November 9, 2009 • 8:41 am 0
I like this idea of using lessons from tennis to describe mistakes we commit in our careers. That’s what Jeffrey A. Krames does when he writes about the 7 Worst Career Mistakes You Can Make. A well compiled list with mistakes all of us can relate to as we have come across them in our careers.
Building on this theme, some of the common ” unforced errors” I have seen include:
Filed under: Careers, Sports , career mistakes, Jeffrey Krames, tennis
September 16, 2009 • 1:34 pm 0
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are only too well known on the US and world tennis circuit. I mean, who hasn’t heard of them. But a kid called Juan Martin del Potro- from Argentina. Those who hadn’t heard of him- and let’s face it- there were millions of them -have in the last few days- and how!! Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Sports , Jaun Martin del Potro, US Tennis Open
September 8, 2009 • 8:07 am 0
Cheers to young Pankaj Advani of Bangalore for winning the World Professional Billiards Championship for the first time. This is another terrific achievement for the 24 year old. The fact that his victory was over the defending champion, Mike Russell made the win that much more special.
Filed under: People, Sports , Billiards, Indian Youth, Pankaj Advani, Young Achievers
June 21, 2009 • 2:14 pm 1
Cricket fans in India are in the dumps. India, supposedly one of the hot contendors to win the ICC Twenty20 World Championship were eliminated without entering the semi-finals. Today even as we watch the finals between two teams -Sri Lanka and Pakistan-who deserved to be there more than the Indians did, we can’t help asking ourselves: What went wrong?
Filed under: People, Sports , conflict of interest, K.Srikkanth, N. Srinivasan
May 26, 2009 • 12:23 pm 0
As most readers especially in cricket crazy India would know, the IPL (Indian Premier League) finals was an exciting affair. Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers beat Bangalore’s Royal Challengers by a mere 6 runs in a match which could have easily be won by either side.
Filed under: Sports , Adam Gilchrist, Anil Kumble, IPL Final, leadership, team spirit
January 10, 2009 • 8:08 am 0
I have been consistently delighted to see the feats of young Indians in sports. They are making a tremendous impact in India, demonstrating what talent can do for you. A few names come readily to mind: Ishant Sharma, who at 19 emerged as the lead fast bowler on his first tour to Australia; 24 year old Abhinav Bindra, winner of India’s first Olympics Gold medal; and more recently Saina Nehwal, who was ranked World No. 10 in Women’s badminton.
Filed under: People, Sports , Chennai Open Tennis, Somdev Devvarman, Youth of India
December 6, 2008 • 12:03 pm 0
It’s very encouraging to see young Indian sportspersons reach heights never reached before. One more in that list is the 18 year old Hyderabad badminton star- Saina Nehwal. She has been ranked No. 10 in the world- an unprecedented feat for a Indian woman.
We remember how well she fought in the Beijing Olympics where she reached the quarter finals of the women’s singles beating the world No. 5, Wang Chen of Hong Kong.
She has reached a major milestone in her career. As her coach, Pullela Gopichand said: she should now set sights on making it to the Top 5.
Here’s wishing her every success in the years ahead.
Filed under: People, Sports , badminton, Saina Nehwal
April 17, 2008 • 7:35 pm 0
A feast ahead for the Indian cricket fan. The long awaited DFL Indian Premier League is all set to get off to a rousing start in my hometown of Bengaluru.
Bangalore’s Royal Challengers takes on Kolkatta’s Knight Riders in the inaugural match on April 18. The match will be preceded by a lot of fanfare including the Washington Redskins providing the cheerleading.
The tournament sees 8 teams play 56 matches to be followed by two semi-finals and the grand finale at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on June 1. See the fixtures here.
February 20, 2008 • 5:52 pm 0
Today must go down as the day of the IPL auction at Mumbai. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was by far the biggest catch. Chennai Super Kings paying $ 1.5 million for him. Here are some of the others.
| MS Dhoni | Chennai | 1.5 million |
| Adam Gilchrist | Hyderabad | 700,000 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Chennai | 600,000 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Mohali | 475,000 |
| Shane Warne | Jaipur | 450,000 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | Kolkata | 425,000 |
| Anil Kumble | Bangalore | 500,000 |
| Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai | 850,000 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Mumbai | 975,000 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Mohali | 700,000 |
Andrew Symonds is the highest paid overseas cricketer @ $ 1.35 million. The squads so far make interesting reading.
Ponting must be sore that he could get only $ 400,000 while Brett Lee gets $ 900,000. Mathew Hayden gets even less at $ 375,000.
Things will hot up as the days go by. As always, people see things in different perspectives. Micheal Clarke’s staying away from the IPL has been headlined that he put family and Australia duties ahead of the IPL ( the other Aussies don’t?). The Australian tour of Pakistan clashes with the IPL dates ( which may explain why some in Australia are reluctant to tour Pakistan citing security threats).
The timing of this auction comes at an interesting stage in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank ODIs between Australia, India and Sri Lanka. Yuvraj, captain of Mohali has Bret Lee, Sangakkara and Jayawardane under him ! Murali is to play under Dhoni for Chennai.!
All in all, much to watch out for before the IPL tournament gets off with Bangalore playing Kolkatta in the first match at Bangalore on April 18. The schedule is here.
Filed under: Sports , Indian Premier League, IPL Auction
February 13, 2008 • 8:26 am 0
Fame, they say, is fickle. One moment you are the hero of a billion people. A few weeks later, people are wondering what has happened to you.
I am talking of Yuvraj Singh and his pathetic performance in Australia. I knew he had not done well but didn’t realize how bad “bad “was until I saw this graphic in today’s Times of India.
The hero of the Twenty20 who hit 6 sixers in a over and scored that 169 in a Test versus Pakistan to push for a place in the Test side so strongly has scored precisely 39 runs in this tour so far at an average of 4.33 !
His scores: 6 not out vs Victoria, 0 & 5 in the 1st Test, 12 & 0 in the 2nd Test, 2 & 3 vs ACT, 2 in first ODI, 3 in second ODI and 6 in third ODI. In Tests, 17 runs @ 4.25 with a strike rate of 35.4. In ODIs, 11 runs @ 3.66 with a strike rate of 39.2.
This lean trot is definitely an aberration as he has a fine record and great potential. He has been made the Vice Captain of the ODI team as he is a key player.
His poor form has been compounded by his knee injury. There are many reasons talked about for his loss of form. Our speculating helps in no way. He knows the answer himself.
For the sake of the team, let’s hope he gets back his form-fast!
Filed under: Sports , India in ODIs, Yuvraj Singh
