I am a Civil Engineer. My interest in cricket dates back to 1960, when we won the test at Kanpur Green Park. Then from there there was no looking back. From radio running commentaries by Vizzy, Dicky Rutnagar, Saradindu Sanyal, V.M.Chakrapani, Devraj Puri and Anand Rao to the Latest TV transmissions, my interest in cricket remained the same. My family is dedicated to cricket to the core. Now I am at Thrissur, Kerala. I don't miss any cricket matches on TV. I write blogs for different websites.

It is owned by one of the charismatic and successful Corporate Tycoons, Dr Vijay Mallya. My youngest son's name is also Vijay. Then comes Anil Kumble, the Captain. A gentleman always, he knows how to harness his forces and to ensure victory in a match. He is a mesmerizing bowler who has in his cap many tricks. His leg-breaks, googlies, flippers, fast cutters, etc. are nightmare to the batsmen. His achievement in Test Cricket is par excellence. He repeated Jim Laker's feat and for years to come, this will remain in golden letters in the book of Cricket. Rahul Dravid, Mr Reliable, the Great Wall of India, is also my favourite. He is one of the most stylish batsmen in the world. He has a flurry of shots, cuts, pulls, glances, straight drives and you name any other in the book . He is a cool customer, gives great confidence to the batsman at the other end to flourish with runs, while he will shape his innings with utmost care with nonchalance. I have never seen him panic or misbehave or make a fuss. I would call him an ambassador of cricket fair play. All other teammates also are real fighters. RCB came from the dark to reach the final of the last IPL. It was due to the sheer dedication of all the players. I wish them all success. I reiterate the fact that I am proud to be a fan. Bangalore is always dear to me because of G.R.Viswanath, B.S. Chandrasekhar, EAS Prasanna and the greats like them.

Well..... Anil Kumble..............Stunning leader, exemplary bowling with tons and tons of experience. Rahul Dravid............Great Batting and fielding Jacques Kallis.........Good Batting and Bowling Manish Pandey........Blasting Batsman Ross Taylor..............Good Batsman and a great fielder Jesse Ryder.............Good batsman and Bowler and a great fielder, too Virat Kohli..................Bats well and fielding is good Robin Uthappa.........Bats, fields and can be a wicketkeeper, too Mark Boucher...........Bats well, is a star wicketkeeper Dale Steyn................Good opening bowler Praveen Kumar........Good opening bowler Vinay Kumar.............Good bowler