The SMS conspiracy

A couple of days ago, and all hell broke loose. The reason was as preposterous as a donkey’s tail recreating a Picasso.

10 ways to revive Indian cricket

If you saw the Australia versus the South Africa contest the day following India’s abject surrender to Sri Lanka in a survival match, you would not shed tears for India,

Writing on The Wall

It was a moment of classical supreme irony and historical co-incidence, as a speeding in-swinger from Sri Lankan speedster Dilhara Fernando castled Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. To use that

Namastey India

At the time of writing, people in offices are moving around with restrained enthusiasm, their natural spontaneity tempered with growing nervousness as the clock ticks unrelentingly ahead to India’s pre-appointed

The good Englishman

It was close to midnight when Breaking News flashed ominously on TV screens.

Minnows’ day out

It was literally minnows’ day out with lowly placed Bangladesh and Ireland upsetting more fancied teams and the Asian giants India and Pakistan respectively yesterday during the early stages of

Sunny nights

I think former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar was being deliberately provocative when he for the umpteenth time raised the hackneyed issue of Australian sledging on-field, and unnecessarily created a hullabaloo

Minnows need to be encouraged

Minnows like Kenya, Bermuda, Scotland, Netherlands, Canada and Ireland need to be encouraged so that they become a force to reckon with while facing established teams like Australia, India, England

Dravid’s Dadas: Go For It!

In a few days from now, India’s long awaited campaign for the prestigious World Cup will commence against Bangladesh at Trinidad. Come 7.30 pm in the evening, and people will

Three cheers for Vengsarkar

I had no intention to write this hurried piece, but am compelled to do so, courtesy some extremely asinine comments made by typical fuddy-duddy bureaucrats who administer Indian cricket, and

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