Being A Female Cricket Fan- A Rare Book On Cricket

Yes!! I had now written a book ‘Being A Female Cricket Fan’ for the love of game, which was always on cards ever since i started writing blog on Cricket. And it was my book which has helped me getting noticed by eminent players of the game. I am really overwhelmed by the response i got from so personality related to cricket like- Kumar Sangakkara, Virender Sehwag, Dwayne Bravo, Herschelle Gibbs, Jason Gillespie, Aakash Chopra, Murali Kartik, Darren Sammy, VVS Laxman, Yogesh Golwalkar, Mohandas Menon and Surrey Women Cricket. Sounds unreal right!! It should be to a normal cricket fan like us because we do follow cricket but even if actually meet anyone in real we surly will not believe it for some time and even if we do, others won’t.

It is after writing the book ‘Being A Female Cricket Fan’ i realized what it means to be a female cricket fan more. The response and interest which i had received from people related to the game and the interest people have shown in reading it, boosted my confidence.

To top the list is the name which could make you totally go awe, because the king khan of bollywood Shah Rukh Khan shared my books link and said ‘All the Best. Will try and read it too’. Many couldn’t believe that couldn’t believe that this had happened. The point here is that no matter how much successful you become your success always seems achievable to people around you.

The book is presently available in e-book format which can be read using Kindle device or simply by downloading kindle app on your phone. If you like reading in printed form then soon book will be available in paperback form.

At the end I would really like to thank all the people who have read, shared and provided great review for my book.

You can find the book at- https://www.amazon.in/Being-Female-Cricket-Fan-Vinita-ebook/dp/B018CKGPJE

How Difficult It Is To Score A Century

If you want to know what exactly it means when one say  he is having lots of potential but his achievements don’t tell the true story, then i am having a perfect example for you all .

It took 33 years for him to prove his potential, an age when most of the players plan to retire from cricket, he established himself in that age. A player who has potential to fit and excel in any format of the game , an unflappable middle-order mainstay, who has accumulated 5,122 runs — the most runs by any player in ODIs without a ton, well this record don’t have any competition, we can call it an achievement of his .He is the most non-pakistani captain of Pakistan who recently took retirement from ODI’s- Misbah-ul-haq.One of Pakistan's most stable captain and a player of his own class, who has saved Pakistan cricket team from many difficult situations. A reliable player on which team always look for in difficult situation,who can stick around and can play until the end, an attacking player who can torment any bowling attack at his will and a nightmare for bowlers who find it difficult to bowl a delivery that can get him out. Yes ,he is a versatile player, be it T20 , ODI or Test he fits everywhere. 

We all know almost every player who is a genuine batsmen and  holds a key position in teams batting line up have at least a century against their name, but he is an exception.He played till end n numbers of time but it seems like was never interested in getting a three figure mark but was chasing a unique record ,so now at least he would be alone holding this record and would always be remembered in history for that. We all admire Sachin Tendulkar's awe inspiring record of 100 hundreds, but with this it is clear that it actually is not easy to score a century especially in  ODI's and we should respect the effort's of ones who have at least a single ton against their name irrespective of their batting order, because there do exist legends like Misbah who had to retire scoring none.         

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When 'We' Lost The World Cup

India lost the world cup and I lost a part of mine !!

Cricket is a complete entertainment package, but if you try to look and play it for personal competition than instead of becoming the energy booster, this will engage your whole mind and will absorb all your positive energy, which you could have utilized in other productive work.

The reason why i have written the above almost impossible to decipher lines is because i have been victim of this phenomenon twice. One IPL and a World Cup entertainment is what it cost me. This post is complete out of the league from previous posts of my blog and mostly contains less technical details of cricket but would surly be helpful to keep an innocent cricket fan alive in you. Let me now try to explain what exactly i want to say. In the previous post as i had mentioned that i am playing the role of  Nostradamus in this world cup, so the result of it is obviously negative thats why i have to write a post full of philosophy to convince myself and move on. I could have won the competition but i lost!! I lost to my heart and mind battle and  i lost to my anger. I could have won it had i had not gave up at the last moment and putted a stop button at my anger. Had it be me alone predicting it, then i wont be that much hurt but once other people look for help from you because of your passion for game and their success is related with yours than you certainly lose a part of yours.You blame yourself for their loss and you have to live with this burden forever. My situation reminds me of one of my favorite dialogue from the movie Chak De India - "uss haar ka bojh kitna bhaari hota hai tum samaz nahi paayoge..itni taakat nahi kisi main ". 

Feeling relived !!! Would try not to repeat the same mistake again and like always would enjoy the game and not relate their success with mine by becoming result oriented.

With this note i gear up myself for the IPL and will watch it purely for fun. By the way I am supporting Chennai Super Kings like every year, but Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore looks promising too.

Thanks for reading . 

   

Good Start Is Half The Battle Won

India started its world cup campaign with arch rivals Pakistan and like they say history matters -have won against Pakistan like all previous six encounters in the world cup. Most importantly  India have won the match which matters  probably more than the  world cup and as the proverb says  ‘good start is half the battle won ‘  India have actually won half the battle already. Another team which is proving it right is New Zealand -the co-host of the ICC World Cup 2015 ,which unexpectedly became the first team to enter the super eight of world cup with three wins in a row. Home conditions matters !!!

Looking at the India’s performance in the past few months in Australia no one was expecting the world champions to perform well on foreign conditions. Probably the people have forgotten the fact that India is placed in a pool which donot have Australia and New Zealand and for all other teams these conditions are as much foreign as it is for India. India is playing like champion in its group and had qualified for the quarter finals with four consecutive wins, which means India would probably finish at top in its group, which further makes India;s path smooth in the next rounds.

This world cup is looking open in group stage and we won’t give it back is looking like a possibility from here. If Dhoni can do this for India then his records would probably become unbreakable in Indian cricket  history. But the matches after this would be the knock out ones and your performance on that particular day would matter. Cricket is a game of unpredictability, your can apply all possible if and else statement here.

And to test my analytical thinking, I am watching this world cup with a new perspective as I am  trying to become Nostradamus. Yes, I am predicting the winners and man of the match for every match and expectedly is predicting at least one thing right. Experience matters you know !!  

Lets hope team India and I keep their winning sting going till 29^th March and emerge as champions.  

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Chooses To Fed Away From Tests

You Just Cant Predict Him

There came a magician who had taken Indian cricket to the greatest heights and made this cricket crazy nation believed that India can conquer any thing and then suddenly he choose to retire from the purest form of Cricket in which he had made team number one for the very first time, without giving any reason. The retirement reminds me of the statement which Mahendra Singh Dhoni made in one of the press conference when he was asked about 2015 world cup, in response to which he replied that he even is not sure whether he will be alive and playing cricket or not. He also once stated that he could leave playing tests in coming years, so this might be the date which Dhoni had selected from lucky draw.Well I wont appreciate the timing of decision looking at the all important world cup, as this decision would surly be blamed for if India will not perform as per the expectations and its consequences would be even worse. But lets not forget the fact that he had always been valiant in taking unorthodox decision and proven himself right, hope this goes in his favor as well. 

The plot was already set when for the first time in his career Mahendra Singh Dhoni was rested because of an injury rather then simply stating it as a rest by the officials. Another thing is Mahendra Singh Dhoni just choose to fed away for tests and even did not himself announced his retirement, it was the tweet by BCCI which made it viral and left all the questions unanswered of cricket fans .  Whether it was his own decision or not, will soon be cleared from India’s performance in the upcoming ODI series and world cup, but the decision once again shows that how competitive cricket has become now a days. The modern day cricket requires continues performance .

As Dhoni had already given signs that he will quit tests in future, the reason for it was clear that his style donot actually fits for test cricket.He was made T20 captain first and then ODI and later forcefully after the retirement of Kumble the test captain. But he actually could not perform to his potential in this format because this format had never suited his batting and captaincy style and he already knew it from starting. Dhoni keep calm and then explode and his style of taking retirement was not an exception.   

Another interesting fact got associated with Dhoni's retirement is that -Ganguly , Kumble , Dravid and Dhoni all four test captains retired while playing against Australia ,which actually gives a logical conclusion and a buzzing title for the Australia tour as 'The tour where legends announce retirement'.

Lets accept the fact now and thank Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his contribution to the test cricket and keep our faith in the phrase that every thing happens for a good reason and hope for the best in the coming time. 

Playing It My Way - Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography

Playing It My Way - an autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar.Yes, the maestro has named it correctly and he is going to share the experiences of his glorious cricketing career through his book. The reason why i said that he has named it correctly is because he has made his own decisions, innovated his own techniques, challenged all the odds and hence achieved success like no one else in the international cricket.

Needless to say that the book is a must read for everyone and will be as successful as was Sachin Tendulkar's cricketing career. Releasing on November 6 the book will cover many lesser known events of Sachin Tendulkar's career and life for the public.

Its been over ten months of his retirement and for those who were blown by the present happenings in cricket and have forgotten the greatest batsman ever, this book will make them go through the memory lane and make alive all the memorable innings of Sachin Tendulkar which they were proud of throughout his career. Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography will bring his fans even more closer to him, as it will reveal many personal things of maestro.The book will surely be a great source for inspiration for a kid who want to become Sachin Tendulkar and will guide them in right direction as it is direct from the horse mouth.  

Playing It  My Way will actually be a historic thing because throughout his career of twenty four years he hardly gets into conversation and shared things with people. Get ready to relive the amazing Sachin Tendulkar era which you have seen who has dedicated his entire life on the principle Always Cricket First. 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Great Gambler Of Cricket

Finally came a day when one of the greatest finishers in world could not finish the  game in his teams favor with his taking the game to the last ball and all the audience on their seats with heart in their mouth .Like all the memorable wins which he had given to India with his trademark approach, this lost will also be remembered ,as he rarely fails !!

Sunday September 7 2014, Edgbaston ,was the day which will be remembered by many ,especially by the Dhoni's critics who donot agree with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's gambling tactics in cricket .Like usual he took the game to the last ball for the powerful fireworks but eventually fell short of a hit ,which was the difference between the results which two teams got.The reason why people say gambling is bad because once you start getting results in your favor you become so much addicted to it that you almost forget the probability of losing and  start believing that no matter what you will get the result in your favor .

Cricket is all about challenging each other .Every ball by a bowler is a challenge to the batsmen and if batsmen decides to dominate the bowler and play on his own will than it’s the biggest challenge a bowler can ever get. Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves to challenge the bowlers each times he comes to bat and hence loves to test his powerful hitting each time he comes to bat. Yesterday Dhoni once again the man with strong will power has shown how much faith he had in himself and how much he enjoy the game and the challenges.

Even after losing the game at Edgbaston against England Dhoni took the blame and responded by saying that it was his responsibility to finish the game as he is better known for finishing the game .Well, he always takes this responsibility of finishing the game take any match which you can remember be it world cup final or countless IPl innings. It is really admirable that team India’s captain known his role both as a captain and as a player. He takes decisions for team , he keeps for team ,he finishes for team overall he took the whole responsibility of winning the game for India.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s tactics are so full proof that maximum time the only possible result team India could get is a win. His tactics are perfect for shorter formats like ODI and T20 and the heights which team India achieved under his captaincy need not to be recited all the times.Lets forget the loss and hope for many more wins. Long live the wins!!