Adventures of an High Elf Sorcerer

I felt it was just a matter of time before the Indians found their form. Actually, it doesn't really look like they have found their form yet, but they certainly have found their tempo and their spirit. The urge to win seemed to be missing for quite some time, but yesterday it was there. Right from the time when Saurav Ganguly came out to bat the Indians looked like they were going for the kill. And when Rahul Dravid scored 25th run by running his 25th single, it was certain that the pitch was not good for batting. I missed the opening spell of Nehra and Pathan, but from what I heard after the match, it looks like the pace bowlers are back in business. Vaughan and Giles did put up a fight, but they were not really going to be able to lift the tempo when the required rate crept up on that pitch. And thats where they faultered. A good victory for India after a long wait!

Sigh! Another semifinal, another loss for the Infosys football team. Its the fifth loss in a row in the semifinals, I think. We have always come up against really strong teams consisting of renowned club players. But it has always been a close fight. Three of the five matches have gone into penalties, one into sudden death and we have been beaten in regular time just once. I think what is lacking is the finishing. Our strikers need more practice ... as simple as that.