Finally India Wins a Series - after a long time

It seems a long time since I have seen the Indian team win. The last time I went to witness the games, when Indian toured England in the Summer earlier this year, we lost. And boy, we lost comprehensively. The ODI tournament was a bit of a fightback, after a complete 4-0 whitewash of test series. The fact that we just lost 3-0 in 5 ODI games, proves that we played better in the ODIs - one game was drawn, and another washed away by rain.

However, coming back to the ongoing series in India, we have won 3 out of 5 and have got - what cricket reporters love to say - unassailable lead of 3-0. Feels good !

What feels more good is to see the news coverage on print and other media. Just love it. Love the way English team is being hammered and the Indian team being glorified. However, fact being nothing much has changed between the last series in England, apart from the conditions. While, we can definitely win abroad, and the last series was lost because of injuries (and bad luck !), the English can not win in foreign conditions, especially in India.

A few news pieces which I loved , especially on the English wicketkeeper who I think jumps around more often than needed.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537235.html

Cricinfo : "... The most culpable man was the wicketkeeper, Craig Kieswetter, who missed an early chance to remove Gambhir on 17, before dropping Virat Kohli off a Jade Dernbach bouncer at a crucial juncture. "

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/20/england-india-one-day

Guardian Reports - "The experiment with Kieswetter is not working and there is no real reason to continue with it now, given his keeping in this match. Both Gambhir and Kohli were dropped and there may have been a stumping chance as well."

The Independent : "India sealed victory with four balls left when Dhoni imperiously smote the first and second balls of the final over for four. He has now scored 250 runs in his last four innings against England without being dismissed – 78no, 50no, 87no and last night 35no. The world supply of asterisks may be under threat. " - http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/dhoni-wraps-up-series-then-sticks-knife-into-england-2373567.html

BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15384514.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15396104.stm

Cricketnext.in : http://cricketnext.in.com/news/india-win-revenge-series-against-england/60957-13.html

Transition post MBA

MBA is officially over, and I am now out of the student-mba-nothingtodo zone. Now I will have to think about the real stuff, jobs !

Well, before that I will have the find out what has changed in me in the last one year. Am I the same individual that I was before the MBA, or have I really changed ? If so, what ?

Is it really important ? Yes, to find out what my potentials are and what can I offer to my potential employer. What value add I can bring and what can I really provide as a differentiating factor.

Talking to an alumni forced me to go this way and I was forced to introspect. I do have gained some soft skills and some leadership and management skills. What are they, and how can I use them in my next job.

Looks like a lot to think and introspect!

Post MBA, Partying, and Job Search ...

Now that the MBA is officially over and I have settled down, its time to look back, and also to look forward.

First week of post MBA was amazing. After a lot of shifting and stuff, I tried to settle down.

Also it was time to say goodbye to dear friend Subhash who was returning back to India and we ended up partying the whole week, meeting someone or the other in Central London and returning back late night every day.

And then came the time to write resumes, rewrite them, numerous times, and trying to get hold of recruiters. And, before I could realise it was already October ! Swoosh...

Time has flown, really fast. Especially the last 8 weeks or so. Job hunting has been tough, and it is going to be even difficult, it seems so.