……..Of Modi, Bhajji & Tashan…..

Till a few weeks back if u had asked somebody who “Lalit Modi” was, he would have probably shrugged his shoulders or would have said Narendra Modi’s unknown relative. That was before the launch of IPL, but not anymore. His popularity today rivals that of the other Modi bcoz IPLT20 is a blockbuster and his brainchild has helped BCCI pocket a cool 7000Crs. The other day I saw him on TV shaking hands with Bhajji after the match between Mumbai & Mohali.

Talking of Bhajji, this edition of IPL will also be remembered for the ugly spat (or rather slap) between him and (cry baby) Sreesanth. I was hugely disappointed with his on-field behavior. Infact, he has let the entire nation down who backed him to the hilt when he faced rough weather in Australia. Now, CA and the Aussie media are sure to have the last laugh.

I always thought Bhajji is a mediocre spinner who always made news for his on field antics instead of his cricketing abilities. I think it was a wrong decision on Mumbai’s part to have made him the captain in the absence of Tendulkar. He does not have the maturity nor the cricketing brain to lead a side and surprisingly he was considered over players like Shaun Pollock, Jayasurya etc, who have successfully lead their countries in the past (without any slapping business).

So Mr.Bhajji, please stop throwing tantrums and focus on improving your game otherwise you will quickly fade into oblivion. Your “Hummer” dream will never turn into reality. This edition of the IPL has introduced us to quality domestic talent who can easily give you a run for your money.

The iconic players of this tournament (u know who) have put up a disappointing show. With the idiotic clause of the icon player automatically getting 15% more money than the maximum bid attracted by any player in the icon's team, the icons have raked in incomes that they might or might not deserve. Their team owners must be fuming at them as they have not yet justified the huge sum they received for coming under the icon category. Alas,their perf will not really matter from here on as Bangalore; Kolkata & Hyd have no hope in hell of getting into the knock out stage.

So Mr.Dravid, Ganguly & Laxman it’s time for you to step down (without cribbing) and make way for younger player’s atleast in the shorter format of the game. Also, take a lesson or two from Dhoni & Warne on how to lead and inspire a bunch of budding cricketers.

Nowadays, it’s either IPL or movies that keep me busy during weekends apart from my playful Aaryan and Smita’s shopping trips….

This weekend I had the opportunity of watching Tashan. I would consider myself lucky for not having to spend a single penny as I got to watch it on cable. I had a lot of expectations from this movie as it boasted a good starcast and was from the dependable Yashraj banner. Akshay Kumar impressed as always, Kareena has nothing to show except her zero figure, Saif is completely wasted and anil kapoor irritates with his badly written dialogues. The only thing worth seeing is the 10 sec bikini shot of kareena kapoor ;-) and some comic scenes involving Akshay otherwise the MOVIE IS A COMPLETE DUD…

So guys knock this off from your much watch list, but if you sat through “jhoom barabar jhoom” then go ahead and test your patience with “Tashan”...