Once upon a time a chemical engineer and management graduate, now cricket and motivational speaking my calling!
November 12, 2010 02:24 IST
A cricketer makes an emotional return,a cricketer makes a dramatic exit; a good cricket tournament turns twenty five and a nice man who played cricket dares to contest an election.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010November 05, 2010 01:58 IST
Sachin Tendulkar gives hope to many others that if you stay around long enough
Fri, Nov 05, 2010October 29, 2010 01:10 IST
The Kochi-IPL saga is like a soap opera; the promise of a verdict,the sense of anticipation and a twist in the story-line that gives it legs for another month.
Fri, Oct 29, 2010October 22, 2010 02:41 IST
A young trio has been sighted,riding into Indian cricket with the confidence and self-belief that would do their illustrious seniors proud.
Fri, Oct 22, 2010October 15, 2010 03:20 IST
I feel like Ive been invited to dinner,been offered a drink,a starter and being thanked in the doorway by the host for coming.
Fri, Oct 15, 2010October 08, 2010 01:04 IST
When Laxman bats he is almost dated,sepia tinges the colourful pictures that show him batting.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010October 01, 2010 02:57 IST
A two test series between India and Australia should be disallowed. India are the number one team at the moment,Australias number four slot has to be an aberration. Between them they have produced some of the most stirring contests of the last decade. And now,two years after they last looked each other in the eye,they […]
Fri, Oct 01, 2010September 24, 2010 00:56 IST
In one corner of the world a cricket season ends amidst rancour and relief,neither word welcome to lovers of the game.
Fri, Sep 24, 2010September 17, 2010 01:10 IST
Indias cricketers have always looked at fielding the way a chef might a chutney in a thali; its there to complete the offering.
Fri, Sep 17, 2010September 10, 2010 23:52 IST
In its deepest strife cricket looks towards its youngest,and in the eyes of many its most vulnerable,sibling to bring a smile to its fans and proprietors.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010September 03, 2010 23:56 IST
At the heart of Mohammad Amirs stupidity,at the core of what is happening to a beautiful game in the hands of ordinary people in Pakistan...
Fri, Sep 03, 2010August 27, 2010 01:39 IST
A topsy-turvy,irrelevant and largely unnecessary tournament lurches towards a final. It has been characterised not by outstanding cricket but by wildly fluctuating performances. If a team vanquishes its opponent by 200 runs one day and loses by 105 a week later,which is the better team? One-sided games are not good contests and there hasnt been […]
Fri, Aug 27, 2010August 20, 2010 03:26 IST
Anil Kumble wants to work with Indias young talent and help in grooming and preparing them for life as cricketers....
Fri, Aug 20, 2010August 13, 2010 00:31 IST
Its six months to go for the World Cup; a long time if you are preparing for the conduct of the Commonwealth Games....
Fri, Aug 13, 2010August 06, 2010 04:22 IST
I know it isnt possible but,what the hell,we think about it all the time!
Fri, Aug 06, 2010July 30, 2010 02:53 IST
My sports pages are besieged by lawyers these days. They are not all bad fellows but their presence in headlines is usually a harbinger of doom or a full blown conflict. In an ideal world,lawyers would take off their jackets,pull on a round neck tee and a pair of sneakers and shriek and despair like […]
Fri, Jul 30, 2010July 23, 2010 00:52 IST
Among the many delights of being in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup final was the opportunity of sharing a dinner table with Adam Gilchrist...
Fri, Jul 23, 2010July 16, 2010 00:47 IST
This business of playing home matches away,(does that sound a bit like,say,vegetarian chicken tikka?) doesnt seem to be as bad as some might have imagined early on. Given that Pakistan didnt have the option of playing at home,this seems increasingly like a pretty good alternative. They have enough fans in England,or for that matter in […]
Fri, Jul 16, 2010July 09, 2010 03:05 IST
Muttiah Muralitharan has chosen a good time to go. His off-breaks had become a little gentler,his shoulder a bit weary,his quiver of arrows a touch lighter....
Fri, Jul 09, 2010July 02, 2010 23:41 IST
So cricket sits on the precipice again? Rabble rousers and respected cricket writers are sharpening their phrases warning...
Fri, Jul 02, 2010June 26, 2010 01:59 IST
The Asia Cup,a tournament that had to be rather clumsily slotted in and which has lost the principle it was founded on,is finally over....
Sat, Jun 26, 2010June 18, 2010 00:22 IST
So Cricket Australia has just aimed another blow at the ageing provider of world cricket.
Fri, Jun 18, 2010June 11, 2010 00:16 IST
Yuvraj Singhs dropping is neither unexpected nor unwelcome. Like a moon he has waxed and waned throughout his career; periods of breathtaking highs and exasperating lows....
Fri, Jun 11, 2010June 04, 2010 01:31 IST
So there is too much money in the game. Young men with hormones on fire,and inhibitions left behind at the last stopover,find temptation at every corner and the wherewithal to yield. They toss more in one purchase than their parents made in a couple of years,in a lifetime at times. And we look on from […]
Fri, Jun 04, 2010May 28, 2010 01:30 IST
The off-season,when there is no game tomorrow,no tour next week,no newspaper to read to know what columnists are saying about you,can be very nice,very therapeutic....
Fri, May 28, 2010


