Short biography of Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar,in full Sunil Manohar Gavaskar,by names Sunny and the Little Master was born on 10^th July 1949,Bombay,India.He is an Indian former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for the Bombay cricket team and Indian national team.Gavaskar was widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history.

Gavaskar skillfully captained the Indian team in 47 Test (international) matches and dominated the game during a career that spanned 16 years and 125 total Test contests.

Gavaskar was instigated into playing cricket in Bombay under the guidance of his Test-playing uncle, Madhav Mantri.

Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack regarded as the most vicious in Test history.

India won many tournaments during his leadership like - the 'Asia Cup' and the 'Benson and ledges World Cup'. He was also the senior member of India's World Cup earn in 1983.

He was awarded the Arjuna Award and Padma Bushan in 1975 and 1980, respectively. He has also written some popular books on Ticket like Idols', 'Runs and Ruins', 'Sunny Days' and 'One-Day Wonders'.

He is the only Indian to have scored two centuries in a Test match on three occasions. . A superb driver and cutter of the ball, Gavaskar was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test matches. He was also an excellent fielder, with 108 catches during his career; he was the first Indian apart from wicket keepers to reach the landmark of 100 catches.

After his retirement in 1987, Gavaskar put his immense cricketing acumen to great use as a popular columnist for some of the leading Indian newspapers and magazines and as a widely respected television commentator. He was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame in 2009.

In 2012 Gavaskar was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for Cricket in India.

On 28 March 2014, Supreme Court of India, appointed Gavaskar as the Interim BCCI President primarily to oversee 7th Seasonof Indian Premier League. The Court also directed him to relinquish his job as a Cricket Commentator. He was named one of the Wisden cricketers of the year in 1980.

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Short essay about Superstitions

There are many natural events which are said to be due to supernatural forces. This belief in supernatural forces is known as Superstition.

The dictionary definition of superstition is 'credulity regarding the supernatural, irrational fear of the unknown or mysterious, misdirected reverence'. It is not altogether satisfactory, because it fails to lay due emphasis on the disastrous results of superstitious beliefs and practice in the lives of a vast number of people throughout the world -- even today. Superstition can do nothing, but harm. It can destroy the lives of those over whom it gains a stronghold.

If we wear an iron bangle in our right hand, we will not feel afraid or scared (frightened). Even in our sleep we will enjoy peaceful dreams. There will be no disturbance. If a student eats curd or pudding while going to the examination centre, his paper will be easy and his success in the examination will be a sure shot. It is all an idea of a silly mind. No one can reason out. If we try to bring round to our scientific view, the people will give a hearty laugh making us an ass. We will have to cut a sorry figure. In our heart of hearts we know that we are cent-per-cent correct, but we lack the courage to stick to our guns.

Today we have learnt the scientific explanations for many natural events. But we are yet not free from the chains of superstitions.

 Superstition is no more than eccentricity -- at worst, a dangerous threat to serene and untrammeled living. Most of it belongs to our dim ancestry, and as the human race evolves, so will superstition decrease, and, in the end, disappear.

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Short biography of Lasith Malinga

Separamadu Lasith Malinga was born on 28^th August 1983 in Galle, Srilanka. He is a specialist fast bowler with a unique round-arm action and world T20 wining captain in 2014. Sometimes he is referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga" and conversely, his bowling style being nicknamed "Malinga the Slinga"

He is known for his ability to take consecutive wickets: he is the only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and the only player to have taken four wickets in four consecutive balls in any form of international cricket.

His fastest ball was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) in 2011, which is still tied for the 4th fastest speed amongst active bowlers (shared with Dale Steyn) as of 3 January, 2015.

Malinga is also a clever exponent of variation of pace. Malinga announced his retirement from Test cricket in April 2011 with the aim to extend his career in the shorter formats, and is determined to play World Cup 2015. The decision turned out to be a correct one.

Malinga was the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He played a significant role in Sri Lanka reaching the final in two World Cups and two ICC World T20s.

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Short Biography of Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly was born on the eight of July 1972 in Kolkata. His father is a wealthy businessman. He had a happy childhood.

Sourav Ganguly was the Captain of the Indian cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-pace bowler.

 He had a happy childhood. He played for West Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. His international debut was against the West Indies in 1991-92. He is fondly called as the Prince of Kolkata.

He got the name Bengal tiger partially due to his place of birth and partially due to the way he would pounce on the ball.

Ganguly’s entire cricket career can be divided into pre 2003 and post 2003. In the build up to 2003 Ganguly made an enormous 183 runs against Sri Lanka in the World cup of 1999; 278 runs and six wickets in the Pepsi cup. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1998 and in February 2000 after the match fixing scandal he was named the captain of the Indian cricket team.

Sourav Ganguly has risen like the Phoenix from the ashes. He was extremely successful during the Sahara Cup against Pakistan n Canada. After Sachin Tendulkar, Ganguly was appointed as the captain for the Indian cricket team.  As captain of the Indian team Ganguly led India in 49 Test Matches, winning 21 of those, including 12 that were played outside India. He was fearless, and intelligent enough to battle brains with the world’s best.

                                                                           

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Short biography of Mahendra sing Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) on 7^th July 1981 .His father’s name is Pan Singh and mother’s name is Devaki Devi. . Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra. Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat on 4th July, 2010.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the current captain of the Indian Cricket team. . His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON.

Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, (now the school is known as JVM, Shyamli, Ranchi) Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995 - 1998). Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.

Mahendra Sing Dhoni started his first class career in the year 1999-2000. Dhoni is an aggressive right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23^rd December 2004 against Bangladesh.

On the 31^st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka.

Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. Also Dhoni named as Skipper of Wisden's first-ever Dream Test Team in 2009.

He loves to ride bikes and enjoys playing computer games and badminton.

In the history of test match India become first time number one in December 2009, under leadership of Dhoni. Under leadership of M.S. Dhoni, India is continued on the way of success for few years.

And, we hope that India will still on the path of glory in cricket history in future under his brilliant, tactful and marvelous captaincy by means of winning a lot of matches and series and the world cup too.

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Short paragraph on Pollution

The term ‘pollution’ has gained a wider significance in recent years. The water, air and noise pollution in one terminology is known as the pollution of the eco-system.

Pollution in India is a big environmental issue which everyone must aware of. Our kids and school going children usually get topic of pollution to write essay or recite speech on this. Parents should know about the types, causes and prevention measures of the pollution in order to help their kids and get aware of.

Pollution is the mixing of some harmful or poisonous materials into the natural resources available on the earth. Pollution can be of many types like noise pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution etc.

Air Pollution

Air pollution is increasing day by day because of the growing number of automobiles, release of poisonous gases, smoke from industrial companies, finely dissolved solids, liquid aerosols, etc in the atmosphere. The air we breathe every moment causes several lungs disorders.

Massive deforestation should be immediately stopped since it has altered the balance between Oxygen and Carbon dioxide. Industrial and vehicle law relating to air pollution should be properly implemented.

Water Pollution

Water Pollution refers to the contamination of water bodies such as water, sea, lakes, ocean, etc. It happens when pollutants are discharged into water without proper treatment. The organic sources of water pollution are food processing wastes, tree debris, etc. The inorganic sources are acidic industrial discharge, silt, etc.

Noise Pollution

Noise Pollution is the excessive sound that may cause harm to the mankind. The sources of indoor noise pollution are machines, television, music activities. The extreme sources of Noise pollution are industries, vehicles, trains, etc.

Noise control measures such as noise barriers, smooth road ways, etc can be introduced to reduce the pollution.

Noise pollution is affecting the listening system in the body as well as causing disturbance to the memory.

Conclusion

The principal cause behind this pollution is ‘exploitation of nature’. The environmental laws across the globe make an attempt to control pollution. But people are accustomed to break the law. We should behave responsible towards the environment as an attempt to control pollution.

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Short Essay about the need for alternative sources of energy

It is hard to live without energy, but it is impossible to find another planet to live in. Energy is everything. It comes in many forms.

Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about such fossil fuels.

In a general sense, alternative energy as it is currently conceived, is that which is produced or recovered without the undesirable consequences inherent in fossil fuel use, particularly high carbon dioxide emissions, an important factor in global warming.

From environmental prospective solar power is the best alternative source of energy. It is the light and the heat from the sun which is harnessed to generate power. It is created by converting the sun rays into electricity using solar panels.

Wind power is one of the oldest forms of energy that benefited mankind so greatly. It is the use of the wind power to produce electricity.

Geothermal energy is one of the main sources of alternative energy. It is the heat of the earth, which is continuously produced in the core of the earth. It is very beneficial to the earth and it atmosphere as it doesn't produce any pollution. In this technology, Wells are drilled to pump heated water and steam.

- Energy is what makes the world go around. Without the continuous supply of energy that most of us take for granted, things would quickly come to a stop. We are dependent on energy for our very survival. Heating our homes, transportation, communication, health, even our daily food supply, this all depends on energy. But while energy delivers much that is good, it is also a primary factor, the primary factor.

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