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World Cup 2003 Nostalgia- My Earliest Memories of The Game

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         With the biggest show of cricket on earth underway, the excitement level of ardent cricket fans like me is already soaring. We are looking forward to a great tournament and some spectacular display of cricketing prowess over the next month and a half in the birthplace of cricket. World Cups are always special and here in India Cricket World Cups have the potential to literally halt the nation. So my earliest world cup memories go back to the year 2003 and I am sure many of the people of my age group would agree with me on this. You always need something massive, something important or some fascinating connection to develop an interest in any area, particularly in your young age. Cricket WC 2003 gave that spark to most cricket followers of my generation. A spark that turned into devotion and has since resulted in our endless love and passion for the game. The tournament in itself was special, memorable and hugely popular in ways more than one.   Among the many

The Indian Game of Thrones- How Did We Choose Our Future?

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A great statesman once famously said “Today our government has lost the vote of confidence motion by just one vote and the Congress Party is mocking us…but the Congress should never forget that one day we will form government in the entire country and people will be mocking the Congress party”. Late Mr. Vajpayee was absolutely right. This was not just the agony of the moment and he knew very well that Indian politics can be highly generous and can be equally merciless. It has been just a couple of decades since then and we see how the tables have turned. So here we have it…the 'Great Indian Political Blockbuster 2019' comes to an end. The Indian Game of Thrones - as they love to call it has finally culminated. It was a hard (read fiercely) fought battle. It had all that a blockbuster should have – its share of emotions, drama, comedy and even action (you know which state I am talking about). A lot was at stake- political careers, survival of political parties, r