“Do you remember the last time you slept at 9 pm?” I do; it was on 10th Nov 2022. India vs England T20 CWC semifinal match at Adelaide Oval, losing to England by 10 wickets. India dominated the league stage as usual but failed spectacularly in the knockout games, which occurred in 2014, 2015, 2016,Continue reading “Oh LORD’S”
Kohli in whites
“He (Virat Kohli) was the most Australian non-Australian cricketer”. These were the words Greg Chappell wrote in his tribute piece, remembering the dominant test career that Virat “the batter” and most notably “the captain” had. Yes, Virat Kohli took retirement from his favourite format exactly a month ago. I was waiting for him to accomplishContinue reading “Kohli in whites”
प्रिय २०२५
खूप खूप माफी! जास्त नाही फक्त ६ महिने उशिरा आहोत आपण या ब्लॉग ला. पूर्णपणे माझी चुकी!! पुढच्या वेळीपासून ज्या दिवशी ब्लॉग लिहिला त्याच दिवशी त्याला पोस्ट करायचा प्रण मी घेईन आणि तो पोस्ट करणारच. या वेळी साठी फक्त माफ करा.. माझं मागचं ७ वर्षापासूनचं असलेलं स्वप्न हे सरत्या वर्षामध्ये पूर्ण झालं. जे लक्ष्य घेऊनContinue reading “प्रिय २०२५”
New Energy Emergence(y) (Oil blog: Part three)
“I know we’re in an oil country and we need American energy. You wouldn’t always know it, but it went up every year I was president”: – Barack Obama He was reminding people of Houston, Texas about his administration’s contribution to the American energy horizon. During his period, the US framed policies to become theContinue reading “New Energy Emergence(y) (Oil blog: Part three)”
Partial decentralisation (Oil blog: Part two)
From the land of Prophet Mohammad, A man called Ibn Saud rose to power and shook the world’s balance of power. He is also credited with the unification of the Arab states, one of which was earlier ruled by his ancestors till 1891 when one of the rival groups took it from them. He livedContinue reading “Partial decentralisation (Oil blog: Part two)”
Energy under a Fence (Oil blog: Part one)
“The Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones.”: – Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani Many of us might not have heard of this man called Yamani. I did not too, until a couple of years ago when I read a book by Girish Kuber called “एका तेलियाने”. He is the person who conceptualisedContinue reading “Energy under a Fence (Oil blog: Part one)”
The Test: An afterthought
The third season of “The Test” started streaming on Prime and instantly I got into the job to finish it. It started in the English summer of 2023, with how the Australian cricket team won the World Test Championship Final (WTC) defeating India at “The Oval”. Shortly after 19 minutes, We see the conclusion ofContinue reading “The Test: An afterthought”
Bradmanesque
There is a word in the cricket “Bradmanesque”. I consider India’s performance as that. It surely is an exaggeration if I compare any of the batters from today’s Indian test side to Bradman. But bear with me, as the Australian batsman is considered an “Epitome of Excellence”, today’s performance by the Indian team was somewhatContinue reading “Bradmanesque”
प्रिय २०२४
हॅलो! Here we are once again!तुम्हा सर्वांना नवीन वर्षाच्या खूप खूप शुभेच्छा!!थोडा उशीरच झाला या वर्षी ब्लॉग साठी पण ६ दिवस उशिरा का होईना “प्रिय XX” सिरीज मधला ब्लॉग आलाच. मागील वर्ष हे माझ्या आणि माझ्या सारख्या लाखभर CA Final च्या विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी खूपच जास्त थकवणारं होतं. या वर्षी आम्ही चार महिने एकसारखा अभ्यास करून याContinue reading “प्रिय २०२४”
Animal: An afterthought
Date: 10th Dec 2023 Time: 10 mins before noon A storm of thoughts started to crumble upon the walls of my head, and that freaky post-credit scene only increased the intensity and frequency of the tides. You guessed it right! It’s “Animal” we are talking about and there is no one word to describe theContinue reading “Animal: An afterthought”
Sarthak's Musings 