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Baught a (used) Maruti 800 this Saturday. Medison Blue in colour, 1999 model, 76K Km running. Will post the snaps soon.

Also travelled to my city of origin Nagpur to attend a friend's marriage. Travelled to Amravati on the way to attend a family function.

Back to cricket! Missed a lot of cricket due to these trips :-) The Aus-SA series is generating good interest. SA put up a good fighting show in the first match but are looking down the barrel (As Expected) in the second match. The Australians are consistently scoring many more runs in their second innings as compared to the first - A sign of true champions. In Brad Hodge and Mike Hussey, they have found the next generation middle order. They along with Michael Clarke, I think, will tore the bowling attacks of the world apart in the decade to come. Talking about their current matches, the SA is putting up a real good fight but I am sure the Australians are going to edge them over. SA have a major problem in the sense that they do not have a match winning spinner while Aus have two. This will make a huge impact on the second innings.

In the meanwhile, India as expected, comfortably won the third test match with Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also missed the killer instinct when they allowed scores of 97/5 and 102/5 to go past 300 every innings. That spoke a lot about the strength of the Indian lower and lower-middle order and is a major reaosn why I think India will remain a force to reckon with in the coming months. With away series to go against Pakistan West Indies, South Africa & New Zealand and a home series against England, this seems to be a fascinating season for Indian cricket fans.

It has not doubt begun on a wrong note with the whole Ganguly affair. The latest move to select him for the Pak series might have two justifications. One - give him a nice farewell (I would be glad if this is the one). Second - Politics. West Bengal assembly elections are coming up in the next 3-4 months and Left is a supporter of the central government in which Pawar is a minister. No doubt the Left who are desparately looking for a continuation of (mis)governance in Bengal, want to score a few brownie points and win a crazy crowd support. Sucks, ain't it?

The Pakistan series is gonna be one heck of a tour. I think on current form both teams are equal. I would say the test series will be a 1-1 draw and one day series is too close for me to predict. Lets see what happens.

The BJP in the meanwhile is at its lowest with charges of corruption, sex abuse etc etc hitting them hard at their 25 year celebrations. With Advani making way for another leader, there is no consensus on the man to follow him. I would blame the current situation on lack of vision and inability to keep Sangh in control. I would love to see either Pramod Mahajan or Arun Jaitley named as the President as soon as possible.

Till next,
Good Bye.