Well, in India at least, I can safely say cricket is a religion. And Sachin Tendulkar is, if not God, somewhere very close to it in this religion. I stayed up last night to watch India take on Australia in the first final of the CB series, and boy, was it worth it or what! I have been a perpetual fan of Sachin. The great ones always have many critics and Sachin, unfortunately, was no exception. Despite all that, and despite a groin niggle, last night he showed us just what he is capable of. When Sachin plays like that, the opposition and the world, both, can only watch! Wow, what a show that was.

Watching the match, however, reminded me of the importance of some common interests being present within a couple. It’s awesome that Jagadish enjoys watching cricket too, for example. When I get all excited about a match, or want to talk about our team’s composition, or, some particular individuals in the team (!), it’s good to have someone to share it with.Although it would be great to share a lot of other things with him (I’d curl up to a Hindi movie any day, and he’d rather not), sometimes, it’s good to be different and enjoy your own stuff. I’m reminded of this TV show ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ in which Raymond is the kind of guy who would rather play golf than do anything else in the world. Debra, his wife, thinks is a wonderful idea if she went along with him to play golf so that would give them some time together.Of course, that pretty much ruins golf for Raymond, but again, my point is that while you don’t need to enjoy everything together, it is still important to enjoy things that are close to your heart. It will make the whole experience so much more fun!

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