The Best Of 2005

Well yet another year goes by...My Second New year away from Trivandrum...Well now that shoul be the Norm for the next few years.This year was a very cruicila year as far as my future goes as it saw me get a job ...and that too one which i am enjoying very much.The biggest pain of the year was without any doubt the trip back from yercaud to trivandrum with my best mates.....well the realisation that it was never going to be the same again really put me into tears.It is not that we will nevr meet or that we wont be there like never before....But the magic of those moments was something that even a david blaine could never perform.We lived through all those precious moments like never before.The topping tothose was when we joined in a huddle ..as neil would put it"That would surely put team india to shame" and started hummming "Ek doosre se karte hain pyaar hum"...I could x change all the pleasures of my life for moments like those.The highest point was quickly followed by the realisation that we are going to split for one year..But time has flown past very Quickly....2006 is on the way..So are we..June .that is the month ..The vikings will be back.
The other high point of 2006 was indeed me getting selected for my job from more tha a hundred of applicants..Well i am really grateful for my formative years in LOYOLA school for my perfomance at the interview where i was interviewed by the Manager of our department ..and by god's grace i was able to impress him...
Well other than that Neil going Down Under to represent his uni for moot court..Sajjad and unmesh getting placements at CTS and INFOYS respectively..RC flunking nine of his subjects..Ravi scoring a half century against my team in the inter poly tournament(Even though he should have been out firts ball from me(not boasting but the "best bowler in my secondary school")..But lucky him. he somehow dugout a yorker to guess where..THIRD MAN!!!!!)Afzal leaving for London from the gullies of ullor.Circuit working hard to pass his B.COM.And the biggest surprise that 2005 could give .....SABARI passing all his first year BDS papers..
That was 2005 in a flash.It had more but nothing better than the above mentioned incidents.
The expectations for 2006 are high...I need to further my studies.Get a degree as fast as possible which will see me getting a higher salary by god's grace.Chotte and Rc to secure a Job .Sajjad marrying Shayana..NEil falling in love.Sabari to continue his winning run...LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST "JUNE TO ROCK"

The Plight of Cricket

Well it is not that cricket had lost its place in my heart ....But somehow the turmoil indian cricket was going through didnt inspire me to blog about cricket.I hope that gives a good explanation to the question raised by my cricket mates as to why i didnt blog in support of my favourite cricket player.Cricket is game of uncertainites and indedd it lives up to show its real colour every now and then.The "Maharaja "of indian cricket whose bowling nevr won him a place in any form of cricket is included in the indian test team on virtue of being a batting all rounder...Ridiculous outrageous are too light words that could perfectly describe this.Ajit agarkar winning a test place ahead of Zaheer khan indeed puzzles just due to the basic fact that until now ajit agarkar is the only bowler in the whole cricketing world who can't bowl six good perfect balls in an over.Every two or three good balls he bowls ...u bet a couple of half volleys will be followed by one down the legside.Zahher for all his bad time he had is one bowler who has showed his ability to bowl well to the tail as well move the new ball around considerably.Now to the Bcci elections ...A new board president form Maharashtra ...Haha ..Nothing is goona change in indian cricket.And whta more you will see talented keepres like Dinesh Karthik left to warm the bench while kepper like Sameer dighe (a guy from maharashtra)don the indian colours.Well the goosd aspect of Sharad Pawar being the Board president is maybe guys from Maharashtra wil;l get more consideration.And if in case this happens to be the scenario i would love to see Amol Muzumdar don the indian colours before it is too late.He is one high scoring batsman who due to certain unknown reasons has never been given a proper run in the indian team.While Muzumdar can hope the call.a few others like Devang Gandhi.Laxmi Ratan shulka,Deep Das gupta and last but not the least Dada it is going to be a tough time .BArring dada the rest others can leave behind their dream of playing for the country once again.As for DADA ...SOuravyou was ,you are ,and you will be .....THE BEST CAPTIAN TO LEAD INDIA.The way they have treated you should let you down as you have nothing to prove to any of those f****** selectors.TEAM INDIA.....Go ahead...

AFZAL LONDONWALEY

Well the silent assasin of the VIKINGS underworld gang...Naveed.A.Sajid aka Afzal is another Viking legend.Well a lot can be written and said about this handsome guy from ullor and any words ill never be superlatives.Initially afzal was the most silent member of our gang but whjta completely changed him was his foray into the world net and chatting.Well his flirtatious insticts were something that he couldnt hide form us as we came to see that the afzal on the net was a maverick_navi and totally different guy to the one who was out in public.Well the chatting bug had bit him so hard that he trusted the YAHOO MESSENGER to find his first love(Even tough it was a small time affair it was to be a benchmark to the rest of Aashiqs)
Well his first try at love was to a heartbreaking affair as the break up had caused him to change from the Dashing debonair(a superlative) to a drunkard DEVDAS(not a superlative).But when all of thought that we had a tvm version of the DEVDAS this guy rose out of the ashes with a new affair.But this time no internet ..no msn..no yahoo.Only AIRTEL.Well now that airtel is not a service provider in U.K it is all vodafone.Now the dude is in LONDON ...and belive it he is on to doing part time ...Well for those who dont know afzal they will know he is one guy who just cant even walk 100 metres (laziness is the sole reason). The most funniest episode relating to him can be many ....e the age old joke of Dating the most sensous lady ofBhartiya vidya bhavan(who was manu rc's lady love)to the most recent incident when he went and ordered one fish curry meals at a Mcdonalds outlet in Kent.Isn't he Great......??????

RAVI ROMEO

Well the series on VIKING LEGENDS continues.This one is about the smallest yet big mouthed member of the vikings."Good things come in Small Packets"!!!!!.Amazingly true in this case.Well Ravisankar.N alias CHOTTE is one such good thing to have happened to us.A total romeo in each and every sense ,A unique philandering mind,well words are few to describe this small wonder.Well any story about chotte would be incomplete without his queen of hearts since childhood whose name i wouldnt put on the net as it is known to all those who read this.RAVI ROMEO sad to say has always had hard luck in love.The hero has been in love with this heroine for most part of 6 years(ps:hero is also carrying an affair on another route),but more often than not lady luck has deserted our sweet hero.Be it five years ago when he used to run to the heroine an ask her whether she needed "dil se's" cassete till date when he rings her up daily to say that he doesn't love her anymore,there can't be anyone so bad in love than chotte.His "down to earth " image even though it goes well wit guys was as and is a strict no-no for the heroine.And the egoistic bollywood hero he is,he is not willing to shed his egos for love still dreaming big.One of the worst experience's he had should be the one incident in which he and chris(one of our best friend's)commented about an aunty's(apun ke slang me "ek dam akkan") physical features without knowing that the heroine was behind him and also the fact that "akkan" sorry aunty was the heroine's aunt.The hero also had a lifetime achievment of presenting the heroine a ring and a third class love letter(the routine mallu stuff) on her engagment day.And one thing ,those who come to read about this legend,please keep in mind that the heroine is presently married(????).Well there is more about Chotte but then certain things are too personal to blog about.But whatever bad luck he has we are really fortunate and luckier than everyone that we got him.As chotte would proudly say"Maut se dar nahin hain mujko,Sirf tujhse juda hone ka Dar hain" (i wouldn't fear death,but i fear beiong seprated from you).Well that line sums of his care and sincirety to friends.I know anything about ravi is inccomplete without his Trademark "THALLU".But maybe next time.
UP NEXT "AFZAL LONDONWALEY"

Neil"N" Naughty

Well with such a catchy title well the hero of this blog could be none other than the VIKINGS star NEIL STEPHEN PADAYATTY.The author of a much read blog,,Neil aka neeli is a great part time fottballer as well as a singer.As for his soccer abilities there is a famous story about him which s a best seller amongst us friends...A much more younger neil was a pretty avreage soccer player.But the advantage of long legs compared to the other Ronaldo's and Beckham's made this pretty ordinary talent an above ordinary or to be kind a special talent.As good friend most of us used to treat him flattering words and just like any other human being neil took those words to his head.Well the inter house soccer tournament was just round the corner and as we were the senior m,ost batch in the school,most of the pretty ordinary talents were representing their house on the school scene.And neeli like any other guy felt he had a pretty good chance of playing in front of the whole school representing his house team.Moreover the captain of his house team who was to select the team was his childhood buddy and a soul mate,so our hero felt he was a certainity in the team.His confidence was such that the hero forgotto confrim with his captain whether he was in the team.The day just before the match ourn hero was busy shopping thru the sports sotres in statue junction getting himself a new pair of boots and shorts.That night our hero just coudnt get a good sleep,the truth that his long awaited ream of playing in front of the school was turning into a reality tommorow.The night really felt long.The next day our hero woke up early in the morning ,went for a jog at central stadium and also attended a mass.Just before leaving to school neeli stood in front of the mirror waering the loyolite's "white and black".Well today was going to be a proud moment in his life.Playing a match in front of the whole school.adjusting his hair style he rushed out and and reached the school earleir than normal.Well time went fast and the time had come.Neil put on his boots,the S.S house t-shirt ,and his shorts,and ran out to the soccer ground,The atmospehre was frenzy with s.s house supporters cheerin their house like as it would be for any other house event.The soccer star neil waolked to his buddy and captain and asked "where am i supposed to play.As a centre back or a holding midfeilder".The shock reply was just not pleasing for his ears.The answer was"Sorry neeli,you are not there in the team,i had to include the I.S.C good for nothings in the team".Well the crticism of the I.S.C seniors was of little significance for the hero's hurt pride.The walk out of the field looked a long one .As it would have it,his friends...most of us were waiting for our star to touch the ball .But this wasnt the day.We could see drops of water coming out of our good friend's Eyes.We ran to him and consoled him and cheered him up.Well this might not sound funny to others,but each and ever time we get togethre this event creates the highest decibels of laughter......Well the next naughty neil will be online only after some intresting stories of VIKINGS legends.Coming up next......"RAVI ROMEO"

Woh Lamhein Kuch Baatein

Well i wont be writing down the words of the latest bollywoood hit,but quite a few incidents that i ponder upon again and again.Incidents with a lace of humour have been a part and parcel of my life starting from nursery.But those which i remember the most are surely the ones which have happened during the last ten years or so .A memorabilia of my past.
1.An unsavoury romantic meeting.
The venue for this incident was my tuiton class.A well dressed me walking up the stairs had a lot of thoughts going through my mind coz this was an evening batch class which included my first crush .So just as any other teenager would have in his mind i was making plans to impress the lady of dreams.But some bloddy miscalculation of steps resulted in me missing one step and there i went just like entering a snake's mouth at 99 down i went, all the way down.To add insult to injury my lady of dreams was right there at the entrance .All those stupid girls including her started laughin as if there was no tommorow and the hero in me was facing a number of unexpected villians at one go.Unfotunately the hero had to admit defeat and walk away with the remainig self esteem if there was any.......
Coming next "NEIL 'N NAUGHTY"

WHO R FRIENDS

Well let me put it straight the views in here are completely personal and has nothin to do with the amul world.The main problem among youths nowadays is choosing friends.I have been lucky in that aspect as god handpicked my friends and gave me them.True friends doesnt have to be together each and every moment.Distance not withstanding as long as your friendship is true you have this surety there are a few hearts who think of you at least more than a single time daily.Well talking about my inner circle of friends ,we have devloped a unique bond amongst us that even though we are miles apart we still dont find a dent in our bonding.But a problem amongst we guys is priorities,and i am being a bit brave to admit that me and my friends had our primary priority as freindship when others had studies.Even family was a seond priority for most us.What else could explain we freinds bunking functions at home to just be together.Well i am absolutely sure that none of us will have any regrets of doing that.Maybe due to various circumstances we have been forced to live apart,new friends have come into our life...But what is to be seen is whether any day the inner circle broadens.I fear so.None of those in our vikings will be able to be a part of such a group where all hearts beat as one.TVM VIKINGS ....Dont we Rock

GREGIIE AS COACH

Well 2'nd most populous country in the world,1983 world cup champions,yet just one indian in reckonng for the post of an indian coach.That speaks volumes on how much blinded the indian board and the players are by the success of foreign coaches.So in the end greg chappel's appointment as the coach didnt come as a surprise.Sven goran erikson leading engalnd,otto rehagel greece,big phil for portugal are the few succesful foreign coaches that come to mind but then these are soccer coaches.So i looked at the last two world cups to see whether the succesful teams had a foreign coach.The answer i got was not only in cricket soccer as well as rugby did the world cup champs have a foriegn coach.I read some where that what the aussie cricket coaches do is not coach the players but tell the players to back their natural instincts and that is the backbone of such an all-conquering team.Greg chappel was a fighter in his heydays.And above all he has the confidence of his captain ,so whether this man could lead to us to world cup glory,the coming days will tell.Any ways the fact that he is a good fan of the game was evident when he said in a different manner that sachin is a spent force,which i belive many coaches dare not.Any way let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best to happen.Jai hind.....Jai australlia

WAKE UP ICC

ITALIAN SOCCER GAINTS A.S.ROMA are asked to play three of their champion's league matches in a closed stadium.Month's later another of the ITALIAN GIANTS "NERAZZURRI"INTER MILAN was punished by the UEFA to play the next four european cup matches in an empty stadium as punishment for the crowd trouble that forced the Champions League quarterfinal against AC Milan to be abandoned.Remember that INTER MILAN and A.S .ROMA are indeed big names in the fottballing world as is INDIA in the cricketing world.then why on earth is crowd violence being given a blind eye by the cricketing world.The champion's of crowd violence"THE EDEN GARDEN" crowd still get to see the best teams in the world battle it out.Their credentials....DISRUPTING THE INDIA-SRI LANKA world cup semi final resulting in SRI LANKA being awarded the match,DISRUPTING the INDIA -PAKISTAN asian test championship match etc etc.The latest incidence was witnessed at the KOTLA ground where the crowd started to show its real colour when india had lost six wickets for peanuts chasing 300+.Why is the governing body afraid to take action against these kind of unsporting behaviour .Unless and until the officials garner the guts these kind of hooliganism will continue in its way.

HAIL THE SAVIOURS OF INDIAN CRICKET

Well by the time this blog is posted pakistan might have won the third odi against the indian team(hailed as the best one because there is no saurav).Let me start with the saviours first.
1.HAIL "THE WALL" DRAVID-perfect bowling changes,at least he learns from his mistakes.See this -kumble brought into bowl in the fourth over goes for 23 runs,he takes him off and few overs later brings in Dinesh mongia who goes for only 22 runs.That is captaincy friends.Making the right bowling changes ,bringing the right bowler at the right time isnt it.
2.HAIL "THE BEST BATSMAN"MIDGET KING SACHIN-scoring a quickfire single andproving his worth
Now the bad players
1.BOO MOHAMMED KAIF-why yaar ,why did you play such a fast innings,you are regarded to be ganguly's pet no....,not good to be in the indian team,irresponsible batsman,criticised just for being loyal to your captain,
2.BOO HARBHAJAN SINGH-why on earth did you pick up AFRIDI"S Wicket,THE WALL rates kumble better than you ,so obviously you are not godd enough yaar,be careful else you will lose your place if you keep on pickin up wickets.

C"mon guys please come out and support THE WALL(the best captain ),who picks up kumble rather than kartik,and ok if he picks up kumble,to add to that only two seamer's on a rare pitch which looked similiar to an aussie wicket.Why on earth did he expect dhoni to play another innnigs of 148 when the pitch was behaving badly and the ball moving around big time.

BELATED CONGRATS

Well this is one blog i should have posted much earlier.My heartfelt congrats to MITHALI RAJ and TEAM for doing india proud by reaching the finals and losing to the mighty aussies(seems like cricket greatness is their household property).Now even though women's cricket might become 10%more pouplar than it was before,from a normal cricket lover's point of view i feel that INZAMAM UL HAQ has got to run round the world thrice to come anywhere near the poularity of the male version of the game.Well maybe my creativity suggests a few method's to poularize the female version of the game(is my creativity ruled by the Chauvinist who says "Women have but two faults: everything they say and everything they do").To start with just like Benson and hedges sponsor's the TWENTY TWENTY VERSION,we should get fair and lovely to sponsor a tourney.So the tournament goes like "TWENTY FAIR AND TWENTY LOVELY,20-20"or"FAIR AND LOVELY??....20-20".Well then the change must be in the dress code .Trousers should move and make way for mini skirts and tops for t-shirts.MANDIRA BEDI helping with her vast........(no sleaze)knowledge of the game by doing the commentatory.FOR the time being let the rules be the same .As the famous NAVJOT SINGH SIDDHU once said when when a female was shown on tv screen
"Women are worse than wine - They intoxicate both the holder and the beholder "

LUCKY ME

LUCKY -NO TIME FOE LOVE,a catchy title indeed and above all starring my favourite salman khan ,these were the factors that brought me to the ticket counter.Well i ha dbought my tickets for 10 dollars and 'm happy to say it was PAISA VASOOL.I admit the script defies logic to a extent but this movie is indeed a refreshing sight admist all those stupid crappy movies released on the previous fridays.SNEHA ULLAL is mind -blowing ,(you have to see the movie to believe),playing her character to perfection.Apna sallu can never go wrong,he delivers one of his best perfomance till date ,making you laugh and cry without any failure.The music by ADNAN SAMI is one of the best in recent times (much better than veer-zara).So anyone who happens to read this blog please rusht to you nearest theatres and watch this cute innocent movie(not great by any standards).

TEAM ?????

Pakistan had to win.They played as a team,played with guts and showed a lot of fighting spirit which unfortunately our team india lacked.Whatever sachin fan says about him ,i am sorrry sir but please remember you are not above the team,who are you to command the captain each and every time.We gave you two chances to be a captain and you failed miserably on both occassions and now when some-one else has sweated it out to build up a new team please for god's sake try and be part of it rather than being above it.I am sure sachin is willing to try out captaincy for a third time.As for my favourite sourav ,there are many out there who hate you but there is still a few who love you and you will always remain our best captain.We know these people are cruel,but then team india has to progress and you shouldnt be a block for that.Please take a break from international cricket,get your touch back and prove all the good for nothing crictics of yours wrong.Hail "TEAM INDIA????"

ROMEO AND JULIET

It happens yet again.Sourav goes for a wide ball outside off stump and ends up giving a simple catch to first slip.Well from a sarcastic point of view i doubt whether we are watching the drama "ROMEO AND JULIET " unfold in front of our eyes.Yes a bit strange but the lead characters here are SOURAV GANGULY as ROMEO and JOHN WRIGHT as JULIET.Well you could call it co-incidence but ever since our "JULIET" John wright has confirmed of leaving indian cricket ,our hero"ROMEO SOURAV" has been readily commiting suicide at every point possible.And if this continues it looks verey likely that the ROMANTIC ERA OF INDIAN CRICKET will come to a "THE END" at teh end of this ongoing serious.

SHAH-RUKH JA

QUOTE “I was in Dubai for a show and had half a day off. I had heard a lot about the Palm Resorts, and so went to see it. This company Nakheel took me around and I fell in love with the place. Hey know what, apparently the Palm Resorts can be seen from the moon.Well, it's intensely private. Well, it's just that I felt that I don't get to spend enough time with my kids. Here in India, I need a lot of security if I were to do even a minor outing.I want to be able it do any and everything with Aryan and Suhana. Go to a beach, build sand castles, go fishing, do all of that with kids.I know it's going to be a little expensive but I'll have David Beckham and Bill Clinton as neighours! I guess that should console the holes in my pocket” UNQUOTE.These are the words of india's biggest star SHAHRUKH KHAN ,read it and now read this."SHARUKH KHAN ,PREITY ZINTA ,KARAN JOHAR AND RANI MUKHERJEE visit the indian president and make a collective donation of 1.5 crores".
C'mon shahrukh does beckham pay and watch your movies,how amny kids would love to build castles and play on the beaches but were deprived of their luxuries.I admit that i have no right to say you should odnate more,but at least when you dream of living with such high profile neighbours,try and match them in genorosity also.I have never been a big fan of you,but all your recent movies were a hit not because of its script but because the so called masses .If ot for them you would still remain the same N.S.D Graduate acting in some supid serials.
No offence meant to SHAHRUKH fans,"This guy sucks".

CROWD AT KOCHI

Let me start with congragulating sourav and his boys for such a splendid win over our arch-rivals.First of all let me single out certain individual perfomances,1.SEHWAG-seems like he can do nothing wrong .2.RAHUL DRAVID-not the best one-day batsman to come out of indai but still ,one of the best .3.ZAHEER KHAN-many so -called guru's failed to take notice of this quickie's perfomance,but form my point of view it was his stunning return catch to see of youhana(often dangerous against india),that turned the match on its heels.4MOHAMMED HAFEEZ- a talent to watch out,looked technically correct till the moment he played that rash shot,a decent partime offie and a decent fielder to say the least.Now let me get to the point.With the sun shining right above their heads for major part of 10 hours without any roof,the cricket fans of kerala"god's own country got a treat indeed,And in return for the treat they got their conduct at the post match cermony was in all sense praise worthy.SCENE THIS,Sourav ganguly name being called out by ravi shastri(india's sensible cricketing voice),Sourav at the recieving end of booos and jeers form the bangalore crowd (who i cant understand why they do this ,coz these guys who come to watch cricket at chinnaswamy stadium such an unlucky lot ,that india has failed to win a test there since 1995,and yet are lucky enough to get test matches played tehre,and in the end boos the captain of one of the most succesful indain test captain,) get a big round of applause that the captain who was looking lost and worried about his form till dat moment appeared to be charged up and motivated,.And dont be surprised if sourav comes up with a couple of big ones in this series.AS the people at kochi showed "OH CAPTAIN ,MY CAPTAIN,WE ARE WITH YOU.
PROUD TO BE A KERALITE.

WHAT A MEAL

Well the time i am doing this blog,Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be the most happiest as his bank account will be richer by a amount that is no less than 5 lakhs(given to him by the government of the state).It is really intresting to see the amount of hype and hoolah surrounding india's new wicketkeeping dashing batsman.But let us spare a thought for the Pakistan team.In hot and humid indian conditions they indeed manage to put up a fight chasing such a huge total,and hadnt it for the runout of the "AALOO"(INZI) it would have been a much more closer finish.Well the match had everything in it,sixes, boundaries, runouts,sledging,great catches,great bloppers,in all a PAISA-VASOOL match.With Bob Woolmer commenting that one day cricket in the subcontinent to be a lottery(the TOSS being crucial),the last man in the current indian team to stand a chance to win a lottery,our own dada SOURAV wonthe otss and happily agreed to bat on a flat dead pitch.The team line-up was intresting and surprising indeed to see Danish Kaneria warming the benches.Well no changes in the indain lineup and no changes in sehwag's fortune,an edge racing to the fence set the tone.But even though sehwag seem to have stuck a purple patch,the other two senior batsmen of the team seem to have stuck the other side of the patch,else what other reason can you say for Sachin getting run out to a magnificent bit of fielding by youhana,and Sourav(when it seemed he was getting back to his normal self) gettiing an absolute beauty of a ball from Sami(keep aside his bowling skill,he just fails to intimidate batsmen with his stares).Inzamam looks like he is fed up of playing cricket and i believe he should be replaced by someone who can motivate rather than present a sorry figure throughout the match.A few blemishes in the field were punished big time by the indians.Dhoni's innings was no master piece ,but indeed a courageous one.You dont score 140 odd one day runs without the guts to fight it out,and my sympathies for shahid afridi who had an easy stumping missed off his bowling only to see the next few balls sail outside the field.Rana naved looked at ease sending back kaif for"taking a rest" ,while Razzaq kept it neat and straight.Pakistan had the worst start they would have loved to have,and despite some decnet efforts from youhana,razzaq and akmal,the pakistanis fell short of the required taget by quite a margin.
Now about dhoni,i could see in him a drive to succeed,a fighter who could be india's answer for adam gilichrist(This might seem far-fetched ,but fingers crossed).For me dhoni's innings was just an appetizer ,before the main course dished out in the evening which was liverpool defeating juventus at anfield.Juventus a team with the best defensive record in europe,conceding two early goals against a liverpool team devoid of cisse and moreintes was one of the best main course i could have.Now dont know what suprises awiat us This month(hopefully india win 6-0,and mourinho quit chelsea).For the time being let us keep pur finger's crossed.

FILTH OF FEBRUARY

FEB 5-Well maybe this date might not be very significant in the life of majority,but indeed an important date for the cricketing world.This is the day that ICC announced its new rules regarding chucking.Bowlers will be allowed to straighten their arms by up to 15 degrees and the process for analysing suspect actions will be standardised and streamlined,And the joke a few days later CHRIS BROAD FINDS THAT HIS NAKED EYE CAN MEASURE 15 degrees when BHAJJI bowls the dossra.Well to start off "what is the meaning of the word chucking".Reffering to the dictionary you get to see that chucking means "to throw or toss".In the cricketing world this term has come to be associated with subcontinent bowlers ,be it quick or spin .Well if you look at the various cricket playing nations you could get to see that it is just that the subcontinent team bowlers that come under the scrutiny of the "INTERNATIONAL CHUCKING COMMITTEE(ICC)".Well nasser hussain one of the best captains england has seen(that speaks of the quality of the other captains),once labbelled murali a chucker.Come on nasser just because you and your team cant play spin bowling you come out and label him a chucker?.Then why didnt you dare to brand BRETT LEE a chucker,or in that sense even MCGRATH a chucker.Well the answer is clear ,genuine dislike for the subcontinent teams(and that too from a captain with indian roots).Let me see it this way ,the only way these english players are gonna hog headlines is by beating poor west indian and mediocre south african teams.Apart from that no one with some cricketing logic can imagine this so called second best test team,coming to india sri lanka or pakistan and winning a test series in the near future.Well another thing that bemuses me is the different stand of match refrees.Indian players were fined and given bans for excessive appealing ,and the face of indian cricket SACHIN TENDULKAR was banned for tampering the ball by ,one match ref namely mike denness(captain of England team when his colleague John Lever left handed fast bowler started brill cream or any liquid cream to get shine of the ball and was caught and no action was taken by Mr.Mike Denness as a Captain against him ).Well a few weeks after that Mcgrath and Ramnaresh sarwan argue like street fighters ,and all ICC or the match refree does is fine them.It is high time that this sort of attitude changes.All should be fair and fine .All countries should be given equal respect.MURALI will be the highest test wicket taker only for the so called experts to speak about warne's ball of the century(i have seen indian offie rajesh chauhan bowling a better ball than that) and talk of warne as a better spinner rather than murali,while sachin will be the highets run getter in both form's of cricket only for experts to say that steve waugh was better than him.