VVS

Having won the first test at Kotla. India is heading for a second successive win. Dravid and Laxman and Dhoni have performed well with the bat. Yuvaraj is a failure. Ashwin and Ohja have done well with the ball. Sachin is under pressure to score his 100th 100. If he does not do now I think he has to forget it as it would be very difficult for him in Australia. Even Dravid and Laxman would find it difficult in Australia. India-Australia series would be very tough. Let us see whether we come back unscathed.

UP Assembly has passed a resolution for splitting Uttar Pradesh into four. Mayawathi has realised she can no longer rule UP and get defeated in the next elections to be held in the beginning of 2012. Whether the Centre would concur and Parliament approve such a split is a big question. Other parties would start weighing their chances of ruling one of the states. More states more expenditure more corruption. The present Govt. at the Centre does not act and this proposal would also meet the same fate.