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Category Archives: India
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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Thank you. Honestly …
Now that one thinks about it, it couldn’t really have been any other way. The country, as was often the case with him, cribbing and questioning in the background. The batters scoring 600. And the team failing to win from … Continue reading
Posted in Captain, Celebration, Cricket, heroes, India, Kumble, Nostalgia, Retirements, Rohit Brijnath
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Is Everybody In ? The Ceremony Is About To Begin …
While most in the financial world (is there any other kind ?) have been busy – (these past few weeks there’s been this image in my head of finance whizkids driving this snazzy car, but the rearview mirror keeps getting … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, Rohit Brijnath
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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
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
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
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So Where The Bloody Hell Are You …
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
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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 MCG and its history (and Geography) – and – All good things to those who bait.
The day one had spent weeks and months waiting for finally arrived this morning. Boxing Day at the MCG. You can click on the link to study its rich history but the more obvious parts are that the first ever … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Captain, Cricket, Dravid, India, Kumble, Other blogs, photographs
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How’s A Rest like an Emergency …
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
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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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
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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
That Top of the World Feeling ….
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
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The Circle of Life …
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
Uplifting interest …
Last night, fast asleep at 0130, I got a phone call. It had been a stressful couple of days at work. Sleep was desirable if not essential. There was no way it would be anything but toss and turn though. … Continue reading
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Plans that either come to naught or …
Today Rahul Dravid resigned as captain of Team India. Or offered to. Typically I’d wait till the dust settled and things got clarified about what that means before I wrote a post on something like this but I feel strongly … Continue reading
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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
Ready or Not, Here I come …
There was a particular beauty to yesterday’s contest which underscores the times we live in. Everything is lightning quick. Everything is under the scanner and must be right. Every mistake is analysed. The run fest at the Oval showed that … Continue reading
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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
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We didn’t lose. They won.
Sometimes it isn’t meant to be. The eventual winners just find that something special that nothing you can do is good enough. Last night, Stuart Broad and Ravi Bopara got England from 114-7 to their 213 target in difficult conditions. … Continue reading
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Short handed …
Walking into the third ODI at Edgbaston of what was effectively now a best of 5 ODI series, India should really have had the upper hand psychologically. As it turns out, England have won what ultimately seemed like such an … Continue reading
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B +ve
So One All with 5 to play in the one day circus. One suspects though that even if its coloured by hindsight, the Bristol game was decided as much at the team compositions stage as by the fantastic batting displays … Continue reading
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Rosebowl-ed … An unseen view.
9.30 pm to 5 am. Those are the timings of the day night games in Singapore. So yes – with a 5 am start to work everyday, I was dozing off just as Matt Prior was walking back to the … Continue reading
An August Performance …
Well done India. For all the BCCI baiters and slow-on-the-coach-bandwagon red rag wavers, this was a truly independent Indian performance. It does not matter that it was 1-0 and could have been 2-0 and it does not matter either that … Continue reading
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You won’t get square at the Oval …
This Oval Test first innings performance is a classic example of what one would like in a batting card. Not just in terms of the consistency, but more importantly because its done exactly what was required. From pace of innings, … Continue reading
My Twenty/20 blur …
Even though I’ll say that I could see the Dhoni appointment coming a while ago, and I’ll even give the selectors a bit of credit for it, I’ll admit that the rest of the selections are beyond me. For the … Continue reading
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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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Victory at Trent Bridge …
Luck with the toss and day one conditions notwithstanding (England had the same advantage at Lords), India were comprehensively the better side at Trent Bridge. Whats worrisome for England is that the weak links from Lords – Bell, Prior and … Continue reading
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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
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And so to Robin Hood Land …
The Lords Test is over. Let there be light ! In my opinion, neither side quite knows what to take away from the sun and rain of London. If the English believe that the bowling was on par with what … Continue reading
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Wearing and changing gear …
Just about the start of day 3 of the first Test. A nervous start to the game – not that its acceptable by virtue of the fact that its been the norm – with the bowlers being guilty of a … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, India
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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
The Irish Punt …
Am not sure why one reads of this little tour being a waste of time. And that too by some pretty astute thinkers of the game whose thought process one imagines reflects that of the team. Or is it the … Continue reading
Posted in Captain, Cricket, Dravid, England, Greg Chappell, India, Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, WC07
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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
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The Sikh of Tweak …
… as a reference to the “Sheikh of Tweak” for Shane Warne or The Montster or The Beard to be Feared or Parmesan Tony or The Python or The Spin Doctor It does not matter what name you choose, Mudhsuden Singh … Continue reading
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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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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
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Model T …
Ford. Graham Ford. So long as everyone – BCCI, media, fans, bloggers and most importantly Team India – get it clear that Graham Ford is here in the most basic form of the coach (the Model T Ford, if you … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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The Wright Way To Coach …
If anyone hasn’t read John Wright’s indian summers, please get it NOW. Its got sincerity in every word. Anyway, here’s a passage from the book. This is just after his appointment and ahead of his first Test for India. I … Continue reading
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Bangladesh 2007
Lets just get this out of the way. We went there with our cricket at a pretty low point. Knocked out of the World Cup before the Super 8s, talk of rifts within the team , a coach who we could find … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Dravid, India, Ravi Shastri
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Driving home a point ….
So here’s a case of a gamble paying off. Handsomely. Had spoken in this post about how India’s team selection for the second Test was a huge vote of confidence and hence, a part of the battle won before a … Continue reading
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Not Too Shabby ….
326-0 after being put in on day one. There’s Dravid on an “effortlessly brilliant” (Cricinfo’s words) 88 and Sachin at the crease. And yes, thats 3 and 4 batting with the team at “no loss” cos the openers retired hurt … Continue reading
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Chink ? Think Again …
In a move which oozes confidence and sneers at short sighted doubters like this one here, Rahul Dravid has announced the 12 for the game starting tomorrow morning at Mirpur. And no, there is no sign of any pressure of … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Captain, Dravid, India
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Right man, wrong job …
India’s looking for a coach. They say Dav Whatmore’s a frontrunner and I have thoughts on that. I like Sandeep Patil too. And I have thoughts on why he could be the one as well. But thats not what this … Continue reading
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A Chink in The Wall ….
Sun Tzu said ………………..that if you see ground or position to be gained but do not act, you are weak. I’m a huge Dravid fan. But no matter how I cut it, Day 4 and 5 of the Chittagong Test … Continue reading
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Ind v B’desh – 1st Test – & the I.V.Y. league
End of day 2 and we’re 384-6 – its been 97 overs of play when there should have been about twice as many. We’ve got them at about 4 an over. The “rest” seems to have done Sachin and Ganguly … Continue reading
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Won 2, lost the one that mattered …
Yeah yeah .. One shouldn’t cry over spilt milk. But as we sealed the series with a win in the second game today, one was still left wondering about wtf ( I still love “whiskey tango foxtrot” – and thats … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Cricket, India
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Points to Prove …
When you think about it, its just like it is for most of us. Its a day at the office. But it isn’t really, is it ? First game today between India and Bangladesh kicks off in about a half … Continue reading
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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
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Captain and Coach.
I know I shouldn’t go there again. But its a perspective I want to share. For those that haven’t read Steve Waugh’s 800 odd page opus “Out of My Comfort Zone”, please do. Its an amazing study into the mind … Continue reading
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Oh Captain, My Captain ..
This is going to be a long post. With lots of stories and lots of links. And thats basically because it confounds me that people doubt the integrity of the guy. I can understand that they sometimes consider him baggage … Continue reading
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Pardon the noise, Mr Kalam.
Or Mr Murthy … Or whoever.. And sorry but this isn’t cricket either – but am a huge fan of the sport and even if this is a figment of someone’s imagination, its good enough for me .. a F1 … Continue reading
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John Buchanan …
on the prospects of a job in India and other things here.
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
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Success has many fathers but failure …
In a foreword to the eminently readable Coach, Bill Bradley (among other things a Rhodes Scholar, Olympic Gold Medallist, ten year professional with the New York Knicks, US Senator for 22 years and a candidate for Democratic Nomination for President), says … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Greg Chappell, India, Irfan Pathan, selections
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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
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Come on, Champion…
Sometime tomorrow, India will chose a team for Bangladesh. Chances are Sachin Tendulkar will keep his place. However, for a diehard fan like myself, its distressing that a debate for his place should even be considered. – Rohit Brijnath’s piece … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, Retirements, Rohit Brijnath, Sachin Tendulkar
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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
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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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Cricket in India – a viewpoint
Was searching Google Images for “Cricket+India”
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Tiger ….
Tiger Pataudi on Karan Thapar’s Devil’s Advocate.. Tiger’s always been a say-it-like-it-is commentator on the game. And Karan Thapar’s interview style of trying to put words into his guests’ mouth (as opposed to listening and trying to veer an interview), … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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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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
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This is media too …
Rohit Brijnath , whose writings have always tried to capture the best that sports has to offer and the best that offer to sport, wrote this piece a few years ago. Just around the time India was setting out with … Continue reading
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In defence of the media..
Greg Chappell Quit. And thats over and done with. And its time to move on. Mainstream media will just have to find a new horse to flog. And they’ll probably get one as the events of the weekend pan out. … Continue reading
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Coach, Trains and Leaves (Or) The Guru Abstains …
With an email which is as elegant and polite as his batsmanship, Greg Chappell has resigned. Unfortunately, its unlikely that he’ll be remembered – at least in the foreseeable – by all that he would have liked. I’ll look forward … 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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Bye bye Guru ….
Wake up this morning – See that Sachin has purportedly lashed out at Greg C. If that, and this and this and this is true, then irrespective, it seems unlikely that Greg Chappell can continue – Or should. Seems the … 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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Too many cooks to unspoil the broth?
It appears now that on the 6th and 7th of April, the following will be in attendance.. The BCCI (Not sure how many) The Selectors (5) (At last count) 6 7 Former Skippers (SMG, RJS, MAK, Venkat, Kapil Dev, Kris … Continue reading
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No “I” in Jumbo..
No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. That bit from Ralph Waldo Emerson really holds true for Anil Kumble. One could talk about his heroics at the Hero Cup, or his ten-for, or … Continue reading
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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
