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Ashes first Test musings…

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· They may have lost narrowly, but the Aussie Phoenix has partially risen from the Ashes!
Series on!

· Q: How would Australia describe the first Ashes Test?
A: DisastRouS.

· The movie based on the first 2013 Ashes Test should be called Dus.
Exciting and lengthy Tenth wicket stand in both innings for Australia!

· If Dhoni was batting for Australia at this stage, then the English would already have been throwing up during lunch.
Politics in Egypt always has a Spring in its step.

· One of the most tense lunches in the history of Ashes.

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Today’s Modi musings…

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· Modi speaks 10,000 words.
Detractors search for single phrase to distort.
Pappu speaks 10,000 words.
Supporters struggle to search for single meaningful phrase to give positive spin to.

· Someone once asked me how I could accuse Modi of being innocent without any proof.
I think that sums it up quite nicely.

· You know a politician has arrived when an English TV channel telecasts his long Hindi speech live without any breaks.

· Most serious journos secretly wish to write for The Unreal Times/Faking News.
They get that wish when they cover Modi.

· In the history of Independent India, no man has been under as much media-judicial-investigative-CBI-NGO scrutiny as Modi.
If after 11 years of such a mindboggling massive witch-hunt, they are unable to even chargesheet him, “Innocent till proven guilty” to permanently gaya tel lene na is desh se?

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More Mahi musings…

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· There was this Mahi—a real bowlers’ pain,
Who made sure the last over didn’t go in vain,
Not once, but again
And again and again,
And again and again and again!

· One reason that I personally rate Dhoni higher than Sachin is because you can get tired of records but you can never get tired of victories.

· Yet another leadership change in Jharkhand!
The only consistent leader from Jharkhand since its inception has been Dhoni!

· Melting point of Ice Man Dhoni = 50.1° where ° = Overs (in a 50 over match).

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Windies triangular tournament win musings on Dhoni…

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· Dhoni wins a tournament… yawn… stays till the end… yawn… finishes it off with a 6… yawn…

· Miandad’s last ball sixer shattered India.
India prayed and prayed for a counter.
And lo behold! There was Dhoni!

· Overheard…
Dhoni: Honey, I have just won the…
Sakshi: Bas, bas, bore mat kar… ghar main bahut kaam pada hai… waise bhi ab trophies ke liye koi jagah nahin bachi hai… achcha hua Zimbabwe tour miss kar raha hai…

· That mid-1980s feeling…
India world champions. Low 202 run target in final. Still last over finish. Top scorer 58(89). 1 attacking opener, 1 slow one. All-rounder champ Ravi in team. No Sachin factor. Captain Sixer.

· How to rest an overworked Dhoni…
1. Get Karthik to keep stumps.
2. Let Mahi come 9 down.
3. Phir bhi jeet pakki hai!

· Taking a break from this Rahul vs Modi debate, I’m rooting for Dhoni as Prime Minister.

· Won’t be surprised if Jayawardene and Sangakkara retire from India matches to concentrate on other teams.

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The rulers of India…

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· Liberalization Economy Trinity…
Narasimha Rao the Creator.
Vajpayee the Preserver.
Manmohan the Destroyer.

· Spiderman: With great power comes great responsibility.
Sonia: LOL! With absolute power come zero accountability and zero responsibility.
MMS: Power? Woh kya hota hai? Pata nahin? Theek hai!

· The Information Overload in the Modi-Godhra case is absolutely astounding.
So much so that facts have become irrelevant and it’s now just a matter of belief!

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Today’s partisan political musings…

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· Presumption of Innocence: The principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty.
Presumption of Guilt: The principle that Modi is considered guilty until proven innocent.

· In the BJP, they had to coin the term “Namonia”.
In the Congress it already exists and it’s called So”nia”.

· Sir!!! Please be PM! Please be PM! Please be PM! Please be PM!…
‪#‎Pappu‬: Mujhe chhod do mere haal pe, zinda hoon yaar kaafi hai…
‪#‎Lootera‬

· Congress spokespersons’ logo…
Trolling India before the Internet was invented!

· Spokesperson’s XI…
Mani, Diggy, Tiwari, Jha, Renuka, Singhvi, Sibal, Tehseen, Khurshid, Nirupam, Narayanaswamy.
Congress all down before 2014 polls!

· Why does the Congress disbelieve that the BJP has so much support?
Today even if RJD was the main Opposition, there’d be a massive “Laloo for PM” lobby, so spectacularly has the UPA tanked.

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