Do you like Yellow ! ~ not long ago, Chepauk would be painted yellow as thousands would descend on the stadium cheering for Chennai Super Kings ! – now blaming CSK after every game is a fad on social media !!!
Huang He floods, (1887, 1931, 1938), series of devastating floods in China caused by the overflowing of the Huang He (Yellow River), the country’s second longest river, three floods collectively killed millions and are considered to be the three deadliest floods in history and among the most destructive natural disasters ever recorded.
Couple of days back at Bengaluru, it was 40 overs of high octane and it appeared that CSK might pull it off. Chasing 214 – aided by brilliant 94 by Ayush Mhatre & 77 by Ravindra Jadeja – 15 needed off the final over which was bowled by Yash Dayal. The 4th ball was a bonanza – a high full toss, smashed out of sight by Shivam Dube and it was a simple 6 off 3. It further boiled down to 4 off the last ball. Yash Dayal continued his rise as one of RCB's most reliable bowlers, defending 15 runs in the final overs and bowling a fine Yorker off the last delivery, giving the Men in Yellow the Deja Vu of last season and helping the Red and Gold side complete a first-time double against CSK.
It’s been a common sight for the last several years to have the stands dominated by CSK yellow, even during away games. And in their home matches, it’s a sea of yellow. The CSK fans have generally had plenty of reason to cheer over the years, but in 2025, the team is sitting at the bottom of the points table, and looks likely to stay there.
The fickle CSK fan who is now criticizing everything from retention, to team selection often forgets the mighty fact that CSK is the joint-most successful IPL franchise (along with Mumbai Indians), having won five IPL titles. It has also appeared in ten finals and qualified for the playoff stages 12 times, the most amongst the IPL teams. The franchise has also won the Champions League Twenty20 twice in 2010 and 2014.
It’s been a dire season for Chennai Super Kings. In IPL 2025, they’ve lost games at home to RCB, DC and most recently SRH - each of whom had almost never succeeded in beating the five-time champions when playing at Chepauk. Coach Stephen Fleming said there would be a lot of “soul searching” and it started with him, as the man on top. Fleming also said that the team was left feeling very empty especially because they couldn’t live up to the expectations of their fans, who have been thronging the stadiums at home and away.
Moving away from CSK but keeping Yellow - Flowers
have inspired mankind - some of them are
considered romantic. Volumes have been
written – some are poems, some are mere words that mattered for the poets,
lovers and others. The topper is ‘Rose’
.. ‘Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose - loveliness
extreme’. A rose
is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, or the flower it bears. There are over a
hundred species and thousands of cultivars.
Most species are native to Asia. The name rose comes from French, itself
from Latin rosa. The leaves are borne
alternately on the stem. The flowers of most species have five petals, each
petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though
in a few species yellow or red. The main
problem for the lovers is – flowers do not last long ! ~ and this is now
addressed by scientists - a flower with petals that stay fresh for days
On seeing a rose, you struggle to decide whether to take up a close-up of the Rose, its petals or have a long shot .. .. and seeing a bloomed yellow rose at my terrace, am wondering whether it is the flower or the green leaves which are more attractive!
The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi). The river is named for the yellow color of its water, which comes from the large amount of sediment discharged into the water as the river flows through the Loess Plateau. The Yellow River basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. According to traditional Chinese historiography, the Xia dynasty originated on its banks. Yellow River has been considered a blessing and a curse throughout history, and has been nicknamed both "China's Pride" and "China's Sorrow".
For Yash Dayal from that dark moment in Apr 2023,
life has come in full circle – on that day, he was taken for 5 sixers off the
last over by a marauding Rinku Singh and had figures of 4-0-69-0; now he has
developed into a fine death bowler. That
day as he prepared to bowl, he was given loads of advice with Jayant Yadav and
Rashid Khan animatedly telling him what to bowl – now for the bowler from Uttar
Pradesh born in 1977 is hailed as cool
headed and a complete death bowler !!
5.5.2025
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