Peter Roebuck argues T20 is working wonders for the game. Persuasive stuff.
Star of Mysore reports today:
UNIVERSITIES TO TEACH ASTROLOGY FROM NEXT YEAR
Bangalore, June 29 (KCU)- The State Government seems to be actively considering to introduce teaching of Astrology in all the Universities of the State.
The Higher Education Department is keen on making Astrology a compulsory subject in the curriculum.
The Department is learnt to have written a letter to the Vice-Chancellors of all Universities on Saturday seeking reports within a month on the feasibilities of introducing Astrology in Universities.
Preparations are almost complete to commence an exclusive University for Sanskrit and Vedic Studies.
Noted critic Prof. Mallepura G. Venkatesh has been appointed as Special Officer. The commencement of this new University should coincide with introduction of Astrology in all the other Universities, say sources.
It appears the idea of Astrology struck to the Government following a letter from a leading Astrology Centre.
The reports to be sent by the Universities should contain the methodology of teaching Astrology, the staff needed and the type of text books needed, it is learnt.
The Government, however, seems to be keen to commence teaching of Astrology in all Universities from the next academic year itself.
Chances of opposition from the general public also cannot be ruled out. It is purely personal to believe or not to believe Astrology. Several people would surely criticise that as a superstition and the government trying to impose that on students will sure have unprecedented repercussions, predict sources.
Everyday, I read a lot of stupid stuff that our Ministers utter and one could spend a lot of time venting. But Astrology as part of university curriculum? That’s scary.
I watched a lot of T20 World Cup games and was glad that Pakistan won. After the Lahore attack on Sri Lankan cricketers, this was a much needed boost for Pakistani cricket. No cricket lover would like to see the game suffer in Pakistan, especially at the domestic level. Even if no international cricket is played in Pakistan for the next couple of years, if Pakistani Cricket powers to be could ensure that domestic cricket survives at all levels, then all will be fine. In these days of satellite television coverage, it’s not difficult to ensure Pakistani cricket lovers get a steady diet of international cricket involving their national team.
Couple of thoughts on T20 games.
Like all other forms of the game, T20 too is about skill and not simply slogging and power. So we got to see a lot of really good bowling, and more surprisingly, traditional innings building kinda batting. T20 strategies and tactics are still evolving and it is kinda fun to watch that process unfold, both at the IPL and T20 World Cup.
We also saw a lot of new young stars emerge at the T20 World Cup and instead of listing them, let me add a caveat. While Parnell et al look quite skilled and likely will succeed in other forms of cricket too, there is one aspect of cricket, the mental side of the game, which can not be evaluated on the basis of T20 games. Let me explain a little. Bowling a great 2-3 over spell isn’t indicative of whether a bowler is any good. What made Shane Warne great weren’t his dramatic dismissals of Gatting et al but a 7-8 over spell when he would try to set up a batsman and when we could see him thinking aloud with each delivery. T20 has no space for that.
In interesting ways, T20 began to remind me of baseball. More on that on some other occasion.
I hear that my union has decided to negotiate with CSU over employee furloughs.
Even as I contemplate an imminent 10.75% pay cut, I wonder: could I get a job at the Citigroup, where apparently base salaries may go up by as much as 50%.
I kinda like Twenty20 cricket. It mostly reminds me of how we played - both in real life and in our fantasies.
Also, both in IPL-2 and in the ongoing second Twenty20 World Cup, bowlers, especially the good ones, have some say. That has also been a surprise.
Oops. Deleted the previous post, along with Sepoy’s comment by mistake. Anyways, it said, i think:
Texas Legislator, Rep. Betty Brown wants mykind to find a new name.
Brown suggested that Asian-Americans should find a way to make their names more accessible.
“Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — I understand it’s a rather difficult language — do you think that it would behoove you and your citizens to adopt a name that we could deal with more readily here?” Brown said.
My name is all I am and methinks I will keep it, rather than face my father’s wrath.
Commenter Sepoy said: So much better if everyone was named “Brittany”