First a confession: I am an IPL convert. I find the T20 game inventive, exciting and almost addictive. I have even learnt to take in ...
12:04 AM, May 31, 2013
I am saddened. The foundation of my fancy for cricket has taken a beating. It's shaken up, still jarring as I speak. Not because the ...
12:32 PM, May 28, 2013
There is a perception amongst common cricket fans that India is a graveyard when it comes to producing quality pace bowlers. After Kapil Dev there ...
04:03 PM, Jan 24, 2013
After Jose Mourinho was fired in September 2007, Chelsea FC have had eight different managers in five years. That is a huge figure of imbalance ...
09:23 AM, Dec 14, 2012
The battle for the Anthony De Mello Trophy is about to begin. It should be fascinating. England hasn't won the Anthony De Mello Trophy for ...
12:53 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Their educational system says 'B' for Bandook (gun), ingraining hatred towards India in innocent minds. But India remains insistent on 'B' for Brotherhood, whether Pakistan ...
02:01 PM, Jul 17, 2012
I enjoy being on Twitter. It is a medium of engagement and debate. Celebrities and news-makers of all sorts seem to enjoy the forum too, ...
10:10 AM, May 14, 2012
To begin with, Rahul Sharad Dravid, thank you ever so much for all the memories. When on 9th March 2012 you said, it's time for ...
04:34 PM, Mar 10, 2012
The BCCI was having a review meeting on India's dismal performance in the basement of its office in Mumbai. It was in ground minus 1, ...
10:15 AM, Feb 16, 2012
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
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 ...
11:48 AM, Feb 09, 2012
As an analyst at a hedge fund, there are two basic things I look for while evaluating a company: its track record of corporate governance ...
09:25 AM, Feb 09, 2012
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is in dire need of addressing and reshaping its relationships with its primary stakeholders who bring in ...
10:20 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Speculating! That's what an Indian cricket fan is engaged in these days. Compiling statistics after every loss and correlating them to frame a winning picture ...
03:09 PM, Jan 31, 2012
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I had always wondered why Indian Cricket in general is used like a toy. It is like a toy, being used and compromised most of ...
12:30 PM, Sep 15, 2011
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The latest frenzy in news circles has been the state of sports affairs in the country. Well, in our country sports seems to be defined ...
11:10 AM, Sep 01, 2011
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"Frivolous and trivial" and that was it. The BCCI's self - appointed spokesman and now a honourable minister Rajiv Shukla had done what he does ...
03:09 PM, Aug 07, 2011
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For every leader that inspires, there is one who derails. Power can enrich but also cripple. A demagogue can benefit his constituents but chooses instead ...
11:24 AM, Jul 31, 2011
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The leg before decision is a unique cricketing animal. Unlike any other mode of dismissal it relies as much on 'opinion' as fact. An umpire ...
11:23 AM, Jun 30, 2011
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While the Indian Cricket board's rejection of the Decision Review System for the series in England isn't really a surprise, its timing is rather intriguing. ...
03:45 PM, Jun 11, 2011
