Saurav Dada.. tomake aamra shobshomoye mone korte thakbo !!

Dada.. as Sourav Ganguly is affectionately called, has been one of my favourite cricketers for a long time. I prefer him over a techincally perfect Rahul "wall" Dravid or a exceptionally talented Sachin.

I guess thats because he is where he is inspite of his flaws. The other two guys mentioned above would've made it big for sure. Or maybe because Ganguly is someone I can related to, others being exceptionally talented.

I loved Dada for his courage, aggression and passion. He may not have been a great player of fast bowling or was a little sluggish on the field. But he gave it his all whenever he was on the field.

I am not a cricket pundit and I wont write a long post about Dada's achievements. I just am dedicating this post to a man i admired on the cricket field. And that to know that he would not be around anymore, it feels sad. Like the day it did when Gilchrist retired - another player i admired a lot. Its these kind of characters that made me watch all the matches that i have in the last 15 years or so.

I hope this Series is a signature series as far as Dada is concerned - high voltage, classic action and a couple back to back hundreds perhaps.

Bareh tu Hazar Dafa !!

It is not that often that I approach a movie with palpitations.

But Kite runner was one such. Having located my friend's disk, i decided to watch the movie version of one of my favourite books - Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. And unlike some of the other book based movies, it didnt disappoint. In fact, it showed how easy it was to make a movie from a book so picturesque.

Its almost half past two, but I had to write this down before I lost these thoughts in the drone of a weekday.

The poignance, innocence and loyalty conveyed by the movie/story is all wrapped up into one sentence.

"Bareh tu Hazar Dafa" - "for you.. a thousand times over" !!