on a tight rope because between world cup and India’s tour to Bangladesh, there ain’t any time, because Bangladesh tour was to happen just after the world cup ended. Mashrafe Murtuza took the statement as a huge insult to his country and his countrymen. For him, The statement of Kumble was filled with Arrogance. In an Interview, Mashrafe Mortaza revealed that Kumble’s statement made him feel as if his team is being considered as a punching bag and Indian team could easily reach the finals, as though it were a cakewalk. Mortaza caught the unspoken words in those spoken lines, words that were wrapped  in arrogance. Even though Kumble hadn’t said anything as such but Mortaza decided t...