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Category Archives: Rahul
Passing The Bat On …
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
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Of wounded Tigers …
For years Roger Federer has steamrolled, dismantled, and humbled his opponents with consummate ease. The ranking of the opponents or the stage of the tournament didn’t really matter. The comments that followed from the vanquished ranged from ‘I played my … Continue reading
Posted in Federer, heroes, Not Cricket, Rahul, Sports, Tiger Woods
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Cricket according to Clarkson …
Have been reading ‘The World According to Clarkson’ written by Jeremy Clarkson. He writes a weekly column in The Sunday Times and is better known to BBC viewers as the anchor of Top Gear. His writing style is witty, irreverent … Continue reading
A Royal dare ….
Let one start by admitting that this is not going to be the standard match summary/ report that one reads on haloed cricket sites. This is a fan’s account of the celebration, torture, hope, despair and sweat, which was the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, IPL, Rahul
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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
9.something …
Running a race is the closest a human being can come to feel and express one’s natural abilities. It’s a pure show of physical strength and stamina sans any artificial extensions like a tennis racket or a cricket bat. The … Continue reading
Posted in Asafa Powell, Athletics, China, controversy, Debate, Not Cricket, Olympics, Rahul, Soccer, Tyson Gay
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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
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
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The “cocking a snook” thing ….
This is an excerpt from Geet Sethi’s wonderful book Success vs Joy. An unassuming book with lots of depth – much like the man. On being highly strung. There are certain sportspersons who hype themselves up with gestures, punching the … Continue reading
Posted in Clippings, Cricket, Debate, Dravid, heroes, Rahul, Sachin Tendulkar, Sports, Writings
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The Sanity of being Sania …
At the Hopman Cup , Sania Mirza ran into more trouble. This time it was a lawsuit trigger-happy gent who thought that a 2D photo was reason enough to question her commitment to the nation – this while she was playing for … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Rahul, Rohit Brijnath, Sania Mirza, Tennis
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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
Pom bashing by Rahul …
As Michael Atherton is too busy finding alternate jobs for ST, BL and all others, I thought of putting down my thoughts on alternate career plans for English cricketers. That too for free!!!! Michael Vaughan – Magician (he can do … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, General, Rahul
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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
Posted in BCCI, Cricket, India, Media, Rahul, Ravi Shastri
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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
Posted in Clippings, India, Rahul
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