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Before commencing with the article, one would like to thank Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani who are the creators of the title 'Three Idiots' which in itself is inspired by 'Five Point Something' by Chetan Bhagat. No 'ooh, so...
The South African tour of India, the first one in the post-apartheid era was historical in more ways than one. The origin of the BCCI marketing and financial juggernaut can be found in that tour. In his brilliant book 'A Maidan View', Mihir Bose...
India v Sri Lanka Location: Brabourne Stadium Date: 30th February 2012 Captains: Yuvraj Singh and Roy Mendis Team sheet: India Sri Lanka: Roy Mendis + 20 players. Even the initials of the players could not be fit on the score board hence they are allotted...
Finally someone had the courage to step up and ask the few million dollars question. Intikhab Alam, infuriated after alleged of being a match fixer, asked a question that needed to be asked, but for the wrong reason. Inti (as he is intimately called it...
Most non cricketing India sportspersons lament the lack of recognition and monetary rewards for the blood sweat and tears that they have shed in their search for excellence at what they pursue and many times rightly so. Most of them have been blunt enough...
coutsey DNA Cartoon by Manjul
199 (that's one delivery short of 200 for the mathematically challenged) legitimate balls were all that were needed to wipe out England on the first day of the 4th Ashes Test. And it all boils down to the power hungry IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and...
It's out in the open now. The BCCI is backing the Indian players, who have expressed their reservations about being party to the WADA anti doping measures. The reservations chiefly stemming from their privacy and security concerns, which, they felt...
The second season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being held in South Africa. The Indian government made it known that it couldn’t deal with its security needs because the scheduled IPL season coincided with the general election. The reaction of...
With the final call on England's test tour of India to be taken in a few hours, a nagging doubt which one has, is about the wisdom of playing the first test match at Chennai. Here is the recent weather status in Chennai: 12 killed as heavy rains lash...
After HIS elevation to the chief selctor post; the first thought that came to my mind was that since listening to his brilliant insights over the last few years on NEO sports; I would finally get rid of him. If KS decides the way like he talks, only the...