tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post6109481013244749602..comments2024-03-27T15:07:58.078+05:30Comments on Plus Ultra: ' We are too self-absorbed"Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09367344161081393779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post-50554940869516114372010-04-07T18:33:40.661+05:302010-04-07T18:33:40.661+05:30Usha, no, because we are like this only.Usha, no, because we are like this only.Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367344161081393779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post-57490805126779163572010-04-06T20:00:01.982+05:302010-04-06T20:00:01.982+05:30Is this also because of the way an individual'...Is this also because of the way an individual's performance is rewarded whether the team wins or not that there is more involvement about one's individual performance rather than being a teamplayer. They used to talk about certain batsmen playing for their own records rather than for the team's win.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post-53045912903058421152010-04-05T14:42:53.982+05:302010-04-05T14:42:53.982+05:30Hari, the weather?
Ramesh, I am sorry to fall in ...Hari, the weather?<br /><br />Ramesh, I am sorry to fall in your esteem, but I happen to agree with Aakar. And, it is not one bowler and one batsman. What he means is that each batsman or each bowler must engage alone and with only one adversary, at any point in time. A batting score is the sum total of individual achievements.Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367344161081393779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post-29092233579033384742010-04-05T13:00:22.601+05:302010-04-05T13:00:22.601+05:30that's a fallacious and a silly argument by Mr...that's a fallacious and a silly argument by Mr Patel and I am surprised you haven't torn it to shreds which you usually do to most tripe .. hell we are all living together despite our deep differences in language, culture etc. etc. raj thackeray's and togadia's notwithstanding .. look at croatia, it was part of the balkan states but they are pretty good at football eh? .. and what about our rich classical music heritage .. is that a thing of working alone? the counter examples are endless, going by this columnist's logic we should have the record holders in athletics .. in fact you should have put Mr Patel's comments under your Vacuous and Verbose section .. and coming back to cricket.. individual game??? so the fielders sip tea while the others bat eh? and one bowler and one batter can take the whole team together eh? yes it is not as communist as say footer or hockey but still .. my case restsrameshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15891023.post-88026345291473456012010-04-02T17:36:44.595+05:302010-04-02T17:36:44.595+05:30Simple answer is weather is too hot in India. :-PSimple answer is weather is too hot in India. :-Pharihttp://harishankar.org/blognoreply@blogger.com