It was Oct 4th and I was waiting for that mail. The mail which I thought would change my Career and would make people look up at me. The mail after which I thought I will be able to make my mark in a new position. I waited.. I waited.. I waited. Time went past and my Index finger was paining coz pressing F5. I was so impatient and irritated. The day went past and the mail never came. One thing that kept me happy was even my friends didnt get that. Somehow the day went past and even the night.. Next day morning, got a call from my friend. He told me that 3 words 'CHECK YOUR MAIL'. Inbox showed 10 new mails. First I was so happy that I would have got that mail. There was a mail from Dilbert. Then some quiz... then some junk.. But........................ That particular mail never came for me... I donno what to do or how to react. I was angry that I didnt get that mail. I tot may be I will be getting it late.... so again I waited and waited... but the waiting went in vain and I came to know that I will not get that mail as I was not in the TO list.. I spoke to the people and they said some reasons for not getting that mail.... Got even more angry but no one to show at.
Finally after a lot of tug of war between me and mind.. I pacified myself and continue to WAIT for that ............................................................ hoping my wait ends soon..
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
The Complete History of Cricket in 1 Min 48 Sec
I was browsing through some websites and came across this interesting article.
Instant knowledge: How cricket became a batter's game....
Back in the day, 70 all out was a good score – and not just when England were batting, either. Now, anything less than 350 is a poor effort. How did cricket become a batter's game? Get some instant knowledge: average reading time 1 minute 48 seconds.
1811
Umpires made responsible for choosing the pitch.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Choice had originally been up to the visiting side, who could choose anywhere ‘within 30 yards of the centre fixed by the adversaries’. In practice, this meant that the leading bowler of the opposition picked an area he thought he could best exploit.
1811
No-balls could now be scored off.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Previously a no-ball was declared dead. Now the batsman had more scoring opportunities – and a free hit too.
1823
Height of wicket raised from 24in to 27in and width from 7in to 8in.
Favoured Bowler.
Why More to aim at, stoopid!
1829
No-balls not scored off incurred a one-run penalty.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Upped the scoring.
1830
Edwin Budding, of Gloucestershire, signed an agreement for the manufacture of his new invention – the lawn mower.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why The technology now existed to improve pitches. The mower didn’t pass into widespread use overnight, though; rabbits, sheep and scythes, remained prime grass-cutters for a while longer.
1835
Round-arm bowling legalised.
Favoured Bowlers. Why Originally, bowlers had bowled the ball along the ground. Then came the practice of pitching the ball underarm. During the 50 years to 1770, the average score per wicket had been 7.5; by 1810 it had risen to 13. In the 1820s, bowlers began to strive for greater pace by bowling with a higher action by 1830, runs per wicket had fallen to 10. By 1840, when the new style had been formally adopted, it was down to 9.
1849
Laws changed: pitches could now be swept and rolled before each innings.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why One of the main advantages for batsmen were that the worm casts, which would make the ball’s pitch unpredictable, could now be removed.
1864
Over-arm bowling made legal.
Favoured Bowlers.
Why Accurate bowling became easier.
1870
Heavy roller introduced to the game, at Lord’s.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why It brought an immediate improvement in pitches. WG Grace became the first man to score 2,000 runs in a season, and runs per wicket now stood at 17.
1871
WG Grace scores 2,739 runs in the season.
Favoured Batsman.
Why WG raised expectations as to what batsmen could achieve. That year he averaged 79 – the next best average was 34. By the then, the 25-year-old had scored more than 10,000 career runs – more than any man. His career average stood at 61, when the next best was Richard Daft’s 29. WG was literally twice as successful a bat as any man who had ever lived.
1880s
Rubber grips for handles introduced.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why They could now get a better grip, stoopid. And they acted as a shock absorber.
1884
Boundary lines introduced ‘where necessary’.
Favoured Batsmen. Why Previously,
all scores had to be run in full. However, in practice, boundaries had existed on many grounds since the 1860s, for the benefit of showing where crowds could safely watch. Boundaries have got nearer the square over time. When GF Grace caught Bonnor of a towering hit in the Oval Test of 1880, he was reckoned to be 115 yards from the wicket – and Bonnor was on his third run.
1887
Contact lens invented.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why A moving ball is harder to see than a stationary wicket!
1910
Law change: six runs now awarded for any hit over the boundary rope on the full.
Favoured Batsmen
Why Previously, sixes were awarded only for hits out of the ground. When Gilbert Jessop made two centuries in a match against Yorkshire at Bradford in 1900, he hit eight sixes out of the ground, and almost as many blows again cleared the ropes on the full but earned him only four. Incidentally, Jessop is the fastest scorer of all in Test cricket – his 569 runs are estimated to come off only about 480 balls. Fourteen of his first-class centuries took him under a hour.
1927
Ball size reduced from between 9 and 9 1/4 inches to 8 13/16 and 9 inches.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why The 1920s and 1930s were a batting paradise, with pitch preparation better and the design of the ball with its small seam offering little help to the bowlers. So a smaller ball was introduced. However the plan backfired as the new ball proved harder to catch and many bowlers also found it harder to swing.
1931
Wicket increased in size by 9in to 28in
Favoured Bowler.
Why Larger target.
1937
New lbw rule.
Favoured Bowler.
Why The experiment introduced in 1935, whereby the batsman could now be given out even if the ball had pitched outside off stump, so long as he was hit in line with the stumps, was now made law.
1963
First 18-county, limited-overs tournament.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Batsman grew to learn new ways of scoring. The rate of scoring acceleration has increased consistently. In ODIs in England in the 70s it was 3.77 runs/over; in the ’80s, 4.15; in the ’90s, 4.59 and 4.82 so far this decade.
1969
Front foot rule introduced for no-balls.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Bowlers who dragged their back foot had been able to bowl the ball from in front of the popping crease under the old rule. Now everyone had to deliver the ball from further away.
1978 Australia’s Graham Yallop becomes first man to bat in Test in a helmet.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Protective clothing has taken away some of the fear – and need for good technique against the short ball – from the batter.
1999
Steve Waugh becomes Australian captain; Adam Gilchrist makes Test debut.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Waugh began a policy of intimidatory batting, asking his side to score at four an over. Other sides have adapted to keep up. Key to this policy was Adam Gilchrist, an ODI regular who made his test debut later that year and scored 81 off 88 balls. Of batters who have hit more than 1,000 Test runs, only Shahid Afridi (86 runs/100 balls) has exceeded Gilchrist’s strike-rate of 82.
2003
Twenty20 launched.
Favoured Batsman.
Why See limited-over answer – and multiple by several.
Instant knowledge: How cricket became a batter's game....
Back in the day, 70 all out was a good score – and not just when England were batting, either. Now, anything less than 350 is a poor effort. How did cricket become a batter's game? Get some instant knowledge: average reading time 1 minute 48 seconds.
1811
Umpires made responsible for choosing the pitch.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Choice had originally been up to the visiting side, who could choose anywhere ‘within 30 yards of the centre fixed by the adversaries’. In practice, this meant that the leading bowler of the opposition picked an area he thought he could best exploit.
1811
No-balls could now be scored off.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Previously a no-ball was declared dead. Now the batsman had more scoring opportunities – and a free hit too.
1823
Height of wicket raised from 24in to 27in and width from 7in to 8in.
Favoured Bowler.
Why More to aim at, stoopid!
1829
No-balls not scored off incurred a one-run penalty.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Upped the scoring.
1830
Edwin Budding, of Gloucestershire, signed an agreement for the manufacture of his new invention – the lawn mower.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why The technology now existed to improve pitches. The mower didn’t pass into widespread use overnight, though; rabbits, sheep and scythes, remained prime grass-cutters for a while longer.
1835
Round-arm bowling legalised.
Favoured Bowlers. Why Originally, bowlers had bowled the ball along the ground. Then came the practice of pitching the ball underarm. During the 50 years to 1770, the average score per wicket had been 7.5; by 1810 it had risen to 13. In the 1820s, bowlers began to strive for greater pace by bowling with a higher action by 1830, runs per wicket had fallen to 10. By 1840, when the new style had been formally adopted, it was down to 9.
1849
Laws changed: pitches could now be swept and rolled before each innings.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why One of the main advantages for batsmen were that the worm casts, which would make the ball’s pitch unpredictable, could now be removed.
1864
Over-arm bowling made legal.
Favoured Bowlers.
Why Accurate bowling became easier.
1870
Heavy roller introduced to the game, at Lord’s.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why It brought an immediate improvement in pitches. WG Grace became the first man to score 2,000 runs in a season, and runs per wicket now stood at 17.
1871
WG Grace scores 2,739 runs in the season.
Favoured Batsman.
Why WG raised expectations as to what batsmen could achieve. That year he averaged 79 – the next best average was 34. By the then, the 25-year-old had scored more than 10,000 career runs – more than any man. His career average stood at 61, when the next best was Richard Daft’s 29. WG was literally twice as successful a bat as any man who had ever lived.
1880s
Rubber grips for handles introduced.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why They could now get a better grip, stoopid. And they acted as a shock absorber.
1884
Boundary lines introduced ‘where necessary’.
Favoured Batsmen. Why Previously,
all scores had to be run in full. However, in practice, boundaries had existed on many grounds since the 1860s, for the benefit of showing where crowds could safely watch. Boundaries have got nearer the square over time. When GF Grace caught Bonnor of a towering hit in the Oval Test of 1880, he was reckoned to be 115 yards from the wicket – and Bonnor was on his third run.
1887
Contact lens invented.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why A moving ball is harder to see than a stationary wicket!
1910
Law change: six runs now awarded for any hit over the boundary rope on the full.
Favoured Batsmen
Why Previously, sixes were awarded only for hits out of the ground. When Gilbert Jessop made two centuries in a match against Yorkshire at Bradford in 1900, he hit eight sixes out of the ground, and almost as many blows again cleared the ropes on the full but earned him only four. Incidentally, Jessop is the fastest scorer of all in Test cricket – his 569 runs are estimated to come off only about 480 balls. Fourteen of his first-class centuries took him under a hour.
1927
Ball size reduced from between 9 and 9 1/4 inches to 8 13/16 and 9 inches.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why The 1920s and 1930s were a batting paradise, with pitch preparation better and the design of the ball with its small seam offering little help to the bowlers. So a smaller ball was introduced. However the plan backfired as the new ball proved harder to catch and many bowlers also found it harder to swing.
1931
Wicket increased in size by 9in to 28in
Favoured Bowler.
Why Larger target.
1937
New lbw rule.
Favoured Bowler.
Why The experiment introduced in 1935, whereby the batsman could now be given out even if the ball had pitched outside off stump, so long as he was hit in line with the stumps, was now made law.
1963
First 18-county, limited-overs tournament.
Favoured Batsmen.
Why Batsman grew to learn new ways of scoring. The rate of scoring acceleration has increased consistently. In ODIs in England in the 70s it was 3.77 runs/over; in the ’80s, 4.15; in the ’90s, 4.59 and 4.82 so far this decade.
1969
Front foot rule introduced for no-balls.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Bowlers who dragged their back foot had been able to bowl the ball from in front of the popping crease under the old rule. Now everyone had to deliver the ball from further away.
1978 Australia’s Graham Yallop becomes first man to bat in Test in a helmet.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Protective clothing has taken away some of the fear – and need for good technique against the short ball – from the batter.
1999
Steve Waugh becomes Australian captain; Adam Gilchrist makes Test debut.
Favoured Batsman.
Why Waugh began a policy of intimidatory batting, asking his side to score at four an over. Other sides have adapted to keep up. Key to this policy was Adam Gilchrist, an ODI regular who made his test debut later that year and scored 81 off 88 balls. Of batters who have hit more than 1,000 Test runs, only Shahid Afridi (86 runs/100 balls) has exceeded Gilchrist’s strike-rate of 82.
2003
Twenty20 launched.
Favoured Batsman.
Why See limited-over answer – and multiple by several.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
I am Bored...
Boredom is a condition characterized by perception of one's environment as dull, tedious, and lacking in stimulation. This is what is happening to me now. The day has been sober and nothing is happening at work except for the routine boring stuff. I believe this word should not have been invented. This would have probably made me not to feel this way. I am getting addicted to this word. I always tell this to everyone ' I am getting Bored'. Even though I have got enough responses about killing it, I seldom listen to them coz even that makes me BORED. I am writing all these things because.... ' I AM BORED'. I am trying to find out ways of getting out of this boredom. One of them playing in my new PS3. But I donno how long will it take for me to get bored of it.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Why Blog??
Wikipedia defines Blog as
Webster's Millenium Dictionary defines it as
Now back to the title, 'Why Blog?'. People will have many reasons to start a blog. My reason to start a blog is to kill time. ( Yeah I am currently at office and really getting bored). Also, after reading many of my friends blogs, I thought why shouldnt I start and karthiksiva.blogspot.com is born.
I always thought writing blog is a waste of time and I can do lot of things instead of this. There was an afflatus that made me write this one. I am still trying to write something in this. As of now there are things that cannot be put down in a blog. WORK :(...
'A blog ( portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological
order.'
Webster's Millenium Dictionary defines it as
I define the word blog as'a personal chronological log of thoughts published
on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log'.
'_________ '.(I tried thinking long and give a meaningful meaning but couldn't find a suitable word or sentence for it.). I am not Noah Webster to define my own meaning but still nothing wrong in giving it a thought.
Now back to the title, 'Why Blog?'. People will have many reasons to start a blog. My reason to start a blog is to kill time. ( Yeah I am currently at office and really getting bored). Also, after reading many of my friends blogs, I thought why shouldnt I start and karthiksiva.blogspot.com is born.
I always thought writing blog is a waste of time and I can do lot of things instead of this. There was an afflatus that made me write this one. I am still trying to write something in this. As of now there are things that cannot be put down in a blog. WORK :(...
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