No “I” in Jumbo..

No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.
That bit from Ralph Waldo Emerson really holds true for Anil Kumble.
One could talk about his heroics at the Hero Cup, or his ten-for, or his batting with Srinath , or the steely glare to a batter who’d been baffled by yet [...]

Process – The China Way (or) The Sweet and Sour recipe for Sporting Success.

With even the future President Narayan Murthy talking the P word, and so much being said about the failure; and debates on whether its systemic, here’s an article about the other country thats shining.
Warning : – Its a really long article but when you consider what they have achieved in sport and what they aim [...]

The more things change …

July 2005. And this is Rohit Brijnath’s take on Greg Chappell’s arrival then.
 India is intoxicated by the arrival on its shores of new national cricket coach…
and ends with
Eventually India’s destiny will be determined by the flexibility of selectors, the solidifying of its domestic cricket, the professionalism of its board, the state of its pitches, but Chappell must [...]

“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” *

Sfx, actually Bush plans to bring bug spray for himself when he watches the crickets play.

Sfx, I once tried to play cricket on my back lawn but couldn’t get white uniforms to fit the little critters.
I was off today and missed the fireworks, which seemed like deja vu after similar move on Wednesday. This [...]

Hello world!

Hi there – Now that India’s let the nerves get the better of them , going to start blogging about all things cricket, some other sport , India and basically anything that moves ! . Off the top of my head and from the bottom of my heart. …
Cheers