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This match was supposed to be a TIE. It was supposed to be BCCI's gift to the ICC for saving ODI cricket (at present ODIs are on the ventillator breathing its last). What better than getting a tie, which would have let the commentators make full use...
It wasn’t a fight between good and evil. It was only a fight for the top. No body in today’s world knows the difference, either between the top or between the good and the evil. If they did, it would be a different world. There would be no terrorists...
It started out as a race for number one two days of boredom two days of fun but by the time the curtain came down all the Indians could manage was a frown as the Saffers reverse swung into action
One has just started reading ' The Picador Book of Cricket ', edited by Ramchandra Guha and more on the book later. But it recounts an extremely funny incident/ anecdote that one has no choice but to narrate it. The little Pakistani's (Hanif...
There’s this extremely fast and furious (run up only) gentleman called Shahadat who has laid bare the Bangladesh strategy to take on India. The plan is simple, yet effective. They have discovered the weakness of every Indian batter and have stuck to the...
There were smirks all round yesterday evening with statements like ‘so who is ordinary now?’, ‘serves him right’, ‘the finger on your lips act by Shahadat was a fitting reply to Viru’s arrogance.’ It felt like Sehwag’s act of bravado had been exposed...
A long time ago, one remembers being caught in the midst of the most violent and a roller coaster ride of emotions watching a Ranji Trophy final. On one side was the greatest Indian all rounder ever, pitting his wits and cunning against a fearless warrior...
This is what Sachin Tendulkar asked Dinesh Karthik with less than 15 runs required to win and SRT in his nineties. Now Dinesh Karthik (DK) on the field reminds one of a cat on a hot tin roof. Not like a cat which has 8 lives safely stacked away in the...
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...
One missed the Viru innings today sitting 5 minutes away from a walk to the Brabourne wondering about the future of Test Cricket. One could almost almost hear the sound of his bat crashing into the ball. One has never tended to be superstitious but just...
One had always wondered why Kamikaze pilots wore helmets during WWII. That puzzle was solved today after watching T Dilshan face 14 balls from the Indians. Every ball was there to be hit. Dilshan’s bat (DB) was behaving like Shakti Kapur with the ball...
A couple of weeks back one visited a campus of a reputed Management school in the country to hire summer recruits. Having gone through a similar process a decade back in its southern brethren, one expected it to be a rather tame affair. A couple of companies...
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Sachin Tendulkar, the highest scorer in international cricket, may be capable of lifting India’s share market, if history is any guide. The CHART OF THE DAY shows that the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensitive Index rose 76 percent...
Reproducing some of Gary Kirsten’s thoughts penned on his website (before the BCCI implemented the gag order on the poor chap). His priorities on taking over the Indian Coach’s role were crystal clear in their straightforwardness. Results are everything...
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