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If religion is what separates the people of the sub-continent, then it’s the game of Cricket that removes all barriers and unites them to enchant the chorus of humanity. The spell bounding power of Cricket has not only been blessed with the entertainment value that it provides it to the spectators but also with a great economic value and is able to succeed greatly even in this era of economic collapse. It’s now an open secret the very latest ultra limited version of Cricket (T20 Cricket) has been able catch the eyes of viewers and investors all around the globe which was not the case to its predecessors (Test and ODI Cricket).

I have a very emotional attachment with cricket and over the years it has boosted the analytical power inside me and has enabled me with the ability to analysis future Cricket events with good bit of success.

As we all know T20 world cup is going to be staged in UK starting from 5th June, 2009 and I have done a bit of analysis on who has a greater edge to win it.

1. India.
2. Pakistan.
3. England.

Why are these teams short-listed by me?
India: An aspiring leader who can bring out the best from a bunch of talented cricketers ready to fire in any conditions. The evolution of “IPL” a domestic Cricket event of India has only boosted the prospect of its winning. Moreover, Indian players playing outside of India (South Africa) has made a huge plea in their favor of retaining the trophy.

England: With a very strong domestic T20 structure and the advantage of being the host country England has a great chance of winning this year’s T20 World Cup. A different captain in this version just implies the outlook of the Originators of Cricket to this new version of Cricket.
Pakistan: The unpredictable nature of T20Cricket is just the perfect form of Cricket for the most unpredictable team in the Cricketing world “Pakistan”. With a bunch of players perfectly suited for T20 Cricket and being the no. 1 ranked team in the world Pakistan is perfectly a team to bet on.

Other than these three teams the world champions in other forms of Cricket “Australia” and the “Semi-finalist”-South Africa too have a say on holding the cup in their hands.

Finally, it can be said that, winning the championship will not only boost the players of the winning team but also boost the economy of the country by alluring the business investors spreading their business in their country.

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Watching Danny Boyle’s latest Oscar-winning masterpiece “Slumdog Millionaire,” is worthy of experiencing an emotional roller-coaster ride that can only be offered by the “Chawl City” Mumbai. As it is said, the city that never sleeps, the city that is the center of the world (narrated by a character called Salim in the movie), the city with an economic and social contrast ratio of 20,000,000:1 consequently reveals itself on the screen with all its color and dark shades. Director, Danny Boyle and  screenplay writer, Simon Beaufoy (based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup) has masterfully crafted the film using the Indian version of the television game show “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” i.e. “Kaun Banega Crorepati”

In one of the fastest growing economy of the world how slums and street life has grasped its surface is masterfully depicted by Danny Boyle, but Slumdog Millionaire not only brings to life the dark as well as the bright side of the city of Mumbai in a unique style that is shocking and overwhelming at the same time.

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal, an half educated “chai-wallah” (tea boy) in a modern high-tech call center who is on the verge of winning the highly coveted two crore (twenty million) rupees award money participating in a quiz show, is indeed a miraculous fairy tale. It is so unthinkable that the show anchor (Anil Kapoor) gets him arrested to just know how this lower class boy can cheat his way through to the correct answers with fathoming speed.

Fortunately for Jamal, the answers to the questions comes from his own life experiences and not from any academic books – the unforgettable memories of his early life in the slums and streets of Mumbai – his fight for existence along with his brother Salim at the foot of the Tajmahal, and finally in his quest for the love of his life – Latika! Ironically, the final question in the quiz game show comes from the book “Three Musketeers” by Alexander Dumas, that he and his brother had only started to read during his limited access to academic study in the school at their very early age. He chooses to opt for the “Life Line” called Phone a Friend – his brother and Latika, but both fail to answer. Hence, Jamal decides to empower his destiny to decide -and once again gambles his life with huge courage in heart in front of millions of television viewers.
The performances put up by all the lead characters were enthralling and spontaneous, the remarkable one being the performance of the children in the first half of the movie. The inspiring and thematic music by Indian music God A. R. Rahman has helped heighten the emotions and the final song and dance scene during the credits was a treat.

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