The Underdogs With victories in both the T20s and the ODIs, the Indian Contingent took the field in the 1st Test at the Super Sports Park, with considerable confidence, looking to conquer the elusive Rainbow Nation bastion. The South Africans too had not posed much of a challenge in White ball games and were theContinue reading “South Africa’s Centurion Statement”
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Young Turks Under The ‘SKY’
India win big at Johannesburg India trounced South Africa by a mammoth 106 runs in the 3rd T20 played out at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The ( not so ) second-string South African Team ( they still had Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj and Shamsi ) experienced aContinue reading “Young Turks Under The ‘SKY’”
India Steamroll SA, As Kiwis Continue To Lose Flight
Kohli turns ‘49’ The hard hitting South Africans who were ravaging oppositions with their fearless batting were dealt a drubbing and mauled by an invincible looking Indian Team, so reminiscent of the all conquering West Indian outfits of the 70s and 80s. The Eden Garden bore witness to Virat Kohli’s 49th ODI century ( equallingContinue reading “India Steamroll SA, As Kiwis Continue To Lose Flight”
England’s Nightmare, Pak Warner(ed) and Ton Up Virat
The Defending Champions were expected to bounce back after a bruising defeat to Afghanistan. The South Africans too were nursing a blow from the Netherlands after a tremendous start, and therefore the contest at the Wankhede in Mumbai between England and South Africa the two arch rivals had huge relevance to the fortunes of bothContinue reading “England’s Nightmare, Pak Warner(ed) and Ton Up Virat”
A Dutch Marvel in the Hills As Kiwis Flatten Afghans
With two splendid victories, South Africa were looking a totally different side as if on a mission, determined to set aside the disappointments of the years gone by. They were to face Netherlands at Dharamshala and though the Dutch had beaten them in the T20 World Cup last year, the odds were heavily loaded inContinue reading “A Dutch Marvel in the Hills As Kiwis Flatten Afghans”
The Four Legged Table & Customer Sovereignty
A commerce graduate from the University of Capetown, South Africa, a passionate retailer, adjudged the Outstanding Young South African in 1965 aged just 34, appointed Managing Director of Checkers- a growing retail food chain in South Africa aged 35, fired the same year and eventually resurrecting his career only to make it bigger. This isContinue reading “The Four Legged Table & Customer Sovereignty”
Invictus
If you are looking for a lesson on Team Building, leadership, perseverance, self belief, focus, effective communication, positive thinking and an orientation for success, then Invictus, the film, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in pivotal roles and directed by Clint Eastwood, is a must watch. Invictus, the 2009 film, based on John Carlin’s 2008Continue reading “Invictus”
Caster Semenya: The ‘Fair’ Athlete
Winner of two Olympic Gold Medals ( 2012 and 2016 ) and winner of three Gold Medals at the World Athletic Championships, Caster Semenya has dominated the 800m race in the world for almost a decade. However this is not just a story of a champion, it is a story which is complex and thoughtContinue reading “Caster Semenya: The ‘Fair’ Athlete”
Elon Musk & His 10 Commandments
Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, an entrepreneur like no other, a business magnate, a thinker unparalleled and arguably one of the legends of this century, is one person whom the world listens when he speaks. There are several of his videos and discourses on the net and no wonder considering the achievementContinue reading “Elon Musk & His 10 Commandments”
Dan Mace
Offlate the world has seen some trying times and there may be gloom and despair, pain and negativity around. But there is one Young man, who through his sheer creativity and a powerful vision, has taken upon himself to change the narrative of despair to hope, of gloom to happiness and of the negative toContinue reading “Dan Mace”