Is it all, always sinister?

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

The Indian cricket board is among the most reviled organizations in the sporting world. Perhaps in the real world too! That reputation is well earned ...
12:36 PM, May 25, 2012

The fading flickering candle

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

Cricket is a gift. A blessing. Bestowed on a few, gratefully cherished by millions. A bat is a strange sporting implement. A rather odd construct ...
12:25 PM, May 09, 2012

Relish the sport beyond the format

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

When masters go to work, the stage is of little relevance. They relish the opportunity of a contest. Of pitting skill against skill. Of matching ...
02:52 PM, Apr 15, 2012

The Eerily Real Rahul Dravid

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

For the Dravid family it was just another day. March 9. Friday afternoon. Young Samit was fussing over his food. Vijeeta was coaxing him to ...
04:22 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Dravid has taken the right decision: Kumble

Dravid has taken the right decision: Kumble

Talking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Anil Kumble shares his views on Rahul Dravid's decision to retire from Test cricket. ...
04:54 PM, Mar 09, 2012

So they are a bunch of jokers?

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

There are a few phrases that jump gleefully into our cricket banter every now and then. Raj Singh Dungarpur's "Miyan, captain banoge" to the laconic ...
01:37 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Let him go...it will be okay

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

"The team will not seem the same without him. His contribution goes far beyond his batting statistics. The example he sets in every respect and ...
12:53 PM, Feb 23, 2012

The squabbling conjoined twins

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

I have never met Mr. N Srinivasan. In fact, I have never even had a conversation with him. But I do enjoy hearing him talk ...
12:19 PM, Feb 09, 2012

The convenient IPL bogey

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

Let me get this straight. Every time a ball crashed into Rahul Dravid's stumps this Australian summer, it was because stints with the Royal Challengers ...
10:40 AM, Jan 31, 2012

In Adelaide, shock it up and shake it up

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

I know a man who was once ravaged by a vicious depression. His doctors tried it all. Tweaked the dosage of his medication. Attempted various ...
10:58 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Fit-again Yuvraj raring to go

Fit-again Yuvraj raring to go

Training at the NCA has helped the southpaw regain fitness before the limited-over series in Australia. ...
06:16 PM, Jan 11, 2012

Why the 100th is a worthy obsession

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

Television news is the whipping boy of choice these days. It gets accused of every possible digression. Of playing judge, jury and executioner. Of stoking ...
06:58 PM, Jan 08, 2012

Why the 100th is a worthy obsession

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

Television news is the whipping boy of choice these days. It gets accused of every possible digression. Of playing judge, jury and executioner. Of stoking ...
06:47 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Has the Indian Test team reached its lowest point?

Has the Indian Test team reached its lowest point?

India lost the second Test against Australia by an innings and 68 runs at the SCG and now have lost six consecutive Tests on the foreign soil. ...
11:02 PM, Jan 06, 2012

Losing with the winners

Grumble with Gaurav |  Gaurav Kalra

Chew on these numbers for a minute. Just re-read them. Rub those eyes and do your own searches for confirmation if you are still in ...
01:51 PM, Dec 30, 2011