Of Matchwinners and Centurians ...

I was watching the India - Sri Lanka third one day match. It was a treat to watch Sachin and Karthik finishing the game in a clinical fashion. Sachin was on the verge of another ton but still India won the match. What surprised me was some reactions that came out after the match. Everybody was criticizing Karthik for depriving Sachin from his century . I am not against Sachin scoring another century but in International cricket is winning a match more valuable than scoring a century?
I dont think so. Even Sachin would have felt that India won the match but people in between need an excuse to gossip.

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When a service provider says some service is discounted , do we really pay less than what was charged before ? I really doubt that statement.

I am using a prepaid card from a renown telecom service provider. I topped up my balance with a booster pack so that each call to any number from the same service provider is charged just 30 paise per minute. This went on for some time.

Once when i was making a call , I got a message that said " You will get a 10 % discount on this call ". Little did I know that the tariff would be increased and money would be discounted from that. I had to pay Re 1 for the call and got a 10 % discount. Effectively I have lost 60 paise. Finally I had to discount this money from my pocket .
Phew...