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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Get the moral vigilantes out of cricket My apologies for the blatant and excessive punning, but it is only those who do not know the difference between square leg and long leg who are making a ruckus about the ‘obscenity’ of cheerleaders
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Essence of Sachin Nineteen years after I first met him, Sachin Tendulkar's zest for cricket remains undimmed. The 16-year-old prodigy is now a full-blown genius.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Mr Gill, time for a chat with Mr Gill Frankly, I am unsure whether I am more sad or shocked by this development. That Indian hockey is floundering is well known,
Monday, April 7, 2008
IPL hullabaloo casts spectre over huge loss The Indian cricket establishment appears so fascinated by its profit-making ability that the fate of the national team doesn’t seem to count for much.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
No clone of Sachin, Sehwag is an original in every sense It was tempting to have Virender Sehwag displace Aravinda de Silva as cricket’s Mad Max, but that would still be short-changing the explosive Indian opener.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
KPS Gill is not the only exception Should we be surprised that KPS Gill does not see enough reason for him to resign as president of the Indian Hockey Federation?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Why weren’t Kumble & Co invited? Conservative followers of sport are somewhat disturbed at the ‘naked’ display of wealth that is being hurled at the cricket team which won the tri-series against Australia.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tendulkar in the league of a Pele or a Jordan But the Master Blaster will wear this accolade lightly. He’s been there, done that, and beyond a point, the `high’ of ratings and rankings, like of alcohol, have diminishing marginal utility.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Of Dhoni, who keeps the faith Irfan Pathan’s anecdote about Mahendra Singh Dhoni shortly after India had won the tri-series tournament gives some insight into the mind and methods of the Indian captain.
Friday, February 22, 2008
T20 shouldn’t overwhelm other forms More crores of rupees were pledged and earned in one day than in an entire cricket season when the auctions for the IPL were concluded on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
ICC is the loser in SCG fiasco In the process, the danger to the one-day tri-series has been removed, but perhaps more importantly, India’s status as the cricket world’s superpower has been reiterated.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Competition can only make tennis more compelling It would not only be premature but downright foolish to sing a dirge for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but such was the quality of play in the Aussie Open men’s final.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Special ton, in intent and content Some thoroughly modest performances at Adelaide in the past had made Sachin Tendulkar want that one big score to sign off this tour of Australia with a flourish.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Ponting has more worries than Kumble In the wake of the win at Perth, the fact that the Test of this series is being played at Adelaide is possibly the best thing that could have happened to Anil Kumble’s side.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Timing of selection could upset the team’s momentum It is always upsetting for a touring side when drastic changes have to be introduced. It can tamper with the momentum and rhythm of the team.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
India give it back with bat and ball It is a cricketing truism that the scorebook never tells the full story. In cold statistical terms, India recorded a 72-run victory over Australia at Perth.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Now, Kumble needs a Jumbo gift from team Getting to 600 wickets is a jumbo feat by any reckoning, but the little I know of Kumble, he will see this landmark as less important than winning the Perth Test.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Cut above the rest The ‘upper cut’ which got Sachin runs on the first day of the Test, has always been considered a high risk, technically ‘low brow’ shot by the purists.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Bowling is a concern Tendulkar was only 18 then, and the WACA pitch was a typical flier, giving batsmen nightmares apart, of course, from regular blows on the body.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Round One to India Ricky Ponting is arguably Australia’s best batsman since Sir Donald Bradman and the most successful captain ever, but where diplomacy is concerned, he is still a babe in the woods.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Under scrutiny, Aussies would feel the pressure I would venture to say that this lesson is not restricted to Aussies and cricket, but extends to all nations and all sports.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
For India, the real win should come on the field now Steve Bucknor’s removal as umpire from the Perth Test ensures that this tour will have one fewer obstacle to reach completion where the Indian team is concerned.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Bucknor in Blunderland, with Benson in tow “It would be nice if something made sense for a change,” muses Alice after spending some time in Wonderland, if you remember the line from Lewis Carrol’s immortal classic.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Tendulkar is the modern Bradman The Indian maestro modestly dissuades such comparisons. Which is sensible, because this can be overplayed, overhyped, and override all good sense.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Laxman showed how Aussies could be tamed I’ll condemn myself to a cricketing cliché here simply because it seems the most appropriate: when he is in full flow, Laxman is indeed Very Very Special.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Slow & unsteady loses the Test The wonderful bowling performance on the first day suggested that India had gone into the match with hardened resolve and an imaginative gameplan.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Situation is hopeless but not serious Only three teams in the 130-year-old history of cricket have scored more than 400 runs in the fourth innings to win a Test.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Collapse not a surprise, but a let-down Tendulkar's half-century on the second day of the opening Test was as sublime as it was supreme, and made the rest of the Indian batting look so pedestrian.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Agar Dar Gaya, Samjho Mar Gaya mprobable it may seem, but I believe Australia can be beaten. The big question, of course, is whether India have the nerve to pull this off. |
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