Twenty years is a couple of lifetimes in any sportSachin Tendulkar completes 20 years in international cricket today. He made his Test debut against Pakistan at Karachi as a callow 16-year-old with a mop of fuzzy hair.
November 15, 2009
Cheats have no place in sportI reckon it takes some courage for a sportsperson to admit to the use of banned drugs when playing a major tournament.
November 8, 2009
Australia put through Sach Ka SaamnaHung up as we are on records and personal milestones, the entire nation was perhaps hoping that Sachin Tendulkar would just score the seven runs that he needed to complete 17,000 in one-day internationals.
November 6, 2009
She was the only man in her govtAt first sight, Indira Gandhi looked petite and demure, hardly intimidating.
October 31, 2009
Happily, Dhoni seems a tough nut to crackA cricketer’s head remained the most vulnerable part of his body despite the protective gear.
October 29, 2009
Whose surprise is it anyway?The poll results reveal a growing disdain, especially in the young, for politics based on xenophobia.
October 25, 2009
Australians seem to believe in hard cricket than hard talkThe Aussies are here, and if they haven’t announced their presence with the brashness of old, it is no reason to believe that they will be less ruthless on the field of play.
October 24, 2009
Were those really the days?During a debate in Mumbai last week, a cricket administrator said a senior player had told him that most of the younger ones were uncaring of defeat in the Champions Trophy.
October 17, 2009
Dravid’s exclusion a graceless actEvidently, the cricket establishment is looking to build a team (and support staff) for the 2011 World Cup, which explains the mini-purge that took place on Thursday.
October 16, 2009
Obama, we shall wait and watchCritics of the Nobel committee have argued about a ‘sell-out’ to brand value over real achievement in awarding the Peace prize to President Barack Obama.
October 11, 2009
Fixing saga: It’s unfair to condemn players without basisOne can’t be dismissive of the threat of match-fixing, of course. History tells us something which will be ignored at peril to the game.
October 10, 2009
A tale of two captainsCricket abounds with theories, some valid, several spurious. A common one in the latter category states that captains have little role to play in limited overs cricket.
October 6, 2009
Premature, but Aamer looks to be in Akram’s classPicked primarily for his fast bowling, the youngster not only showed spunk in a high-pressure situation, but the ability for clean hitting too.
October 4, 2009
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