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 was an unjust blow. As those seniors sat looking into the distance, disconsolate and depressed, tied [...]
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 Test match was held here in 1877 when Australia beat England by 45 runs. And then [...]
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 his batting with Srinath , or the steely glare to a batter who’d been baffled by yet [...]
