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Category Archives: BCCI
The Man in the background – and why we need him in focus …
The following piece – penned by Rohit Brijnath – appeared this morning in Tabla. The question it asks is one that we should ask in the good times. If this is the wind beneath the team’s wings, what can we … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Coaches, Cricket, Debate, Gary Kirsten, Greg Chappell, India, Rohit Brijnath
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Passing The Bat On …
The previous week seems to be the one to have witnessed the passing of quite a few batons. Men’s Tennis might have seen it on Sunday (a bit too early to call, admittedly), the Left parties passed the baton of … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Captain, Cricket, Debate, Dhoni, Dravid, IPL, Kumble, Rahul, Sachin Tendulkar, selections
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What the Doctor ordered …
XYZ Newswire: May XX 20xx Doctor Vijay Mallya hit the nail on its head, pierced the bull’s eye and put his finger on the problem all at once when he commented, “At the end of the day people need to … Continue reading
Cricket is dead. Long Live Cricket…
Its not just a game, they say. Its an artefact which we must preserve. And they’re right, of course. Cricket is a game of immense skill and strategy. Of ebbs and flows. The essential cricket battle is not just about … Continue reading
And Miles To Go …
This is the best of times. That was the worst of times. Indian cricket had let the nerves get the better of them. Pragmatically, winning the World Cup had been a fanciful dream – but a shock first round exit … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Captain, Celebration, Cricket, Dhoni, Dravid, Dreams, Graham Ford, Greg Chappell, heroes, ICC, India, IPL, Kumble, Mudar Patherya, Nostalgia, Personal, Rahul, Rohit Brijnath, Sachin Tendulkar, WC07
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The colour of money …
October 14, 2007 – About 4 months ago – This was Andrew Symonds. The feeling has come from the carry-on that surrounded India’s Twenty20 World Cup win. When we got here, it was just everywhere. Our blokes thought it was … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, BCCI, controversy, Cricket, Debate, ICC, India, IPL, Twenty20
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Halfway there – or are we ? ; Dhoni’s opening gambits…
Lets get this off to the realistic start it deserves. 4 matches into this series, we’re 1-2 behind and although we’ve won 1, it was our first win since 2004. Of the last 25 matches that we’ve played Australia, we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, BCCI, Captain, Cricket, Dhoni, India, Sachin Tendulkar
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The fab four and our fickleness…
Its not a prompt start to the Trent Bridge Test and sure enough the discussions wander off to the topic thats always kept on simmer these days. The fab four. Ten days ago, just ahead of the Lords Test they … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Coaches, controversy, Cricket, Debate, Dravid, India, Media, Roebuck, Sachin Tendulkar, Zee
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Mandela – Gandhi & the BCCI …
Call it the love of the underdog if you will. Or the sheer amazement that the superpower is the underdog. But I love it when the BCCI wins little battles. Even more when nobody acknowledges the victories. Make no mistake … Continue reading
25 June … The day it all changed.
This day in 1983. Indian Cricket changed forever. And I know what you’re thinking. There are better photographs that capture the moment. Here’s the thing though. There are a few guys missing from this picture. One of them – Kapil Dev – … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Celebration, controversy, Debate, India, Zee
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Writings on The Wall …
Graham Ford’s Runaway Bride act (for thats the politest one can be) has done this. Its turned the focus solely on Rahul Dravid. This is going to be his summer. It will have to be. It had to be that … Continue reading
Dhoni – and India’s Twenty/20 vision …
I’m beginning to lose count and will admit that I’m confusing ODIs and Tests – but lets see now … India’s list of vice captains in the not so recent past – Sachin, VVS, Sehwag, Yuvraj and in the Bangladesh … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Clippings, Cricket, Dhoni, India, selections, Twenty20
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Yes, I read and re-read to make sure too …
I’m speechless. We’ve come up with Chandu Borde as the answer? 72 years young and long may he live… (Take care, sir. The game’s changed a fair deal and they say that the schedules are a bit tight these days. … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Coaches, Cricket, Not Cricket
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Kent instead of Superman….
Model T’s broken down !! Graham Ford’s turned down the BCCI offer …. This is what the Kent website carried yesterday … FORD RETURNS TO THE NEVILL Following reports suggesting that Kent Director of Cricket Graham Ford has been offered … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Coaches, controversy, Cricket, India, selections
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Ford & Emburey …
After my last I-wish-I-wasn’t-so-clever post about the BCCI choosing coaches, I’ll limit this one to someone else’s silly points … This is from the Telegraph in India and its Pat Symcox on Graham Ford – who, says Pat, doesn’t believe … Continue reading
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Coach to Destination …
In all the debates about the roles about a coach in a cricket team, Shane Warne is associated with the prosecution’s opening remarks. Do we need a coach at all. Shane Warne – always good with the wrong ‘un – … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, BCCI, Buchanan, Coaches, controversy, Cricket, India, Ravi Shastri, Rohit Brijnath
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My Spider Sense is Tingling ….
Even if one ignores all the events of the past few years, and just looks at the past few weeks and the frenzy thats been whipped up, its hard not to get the feeling that there’s a strong possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, ICC, Not Cricket, Zee
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Huh ?
I mean seriously ! Don’t numbers count for anything anymore? So I went to the Cricket Australia site this morning. And somewhere in the middle of the homepage is this User Poll. “Which Team are you most looking forward to … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, India, WtF
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The World Cup’s Over .. Let the Games begin
The BCCI now says, (drumroll please) that the ICC is becoming “more and more bureaucratic” and costing its members money by “unnecessarily employing so many people”. This after all the shot in the dark fiasco on the finals night.
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, ICC, WC07
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Coach or Train ?
I was kinda hoping that Ravi Shastri would stay on as coach or manager or whatever nomenclature they chose. Considering that the BCCI has appointed yet another committee, this time with 7 members and it has that pundit of the … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Coaches, Greg Chappell, India
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The “Rest” is History…
Last night, the BCCI working committee selection committee, announced the team for the Bangladesh tour. Three ODIs and two Tests. Here it is. ODI Team : Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthapa, Virendra Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, India, selections
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They stab it with their steely knives …
The way we see it, its half full. There is a lot that ails Indian cricket but there is also a lot that it has going for it. And it bothers us when things get either all rosy (“so-and-so is … Continue reading
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Spot the difference.
Speaking at a function to announce the dates of the Afro Asian Cup (Cricket for Unity, if you please), the very honourable BCCI Vice President Mr Rajiv Shukla says that no directive has been issued to the National Selectors about … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Clippings, Cricket, India, selections
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A messy week ahead …
The big weekend is out of the way and what do we have ? More questions than answers really. This whole seniors issue which is as much media created as it is real though promises to be the biggest firecracker … Continue reading
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Large fries please..
Mark Waugh, says the recent initiatives to set up parallel Twenty-20 leagues is a bit like junk food. Among the things he says there.. its only a novelty and will wear off. its not the real thing the best team … Continue reading
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Saturday Night …
So the BCCI meet is over .. and this is what we have as a statement from them. A lot of it is the blueprint they look for which one can revisit as the days go by. Important near term … Continue reading
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, India, Media, Rahul, Ravi Shastri
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Friday night …
Day one of the BCCI review committee is out of the way. This is what it seems like for now. Dravid to continue as Skipper. Greg Chappell took no names in his report. (hmmm). Oh, and “he has a lot … Continue reading
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Cricket Cra-Zee (Or) Spy vs Spy – episode 1.
In his wonderful book The Market Wizards and its equally worthy sequel, Jack Schwager interviews a few top traders of the times. In one such interview, William Eckhardt talks about a fascinating, if somewhat basic premise that governs most traders.. … Continue reading
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