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Category Archives: Clippings
Cricket according to Clarkson …
Have been reading ‘The World According to Clarkson’ written by Jeremy Clarkson. He writes a weekly column in The Sunday Times and is better known to BBC viewers as the anchor of Top Gear. His writing style is witty, irreverent … Continue reading
The “cocking a snook” thing ….
This is an excerpt from Geet Sethi’s wonderful book Success vs Joy. An unassuming book with lots of depth – much like the man. On being highly strung. There are certain sportspersons who hype themselves up with gestures, punching the … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, Debate, Dravid, heroes, Rahul, Sachin Tendulkar, Sports, Writings
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Does anybody remember laughter …
The Million Dollar Question – Is it just me getting old fashioned or is sports really changing too fast ? Is the modern day sportsperson chasing that dream so hard that its becoming difficult to make him the role model … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Clippings, controversy, Cricket, Debate, F1, Federer, General, match fixing, Sachin Tendulkar, Sports, Tennis
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Warne’s 50 – and Australia’s XI
A few weeks ago, Shane Warne writing a column for The Times in the UK, started unleashing a list of 50 greatest cricketers he had played with or against. As with all things Warne, it was not without its share … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Buchanan, Captain, Clippings, Cricket, Debate, Sachin Tendulkar, Warne
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Savour these moments …
“At a dinner in Leeds on Friday night, Sachin Tendulkar talked about playing under pressure. Nobody is better qualified to do so. He said the only way to cope with the extraordinary expectation that has followed his career was to … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Clippings, Cricket, England, heroes, India, Sachin Tendulkar
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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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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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Still not good enough … Bring back yesterday.
Sachin Tendulkar. 254 runs. 127 avg. 2 centuries. Yes, its against a weak bowling attack and its on batting surfaces but its still the highest in his team. But over at Cricinfo, Sidhartha Monga combines with Stats editor S Rajesh … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Clippings, Sachin Tendulkar
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Thinking out of the box – and recognising it !
A few days ago , I wrote here of John Buchanan’s wonderful plans of having ambidextrous cricketers. Somewhere in there was a Roebuck article that spoke similar. Cricket’s changing. And its changing fast. Maybe, sometimes too fast. Take a look … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Coaches, controversy, Cricket, Debate, ICC, Other blogs, Roebuck
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Roger Federer …
I think the reason that I look at Cricket the way I do is because it symbolised a lot. And so a lot of excellence that one sees, one likes to equate with cricket. And so, even tho I might … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Clippings, Federer, General, Not Cricket, Sports
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Australia’s winning habit
Peter Roebuck yet again …. and its a small piece but they all count.Here. Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting says its the proudest moment in his cricketing career in this article here. Increasingly get the feeling that Michael Clarke is the next … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Clippings, Roebuck, WC07
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Once upon a time …
To youngsters his batting is a terrific example of how to play correctly without losing ones ability to play shots and that is what is important to youngsters. He is a superb batting model. As a sportsman he has carried … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, General, Greg Chappell
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Lara’s Theme.
A few years ago, one read the brilliant Pundits from Pakistan and the mind bookmarked Rahul Bhattacharya as an awesome cricket writer. Then one heard of his having moved over to the carribean, to research a book on West Indian … Continue reading
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The Dark Side …
I got this article on email (thanks JB). Was, apparently written in the HT Guardian a few weeks ago but I cant find the link, so reproducing in full. That’s cricket too: Dark side of the game - Mike Brearley … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket
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If its cricket news you’re after,
look no further than Homer ! Meanwhile , with England’s journey over and all that press, here’s a fan’s view.
Posted in Clippings, Other blogs, WC07
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My mum could coach India…
He doesn’t quite say that but in a piece called Two Wrongs, One Wright, Geoffrey Boycott opines on the foreign v Indian coach debate. These are confusing times for the Indian cricket fan, and indeed, for the rest of us … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, India
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The Greed for Speed …
Honestly, does this feel like a World Cup ? Ian Chappell’s slammed the Cricket World Cup and the ICC and typically has a few good points garnished with hard hitting tripe. The 2007 World Cup is a case in point. … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, ICC, WC07
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The business of Indian Cricket.
With BCCI doing what they do best (ok, second best after packaging and selling Indian cricket) – buying time by deferring selection of the team for Bangladesh to the 20th of April, with the cricketers lying low as they too … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, India, sponsorships
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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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Greg Chappell – “the best coach”
Its a point of view. Bob Woolmer thought guess who has (had?) fantastic technique and was comparable to Bradman. And renowned sports psychologist Dr Rudi Webster who has worked on the mental skills with such athletes as Greg Norman , … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, Greg Chappell, India
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Guess Who …
Ok – this was in 2005 and ____ was in the form of his life – But guess who Bob Woolmer wrote about when he said this. – Has Bradman’s genius. – I would often sit in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, General, India
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Team before Self
- and diplomatic comparisons of John Wright and Greg Chappell, On Greg and the media (If I get a turning wicket , I will go and exploit it) The second Part of Kumble’s Walk-The Talk. More than anything else though , its … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, India
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Either you have it or …
In an article which questions the West Indian skipper’s credibility more than his credentials, Michael Atherton, takes off on Brian Lara’s leadership skills. Its written by a man who clearly believes what he writes. That said, “the self-obsession, the ego, … Continue reading
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The most tense we have been …
(after the Bangladesh defeat), says Anil Kumble in the first part of his Walk-The-Talk interview. Did you know that in its last 60 ODI games , India’s conceded 300 just once? …
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Greg, Tone it Down ….
Ok, This is going to be my last Rohit Brijnath post. (for the day!) And this time I’m not just going to link it. (In case at some stage in the future the link’s lost, I’m gonna cut and paste … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, Greg Chappell, India, Media, Rohit Brijnath
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Meanwhile, there is the World Cup on somewhere..
Like to pride myself as a fan of the sport. But seriously , no games on Friday ? Bangladesh v South Afrida on Sunday and Bangladesh v Ireland next Sunday and I’m not gonna stay up from 11 pm to … Continue reading
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Three Days to go …
And as the calls for a radical change grow, so does the intensity of the noise.
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, India
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The One Stop News Shop
Lots of excitement about the weekend and typically lots of media on it. And this post from Homer carries it all. Look no further.
Posted in Clippings, Greg Chappell, India
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Paying money to suffer.. the Indian psyche
The number of syndicated columns of foreign ex players during this World Cup surely is in double digits. Most of them being Australians and West Indians. Add to that the so called experts on Setmax in Extraa Innings and we … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, India, Rahul
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Gentlemen, Lets Play … (Please!)
It seems now that the match fixing issue is getting murkier by the day .. Admittedly, its still just a “source” based report, and – must add- its only an investigation thats far from fruition just yet … That said … Continue reading
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Branded Like Beckham
After Ian Chappell had said the unthinkable, comes another piece from Mike Atherton which piles the pressure on. I’m with the Atherton view on this one. Partly because I’ll never be convinced that Tendulkar is incapable of magic but also … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, India, Retirements, Sachin Tendulkar
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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