Greatest one day cricket match in history....

The match between Australia and South Africa at Johannesburg on March the 12th 2006. It was a history of sorts in the making - Australia scoring the highest ever one day international score of 434 and the host bettering that by winning the game and taking their total to 438.

Anyone who have missed this spectacle have really missed one helluva of a cricket match ever played in the history of cricket. With just a year to go for the world cup to be played in the Caribbean, are the Indians geared up for the challenge to meet these two excellent teams.....we'll have to wait and watch.

Aashayen aashayen....

Ooo wow....what a movie I was treated to over the weekend - Iqbal. It's a movie about a deaf and dumb guy from a small village aspiring to find a place in the Indian cricket team and his interest lies in bowling.

Nothing new can be told about Nagesh Kukunoor - he has already proved his worth in movies like Hyderabad Blues, Rockford and Teen Deewaren. With this flick, he delivers the right mix needed to hit the bullseye.

The lead role played by Shreyas Talpade does a wonderful job and of course the classic actor Naseerudin Shah as the coach does a class act once again. Even the other actors have given a subdued and neat performance.

Everyone likes to see the underdog win and that's what is so brilliantly conveyed in Iqbal. With determination like steel and the desire to achieve what he is set out for, everyone watching Iqbal wants him to be the winner.

Deep inside, everyone is like Iqbal and are set out to accomplish some goal or the other in life. All that matters is just how much we can devote ourselves to our goals and how we progress with our lives all along.