Having landed in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, Irfan Pathan practiced tirelessly in the sultry summer heat at the Bandra Kurla Complex ahead of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final. The Baroda pacer, who represents Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League, batted and bowled through the late afternoon till almost after sunset. Keen as he was to get as much practice as possible, the left-arm pacer obliged fans and the media during his short breaks later in the evening, even as he kept an eye on the fading light.

Pathan ended his gruelling session with a few overs of spot bowling. A pair of shoes in front of the stumps serving as the batsman’s feet, the paceman made sure he hit the target regularly. Practice done, Irfan spoke to iplt20.com about an exciting couple of months ahead with the Daredevils.

On his form since his comeback

It is God’s grace. Since I have made my comeback, I feel pretty good about my game. Good or bad I want to take it in my stride – whatever happens in the future as well. Being in a good [mental] space is helping me a lot. Playing a lot of cricket, playing domestic cricket, helps me or rather helps any cricketer. I find myself lucky to be playing for the country again and want to make sure I stay this way and keep going ahead.

On enjoying his batting apart from bowling well

Absolutely! I want to make sure that I keep getting better. Whenever I leave practice, whenever I finish practice, I shouldn’t be [energetic]. The day I am [energetic] it means I haven’t worked hard enough in the nets. So that’s what my motto has been, especially in the nets. I am trying to get better as a cricketer, be it bowling or batting. So yes, I am definitely not leaving my batting behind. Getting an opportunity or not is not in my hands but I want to make sure I am ready for the situation whenever I get [an opportunity]. I am trying my best.

On whether he has made any changes to his action

I have made changes to my action with the help of TA Sekar Sir and that has helped me regain my line and length, which is pretty good. When you bowl with a close-to-body action, it is always going to give you a better direction in terms of your alignment. I am pretty happy with the changes I have made. It took me some time, but with Mr. TA Sekar’s help, I am able to effect this change of action. It is not an easy thing. It takes a lot of time, patience and hard work. A lot of small details go into it as well. But I am happy with the way things have gone in terms of fitness, cricket or the changes in my action.

On being back in the India side with brother Yusuf Pathan

It feels fantastic, we feel blessed. In a small way it feels special because not everyone gets to play for the country but here is a family in which two brothers are playing for the country. We find ourselves very lucky and blessed and want to make sure we play as many matches for the country and make sure that we contribute to the team. It is a great moment for the family. My family is very happy as well, especially my parents.

On IPL 2012 and Delhi Daredevils

This year is definitely going to be very good. We have got a very good team. We have got some really exciting cricketers coming into the side this season like Mahela Jayawardene and Kevin Pietersen. They really are world-class batsmen and when you have those kinds of batsmen in your team, it makes a huge difference. It makes a huge impact in terms of their experience as well. We are going to have a very good season, I have no doubt about it. I am looking forward to contributing as well be it with the ball or bat. I am looking forward to a challenging but good season for the Delhi Daredevils.

On Kevin Pietersen and other international players 

I have played against [KP]. Playing against Kevin Pietersen has always been a good and challenging experience. He is a world-class act. At the same time, I am very excited about Mahela’s inclusion because he is one smart guy. He is a very smart cricketer and the way he plays cricket, [the intelligence] shows on the field – and [I’m] also [excited about] Ross Taylor. [Ross] is a very exciting talent, a very exciting cricketer – some of the shots he hits [feature] his own style. I am really excited for these three cricketers and I am looking forward to playing alongside them.

On fellow DD pacer Morne Morkel

We have just played one season together. He is a bowler who gets a lot of bounce and it is always good to have a different kind of bowler bowling at the opposite end because it complements you really well. It does [help] other bowlers as well because he gets the bounce and a lot of other guys have different strengths – Umesh [Yadav] has pace, I have swing. Last year we managed to lose games where 10-15 runs could make the difference so this year hopefully we won’t make those mistakes and make sure we do better.

On his DD skipper Virender Sehwag

He is like dynamite. He is a world-class act. I really think it is going to be a very special IPL for him. He is definitely going to murder someone on the cricket field this year and I am looking forward to witnessing that. It is going to be an exciting two months playing under him. It is a different experience all together. His whole personality – the way he thinks – is fearless and I really admire that spirit.

On what Umesh Yadav brings to the side

I think he is the fastest bowler I have seen in Indian cricket. The way he swings the ball and the raw pace [he possess] are really special and exciting to see. As a bowler he is going to get better and better from experiences but there is no doubt that he is a real talent.

On Sachin Tendulkar’s hundredth international century

It is an achievement that is not going to be replicated. I don’t think anyone else can break that record. Only Sachin could so something like that, something special. How can you say it in [an appropriately grand] way? Words like great, amazing, outstanding are too small when it comes to those kinds of records. The other guy who is behind Sachin paaji still has about 30 hundreds less so that’s no child’s play. What [Tendulkar] has achieved is something he has done over the years. A lot of hard work has gone into it. A lot of thinking has gone into it. A lot of pain has gone into it [...]. When I see him, I think he is God’s favourite child because no ordinary man can do something like this.

Good night, sweet prince. Whether you knew about it or not (my money being on the latter), HTC’s HTCSense.com has provided users with online backup and device location services since October 2010. In an effort to “improve” their customers’ experience though, HTC has recently announced that they will officially shutter the HTCSense.com backup service so they can focus on revamping their cloud offerings.

Worry not, you HTC loyalists, you’ll be able to download all of your digital effluvia (contacts, messages, and the like) in a handy .zip file before April 30. But this whole thing raises a hefty question — what is HTC planning to do next?

Quite a bit, if the company’s string of parnterships are any indication. HTC realizes it’s time to go big, and key deals with cloud-loving companies like Dropbox (file storage), Dashwire (mobile data backup) and Intertrust/SyncTV (streaming video service) all point to the possibility of a much more robust HTCSense cloud service coming down the pipeline.

Representatives for the Taiwanese company were as tight-lipped as ever, and I’m not privy enough to internal chatter to make any bold claims, but the company certainly seems intent on gathering up an impressive roster of teammates. It’s not unthinkable that HTC would seek to tie all of them together under the HTC Sense brand, which itself got a boost when the UI bearing the same name got its own revamp at this year’s MWC.

I suspect that, in light of all of HTC’s other big partnerships, we’ll also be seeing a considerable bump in their new cloud service’s reach and visibility. Honestly, before this news started making the rounds, how many of you had heard of the HTCSense backup service, let alone used it? It launched in late 2010 with support for only two devices, and while HTC made minor improvements in the intervening years, it never really seemed like the success that HTC was hoping for. The company has already rolled out commercials playing up additions like Beats Audio, so if something as substantial as a multifaceted HTC Sense cloud service appears, you’ll probably be hearing a lot about it.

As Digital Trends points out though, HTC could have some issues when playing up their new services. To offer a cloud backup service, abruptly, and expect users to jump in the pool once again is indeed a bit of a leap. The big difference is that HTC’s new pool has the potential to be far more compelling than the original one-off backup service. Once they’ve got that in place, they’ll have a potentially tremendous selling point for all of their hardware releases — access to a formidable HTC Cloud. Sure, the abruptness of the transition may have ruffled a few feathers, but it could all be worth it if HTC delivers what I’m hoping they will.

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APPATAKAR  is the word which is regularly doing the rounds these days and is being often used in Tamil lingo, you would often hear people saying something like “Nee ena avalo periya Appatakar ah?”. So what does this word actually mean and what is the real reason for using it?.

FYI it actually refers to Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, popularly known as Thakkar Bapa, who was a famous social reformer and a spiritually sound man, The Government of India even issued a stamp in his honor in 1969. He was a very knowledgeable person and an expert in many fields, to such a level that he would promptly answer any question that was fired at him and Thakkar Bapa was popular in Madras(now Chennai) as APPA THAKKAR (there is also a school there by that name to tribute him).So if anyone was an expert in his field they jokingly called him Periya Appa Thakkar meaning “BIG APPA THAKKAR” and in due course it was made into APPATAKAR. Now we call a person Appatakar when he acts like a show-off.

For those who are fan of horror movies or horror games, you may be interested in an upcoming Nintendo 3DS game called Ghost Camera. If you’re wondering why that sounds so familiar, it might be because you have heard of a game called Fatal Frame, and yes it appears that the same minds behind Fatal Frame are the ones responsible for Ghost Camera as well.

The game would basically make use of augmented reality through the 3DS’s camera, and much like Fatal Frame, Ghost Camera would entail the gamer going about snapping some spooky photos while uncovering clues and what not, all of this in glasses-free 3D, mind you.

The game will be published by Tecmo Koei and it appears to be only available for the Japanese market for now. No word if and when it will be making its way into the US or internationally, but if you’re looking for a good scare, you might want to check out the trailer below. Alternatively you can check out Spirit Photo which is similar in nature and also for the Nintendo 3DS.