Slovakia 3 - 2 Italy
Can't get over the fact that Italy's out of the World Cup. There have been quite some upsets this WC like Germany and Spain losing to teams which normally people wouldn't expect them to lose against. France standing last in their group and exiting. But Italy's out too! I think there was a time long back when I used to really like the team (Baggio used to play for Italy then). This year Argentina has been playing well and so has Brazil. But the great thing about this WC is that newer teams are causing some major upsets. Its time that the favourites started working harder and really play worth the furore.
Weirder shit was happening at Wimbledon between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner. These guys played for more than 10 hours spread over 3 days with a final score 4-6,6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 68-70. I really don't understand much about the game or technique but I am amazed at their stamina and energy!
The last sporting news of the day... India won the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka after 15 years. The best thing was that the team was new with young guys in the side. I had obviously not watched the match, for India's benefit :P
...which brings me to the jinx between me and cricket matches. I do not know how this weird shit started but I think it was IPL. My dad has always been a die hard sports fan, specially cricket and football. A true Bong I guess :P I used to be an avid sports fan. Loved to sit and watch matches with Dad and his gang as a kid. I still remember the way we used to watch cricket matches in college. Everyone would reach the TV Hall (it was more of an open space in between 2 wings of the hostel) with plastic chairs and try and grab the best area. We used to have such an awesome time watching matches there.
And then IPL began and that's when the equations changed. Stupid Kolkata Knight Riders would never win a match when I would sit and watch. Extremely embarrassing. And my Dad thought that it was me who mysteriously held the key to KKR's pathetic performance. Apparently every time I stepped into the room, a KKR player would get out and on days when I didn't watch the match, they would win. I thought I would actually experiment with it and see if that's how it happened. In the beginning, it appeared so. Every time I was out and not watching a KKR match, they would win and conveniently lose on days I did watch. Bloody creepy! In fact a few of my friends found it pretty amusing and it served them as a new source of amusement :P But soon I realized that KKR didn't need me to lose the matches. They did it all on their own! My Dad wasn't too happy because that was probably the last hope he had of finding a reason for KKR's abysmal performance. The reason he hoped was me (Mom has always been considered the reason for India losing all their matches :P )
Well now I don't really care much about sports, I like playing though and I do when I get the time/opportunity. But watching tends to pressure my patience nerve to the extent of it bursting open :P.
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U and Karen are the same: panvatis. She walks in when India bats second and wicket falls. Walks in again, another wicket. Walks in and then walks out and walks in, batsman goes for a duck. So shw has been banned from entering during the second innings.
ReplyDeleteMedia should interview her and do some bhoot removal so that India can chase. We won the Asia Cup cause she was watching football.