India has won the 2nd test cricket match against Australia

 I am not interested in watching test match telecasts . After India was all out for just 36 runs in their first test against Australia  , my decision seemed correct .

But second test is entirely different . India is in command from the first day itself . I didn't watch the match till yesterday fearing that same story may repeat .

But as the match progressed and india's win looked more clear , I started to watch the match today .

When I started to watch , India needed 58 runs to win with all the wickets in hand . But as I started watching , opening batsman Mayank got out just for 5 runs .

Then Pujara came and even he got out for 3 runs . I started repenting my decision of watching the match .  But skipper Rahane and Shubhman Gill succeded in hitting boundaries and easrd the tension .

Now India needed just 1 run to win the match . Australian fielders are not allowing the Indian batsmen to take that run . Australia anyway is going to lose , they should show some broad mindedness to allow India to score that run and finish off the match.

Finally India scored the single run and levelled the 4 match series by 1 - 1 .

Friend in need is friend indeed !!!

One day it was a sudden heavy rain fall in forest . None of the animals were prepared for this condition . An ant was busy in constructing its home near the river bank . But this sudden downpour made it to loose its house . Now it is getting drowned in the flowing rain water . It is trying desperately to breathe .




That time itself , a pigeon was trying to save itself from falling rain water . It was very near to a tree branch which is above the river bank . As it was heading towards its shelter , it observed that the ant is getting drowned in the flowing rain water .




In order to save the life of the ant , instantaneously it carried a long dry tree branch in its beak and flying at ground level , it offered the tree branch as a support for the ant , to climb up on it .



Then pigeon slowly dropped the tree branch on dry ground . Ant was very grateful to pigeon for saving its life . It promised to pigeon for that it has got a new friend in pigeon and also it is ready to help pigeon in its difficult times .




Then they departed . Days passed . All the animals got busy in their daily routine .  But pigeon and ant were still friends .



One day a Hunter entered the forest . At that time , ant and pigeon were talking with each other , sitting on the ground . Pigeon didn't realised that Hunter was standing behind . Soon Hunter caught hold of the pigeon by its neck .



Ant quickly understood the situation . It understood that its friend is in great danger . Without wasting a second , it bit the leg of the Hunter so hard that he screamed and let go of pigeon and started rubbing his leg . Pigeon flew away to a safer place .



Friend in need is friend indeed !!!!

Birbal came to the rescue of astrologer .....

A word famous astrologer has visited King Akbar's court . It was said that whatever he predicts about future of a person , its going to be true .



Even King Akbar heard these sayings . So when the astrologer visited his court , Akbar wanted to know what his future will be like . He showed his palm to astrologer waiting for his reply .



Astrologer examined the lines on his palm . Finally , he said Akbar is going to witness the death of his relatives . This made the king to get angry .



Akbar instantly ordered the soldiers to take the astrologer to custody . Astrologer was scared of his life . He pleaded Birbal for help .



Birbal thought for a while . Then he said to Akbar that he has misinterpreted the saying of astrologer . What astrologer trying to say was king will live longer than his relatives .!!!



This made the king to calm down and he released the astrologer .

Rambhasura n karambhasura

I love to read the Hindu mythology books . Specially that part having the stories of demons . I have written about famous demons earlier . Today I am writing about 2 demon brothers .



They are Rambhasura and his brother Karambhasura . Recently I heard the story about them . These demons wished for immortality and likewise got the boon too . Now everyone must die some or the other day . I am writing about how they have met their end in the hands of gods .


These demon brothers are always giving trouble to others since their childhood . They were killing and eating their fellow students , i mean the demon brothers are eating .


Soon they have grown up . Now they want to occupy heaven itself and be the rulers of this whole universe !! To achieve this goal , they started performing penance to please gods .


Rambhasura started doing penance to please Agni , God of fire . Karambhasura started doing penance to please Varuna , God of water .


They were doing penance standing on one leg amidst fire and water respectively . The owner of heaven , God Indra got scared of them . He knew they want to occupy heaven .


So he took the form of a crocodile and managed to kill Karambhasura who was doing penance amidst water . But could not do anything with Rambhasura who was doing penance amidst fire .



Soon , Agni got pleased with the penance of Rambhasura . He was ready to grant the boon for which the demon wished for .

Rambhasura got the boon that he would not be killed by anyone including animal , bird , god , demon and humans . Only a dead man can kill him . Meaning immortality itself .


Because of this boon , the demon was invincible and started giving trouble to the whole universe . But he can be killed only by a dead man . Now how it is possible ?????


Gods assembled together and thought of a solution . Indra was having the weapon called Vajrayudha . It was made from the backbone of Saint Dhadhichi after his death .


So this meets all the required criteria to kill the troublesome demon . Likewise Indra killed Rambhasura using Vajrayudha .

2 big Sixers in final over !

 Today is the second T20 cricket match between India and Australia . It is the series of 3 matches . After winning the first match , India were leading the series by 1- 0 .

In today's match , Australia batted first . As I am a well wisher of Indian cricket team , I didn't watched the Australian batting . I decided to watch Indian batting .

When I started watching , india needed to score 195 runs from 20 overs . Big total to chase down .

But Indian openers Dhawan and Rahul started well scoring boundaries and sixers . But the required runrate is high and India needed to go for hitting big shots .

Indian batsmen did  the same . When death overs meaning final 4 overs are nearing , Kohli got out .

Now it is upto Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer to decide whether to win the match or to lose it.

I was sitting on the edge of the sofa when 19 the over started . This is the decider one . Either they have to score sixers or to  accept defeat.

Hardik Pandya was there on the crease . Only sixers could help us to win the match and the series .

Hardik Pandya didn't disappointed me . He scored the much needed 2 sixers in the final over .

India has won the T20 cricket match series of 3 games by 2 - 0 .

What would we do without Ravindra Jadeja ?

 I was wondering like this after I watched the first T20 cricket match between India and Australia . 

Being losing the toss , India batted first . It was Rahul who steadied the Indian batting line up after losing Dhawan and Kohli .

Steadily India went on losing the wickets . It seemed like it is difficult to post a competitive score for Australia to chase . But it was the heroic effort by Ravindra Jadeja in last 2 overs that made India to post a score of 160 runs.

I again started watching the t.v. when Australia needed 35 runs from last 12 balls .

Indian bowlers and fielders played really good in the last 2 death overs . They had created a scenario such that it was impossible for Australia to win the match .

IPL EXPERIENCE REALLY HELPED THE INDIAN SIDE .

India has won the first T20 cricket match .

Why do chapped lips feel burnt when we lick it ?

Chapped or cracked lips is the term used to describe dry lips .



What causes chapped lips ?

Lips don't contain oil glands like other parts of skin .  This means lips are more susceptible to drying out and become cracked . Lack of moisture can make the problem worse . Little humidity in the months of winter season is known to cause chapped lips .


Saliva from the tongue can further strip the lips of moisture . This causes more dryness . That's why licking the already dried lips feels burnt .


To get rid of this , we can apply lip balm .