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World Cup 2007

By Kshitij Sharma, February 18, 2007

The ICC World Cup is nigh… Pundits, in the fields of both cricket and astrology, are trying predict who would win the cup.

Astrologically, Mars, 3rd house and the lord of third house govern sports. Strength of these factors and favaourable dasha and bhukti is important for the divine grace necessary for making a good sportsperson. Good placement of the lord of 6th house and planets in 6th house would ensure that the person will be able to overcome his/her enemies, i.e., competition in this case. Throughout the world and increasingly in India, success of a sportsperson is also gauged from the number of products he/she endorses – success in field brings in money from more and more advertisers. This can be seen from various dhana yogas in the chart.

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Advent of Kaliyuga

By Kshitij Sharma, March 21, 2006

In Kaliyuga, God does not show Himself so often and has left humankind to deal with the problems pretty much on its own. Yada yada hi dharmasya… seems a bit far.  The Kaliyuga in Indian cricket has truly set in over a period of just about three years. The two articles that sum it up beautifully are:

  • Right-arm over to God – published in Rediff.com on March 02, 2003, after the WC clash between India and Pakistan.
  • Joining the rank of Mortals – published in cricket.org on March 20, 2006, after Tendulkar got out so cheaply and so outrageously and got a well deserved booing from a knowledgeable crowd of Wankhede Stadium.

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