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At the moment, there are two major sport events in progress. One is IPL-5 ( Indian Premier League – Season 5 ) and another is WCC-12 ( World Chess Championship 2012 ). I am more than sure that 95% of Indian population knows about IPL for one or the other reason and only less than 5% of the Indian population is aware of WCC-12.  No doubt with a right (?) mix of Cricket and Bollywood, IPL is a grand success and it is truly enjoyable to watch the matches on ground. I experienced the IPL magic during very first match on Pune’s brand new stadium. It’s a complete package of entertainment and as IPL-5 gets into the play-off round from today, there will be even more enthusiasm on Pune’s stadium and the match between Veeru and Gambhir promises to be a terrific one. The television viewership will be at all time high and the rest of IPL-5 will receive a lot of India’s attention (media, common man, Bollywood, gamblers and all…). At the same time, Vishvanathan Anand is battling hard against ...

Sachin Tendulkar , this man has conquered cricked world with his magnificent double century yesterday. He started his International career when I was a kid and he is still at his best when I have two kids. There was a time when we used to take some time off from school and watch Sachin's magical batting and now we wish it was a holiday yesterday and saw his innings. Indian batting = Sachin Tendulkar was my equation for long long time. I used to switch-off the TV right after Sachin got out. After all these years he is still the same person hungry for runs and does not let his success rule his senses. I still remember his two consecutive centuries against Australia at Sharja. We did not care about engineering exam papers the next day and found time to watch him. He has entertained us tirelessly for more than 21 years now. Consistency in any field with peak performance for such a long time is definitely a result of passion for the game, hard work and the right attitude to keep feet o...