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Category Archives: Debate
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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T20, Tests, Jim and Edna …
Watching with interest the debate on T20s and Tests, I wonder if there is any right side at all. Its all perspective – … Jim and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Debate, General
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9.something …
Running a race is the closest a human being can come to feel and express one’s natural abilities. It’s a pure show of physical strength and stamina sans any artificial extensions like a tennis racket or a cricket bat. The … Continue reading
Posted in Asafa Powell, Athletics, China, controversy, Debate, Not Cricket, Olympics, Rahul, Soccer, Tyson Gay
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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
Global (S)Warming …
If you’d been trapped in a time warp for a while now and haven’t noticed Asia’s growing influence in sport – virtually all sport ; well, its happening. Rohit Brijnath, himself a symptom of this growing ascendancy, and writing now … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Debate, General, Golf, Rohit Brijnath, Sports, Writings
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Walking the Talk …
Given all the media hype about the upcoming Olympics – the security surrounding the torch, Bhaichung Bhutia, Aamir Khan and Tibet; and the Indian hockey team – one question that always begs to be answered is – How many gold … 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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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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The Sanity of being Sania …
At the Hopman Cup , Sania Mirza ran into more trouble. This time it was a lawsuit trigger-happy gent who thought that a 2D photo was reason enough to question her commitment to the nation – this while she was playing for … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Rahul, Rohit Brijnath, Sania Mirza, Tennis
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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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Battles of the Mind …OR … Postcard from the Sledge.
When in 1991 Vishy Anand played his first Linares event he met a Spanish couple Maurice and Nieves. They were the reason Anand moved to Collado Mediano. They travelled with Vishy to many events over the years. Still when Vishy … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Captain, Cricket, Debate, Dhoni, India, Rohit Brijnath, Vishy Anand, waugh
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The Gold Rush …
They say that pictures are worth a thousand words. When one looks back at these, one wonders what the doubt was all about. This is Marion Jones. And yes, the photograph is the end of the 100m finals at the … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, controversy, Debate, General, photographs, Sports
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What the Deuce …?
I happened to be a proud recipient of a complimentary pass to the Kingfisher open Men’s singles final match conducted in Mumbai last Sunday. Now, I have always been a Tennis fan but never had the opportunity to watch a … Continue reading
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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Where’s this relationship going ….?
So today I have a scary question like that one above. If Tests are the real thing, (and the Ashes will be the only 5 Test series ), and there is just too much one day cricket already and Twenty20 … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Debate, General, ICC
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3 All and 1 to “them” …
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit it. I struggled with the hangover all weekend. And tried to regain the positive frame of mind and all that. But nope. I didn’t manage it. I could not identify with everyone else’s … Continue reading
Sledge v/s Cutting Edge
Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you’ve heard about America … Continue reading
Posted in controversy, Cricket, Debate, England, India, Umpiring
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Tough, Tougher, Taufel …
Most traders have (and live) a “losing positions” nightmare. This is roughly how mine goes. old jeans – hole in pocket(s) – i don’t realize – i put sand in a pocket- it goes down my leg to my ankles … Continue reading
Posted in controversy, Cricket, Debate, Umpiring
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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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G’day mate …
Posted in Australia, Captain, controversy, Cricket, Debate, heroes, Not Cricket, waugh
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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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One, Two ; Buckle Guru …
Its not that we won easily. To me, the importance of yesterday, was Sachin and Dada as India’s one-two. Its immaterial that it failed. Sachin Tendulkar back at the top of the order – a desire he’s expressed a few … Continue reading
Posted in Captain, Coaches, Debate, Dravid, Greg Chappell, Sachin Tendulkar
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All good things to those who wait …
We’ve got a Board that justifiably claims to have a monopoly over the receipts of the game. The BCCI realises that Indian eyes on tv sets are what make Ricky Ponting’s Australia Yellow or Rahul Dravid’s India Blue. Without us, … Continue reading
Posted in Coaches, Cricket, Debate, General, India, Ravi Shastri, selections
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Sometimes I wonder ….
We (as in India) are said to be long struggling with an opening combination. And if most people say so, its probably right. And I don’t delve into statistics too deeply but a lot of people do. So here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, India, selections, Trivia
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A Day At The Office …?
I’ve often wondered if a sportsperson going out to perform at the big arena is actually just treating it like another day at work. Surely they are not. Surely the pressure is immense. Surely the chances of success are more … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Debate, General, photographs
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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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So, Today I have a dumb question …
For everybody with reshaping domestic league and academy ideas …. If the English Premiership with its fantastic viewership worldwide and the Spanish La Liga are amongst the two best in the world, attracting and showcasing the best soccer and inspiring … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Debate, Not Cricket, Sports
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