Ok, So I think I have read enough about the GC-SG issue.

Now, I was a dada fan - an ardent one at that. But GC seems to be making sense to me quite a bit.

Now lets see. I think it will be tough if not impossible for both of them to work together. Hence, either 1 or both have to go.

If dada goes, heavy pressure on GC to perform (victories) and hence vindicate his stand. Not easy.

If GC goes, definite pressure on dada.

If both go, extra-ultra-heavy-pressure on team india, but which could in 2 years, give Zimbabwe a serious run for their money.

So, lets see. Choosing between GC and SG is the final option.

Now before that, it seems team is divided, with supposedly all non-performers with dada..Ha ! If dada returns, bhajji mite stake claim for vice-captaincy for all u know! O my!

Anyways, GC seems to be pretty tough guy who seems to be knowing what he's upto and from his recent interviews, I appreciate his way/approach.

Dada on the other hand is on life-support in playing/tactical matters now.

But Dada does have experience in team-building. He built or atleast helped build a pretty neat team for the 2003 world cup and it did reasonably well. Once he does not have mess-makers in the team (who might be actually talented though!), he definitely works on his tactics/instincts and does succeed, more often than not.

But dada must've surely lost some respect/swagger/confidence after such media exposure of his limitations. And it might take sometime to recover his cool. Maybe even 5 months. Helpfully, WC is a lot more further than that.

On the other hand, if retained, the pressure of performance might not be that high on GC, as compared to SG.

We need some1 tough, some1 like GC or SG in the indian team. People like Vaughan wouldnt work for an Indian team. I am saying this because if both were to be dumped, I dont know if we have a captain who can be tough.

That dada is mentally strong is known. But whether he'll still have that confidence in his ability is questionable.

Ok, I still have not made a decision on whom to side with. Still, I believe the odds of a compromise are rather slim.

It would be quite silly to keep harping on the fact that Alonso's victory this year was in no small part thanks to McLaren's u-know-what!

Reliability is definitely an important factor in the whole set-up and Renault hv managed to do that better as the McLarens have managed to do the same on speed.

Good steady driving Alonso..Congrats!

But absolutely no chance of defending the crown man!

Next year, watch out for Juan Pablo..He's going to take the attack to Kimi, you and Button.
BAR is a team to watch out for, next yr. I dont know about Ferrari because I dont know about Bridgestone.

Among other teams/drivers, Toyota with Trulli would be also be contenders next year. They are fast enough during qualifying but run out of steam in the race. That they will work on and they will be on par with BAR and Renault.

Title contenders for 2006 (in order) : JPM, Kimi, Button, Alonso. ( Dark Horse - Schumi (!))
And hey, one last word..dont count Fisi out..McLaren's ill-luck was distributed..Renault's was lumped onto him!

And boy, finally Narain can breathe a bit easier..Tiago dint finish.Finally!

F-1 needs more quality competition..There's no difference between Bangladesh/Zim'bve in cricket and Minardi/Jordan in F-1, except in the latter the drivers go on to better teams later.
But its still effectively 6-7 teams.

And I am still wondering about the logic of using 1 tyre uniformly for all teams..Might actually not be a bad idea but not easy to slam/support.

Finally what F-1 needs is a race track in India. I dont care if you lay it in the border between Assam and Sikkim or the banks of the Cauvery. Just get it started man.

BTW, do they share a border ..I doubt it.

Full day researching the headline story..dada vs. GC.

Read on a few blogs..What nerve GC has got to use Sourav to get in as coach and then back-stab him!

Count me out of such groups ! For godsakes!

Dada is bringing out the blogger in me (!)

Raj Singh Durgapur says (via Outlook)
"Chappell is a genius. Sourav is much below Chappell in stature," Dungarpur told newspersons here"

Dude, this is a serious insult to my intelligence that I have to keep hearing statements as primitive as this from a guy who's supposedly in the upper echelons of powers-that-be concerning indian cricket.

I know durgapur isnt the best of buddies with dalmiya and consequently with sourav. But this is pure nerve,to make such a sweeping statement. I can almost assure you this guy has no idea why he called GC a genius..

I smell a conspiracy theory.

I know this is becoming like a 'desis for dada' kinda blog!

Dada should've considered steve waugh's advice/warning that GC mite not be a good choice as coach and that moody was a better one.

Maybe steve knew that given dada's nature,it will be tough for him to adjust with another tough, aggressive guy like GC. Heck, dada even struggled to impose himself on Murali karthik, who was dada Jr. at the time. So GC is another ball game altogether.

When SRT comes into the team and seems like a sucker for form, lets see if GC does the same. We'd get to know if this GC's no-nonsense approach is for real.

I am thinking dada will not be sacked.

Just as I expected, the indian media goes gaga over greg chappel's dont-care-about-reputation-but-current-form' logic and villifies saurav.

Well, given the pseudo-intellectual rantings that have always been there to see from the media, this is not surprising that they think they have a logical and public accepting argument.

But isn't this all presumptous..Like Ravi Shasthri says, we need to know the context in which the coach made these remarks..Absolutely correct.

Its a good idea to crack the whip, no matter what the reputation, like Greg thinks. But to change the system all of a sudden is not a great idea..Meanwhile, my dada could definitely have averted some of this happenings but if he did make a calculated move (!), i got it. But the greatness of dada went down a notch.

Indian cricket must be thankful to Rahul Dravid in all this. He's truly worthy of respect. A more ego-driven/me-first vice-captain and I dunno where this team would be now.

It is a shame that we need to introduce reservation for more women representation in the indian parliament.

But nonetheless I would tend to think of it as necessary.

Sometimes this is where my each-man-for-himself (little dependence on social welfare a.k.a captialist) beliefs are at confict with social ideals. There are sections of people who cannot compete with other sections of people, unless they are given a positive offset. Sometimes, government can do wonders..But they must know when to stop interfering in other things.

Now why am i thinking of others progress anyway..Oh well, maybe iam just a pseudo-capitalist !

There are people you can mess around with. But then there are others you dont want to mess with.. Like Saurav da.

Hope the indian board does not come up with some seemingly interesting decision like making kaif captain..Maybe, he could be made Vice-captain, but thats that.

Go dada !

Was scrolling through the Onion archives and chanced upon this article.

God, did I laugh !

The last ashes test is gonna be a wash, 1 way or the other.
Provided there's no nature-wash, I am thinking Aussies will white-wash england.
Phew! Some prediction that..

Lets just hope warney does it for me..As some newspaper cited, if the aussies win this, the urn must go to Warney..Dude, is that guy awesome or what !

I make an attempt these days to respect people's POV rather than people themselves, in any discussion/thinking.

But as I read interviews like these (on instapundit), all such feelings are flushed down at once.
A fan of Ray Kurzweil just became a die-hard fan. I love his realistic optimism. I hope to get the book soon.

At the rate at which aMMa is going about things ( this and this ), I am thinking about starting a Rasigar Mandram for her here..
Deduced the following from the 2 articles.
The former article - Dont mess with me !
The second - most transparent sign of progress, to the voter.

I am beginning to kinda empathize with her M.P's falling at her feet..Maybe they feel they have a genius in their midst or something.