...Let's roll the Dice...

15th November 2013… Today’s day will probably go down in history as one of the biggest heartbreaks in the history of this World… A billion hearts broke when Sachin edged the ball to Sammy at slip, a billion hearts stopped beating for a second when the Little Master turned back and started walking towards the dressing room and the same billion hearts very quickly realized that they won’t be seeing GOD bat again… I looked at that sight, closed my eyes and shook my head in understanding that I won’t see Sachin Tendulkar ever bat again for India… The expected tears oozed out from the corner of my eyes and slowly the Genius started walking back to the pavilion… A standing ovation followed a billion salutes and enthralled us to our very core… Even before I start recollecting some of the best moments of Sachin Tendulkar, I want to clearly say aloud that Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is my greatest inspiration, and not because he created an interest of cricket inside me, but more because of the ...

It was dark when the loud creak of the door woke me up. Getting back to my senses, I glanced at the wall clock, just opposite to me. It was 2:30 am… and I could feel a sense of grave pain in my right shoulder. Forgetting about it, I tried to get back to sleep, but now and then, I just couldn’t sleep. Finally, I stood up and walked up to my favorite place in the house – the royal balcony. Hyderabad appeared so seamlessly quiet. The serene nature, traffic-less roads, no sound apart from an occasional dog howl, twinkling stars, and all this coupled with gentle blowing breeze was an ideal setting. The setting demanded attention because, in our lives, things happen just like that. One moment we think that we are inclined towards something, but the next moment we are in no man’s land. Thinking nothing out of the box, I tried to find ways by which I could have spent the night because sleep had just turned foe to me. Nothing popped into my mind, and eventually, I decided to d...