Unique double century

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the wicket-keeper batsman victim in the case of Syed beating fellow former have a double century. This feat has been to wicketkeeper Dhoni, India's first victim, while 198 were Kirmani.

Kotla being played with the West Indies first Test, Dhoni behind the wicket on Sunday the first day of 198 victims to cross ahead of the maritima. Dhoni the batsman Marlon Samuels made his 200th victim opposition. He spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ball to Samuels caught behind the wickets. Dhoni caught behind 200 victims out of the 174 players and 26 players, he is stumped. Earlier, Dhoni, Pragyan Ojha Craig Braithwaite on the stump in his 62 th Test 199 th victim was a more than players who were out by Kirmani. Kirmani had represented India in 88 Tests. Kirmani and Kiran More and Nayan Mongia, the addition of Dhoni Indian wicketkeeper whose name is the achievement of more than 100 players out.
Dhoni behind the wickets in Test matches in the list of most victims reached 13 th place. Mark Boucher of South Africa on top of this list who has the most 521 victims. The former Aussie wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist [416], Ian Waugh [395] Rodney Marsh [355], and West Jeff Dujon [270], respectively second, third and fourth place. From India in Test cricket Dhoni behind the wicket in the case of most victims have become the country's top keeper. Maritima from India [198], Kiran More [130], Nayan Mongia [107] and Farokh Engineer [82], respectively second, third and fourth and fifth place. More the 49 Test 44 Test 107 by 130, while Mongia are victims.

Casting couch: B-Town

Casting couch has haunted Bollywood again. And this time none other than Subhash Ghai, Anees Bazmee and Anoop Jalota have been targeted. An Israel-based model and Bollywood struggler- Rina Golan through her book Dear Mr Bollywood: How I Fell In Love With India, Bollywood And Shah Rukh Khan has brought the talks of casting couch again to the fore. The model, who says she has been struggling since 2007 to gain a foothold in Bollywood, insists she 'never agreed to take the short cuts'that could have earned her the break.

DESI BOYZ : AKSHAY

With DESI BOYZ being Akshay's only release in second half of 2011 (PATIALA HOUSE and THANK YOU had arrived earlier), one would have thought that this year is comparatively relaxed year for Akshay Kumar when compared to 2010 and 2009. However the fact is that it has been busier than ever for Akshay, what with him shooting as many as three films one after another-JOKER, HOUSEFULL 2 and ROWDY RATHORE - with plans to begin ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI 2 early next year.

"Yes, but this is a well deserved seven months breather for me and my audiences between THANK YOU and DESI BOYZ," says Akshay, "You would think I was taking it easy this year but between dubbing for TRANSFORMERS, hosting FEAR FACTOR, starting and finishing JOKER and DESI BOYZ, making HOUSEFULL 2, preparing for ROWDY RATHORE and finalizing scripts for OUATIM 2 as well as planning hopefully next year's blockbusters, there is a lot happening. You can tell that I have been a bit of a busy boy but then you can also see from my face and the enthusiasm as I speak that I am very excited about all my projects."
With the kind of line up that he has ahead of him, seems like Akshay is really picking diverse genres for his forthcoming lot of films. Is that a result of a conscious call around playing the game differently?
"Every move you make when it comes to cinema, especially your own films, is always a conscious action," Akshay doesn't beat around the bush here, "If I were to make a lot of comedy films in a row, it's not because I have nothing else to do. It will be because of the way I feel the wind of cinema is blowing. Right now I feel DESI BOYZ is the perfect film for me to be releasing next. There is love, laughter, loveable lessons and not to mention me and John running around and posing again after our GARAM MASALA together. It was fun for us and it will certainly be fun for audience."

kicks off Apple's next act

The launch of Apple Inc's iPhone 4S showed just how much fans miss the showmanship of Steve Jobs. But it also gave observers a hint as to how new helmsman Tim Cook might prefer to do things.

CEO Cook ably directed the proceedings but unlike his long-time boss and master showman, quickly handed over the reins to his executive team for the actual unveiling of the new phone.
"What he did is let the team shine through," said Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett. "What we may see is a somewhat different style, and frankly a healthy style that says: Look, this is a team that works together, there's a deep bench; it's not just one person."
The event, though as usual choreographed to a tee, lacked the oomph and pizzazz of Apple events in years past and sorely missed the star power that Jobs brought to the unveilings.
And it did little to alleviate concerns about whether the company would stay a creative force to be reckoned with beyond the next year or so without its founder and visionary at the helm.
"There is every reason to be confident the company will not miss a beat operationally," said John Jackson, analyst with CCS Insight, after attending the event. "In terms of product execution and in terms of vision, it's fair to wonder out aloud if Apple is going to maintain its pace of innovation in terms of products and business model."
In the intensely competitive mobile arena, branding and marketing play critical roles. Part of Apple's mystique came from Jobs, a Silicon Valley icon who infused Apple launch events with his charisma, turning them into some of the hottest dates on the tech calendar.
The widespread disappointment with the new iPhone 4S had little to do with the device itself or the presentations but more to do with the fact that expectations had run high for a completely new phone leading up to the event, analysts said.
"Tim Cook did fine," Jackson said. "It wasn't one of these things where he set the world on fire. He held up his end of the bargain."
"What is striking about this is that this is the beginning of a new era at Apple and today's event brought that home," he added. "The bench picks up where Steve lets off."
WINNING FORMULA
Jobs has long been a larger than life figure inside and outside the company he co-founded.
Famous for his "one more thing" mantra to introduce the show-stopper, Jobs' showmanship captivated the audience. His product unveilings were watched by millions of fans and dissected by Wall Street analysts.
Expecting Cook to replicate Jobs' on-stage presence is unfair to the operations maven, perhaps even unwise, analysts said.
"I see nothing here that says the formula's not working," said Gillett. "It's certainly different characters running the game. It will be most interesting to see how it plays out in the market, when the products ship."
Instead, Apple's new product-reveal strategy appears to be to highlight the team. And few felt Apple needed to tweak its winning formula for product launches in the absence of Jobs, including conveying ahead of time what to expect at the event.
Cook, who strode onstage from the get-go, outlined a brief introduction to the company's achievements and its momentum in a conversational tone and seemed at ease.
The iPhone 4S itself was unveiled by Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller, while software head Scott Forstall and Apple veteran Eddy Cue talked about the updates to the operating system and iTunes.
The iPhone's launch took place for the first time in years at Apple central on 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California. This kept at bay many of the Apple faithful who typically turn up in droves and eliminated the carnival-like atmosphere that often surrounds its product introductions.
Access to the event itself was limited to the number of people they could squeeze into Apple's on-campus auditorium.
Some observers had already remarked that Apple's invitation to the event lacked the typical suspense -- the invite clearly stated "Let's talk iPhone" -- as opposed to the cryptic one-liners that had accompanied past missives.
"Steve has a charisma and a stage presence that's unmatched," said Tim Bajarin, analyst with Creative Strategies. "But having said that, in the end, even though Steve's stage presence is important, what you really care about is what he said."
"And in that context, they nailed it" on Tuesday, he added. "They communicated well not only the vision and the direction, but what they've got in the way of new products and why the consumer would want it."