Category Archives: Personal

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 eerie sound of silence…

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

The silence on the blog has not been because one has been divorced from sport. Or too busy. Or too indifferent. Truth is that the events surrounding the cricket in Australia have been numbing. And tiresome. Its not what one … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, controversy, Cricket, Not Cricket, Personal, Sports | Leave a comment

What the Deuce …?

Posted on October 3, 2007 by

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 →

Posted in Cricket, Debate, General, India, Personal, Rahul, Tennis | 12 Comments

About Influences …

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

Growing up, all kinds of things shape you. In different doses. People do it without realizing the impact. Sportswriters were obviously an important part of the ones that shaped me and I consider myself fortunate that a large period of … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Dreams, General, Media, Nostalgia, Personal, Roebuck, Rohit Brijnath, stories, Writings | 5 Comments

Dew Essence …

Posted on May 20, 2007 by

Unlike all the gibberish that I put on this site , this is what my wife does.   She designs all this stuff herself and then runs this site.   Dew Essence

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Note to self …

Posted on May 19, 2007 by

this is a cricket blog .. posts on other sports and other sportsmen – for example this and that may not be bad views but they’re not the best conversation generators …

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“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” *

Posted on March 28, 2007 by

Sfx, actually Bush plans to bring bug spray for himself when he watches the crickets play. Sfx, I once tried to play cricket on my back lawn but couldn’t get white uniforms to fit the little critters. I was off … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Cricket, General, India, Personal, Sports, stories | 8 Comments