Monday, October 05, 2009

When a dream comes true!


If someone asked me to choose between playing cricket for one more time and dying or living for 20 more years with lots of money and a wonderful life sans cricket! I would choose the former.

This is what cricket means to me, and that is why when given the option of choosing between my heart and my mind I again chose the former.

Winning the Royal Challengers Fanatic Fans' Challenge was like a dream come true. To be staying with the team, traveling with them, seeing how they prepare before a big game, living with the legends of the game like Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble is no small thing.

But, well then you always have to choose between things in life. My organization is not willing to let me go for this vacation in the making and a chance of a lifetime, but may be they do not know how big this is for me.

For someone who has always dreamed of playing once with the Indian team, always wondered as to how would life be for cricketers who are always under the scanner.

This is my big chance, this might not be the biggest platform any person can get to make his entry into the cricketing media industry but this could be a different start.

I cannot recall if someone has ever got a chance like this before to be part of a comparatively smaller team in terms of following but this is by no means a team of smaller or rather unknown cricketers!

The picture above is something that will remain etched in my heart for the rest of my life. It could be the beginning of a new life, a new start and this could be the time where I decide to go where my heart is!



Friday, October 02, 2009

The InvincibleS

This is one poster I thought of making for the challenge and put it up on the blog.

Thursday, October 01, 2009

RCB - here comes Ragers Watch out!


It's funny that I am propagating my own profile on my own blog, but yeah, that's the truth! I entered the contest hearing about it on Radio.

As soon as I heard it it was like 'Aah, that sounds like my dream' and off I went - straight to the website and started making my application. I still remember I was one of the first one to register and when I checked in after a few days there were already a few thousands who had logged on. I knew competition would be tough but I had faith in my ability.

God helped me build that faith even stronger when I found out that I was shortlisted in the top 27.
Now the race to the top will be a lot more fun, since there will be some 26 others who are as socially active and fun loving as I am.

So looking forward to it, till then, my followers and those who randomly drop on this blog, please check out my entry and vote for the best!

Good luck to all and may the best three win!

Cheers - in true Royal Challengers style!

Ragers a.k.a Raging Optimist!