Sachin Vs Ponting. Who is the Best??

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting are two different batsmen with different qualities. Both are considered among the best players the world has ever seen. Sachin ruled the world of cricket during the 90s and Ricky Ponting rules in the current decade. Sachin holds the records for the most number of runs and hundreds in one day international. He also hold the record for the most hundreds in test matches and is about to become the leading run getter in test, surpassing Brian Lara's record. However his one day record will be there intact for a long time and it is a tough nut to crack. But as far as his test records are considered, those wont last for more than 2 years as Ricky Ponting is fastly catching up. He is only 3 centuries behind sachin and also around 1500 runs behind. Ricky is one and a half year younger than Sachin and also appears to be more fitter than the latter. Ricky also has a healthy average of around 58, much better than Sachin's average of around 54. Both the players has nothing left to prove about their capabilities.
The debate is about who is the best batsmen. Many says that Sachin is next to Don Bradman and the best batsmen of the current generation, even though his performance during the last 5 years never justify that fact. Currently he is a pale shadow of his former self. He also draws a lot of criticism for failing under pressure situations, his low averages in the second innings etc.
Ponting on the other hand, started his career 6 years after Sachin made his debut. He had a slow but steady start to his career and gradually evolved to become one of the best batsman the world has ever seen. He has been scoring damn consistently over the last 8 years and has also tasted huge success in leading his country. Ponting himself acknowledges Sachin as the best batsmen, but I doubt so. There are many others who considers Ricky Ponting ahead of Sachin.

So I would like to know all your views and comments on this topic. Feel free to comment on this issue.

Ganguly Selected for the first 2 Test Against Australia

Former Indian Cricket Captain Saurav Ganguly has been included in the Indian squad for the first two tests against the Australians. The 35 year old left handed batsman made a surprise entry in to the Indian Cricket squad after being left out of the Irani trophy tie, a week back. The 15 man squad was announced today, by the new selection committee, under the chairmanship of Krishnamachari Srikanth. Haryana leg spinner Amit Mishra has also made his entry into the squad of 15.

25 Year old Journalist Shot Dead in Delhi..

A 25 year television journalist was shot dead in Delhi last night. Soumya Vishwanathan, a resident of Vasant Kunj was working as a producer with "Headlines Today". She was found shot dead in her Car, while she was on her way back to home. The Maruti Zen had hit the divider of the road and the right front wheel was punctured along with shattered window pane. According to the reports a piece of her scalp and hair were found on the back seat. She was soon rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre where she was declared brought dead. The post-mortem reports revealed that a bullet was lodged below her right ear lobe. A case of murder has been registered at the Vasant Kunj Police station.

Indian Mujahudeen Activist Arrested...

The Anti-terrorist Squad of the Uttar Pradesh police on Monday has claimed to have arrested an Indian Mujahudeen member named Arif, who is allegedly involved in the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Lucknow. Arif is a resident of Azamgarh and was arrested in the State Capital. According to the police Arif has also admitted his involvement in the serial bomb blasts in three civil courts of Uttar Pradesh in November 2007.

Saturday Terror Repeats in New Delhi...

Delhi was terrorized yet again on a Saturday (27th September) following a bomb blast in Mehrauli, claiming the life of a boy. Nobody has claimed the responsibility so far. According to eye witnesses, two young men in a motor bike dropped a tiffin from their bike onto the busy street of Mehrauli. A small boy who saw this took the tiffin and ran after the bike to return it back. But the bikers speeded up and the tiffin blasted taking the life of the young boy. A lot of other people were injured. Police came to the spot and they washed the blood stains from the spot with water, after collecting necessary samples from the spot, before the arrival of forensic specialists. The police is yet to make any arrest on the real culprits, eventhough they have arrested some suspected peoples.

100 Arrested on Behalf of the Murder of CEO in NOIDA

The police have arrested 100 people, over the killing of Mr. L K Chaudhury, the CEO and Managing Director of Cerlikon-Graziano Transmissions India in Udyog Vihar. He was killed on 22nd September, when a group of agitating and dismissed workers turned violent and beat him up with iron rods. The management had called for a meeting for the dismissed workers to resolve their issues. But the meeting turned violent and the workers went on a rampage. They destroyed computers and other office belongings. It was at that time Mr. L K Chaudhury came into the way and got brutally beaten and murdered. He was rushed to the nearby hospital but was declared dead. He is survived by his wife and a son.

Terrorists Shot Dead in New Delhi

Two suspected terrorists were shot dead in Delhi following an encounter with the Delhi Police. Another terrorist was injured and arrested, while another two suspected terrorist managed to escape. The incident took place in Jami Nagar in South Delhi. Two policemen also got injured in the shootout. The dead ones are suspected to be the Indian Mujahuddin terrorists who were involved in the September 13 blast in New Delhi. The operation was carried out by the special cell of the Delhi police, which handles high profile criminal and terrorism cases.

Mangalore Still Tense..

The situation is still tense in Mangalore following the attack on several churches on the 14th of September 2008 by Bajrang Dal and VHP activists. This led to violent protest by the Christians on Monday and it was accompanied with the Police lathi charges. Still no action has been taken by the Karnataka government against the culprits. The Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa has defended the Bajrang Dal and VHP activities by saying that the attacks have taken place in areas where conversions were taking place. The wounds of the attacks on the Christian communities in Orissa are yet to be healed. Now it has surfaced in the state of Karnataka and also in Kasargod District in Kerala. When will the government take appropriate steps to tackle these problems? It seems that the Government also wishes to see the churches and properties of Christians to be attacked and demolished.

Indian Mujahuddin Strikes Again

The Indian Mujahuddin has struck again. This time at the National Capital - Delhi. On the 13th of September 2008, the Indian Mujahuddin struck at the most important regions in Delhi which include Connaught Place, Carol Bagh, Greater Kailash and other places. The strike took place after 6 PM and has so far claimed the lives of more than 20 people.
Still we are not able to tackle these terror attacks and the Police forces are not up to the mark. They are still running greedily after bribes to fatten their pockets. No serious activities are taken in order to prevent the terrorist attack. The case is also similar with the Government of India. They are a bunch of useless people, who doesn't take care of its people. The other politicians are no better.

Violence Continues in Orissa

The violence between the Hindus and the Christians followed after the death of Swami Lakshmanananda has so far taken 16 lives and forced around 10000 people to take refugee in the forests of Orissa. Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his close aids had been killed in a grenade attack on 23rd August 2008. The Hindus believe that the murder was planned and executed by some sects of the Christians. As a result violence broke out in Orissa claiming a lot of innocent lives and their belongings. The Sangh Parivar and VHP were in the thick of action in this anti Christian riots. They claim that the Christian missionaries in Orissa have been involved in forceful conversion, for which Swami Lakshmanananda was against. As the result Sanpar Parivar /VHP strongly believes that the Christians are behind the plot. A lot of Christians in various villages fled to the forest in order to save their lives. Even small children were not spared in the riots. Such a inhuman behavior was never expected by VHP and the Sangh Parivar. Byt killing these innocents they could not even punish the real culprits, on the other hand they just cut short the life span of some of the innocents. The Orissa Government was a total failure in controlling the situation.
The Kandhamal District in Orissa suffered the most as a large number of houses belonging to the Christians were charred to ashes.

India in Serious Problem..

The recent blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, followed by threats in other parts of India points the finger to the fact that India is facing serious problems from the terrorist or the so called Indian Mujahuddin. Such is the loop hole in the Indian security system that its is easier for anyone to plan such attacks. The Indian law also offers a large respite for the attackers. As we all know that many people were arrested on behalf of the previous terror attacks in various Indian cities. But still no verdict has been issued on them. The court is also very slow in coming up with any verdicts, which gives the culprits ample opportunity. If this doesn't improves, there is no doubt that India is in serious trouble.

Ishmeet Singh Passes Away

Voice of India star Ishmeet Singh drowned in the swimming pool of a resort in Maldives. Ishmeet Singh was one of the most promising and budding singers of India and was the winner of the famous reality show "Voice of India". He was in Maldives to participate in a concert. The 20 year old Ishmeet Singh belonged to a humble family in Ludhiana and was the youngest of the two children. Ishmeet was pursuing his B Com in commerce from Mumbai. He was also considered to be one of the best singers that have emerged from Punjab.

Gujarat - School Children Dead in Bus Mishap

Around Forty-four children, on their way to school, were killed when the bus carrying them fell into the 60-foot deep Narmada canal at Bodeli village in Gujarat on Wednesday morning.
"44 bodies, most of them of children, have been fished out so far," said DSP Vadodara (Rural) Amit Vishwkarama.
According to the District Collector Vijay Nehra, four children were rescued from the canal.
The GSRTC (Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation) bus was on its way from Targol to Bodeli when the mishap occurred after the driver apparently lost control over the vehicle.
Senior officials including the Collector and the DSP were at the spot, about 60 kms from Vadodara, to oversee the rescue operations.
Most of the passengers were children going to school. The water released into the canal through the Sardar Sarovar Dam was stopped to aid the rescue operations. The bus was later taken out of the canal.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh to the next of the kin of the victims.

Bike Traced in NOIDA Murder Case

The motor bike used in the murder case of former Virgin Atlantic airhostess Sheeba Thomas has been traced to Jitendra Yadav . According to the police officials, Jitendra is a well known notorious criminal.
UP Director General of Police Vikram Singh said Jitendra Yadav surrendered in connection with another murder case. He is suspected to be involved in the latest attacks, since a motorcycle used to commit a spate of crimes on Tuesday night has been recovered from his house.
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Thursday dispatched a posse of top officials to Noida and held a series of meetings with police officers.
Regarding the murder of former airhostess, two policemen have been suspended on behalf of duty negligence. Actually to say the fact, in my experience the Police force in NOIDA cannot be blamed for this. These guys are very much busy taking bribes and forced payments from the violators of law. Some times they remember me of some beggers. They even settle for a bribe of 10 rupees. I have seen this incident many times infront of my eyes. No culture, no loyalty towards government, no commitment towards the service. They are being payed for nothing, just taking bribes from the poor. Even for registering a simple complaint, they ask for bribe.

24 Year Old Woman gunned down in Noida

A 24-year-old woman, hailing from Kerala, was gunned down in the middle of the road in Sector 31 in NOIDA, India on Tuesday night.

Sheeba Thomas, who was an employee of Nemesis Solutions and a former Airhostess with Virgin Atlantic, was shot dead by four men on motorcycles after being dragged out of her car following an altercation. She laid their in the road for almost an hour, before the Police came and took her to a hospital nearby. She was staying in Sector - 49 in NOIDA and her parents stays in Pune.

The brutal incident at Sector 31 was accompanied by another Gun shot in NOIDA itself.
In another incident a retired army official, Lt Gen T J S GILL was shot at near Amity Business School here by three men on a motorcycle who allegedly wanted to steal his car.

Violence in Maharasthra ? North Indians flees from Mumbai...

The recent protest against North Indians by Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has caused a havoc in the city and the north Indians working in various cities of Maharashtra are forced to flee to their home town. The violence which broke out followed by the arrest of Raj Thackeray, has resulted in the death of one person and several others have been injured so far. The protest was organized due to a belief among the Maharashtrians, that due to the large number of North Indian working in Maharashtra, the locals are not getting enough jobs. But India is a democratic country and anybody can work anywhere in India and doesn't need any separate work permit for that. But the MNS are not aware, that the average Maharshtrians are not good for hardworking and they are good only at making such type of foolish protest against the hardworking Northies. Actualy they don't know to treat the fellow Indians as their brothers and they are creating barriers by dividing India as South India, North India, East India etc and creating hatred among each other. The so called leader Raj Thackeray has lit the fire by creating divisions such as north and west and he is taking the advantage, with the coming elections in his mind. Actually this is a bad taste for me, as I am experiencing such a problem for the first time in India. If you are not good at anything why are you creating obstacles to the good and hardworking ones. If you have to be good and disciplined, you have to be educated at least to the matriculation level, which is offered for free throughout India. Otherwise you would never get a job and you will ending up doing protest and strikes for some foolish leaders like Raj Thackeray, who is all set to put dirt on his uncle, the one and only Bal Thackeray, who was an icon of a true human.

India, a Heaven for Terrorists????

With the recent happenings in India, it seems that India is a heaven for Terrorists. The terrorists seems to be aiming the major cities and areas. The most embarassing thing is that these terrorists which were found only in the northern parts of India, has started shifting its operations towards the south, which is evident from the recent terrorist camp raid in the jungles of Karnataka. A Hizbul terrorist was also arrested from Kumily in Kerala, a month back. Actually the Central Government and the State Government are doing nothing to stop the blooming of these terrorist activities in different parts of Country. Both the so called Central and State Government have no time to look into this, as they are busy playing dirty politics and enlarging their pockets. The political leaders also get more money from these terrorist, when they allow them to do these type of activities. They don’t look into its after effects. Actually such types of activities has to be ripped of in its budding stage other wise India will be in the hands of these terrorists in the near future. Its time for the corruptive authorities to take sever action against the alarming growth of terrorist activities in India. There should be enough support from the puplic inorder to eradicate the terrorist and their activity camps from India.

Lalu's Sons gets manhandled on New Year........

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's two sons got manhandled on the eve new year in Delhi. They got int trouble for allegedly indulging in eve-teasing on New Year's eve and were beaten up by some unidentified youths in south Delhi. Lalu's sons, Tarun and Tejpal were accompanied by their personal security officer. But he also lost his pistol during the fight. While returning after attending a party at Chhatarpur area on Delhi-Haryana border, they allegedly passed some remarks at girls who were partying at a farm house near Mehrauli, and as a result they got assaulted by a group of youngsters. The two lads were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital to nurse their bruises. Actually in a democratic country like India the sons, daughters and relatives of the top government officals have been misusing their power and freedom. This is a fitting reply for those who are misusing their power. Kudos to the young Indians for their effort in giving fitting reply to these political kids.