I have yet to get HD on my cable due to pure lethargy which stems from the perception that it doesn't really matter much in terms of viewing experience. Many readers may disagree with this perception but being a huge fan of Didi, I find their attitude ' petty ' and have stood by my irrational...

The ICC Women's World Cup starts today in Mumbai at 14:30 local time. A lot of promos are being done on the bradcasting channels and the event is touted as being equally important as the Men's World Cup or atleast the ICC would like us to believe that. I don't want to go into a deep analysis...

Just the last weekend we played this cricket match against a client. And I was the de facto captain because I happen to be the senior most person around. Every one else ran around trying to make the game happen. They battled for the ground, got the nets arranged and practiced hard. But the final XI was...

Ok so I was discussing a few crossword puzzles with a couple of equally vela friends and came up with some related to cricket. The crossword clues will be a bit lateral and similar too the cryptic puzzles in newspapers but again concerned with cricketers' names mostly and may also contain a few Indian...

Sachin frantically calling up Bhajji just before the commencement of IPL V – “Aila, Bhajji, we have a problem on our hands. Arjun has suddenly started saying since yesterday that he wants to shift to Bengaluru and wants me to move to RCB. He says that his genetic shortcomings can be overcome only if...

Location: A room full of neutral observers sitting in a prickinfo studio analysing India’s defeat in Australia with a Not Cricket reporter disguised as Poonam Paan de. (It was very difficult to get in because the reporter wasn’t ugly enough but when threatened with FULL disclosure the door keeper agreed...

The former great was a bitter man. The joke went at the CCI that bar tenders asked him to stick his fingers in a cocktail if they had run out of bitters. But it could all have been so different. His entire career would have meant something if only he had achieved that elusive milestone. The milestone...

The first meeting of the new look Indian selection committee is underway on an auspicious day and time per You Know Who’s astrologer with all selectors wearing yellow India Cement jerseys. The new selectors are supposed to take an oath of allegiance to You know who (YKW from here on) before joining the...

It has been reliably learnt that the De Montfort University in Leicester is revoking the ‘honorary’ doctorate conferred by it on MS Dhoni. The University which had praised Dhoni’s exemplary leadership qualities and his achievements before making him an Honorary Doctor of Letters has said that it now...

A few after effects of the 3rd drawn Test Match in Dominica which NC foresees in the near future. MSD's new ad promoting Mountain Dew with a brand new tag line Duncan Fletcher receiving the 'Drawnacharya Award ' from Pratibha Patil One wanted to put a picture of a pack of wolves hunting down...