Karthik Blogs

  As a child I used to be enamored by the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. I don't know how many of you know the story but let me relate to you the story in a nutshell. There was this town called Hamelin  which was infested with rats.  it became a Nightmare for the people residing in the town.  so much so they had to call for meeting of the Council and have a strategy in place to tackle the menace of the rats.  It was then that someone came and said that there is this Pied Piper who has the charm of leading the rats out of town with his music. So they called the Pied Piper and Lo and behold he managed to lure away the rats from the town.  Amazing that he could hold sway over the rats with his beautiful music. Well this is my 100 blog, and I have decided to dedicate this blog to the pied Piper of Chennai. It has to be someone that Virat Kohli loves to referred as the lege.  Ladies and Gentlemen,  let me now relate to you why I refer to Ashwin as...

Dear Honourable Members of BCCI, Yesterday I had written a blog mail to Sridharan Sriram on why he chose to take up an Australian assignment? He has chosen to answer the question in a most humble and dignified manner. Now he has said that He was rejected by TNCA and APSCA to coach the respective state teams. Can you please answer what is the yardstick used to judge a would be coaches talent? Our loss is the gain of the Australian Team and see how it has affected us. Collectively we just managed a little over 200 runs in both the innings put together. Its an open secret how Indian pitches would be prepared to make visiting teams dance to the tune of our spinners. This time around the Australians are far better prepared to handle the situation. Is this just the beginning of the end of our famed domination at home or will it see the countries premier body in handling the situation in a more professional manner. Will we see a more professional approach when it comes to important i...

Dear Sriram, At The outset Hearty Congratulations on the convincing win that Australia posted against India. We heard that you played a very critical role in scheming India's downfall. Well done Indeed. Let me make a few points very clear before I set about asking you a few pointed questions. I am a die hard cricket fan and a fanatic supporter of the Indian Cricket Team. Secondly, I am totally against the concept of foreign coaches, even though we have had a few in the past with a great deal of success, John Wright and Gary Kirsten just to name a few. Let it not be said that Grapes are sour just because India lost.. I in fact do not like the concept of IPL, for one reason that players of foreign origin mix with the native players and in the process you get to know each others strength and weakness as well, which comes in very handy when in the larger picture you are representing each others country. Now I can venture forth asking you a few questions: As I have told you I...