Some memories

Just read the most recent post in Upas's blog, it made me very nostalgic and a lot of college memories surfaced all evening and even made me forget the Kiwis were squaring up against the Kangaroos this evening!! Seriously, what a life it was, I've missed nothing as much as I've missed those years, what would I not give to have all that back? Take anything, anything at all, those 4 years was my life!

The day we mobbed Sathyam Cinemas :



Varutha-padaadha Vaalibar Kazhagam (I) :

Varutha-padaadha Vaalibar Kazhagam (II) :


The Padips :


Seniors :

Our Awesome Juniors (I) :



Our Awesome Juniors (II) :



The most beautiful picture on the planet :


Love you guys! Life's worth living!!

Predictions!!

Well, this is post intended to predict the final 4 of this edition. If I have to give my reviews on how this WC has been so far, you would be seeing a lot of swear words here, as I want to refrain myself from profanity, let me not get into those details!!

Let me start from the match on the 1st of April :

Apr 1 : West Indies vs Sri Lanka
going by the current form, I see WI bowing out of the competition today. Even if they manage to beat the Islanders from the sub-continent who are in some serious form, WI will have to win all their 3 forthcoming matches and will also have to depend on other results, so, its goodbye home team (yet again). I see SL move to 4 points and WI at 2 points after this match

Apr 2: Bangladesh vs New Zealand
while Bangladesh will be upbeat facing New Zealand as they have done the damage in the warm up games, it will mean nothing for NZ, as they are in sublime touch and each player working as a unit, the morale seems to be high in the Kiwi camp. Kiwis will easily beat the Asian Lions and get their 2 points. So, NZ 6 points and Ban still on 0 after this match.

Apr 3 : Ireland vs South Africa
South Africa will definitely win this one, but as we have seen so far, the valiant Irish wont give up without a fight. The Proteas will be wary of the Irish bowlers as they already had a taste of them in the warm up games and they will still remember what a bitter taste that was. SA move to 6 and Ireland remain at 0 after this game.

Apr 4 : England vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka to pull of another victory here. England look thoroughly unconvincing after bringing the World Champions down before the start of the WC, Sri Lanka, easy winners here. SL move to 6 points and Eng remain on 2 points after this encounter.

Apr 7 : Bangladesh vs South Africa
You dont have to be Nostradamus to predict this. South Africa move to 6 points and Bangladesh remain on 0 after this match.

Apr 8 : Australia vs England
No, we will NOT see a repeat of the CB series final, Australia will win quite comfortably. Australia move up to 8 and England remain at 2.

Apr 9 : Ireland vs New Zealand
New Zealand will win here, but they will have to watch their step, cautious approach will do it for them. Many teams have a lesson to learn from India and Pakistan. New Zealand move to 8 and Ireland remain at 0.

Apr 10 : West Indies vs South Africa
Quite difficult to predict, but I will give it to South Africa because the middle order batsmen of both teams are faltering, but the top order of the Proteas are in better nick than the home team. SA move to 8 and Windies remain on 2.

Apr 11 : England vs Bangladesh
England will pull this one off, but again, wont be an easy win, not because of Bangladesh is strong, but because England is weak. England move to 4 points and Bangladesh remain on 0.

Apr 12 : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Very very difficult to predict this one, as my heart goes out for the Kiwis, I will give them the 2 points :-D New Zealand move up to 10 points and SL stay on 6.

Apr 13 : Australia vs Ireland
Nothing much to write about at all. Australia move up to 10 and Ireland stay at 0.

Apr 14 : South Africa vs New Zealand
60-40 in favour of NZ, only going by current form. NZ move to 12 and SA stay at 8.

Apr 15 : Bangladesh vs Ireland
Ireland will win this. I see more commitment in the Irish side than the Bangladesh side. They are here to prove a point. Ireland move to 2 points and Bangladesh remain on 0.

Apr 16 : Australia vs Sri Lanka
60-40 to Australia, definitely cant write off SL, they are looking good. Australia will move to 12 points and SL stay at 6 after this match.

Apr 17 : South Africa vs England
80-20 to SA, both teams not looking great, but, SA look more convincing in comparison to England. SA move to 10 points and Eng stay at 4 after this match.

Apr 18 : Ireland vs Sri Lanka
SL will win, quite convincingly too. SL move to 8 points and Ireland stay at 2 after this match.

Apr 19 : West Indies vs Bangladesh
WI will get their first win of the super 8 stage which will be of no use. WI move to 4 points and Ban stay on 0.

Apr 20 : Australia vs New Zealand
FINALLY!! Well, its gonna be New Zealand! :-D :-D :-D Dont ask me any questions!! New Zealand will move to 14 and Aus stay at 12.

Apr 21 : West Indies vs England
The last of the super 8 games where a win will do no good for both the teams! I see England winning this encounter though! Eng will move to 6 points and WI will stay at 4 points.


So, here we stand :

AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

NEW ZEALAND VS SRI LANKA

And I will stop my predictions here!! May the best team win!!

and yes, I would like to add :
GO KIWIS!!! :) :)