Sachin Gears up for Final Test

      Sachin's 200 Test: Two years and seven months ago the occasion was the World Cup final and the venue was Wankhede stadium, which erupted in ecstasy as India lifted the Cup for Sachin Tendulkar.   Now the same venue will be the scene for another milestone in Indian cricket, hosting batting great Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and swansong  Test match against the West Indies beginning today. . Perhaps, never in the history of the game has any cricketer's swansong series or farewell match generated such frenzy so much that the cricketing rivalry between the Calypso charmers and the subcontinental giants has been reduced to a sideshow. In his 199th Test at the Eden Gardens, Tendulkar fans had a heartbreak as he managed just 10 runs before getting out to a contentious decision. He didn't get a chance to bat in the second innings as India thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs. For the 40-year-old Tendulkar, his home town venue would be most apt to end his fairytale journey of 24 long yeass. It was in this city that he played most of his formative years' cricket, rose to stardom, reinvented himself after being dubbed 'Endulkar' and finally realised his childhood dream of winning the World Cup in 2011. Seeing India lifting the 2011 World Cup on a mild summer day on April 2, Tendulkar couldn't control his emotions and tears rolled down his cheeks as he took the victory lap with his two kids, Sara and Arjun, in tow along with his teammates. Similar scenes could be seen when he finally goes round the stadium in a thanksgiving, but before that Tendulkar would like to bow out in style, on a high, something he couldn't when he announced his retirement last year in December from the ODIs.

నేటి నుంచే సచిన్ ఆఖరి మ్యాచ్

      ప్రపంచం ఎంతో ఆసక్తిగా ఎదురుచూస్తున్న మ్యాచ్ రానే వచ్చింది. మాస్టర్ బ్లాస్టర్ తన కెరీర్ కు ముగింపు పలికే ఆ పోరు ఈ రోజు మొదలైంది. క్రికెట్‌లో ఓనమాలు దిద్దిన ముంబై గడ్డపైనే ఈ పరుగుల వేటగాడు ఆఖరి ఆట ఆడుతున్నాడు. తన 200వ టెస్ట్‌తో తన పరుగుల దాహానికి పరిసమాప్తి పలుకనున్నాడు. మ్యాచ్ జట్ల మధ్యే జరుగుతున్న దృష్టంతా ఆ ఒక్కడిపైనే...ఇందులో ఆశ్చర్యమేమీ లేదు. ఈ మ్యాచ్ లోనూ సచిన్ పై భారీగా అంచనాలున్నాయి. సచిన్ టెండూల్కర్ శతకంతో కెరీర్ కు ముగిస్తే చూడాలని అభిమానులు ఎదురుచూస్తున్నారు.   మరోవైపు మొదటి మ్యాచ్ లో విజయంతో జోరు మీదున్న భారత్ జట్టు ఈ మ్యాచ్ లోనూ గెలిచి మాస్టర్ కు ఘనమైన వీడ్కోలు పలకాలనే పట్టుదలతో ఉంది. అయితే ఈ మ్యాచ్లోనైనా గెలిచి భారత అభిమానుల ఆశలపై నీళ్ళు చల్లాడానికి వెస్టిండీస్ సిద్దమైంది.

Kiran Slowly Removes the Samaikya Mask!

      ....Neelayapalem Vijay Kumar     The inevitable has happened! Congress CMs cannot defy their Delhi High Command for long. Kiran after the Yatra to the Capital and post his meeting his with different Congress leaders is now in High Command’s track of aiding for bifurcation!! Nothing more can explain the report of the State Government to the Central Government on the possible provisions that are needed for Andhra State!     A report from the State government sent to center obviously will not go without the concurrence of the Chief Minister!! The contents of it are not new, though seems to be much more than what the Seemandhra Ministers are asking. A Lakh of acres for the capital and 5 lakh crores for the construction of the new capital, HMDA purview as the Common Capital area, Bhadrachalam issue, Jalayagna, water issues, the list is almost the same as various sections of the Andhra side are talking about. Its’ not the question of content nor language that is important at this juncture, it’s the issue that Kiran has sent a list of demands to be resolved for Andhra State to Central government in case the state is bifurcated! Now, politically talking, the so called Chief Minister who was showing rigidity in accepting the dikat of central government has become mellowed, or made to be mellowed by the High command. The Seemandhra Ministers have long back agreed for the bifurcation with the tone of various Ministers and MPs changing from the Samaikya Andhra to the justified package. Now the Chief Minsiter who was showing himself as the last thorn, was also removed. Now it is almost certain that the Congress will go all out for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh as the anti voices within the Congress party have largely been sanitized.