Category Archives: Dhoni

Passing The Bat On …

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

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 | 9 Comments

Cricket is dead. Long Live Cricket…

Posted on April 29, 2008 by

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 →

Posted in BCCI, Cricket, Debate, Dhoni, Dravid, ICC, India, IPL, Sports, Twenty20, Warne | 21 Comments

And Miles To Go …

Posted on March 26, 2008 by

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 | 10 Comments

So Where The Bloody Hell Are You …

Posted on March 6, 2008 by

The finals of the CB series had to be between these two teams. There was a fatalistic predictability that it would be. Anything else would have been inadequate. Thats where the predictability ended. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Celebration, Cricket, Dhoni, heroes, India | 14 Comments

How’s A Rest like an Emergency …

Posted on November 6, 2007 by

The good news is that we have some cricket again ! And by that I mean international cricket – the kind that seems to keep our hyperactive minds occupied. Because no matter how much domestic cricket we play (and there … Continue reading →

Posted in Captain, Cricket, Dhoni, Dravid, India, Pakistan | 7 Comments

Battles of the Mind …OR … Postcard from the Sledge.

Posted on October 12, 2007 by

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 | 12 Comments

Halfway there – or are we ? ; Dhoni’s opening gambits…

Posted on October 9, 2007 by

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 | 11 Comments

That Top of the World Feeling ….

Posted on September 25, 2007 by

Knock Knock Who’s There ? Misba Misba Who ? Misba 5 runs . Just for a brief while yesterday, surely, an old nightmare came back to haunt a few people. A young man named Sharma ran in to bowl to … Continue reading →

Posted in Captain, Celebration, Cricket, Dhoni, India, Nostalgia, Twenty20 | 14 Comments

The Circle of Life …

Posted on September 23, 2007 by

Six months ago – to the day – India, played its last game at the World Cup. Two days before that and a few hours after finding out about the death of their coach, Pakistan had played its last match … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, Dhoni, India, Pakistan, Twenty20, WC07 | 3 Comments

Dhoni – and India’s Twenty/20 vision …

Posted on June 14, 2007 by

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 | 16 Comments