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Harsha Bhogle
Once upon a time a chemical engineer and management graduate, now cricket and motivational speaking my calling!
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Well-cooked pitches serve up too many raw dealsSubscriber Only
January 27, 2006 00:28 IST
The last two matches have shown disrespect to Test cricket; to the talents that come there to perform, to those who watch the game and to th...
Fri, Jan 27, 2006Tornado with calm in his eyeSubscriber Only
January 20, 2006 00:00 IST
Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid. A tornado and a sea-breeze, a raging river and a calm ocean. How utterly incredible that two people with s...
Fri, Jan 20, 2006Series hinges on two defining factorsSubscriber Only
January 13, 2006 00:09 IST
A test match starts and the build up ends and there is relief on both counts. Few things can be more exciting than a good bowler running in ...
Fri, Jan 13, 2006Wanted: A complete health package to revive RanjiSubscriber Only
January 06, 2006 01:44 IST
By the time this month ends, Rahul Dravid will have played 9 Tests against Pakistan in 22 months. You need to go really really far to figure...
Fri, Jan 06, 2006Many ‘best players’ but only one ‘best cricketer’Subscriber Only
December 30, 2005 00:54 IST
Like most buffets, 2005 turned you on and put you off; there was much to delight in and much that was forgettable and much that wasn't what ...
Fri, Dec 30, 2005Chappell’s way: No sugar coating but the man is worth his saltSubscriber Only
December 23, 2005 00:00 IST
When two strong personalities face off it makes for riveting drama. Prithviraj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in Mughal-e-Azam, Amitabh Bachchan and...
Fri, Dec 23, 2005This wasn’t cricketSubscriber Only
December 16, 2005 01:10 IST
We preferred the guillotine to the red carpet, offered a lonely waiting room not a warm handshake. Alas! When the time comes for a member of...
Fri, Dec 16, 2005Wanted: Vision statement that isn’t blind to realitySubscriber Only
December 09, 2005 01:27 IST
In our sport, we have a very strange, indifferent relationship with time. Dates seem to be random, patternless numbers floating in the air ...
Fri, Dec 09, 2005A new order, on the wings of expectationSubscriber Only
December 02, 2005 00:00 IST
Change is upon us again, calmly and tempestuously. It is inevitable for like the seasons, people must come and go too. And like we accept th...
Fri, Dec 02, 2005Chaos theory: compromise+myopia = identity crisisSubscriber Only
November 25, 2005 02:51 IST
I remember sitting in trigonometry classes many years ago and being occasionally stumped by identities; those questions where you were given...
Fri, Nov 25, 2005Don’t blow up the blip, learn the lessons insteadSubscriber Only
November 18, 2005 00:00 IST
On the path to progress there will be mistakes made. Australia made many in the mid-eighties while they were picking themselves up from the ...
Fri, Nov 18, 2005Team India. New, Improved…Subscriber Only
November 09, 2005 00:00 IST
There was a banner at Ahmedabad. It was crude, pathetic and, yet, a stark reflection of the reality of Indian cricket. Tendulkar-Master, Dho...
Wed, Nov 09, 2005When stars and alignments don’t count, future’s brightSubscriber Only
November 04, 2005 00:00 IST
Sri Lanka came to India not just as favourites, but as overwhelming favourites. They have been hugely disappointing.All good teams are built...
Fri, Nov 04, 2005A ‘yahoo’ moment from Sachin’s back pagesSubscriber Only
October 27, 2005 00:00 IST
Long before he overcame Sri Lanka’s bowlers at Nagpur, Sachin Tendulkar won the battle against his deadliest opponent. Besieged by inju...
Thu, Oct 27, 2005The Wall is a doorway to the futureSubscriber Only
October 21, 2005 00:06 IST
Rahul Dravid has much on his plate. He has become a father and he is captain of India. Both bring with them headaches, both are accompanied ...
Fri, Oct 21, 2005The glass is half full but it should have been topped upSubscriber Only
October 14, 2005 00:59 IST
So, is Rahul Dravid captain of India? Does he have the job or is he merely warming the chair? I don’t know but I fear he doesn’t e...
Fri, Oct 14, 2005Where’ve you gone, Sachin, a nation turns its lonely eyes to youSubscriber Only
October 07, 2005 00:00 IST
Over the years I have watched Sachin Tendulkar play cricket many times. I have marvelled at his skill, admired his work ethic and been taken...
Fri, Oct 07, 2005Caveat vendor: Even monopolies can’t ignore the customerSubscriber Only
September 30, 2005 02:18 IST
There is a storm in Indian cricket and the flood waters are rising. Indian cricket is under siege and it is visible to all those that keep t...
Fri, Sep 30, 2005Just one question: Is this what the fans deserve?Subscriber Only
September 25, 2005 01:14 IST
There are two sides out there’’, the Australian captain during Bodyline, Bill Woodfull, said, ‘‘but only one of them is ...
Sun, Sep 25, 2005Two-nil, too easy but we won and it’s overSubscriber Only
September 23, 2005 01:47 IST
Like resistance movements around the world, Zimbabwe fought in pockets; able to win surprise skirmishes but not quite equipped to win the wa...
Fri, Sep 23, 2005Finally, hosts attend the partySubscriber Only
September 22, 2005 00:00 IST
It takes two parties to complete a deal and for the better part of the day Zimbabwe reminded India that any plans for this Test match must n...
Thu, Sep 22, 2005Pathan sets the pace for IndiaSubscriber Only
September 21, 2005 00:43 IST
Irfan Pathan was eager and greedy today. And successful. Like a kid in a mithai shop, or an imperialist power in a third world country. He s...
Wed, Sep 21, 2005The Warne-again SpinnerSubscriber Only
September 18, 2005 00:00 IST
The Ashes have given us cricket to savour and for all the joy they provided, there was actually a tinge of sadness when it was all over. A g...
Sun, Sep 18, 2005On the field, only one winnerSubscriber Only
September 17, 2005 00:37 IST
There was much anticipation off the field today and a tiny little bit on it as well. India not only won expectedly, suspense was not one of ...
Sat, Sep 17, 2005In the middle, Ganguly plays a straight batSubscriber Only
September 16, 2005 01:17 IST
Like a monk, Sourav Ganguly forsook all worldly pleasures. When the spinners dropped the ball invitingly towards him, he nudged and patted a...
Fri, Sep 16, 2005Journalism of Courage
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