Suresh Menon's blog from IBNLive.com http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:44 +0530 IBNLive.com IBNLive.com en-us http://ibnlive.in.com/pix/common/ibnlogo.jpg http://ibnlive.in.com/index.html Feed provided by IBNLive. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sureshmenon/2968/64591/the-bcci-has-been-overcautious-in-reacting-to-spotfixing.html In the past couple of days I have found myself in the unusual position of defending the BCCI on national television. True, the board seems to be more keen on editor@ibnlive.com Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:44 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sureshmenon/2968/64546/foreign-flavour-is-the-boost-domestic-cricket-needs.html The IPL has shown the positive effects of youngsters sharing a dressing room with world class performers from different countries. The impact of a Shane Warne on Rajasthan Royals, for editor@ibnlive.com Sun, 05 May 2013 12:29:12 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sureshmenon/2968/64526/when-indian-crowds-heckle-the-spectator-loses.html The IPL aspires to be the EPL (English Premier League), so it is ironic that poor crowd behaviour - a feature of the EPL - should be a worry. After editor@ibnlive.com Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:14:45 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sureshmenon/2968/64504/the-ipl-is-chris-gayles-oyster.html The classic question - Who is the best batsman in the world? - comes these days with an asterisk which asks, basically, "Do you mean in Tests, one-dayers or T20?" editor@ibnlive.com Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:30:43 +0530 http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sureshmenon/2968/64495/ponting-and-tendulkar-are-a-unique-study-in-ipl-razzmatazz.html In the midst of the usual (and expected) over-the-top comments that the IPL generates, Ricky Ponting's plain speak has come as relief. What he said was commonplace, almost banal - editor@ibnlive.com Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:35:50 +0530