The flame of passion...

                                                          Image courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com "It’s been the Shaw show. Congratulations Prithvi Shaw, abhi toh bas shuruaat hai , ladke mein bahut dum hai  #IndvWI " -  Virender Sehwag on twitter after his debut test century vs WI. “When a little boy is taking a 4 am train from Virar to Bandra, trying to get into those insanely crowded compartments where at times people protest if they see huge kit-bags, it prepares you for a tough life,”  said Prashant Shetty, Prithvi’s coach at the MIG Cricket Academy (Bandra). 'To see him for the first time was to realize that this was a boy destined for greatness. Here was a 12-year-old playing against 18-year-olds and you just couldn't help admire his skill. Age, quite simply, was irrelevant.'  Lucy Pearson, head of Cheadle Hulme School, Greater Manchester. When you read or hear such comments about someone, you instantly know that these could only be about a special t

  Image courtesy : https://economictimes.indiatimes.com There are some days when I get this uncontrollable urge to put my thoughts down. Those are the days when I am bubbling with energy because of something I have seen, read or experienced. Examples of such days are : A great day of sport or when I witness an exceptional performance or experience something out of the world or read/learn something that just clicks and my mind says “this!”. Almost all the time, it will have something to do with sports. At that time, I like to be left alone to write and want to finish it in one sitting. Today is one of those days. My husband and daughter have gone to Bangalore and I am at home in Chennai, with all the time in the world. I have been reading a book called “Out of the box”, which is a collection of articles written by someone I really look up to and admire. Harsha Bhogle. He had written these articles from 2005 to 2011, for Indian express. It is fascinating to see that even to

                                                         I ndia U-19 team. Image courtesy: India.com Full name   Ravi Bishnoi Born   September 5, 2000, Jodhpur, Rajasthan Current age   20 years Major teams   India Under-19s,   Kings XI Punjab,   Rajasthan Playing role   Bowler Batting style   Right-hand bat Bowling style   Leg-break googly ‘Browny, it's now or never’ these words made the difference in Ravi Bishnoi’s life, when he chose to back his passion over his dad's orders. As in almost every small town in India, a group of boys played cricket daily in an extremely dry & dusty ground in Jodhpur, in Western Rajasthan. However, this place was different. Nobody played sports, but these young boys loved it. It was a big deal to take up a sport in a city that hadn’t produced a single international cricketer…until now. Ravi Bishnoi was a member of this group.  Ravi, with his friends. Image courtesy: Indianexpress.com   Son of a government school headmaster and