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Yes India has been routed in the Test Series by England.All ex-cricketers and journalists have found a chance to air their opinions on same.For a change Englishmen are leading from the front on pointing what is wrong with the Indian …...(more)
Last night, during the 4th Day of the last Test Match of the India VS England series, I was fortunate enough, thanks to the ICC, to form the opinion that the Decision Review System (DRS) has two or three other … Continue reading ͛...(more)
Long post alert! That is what I have been saying for the last few weeks repeatedly: Hit me, I deserve it… H-MIDI. Team India went to face England in a hugely important Test series. To me, this was an important … Continue reading...(more)
I like former England captain Nasser Hussain. He played the game with passion. He has a sharp mind and brings it to the commentary box. He has an excellent sense of humour and gets most things right most of the … Continue reading U...(more)
Several things have happened during the last few days that have kept me thinking that the BCCI with all its wealth to bloody well starting dictating terms in a more direct way. Enough of this nonsense. Here are some examples … Continu...(more)
I have never understood it until recently. And I am not sure I have understood it fully either. But, there has always been something about the Indian cricket fan that used to irritate me. And in saying this, I am … Continue reading ...(more)
The daggers are out, the rifles are loaded, they are going for the kill. Most Indian media, a largely irrational fan base, highly insecure former cricketers of the successful and unsuccessful kind and many more have more or less dismissed &...(more)
Arguments and cricket seem to go hand in hand. Even if you support the same team — or maybe, especially if you support the same team — there are always arguments when it comes to cricket. Of all fans though, … Continue rea...(more)
A Test Match that resulted in a draw also resulted in much discussion in newspaper columns, clubs, pubs and online media. I wrote my views on the match here. There have been a few articles subsequent to that including an … Continue re...(more)
A day after India drew a Test match at Dominica against the West Indies, I still feel a sense of unease. Yes, a series win is a series win is a series win. However, I feel the same sense of … Continue reading →...(more)
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[Disclaimer: All characters/institutions named in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.] The decision review system (DRS) has dominated cricket conversations in the last few weeks...(more)
A few months ago, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) wrote an excellent article titled “Tendulkar and the ‘clutch’ question”. This was an exquisite essay, which recognized Tendulkar’s many virtues: his incredibl...(more)
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After Team India won the World Cup, I was waiting for the “real” cricket season to commence before I re-commenced blogging! Senior players took a break from the game through lung infections and shoulder niggles. I could point to...(more)
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I was saving this for when Sachin Tendulkar retires, but this seemed as good a time as ever to bring it out. Hope you like it. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150120384471819.280015.637461818&l=36a15423e2 Filed under: Cri...(more)
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We are two weeks into IPL and there have been some interesting results. After India winning the World Cup, IPL somehow does not excite much this time. It does not help that most teams have gone for a complete changeover … Continue rea...(more)
This post first appeared in Clearcricket. The idea of a piece on MS Dhoni was initiated by Subash Jayaraman, founder and contributor to Clearcricket (@thecricketcouch on Twitter). ***** I remember the day very very clearly. It was the 8th o...(more)
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As predicted, Rajasthan defeated Deccan and RCB defeated Kochi Tuskers in yesterdays’ games. Both losing teams in yesterdays’ matches were captained by former Sri Lankan captains. Both were, in my view, led badly. If KKR were le...(more)
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The 4th Edition of the IPL started with much less fanfare than earlier versions. A few mostly rotund men and women strutted their stuff for a brief period before the first game got under way. We did not see too … Continue reading U...(more)
The 4th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL4) is now a few hours away from a mild kick-off. I say mild because India is yet to recover from the World-Cup-2011 victory celebrations. Even as those celebrations were on, much … Cont...(more)
(I am most likely a minority in what I’ve got to say next, and it is likely I may get flamed for this post, but here it is anyway) Yes. Indian cricketers have won the World cup – it is … Continue reading →...(more)
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