Category Archives: Roebuck

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

The Best of the Best … (made better)

Posted on August 1, 2007 by

For many in my generation, Sharjah was long synonymous with a cricketing nightmare that started and ended with a Chetan Sharma full toss. Then, one evening, in April 1998, a desert storm blew across Sharjah and changed the landscape forever. … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Cricket, heroes, Nostalgia, Roebuck, Rohit Brijnath, Sachin Tendulkar, stories | 3 Comments

The fab four and our fickleness…

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

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 →

Posted in BCCI, Coaches, controversy, Cricket, Debate, Dravid, India, Media, Roebuck, Sachin Tendulkar, Zee | 3 Comments

Real Men in White …

Posted on June 7, 2007 by

I got hold of Mukul Kesavan’s Men in White (the book) earlier this week. Some of his blog pieces, unfortunately, are a bit too “lets-stir-the-pot” for my taste particularly when others give the impression that its pretty deliberate and show … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Other blogs, Roebuck, stories | 2 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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Australia’s winning habit

Posted on May 5, 2007 by

Peter Roebuck yet again …. and its a small piece but they all count.Here. Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting says its the proudest moment in his cricketing career in this article here. Increasingly get the feeling that Michael Clarke is the next … Continue reading →

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And before you know it …

Posted on May 5, 2007 by

This is how it started. I read somewhere that John Buchanan wanted to develop ambidextrous cricketers. Seriously. Look here and here. And sometimes you come across something so incredibly out of the ordinary that you wonder if its actually just … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, Cricket, General, Roebuck | 30 Comments

Nothing Gold Can Stay …

Posted on April 20, 2007 by

In 1983, long before they were big movie stars - Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Tom Cruise – all acted together in a movie. Its one of the better movies I’ve seen. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, General, Retirements, Roebuck, selections | 6 Comments