Once upon a time a chemical engineer and management graduate, now cricket and motivational speaking my calling!
September 15,2016 01:00:11 AM
Could the selectors have looked around a bit more? I think Manish Pandey has made a strong case and is playing the best cricket of his career.
Thu, Sep 15, 2016September 07,2016 02:37:08 AM
ICC is trying to keep alive Test cricket, a product that has a glorious tradition but is grappling for relevance in a newer world.
Wed, Sep 07, 2016September 01,2016 04:50:13 AM
I believe that, except in unforeseen conditions, you always start on time and the losses should be borne by whoever is responsible for the delay.
Thu, Sep 01, 2016August 24,2016 02:15:38 AM
The athletes will come from places where the downside to failure is relatively small but the upside for success is huge.
Wed, Aug 24, 2016August 19,2016 03:05:44 AM
If you are a bowler for Pakistan, or a middle order batsman for India, you have already fought your way through tough competition.
Fri, Aug 19, 2016August 12,2016 01:19:32 AM
Currently athletes fight the system; infrastructure, apathy, society, finance, opportunity and only if they are standing after that can they fight an opponent.
Fri, Aug 12, 2016August 04,2016 02:41:05 AM
Ajinkya Rahane brings a calm head to most situations and while he is around, the dressing room tends to be calm as well.
Thu, Aug 04, 2016July 26,2016 02:38:21 AM
There were two big positives and the first of those was symbolic of what we can expect in the Virat Kohli captaincy era.
Tue, Jul 26, 2016July 21,2016 01:46:27 AM
This series, then, is about more than just the result though, as sport constantly reminds us, belittling the opposition is fraught with danger.
Thu, Jul 21, 2016July 14,2016 00:41:38 AM
West Indies will be an early Test, Cheteshwar Pujara owns a Test place at the moment but it carries no guarantees.
Thu, Jul 14, 2016July 06,2016 01:22:54 AM
Virat Kohli has begun channelizing his aggression and Anil Kumble will help him achieve that.
Wed, Jul 06, 2016June 23,2016 04:52:01 AM
Harsha Bhogle writes that if we want Test cricket to flourish years from now then we have to accept day/night cricket everywhere.
Thu, Jun 23, 2016June 15,2016 02:56:36 AM
In day night tests, it will be interesting to see how tactics evolve because half game will be played in one set of conditions and the other half in another.
Wed, Jun 15, 2016June 09,2016 02:25:40 AM
With Rahul Dravid, Kumar Sangakkara and Brendon McCullum, we have heard some wonderful orations and long may it be that way.
Thu, Jun 09, 2016June 04,2016 02:04:16 AM
I find a lot of people talking up Test cricket but that isn’t reflected in the numbers of those watching.
Sat, Jun 04, 2016May 26,2016 01:26:48 AM
It is now impossible to imagine Virat Kohli as being anything but Virat Kohli of RCB, writes Harsha Bhogle.
Thu, May 26, 2016May 19,2016 03:01:48 AM
Virat Kohli has produced so many gems, and they have been replayed so many times, that you are just tempted to mark another boundary against his name and wait for the next.
Sat, May 21, 2016May 12,2016 01:33:41 AM
Each IPL has produced a player for the future but this edition has been disappointing in that respect, Harsha Bhogle writes.
Thu, May 12, 2016May 06,2016 01:42:54 AM
In the ninth edition of IPL, openers have played studied knocks, ensuring there are no early wickets and not looking as valuable as they did.
Fri, May 06, 2016April 28,2016 01:40:33 AM
It is not easy to bring together stars and youngsters in a competition and that is why, in football leagues and in the IPL, leadership is so important.
Thu, Apr 28, 2016April 21,2016 01:31:50 AM
Harsha Bhogle wonders about the new talent of Indian cricket where is the breeding ground of it.
Thu, Apr 21, 2016April 14,2016 02:06:19 AM
Harsha Bhogle pens down his experience of watching the Indian Premier League from home for the first time.
Thu, Apr 14, 2016April 06,2016 02:12:15 AM
What Brathwaite showed us, and in a sense what Stokes illustrated, was that in T20s, a mistake can have a disproportionate outcome.
Wed, Apr 06, 2016March 30,2016 01:54:25 AM
Some years ago Rahul Dravid had admitted to being struck about a young Virat Kohli that every time he met him, he seemed a better player than before.
Fri, Apr 01, 2016March 24,2016 01:26:07 AM
The crafty guys of our game haven’t just survived in this power version of cricket but have actually flowered.
Thu, Mar 24, 2016