My take on IPL-2 Team's new outfits

There are changes done in outfits of teams in second season of IPL2. Here's my perspective on their changed look..

Banglore Royal Challengers:



I just loved this bright dress of Challengers. They refined their last dress and gave it a sparkling look. Golden lines on Dark Red are making them shine on the field specially at night. Best makeover I see is of their helmet which is now of Golden color. Its adding warrior look. Double thumbs up for the changes done in RC's dress.

Chennai SuperKings:



This team has made the least change in their outfit... Light Orange shade with yellow is going well showing exuberance and intensity but its not the best. They've chosen to continue their simple yellow colour which I think can be worked out more to look better.

Delhi DareDevils:



This team in my view can be sued by English Board!! Just look at their new outfit; a 'Vodafone' logo on chest would make it England's previous outfit.. C'mon, these franchise owner don't have eyes or what. We all know that Blue and Red is a royal combination but just blindly copying someone else is worst.

Deccan Chargers:



Here comes the drastic change. This is the team which learnt lessons from last season and threw their damn uncomplementing combination of T-shirt and trousers and come up with great looking colours! Its sorta dark royal blue with shine and much better when compared to their last season's outfit!!! It really looks damn cool now!

Rajasthan Royals:



The champions of first season liked to remain in blues! Few designer changes made it look bearable than the last seasons'. They don't had the best of outfits in first season! But now with golden borders here and there is making them look - ok!

Kolkata Knight Riders:



They rocked with their glamorous Black-Golden outfit last time. This time they refined their look; changes are visible here and there. Golden stripes on shoulder are now changed to one arm-side golden and other black. It looks good. But the sponsor's logo i.e. of Star Plus at their black takes away all the shine! Imagine Big Blue Logo on shiny Black-Golden outfit.. Awwgh!

Kings XI Punjab:



One more celebrity team! Mohali had changed their outfit once in first season only. This is their second change.. They made it look more shiny this time. Red colour is more bright and silver color is shining! Overall not the best but good!

Mumbai Indians:



Mumbai has maintained their decent outfit in season 2 also! They looked awesome last time in their blues and continues to rock this time also. But the thing i didn't like is the "Idea" logo which is printed on their front side of T's. Yellow colour is looking very bad on nice blue background..

I wish these logos can be customised for the dresses!!

IPL - An addition to NRI List?

Truly, Indian Cricket League is now International Cricket League..
With biggest extravaganza of cricket going abroad to South Africa, its asking few serious questions from Indians! Are we so in capable that we can’t provide security to 1000 people for a month?? Can’t we secure one stadium of country at a time??? After 61 years of independence we’re still helpless in providing security to foreigners!! It’s a blot on our country’s name :(
What if elections are ON? Don’t we have resources to work on simultaneously when IPL governing body was ready for all sorts of twisting in schedule! Its really a shame on Indian machinery and no doubt its going to be burning topic in this current election scenario! BJP will take on Congress government for the same, and cricket will get a political flavor...
Anyways from cricket point of view, IPL will be very much an international event now! Hopefully, free from inside politics of all regional cricket boards and might be safer in hands of franchises.
But the thing which is making me very glad is the international exposure our domestic players are going to get! Many aspiring youngsters from India who got the opportunity last time to rub their shoulders with international players; now they’ll be on moon getting chance to play in abroad conditions and couldn’t have ask more in the name of exposure :)
Financially, this time IPL won’t be able to make large revenues as that of last time cause expenditure in Africa would be on higher side when compared to India! But lets hope Mr. Modi’s team can pull off a great spectacle away from its original home...

Is it that just Goody is dying of cancer???

Jade Goody, British celeb earned name for herself in India in not the best way.. She came into spotlight after making racial comments against Shilpa Shetty on Big Brother, a TV Reality Show. After that she tried to re-work her image by participating in Indian version of Big Brother called Bigg Boss. But she had to cut short her stay at the show after being diagnosed by cervical cancer.
Now, she’s counting last moments of her life. But she’s continuing to be a public figure in these last days of life. She is filming all her last days and its being broadcasted as well!
The question is how good this idea is? Is it good to film death for sake of money, which she says will be useful for her wards! But for me there are many poor people who are also dying cause of cancer and other severe diseases, why the hell they’re not thought about??? Just because they are celebrity make their life and death a lot more important!
Better way for us and specially media is to concentrate on the root cause and work for awareness of such diseases; and help poor people affected by such traumatic disease as they also have kids who don’t have enough fortunes! Such people need more help from us; so it’s better to work for them and make their life happier....

Third Front in Indian politics possible under present circumstances?

Indian Politics for last decade has been under two political giants viz, BJP led NDA and INC led UPA. But now time is changing and so called Third Front is emerging...
What's this third force? Its actually 'khichdi' (mixture) of all regional parties who are coming together to give big boss UPA n NDA a fight. Nine parties have come together in this third front; the four communist parties that is the CPI, CPI-M, the Forward Block and the RSP as well as the JDS, the TDP, the TRS, the AIADMK and BSP.
But are they really a challenge for NDA or UPA? Answer for me is NO! They don't pose any serious threat whatsoever. The problem starts with ideologies of these different parties.
To start with, when someone asks who is the initiator of third front; Mr. Karat and Mr. Deve Gowda name each other and don't want even to take credit himself as if its some blame! Isn't it unlike politician who jumps for credits for everything which they've not done?? Actually, the reason behind this is none of the allies of third front wants to hog limelight, they just want to play safe for post poll alliances. Then comes ‘behanji’ Mayawati, who now only asks for Prime Ministerial candidature from third front!! I don’t see any future for this third front, especially with Miss Mayawati who till date had all possible political partners from SP to BJP to Congress and now this third front. She just changes colors every moment! And lastly, BJD and AIADMK who’re still unsure of their future with third front!

To sum up I just don’t see anything in this front and can call it up political stunt. Once results will be announced I’m sure they’ll join up big players for their own interests. Its just for votes’ sake now they’re coming together and trying to pose so called ‘threat’! Anyways, lets see how much my prediction comes true after 16th May; when all these parties will get into “political deals” ;)

DDLJ completes 700 weeks!

One of my favourite movies achieved a new record. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) became India's longest running movie, has set the new national record for being the only movie on continuous play for 700 weeks in a theatre!!
Produced under the Yash Raj Films banner and directed by Aditya Chopra, the movie -- starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol -released on Oct 20, 1995 and is presently running in its 14th year at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai. And today it completed 700 weeks... What an achievement for Hindi Film Industry!

Mumbai terror attacks

26th November'08 will go down as the worst nightmare for all Indians with the terrorists attack on Mumbai. It was not just an attack on Mumbai but was a stab on the very own spirit of India. A normal person with brain, won't understand the reason behind killing of several innocent people. Its not just about the lives of persons who got killed in that inhuman act, but its about those 200 families who lost their loved one, its about the kids who lost their parents in that ghastly act.
We've to thank our Police, NSG, Navy Commando and everyone who risked their lives to save others. Its because of these heroes only dozens of persons were rescued. And we'd like our politicians, please not to politicize this issue for their personal gains...
As we know when night gets darker, it indicates coming of dawn. Same is the case applied to the 3-day long terrorist attack, which will bring a dawn of United India; India where every citizen will start understanding his own responsibility towards nation and others, India where we'll be ready to defy politicians who want to rule us by dividing among over-selves in the name of religion, caste.
Lets pledge that such attacks won't kill the spirit of India, instead it'll further intensify our bonding. We won't let terrorists win over us and also we won't let go martyrdom of our heroes in vain! Lets try and change ourselves for better, so as to change the whole nation!