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Fri, November 07 2014
Greg Chappell era: A recap of one of the ugliest spats in Indian cricket
Greg Chappell was the coach of India from May 2005 to March 2007.
Fri, October 11 2013
Why N Srinivasan is wrong
In an interview to Times Now, N Srinivasan, the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has once again repeated his by-now-familiar refrain that he has been a victim of a concerted media attack, l’affaire son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan’s involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting and spot-fixing scandal that rocked the cricket world in May this year.
Tue, October 08 2013
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid: God doesn’t make men like them any more
Like many cricket aficionados of India, this writer too found it difficult to choose as to which team to support in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) at Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
Fri, October 04 2013
Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement: What Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and others have to say on the controversial subject
The question continues to haunt Indian cricket: Should he or shouldn’t he? Should Sachin Tendulkar retire from Test cricket after playing his 200th Test or should he continue playing as long as he thinks he should?
Tue, January 15 2013
Hashim Amla: South Africa’s captain-in-waiting
Hashim Amla is someone who did not have it easy and has worked his way to where he is today.
Mon, January 07 2013
BCCI’s insatiable lust for money will kill the golden goose that cricket in India is
That Team India is going through one of the hardest phases is an understatement. The cold, hard reality of year-round cricket seems to have sapped the team of its vigour and desire to consistently excel.
Thu, January 03 2013
Sourav Ganguly as Team India’s coach – the pros and cons
When Zimbabwean-born Duncan Fletcher was appointed as the coach of Team India on April 27, 2011 on a two-year contract, he had a reputation to live up to. In his eight-year stint as the coach of England team, Fletcher had helped the team scale quite a few peaks. From 1999 to 2007, under Fletcher’s able guidance, the English team achieved series wins away from home in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the West Indies, and South Africa.
Wed, December 26 2012
Controversy: Ball Tampering – the seamy side of cricket
Australia’s 137-run victory over Sri Lanka in the recently-concluded first Test match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, was marred by allegations of ball tampering, with accusing fingers being pointed at Australian fast bowler and player of the match Peter Siddle, who returned match figures of nine for 104.
Mon, December 17 2012
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s continuance as Test captain is detrimental and untenable
Seeing the way India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rotates his bowlers in Test matches, one cannot but feel sometimes that he starts counting in his mind "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor . . ." looking at each of his bowling options before throwing the ball to the bowler who ends up with the word 'Thief.’
Thu, December 13 2012
Should Sachin Tendulkar retire after the Nagpur Test?
With the entire cricket-crazy nation vertically split over the question of Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, we thought it prudent to personally find out what the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and a few former cricketers had got to say on the matter.