Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Sumit Chakraberty http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:05 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:05 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. BCCI can fix this easily, but do they want to? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_bcci-can-fix-this-easily-but-do-they-want-to_1691174 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_bcci-can-fix-this-easily-but-do-they-want-to_1691174 If Rahul Dravid can go north to lead Rajasthan while Virat Kohli comes down south to head Bangalore, if Gautam Gambhir can move east to take the place of the Prince of Kolkata who in turn is shunted west to Pune. Sun, 20 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT Cricket is no game for old men http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/comment_cricket-is-no-game-for-old-men_1688061 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/comment_cricket-is-no-game-for-old-men_1688061 Ganguly was a pathetic figure in the league, but Tendulkar and Dravid haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory either. Sun, 13 May 2012 04:30:00 GMT IPL 2012: Pune contrive to sink towards the bottom of the table http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_ipl-2012-pune-contrive-to-sink-towards-the-bottom-of-the-table_1685042 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_ipl-2012-pune-contrive-to-sink-towards-the-bottom-of-the-table_1685042 He looked like a deer caught in the headlights when he was being hammered for 27 runs in the penultimate over, which handed Mumbai a vital victory over Punjab. Sun, 06 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT What you can only see in league cricket http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_what-you-can-only-see-in-league-cricket_1682083 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_what-you-can-only-see-in-league-cricket_1682083 For sheer variety of cricketing conundrums, you just can’t beat league cricket. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:15:00 GMT Ajinkya Rahane: Why is he not playing Tests for India? http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_ajinkya-rahane-why-is-he-not-playing-tests-for-india_1679029 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_ajinkya-rahane-why-is-he-not-playing-tests-for-india_1679029 Players like young Ajinkya Rahane are again showing there is no dearth of talent waiting to play for India. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:30:00 GMT Who is the most courageous of them all? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_who-is-the-most-courageous-of-them-all_1676066 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_who-is-the-most-courageous-of-them-all_1676066 Simply dishing out fours and sixes does not make a cricket match, there has to be a contest between bat and ball. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:15:00 GMT Why can't they make such pitches for Tests? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_why-can-t-they-make-such-pitches-for-tests_1672962 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_why-can-t-they-make-such-pitches-for-tests_1672962 There was a perverse joy to be had in watching batsmen come out swinging only to come a cropper in Chennai and Mumbai. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:30:00 GMT Should our superstars be above criticism? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_should-our-superstars-be-above-criticism_1667066 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_should-our-superstars-be-above-criticism_1667066 It’s true that fans like to tot up the records of their heroes and the current flavour of the season is Lionel Messi. But would he have been such a toast if Barca were floundering? Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:30:00 GMT Can we please not reduce cricket to WWF? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_can-we-please-not-reduce-cricket-to-wwf_1663863 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_can-we-please-not-reduce-cricket-to-wwf_1663863 The focus of attention in Sunday’s India-Pakistan encounter in the Asia Cup will again be Sachin Tendulkar. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT Rahul Dravid could’ve quit when he was ahead http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_rahul-dravid-couldve-quit-when-he-was-ahead_1660803 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_rahul-dravid-couldve-quit-when-he-was-ahead_1660803 His decline actually began a few years earlier when he lost his place in the one-day side. But he had a remarkable resurgence in 2011. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:30:00 GMT