Category Archives: ICC

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

The colour of money …

Posted on February 21, 2008 by

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 | 4 Comments

Where’s this relationship going ….?

Posted on September 17, 2007 by

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 | 3 Comments

Thinking out of the box – and recognising it !

Posted on May 21, 2007 by

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 →

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My Spider Sense is Tingling ….

Posted on May 14, 2007 by

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 | 5 Comments

The World Cup’s Over .. Let the Games begin

Posted on April 30, 2007 by

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.

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Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. !?

Posted on April 23, 2007 by

ICC Pays “fine” tribute to Lara.

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The Greed for Speed …

Posted on April 18, 2007 by

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 →

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Meanwhile, there is the World Cup on somewhere..

Posted on April 6, 2007 by

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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