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[treva]

Till now, i didn't get bored by playing ball by ball.. Nice to have you on this story thread too :cool:

:happy Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments and views :happy

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Does that mean now you are getting bored?

Can't wait for next update...

 

[surendar]

Does that mean now you are getting bored?

Lol Trev.. nopes.... i meant, i didnt get that bored feeling becos of playing ball by ball

 

[surendar]

LIVE​

Lunch Time Tour

( A Small Trip To uShaka Marine World.)​

Hello and Welcome back to StarSports for the lunch time segment called " Lunch Time Tour ".This is the Non-Cricketing Segment as you all know! Since this tour is away from India, StarSports wud just give its viewers some information about some beautiful tourism spots in SouthAfrica in given short time. This is just to entertain the viewers apart from Cricketing actions.

So now, without wasting any time further, we will start our tour. :cool: Today, we are going to have a small trip to" uShaka Marine World ". Its an amusement park located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It comprises 5 sections, uShaka Sea World, uShaka The Phantom Ship, uShaka Wet 'n Wild, uShaka Beach and uShaka Village Walk. It is located on the strip of land between the beachfront and the harbour.

Some More Pictures.

uShaka Marine World in Durban has developed out of a vision to create a world-class entertainment and tourism destination for Durban and all of South Africa.

uShaka Marine World Incorporates fresh and sea water, natural materials, the re-creation of awreck of a 1940's cargo ship, with the 5th largest aquarium in the world by volume of water, coupled with indigenous African imagery, lush vegetation and maritime images of the Port of Durban, plus a water slides amusement park, uShaka is a complete 'Marine World'.

The park is tatesfully themed with a focus on family entertainment in terms of fun, excitement, friendliness, imagery, activities, education and unique experiences and are grouped into five distinct areas.

uShaka Sea World

It is one of the main attractions of the amusement park and 5th largest aquarium in the world boasting 32 tanks totaling 17,500 cubic meters of water. The sea creatures found in the tanks range from small sea horses all the way through to Sharks and Dolphins.

These comprise a salt water aquarium with indoor and outdoor displays and exhibits, a 1200- seater dolphin stadium where you'll be entertained by the world-famous Gambit and friends, the seal stadium and penguin rookery.

In addition, Sea World offers edutainment tours behind the scenes and special interactive activities such as snorkelling through reefs and grottos and scuba dives.Many of uShaka's unique experiences are to be found in and around Sea World.

uShaka The Phantom Ship

The Phantom Ship that ran aground on the Durban beachfront has become an icon for the uShaka Marine World Theme Park, the most exciting and unique entertainment destination in South Africa. The origins of this Phantom Ship have been clouded in mystery, but information has recently come to light that may explain its nefarious past, and the events that led to it being tossed onto the beach by a stormy sea.

The ship is an old wreck which was brought in to the amusement park during construction. It has been converted to contain a number of restaurants and cafes. The most notable of these restaurants is "The Cargo Hold" restaurant which contains a full wall sized aquarium containing a number of sharks which is visible from most of the dining areas.

uShaka Wet 'n Wild

This is the water park which contains many rides for the young and old. From the lazy river ride which goes through the ship wreck and past some tanks, to the adrenaline pumping high speed slides.It features separate swimming pools for kids and adults, relaxing river rides and high speed chutes for the adrenaline junkies.There is a large grass area around the swimming pools where people can relax and tan if they have had too much of the slides.

Mini-super tube,Play Area,The Open-body ride and Tunnel ride are some of the enjoyable rides there.

uShaka Beach : This is a beach which has direct access from the amusement park. It boasts a large pier leading out into the ocean and pristine sand beaches.

uShaka Village Walk : This is where all the tourist shops are located containing very "African" items. It is designed to feel like one is walking through a zulu hut with large wooden beams on the ceiling, and a thatch roof. Also includes a number of restaurants and cafes.

Apart from these, there are some of fun activities too like Ocean Walker, Shark Cage, Snorkel Lagoon, helicopter rides and other Ocean safaris.

Ocean Walker.

It is the only place in SouthAfrica where we can take a walk among the sea's beautiful creatures. The open Ocean Tank where you can take part in Ocean Walker has many magnificent sea creatures like sand sharks, rays, tuna and dorado.

Shark Cage.

Here, we will be facing the fierce looking sharks. The inhabitants of the fierce shark tank are Zambezi sharks and ragged tooth sharks. All we need is swimming gear, mask and snorkel to be lowered into the shark tank in a cage to view these wonderful predators of the sea.

So in this very short time, we were able to bring you only few information about this beautiful place,uShaka Marine World. To know and experience the fun fully, visit this place during holidays which is definitely guaranteed to provide relaxation and lots of entertainment.

Courtesy : SA Places,Wikipedia,ushakamarineworld.


Thats all from this lunch time show from one of the places which is worth to visit, " uShaka Marine World ". Hope you have already sensed the excitement to visit this place by now We will be back to you from another beautiful place. Till then bye and Take Care

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[cnbd_novice]

Ha ha nice Suren, that's a good inclusion, enjoyed the journey thoroughly through your writing.

 

[Pakistani Army]

Yeah ace pres and detail Suren bhai yet again.....great stuff mate!

 

[Will_NA]

great pres. makes me want to go to uShaka

 

[surendar]

LIVE​

India In SouthAfrica
India Vs SouthAfrica
Live From Durban.
Day4, 3:01PM.

SA Still Going Well!
( Smith Departs, Gibbs going strong )​

Well, the play resumed after the lunch time. All the players came out of the dressing room following the umpires and play started soon after everything was set ready. Indian skipper resumed with Kumble in one end and introduced Zaheer Khan in the other end for Smith's sake! But nothing affected this pair, as they continued to be watchful. Also, Gibbs reached his half century and recieved warm applauses from everyone. It was when, this pair was looking dangerous, re-introduction of Harbhajan did the trick of getting rid of SouthAfrican skipper.

Smith,The Third Victim of Harbhajan!

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Dravid brought back Harbhajan once again into the attack and Bhaji was straight away into his job of creating troubles to both the batsmen. Smith got struck in Bhaji's trap.

In one of the deliveries, Harbhajan bowled an normal offbreak with some added pace in it.. Smith did nothing wrong except for trying to defend it.. Unfortunately, there was a thick inside edge that made the ball to travel towards the stumps.. and resulting in clean bowled. Smith stood confused after having a look at the stumps.. Meanwhile, the entire Indian team already gathered together for the celebrations.

Smith made his way back to the dressing room. He was dismissed for 35+ which wud have definitely brought some confidence in his form. Prince arrived as the new batsmen joining well settled Gibbs.

Prince & Gibbs ~ Some Good Partnership.

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After Smith's departure, it was the right time for spin twins to create some pressure on newly arrived Prince and look for another wicket. Dravid also changed the field set for Prince to bit attacking mode and was looking for another wicket.

But with well settled Gibbs in one end, Prince also got used to the conditions there and soon he also started playing some magnificent shots. One main positive point for SouthAfrica is, they were more watchful enough for last few sessions. Gibbs and Prince batted without any hurry.. Whenever the bad deliveries were bowled, they went after it.. especially Gibbs was smashing them and continued to grow dangerous for Indian bowlers.

Kumble, in particular, was more attacked. Its known that the same Jumbo was the hero of the first test match. Kumble being only little effective in this test is considered as the main drawback for Indian team. Tendulkar was also tried for couple of overs but was of no use....Gibbs and Prince started developing another good partnership which has caused only frustrations for the bowlers till now.

Well, with just around an hour left for Tea time, the home team is still looking good to cross the follow-on margin. None of the Indian bowlers except Harbhajan were found effective which is a great worrying factor the Indian team. With this pair looking strong, SA is expected to cross the follow-on margin comfortably... but still Dravid hasn't given up.. Indian skipper wud be looking for getting couple of quick wickets which might initiate the collapse of lower order.. So still, the battle is going on between both the teams


SA : 263/4 ( 98 Overs,1st Innings )
A.Prince : 26*(51)
H.Gibbs : 70*(170)

G.Smith : 38(87) Dismissed by Harbhajan.

India Lead by 265 Runs.

This Session( Till Now ) : 61 Runs, 1 Wicket.

India : 528/5(Dec) ( 1st Innings )

 

[PhilD123]

That is it then, match drawn. Nice lunch time talk Suren and great presentation. Good innings from Gibbs, he needs to get a big one now for his team and good bowling from Harbhajan.

Great work Suren

 

[Leicester Fox]

yep unless some magic happens its a draw, great stuff suren,you're storys constantly improving,if thts possible! must be close to the world cup now!

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Atlist Saffers now can draw untill Jumbo do some miracle hope Gibbs get his hundred soon. Nice story and great presentation Suren bhai

 

[King Pietersen]

The match will be a draw but this innings so far is pretty even, Gibbs batting well, only 61 in a session is pretty slow going though.

 

[Pakistani Army]

Yeah draw for me...excellent works Suren bhai
P.S: Suren bhai after this tour what's next?
INDIA-WEST INDIES
INDIA-SRI LANKA??
Then World Cup??

But i can't wait for this Suren bhai

 

[Roofrom50]

The match dead and drawn now, no one can win it here, need something totally miracle from here

 

[gamerkid22]

The match is heading towards a draw but i wont mind Gibbs scoring a century and Indian spinners getting few wickets .

 

[cnbd_novice]

Nah, I don't think there is much hope for India left. SA is playing brilliantly, and despite the consistent bowling from Indian bowlers,India does not have much of a chance of winning this match.