The writer is author of two books, Not Quite Cricket and, more recently, Not Just Cricket, A Reporter’s Journey Through Modern India

October 10,1999 00:00:00 AM
SAS NAGAR (MOHALI), OCT 9: An eerie silence greeted the players when they entered the majestic, eye-soothing environs of the cricket stad...
Sun, Oct 10, 1999
October 10,1999 00:00:00 AM
To an outsider, the last two days at the Mohali Stadium have been no different from the mandatory routine of cricketers on eve of a Test ...
Sun, Oct 10, 1999
October 06,1999 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, OCT 5: When the Indian selectors meet tomorrow at Mumbai to select the 14 for the first Test against New Zealand at Mohali, th...
Wed, Oct 06, 1999
October 02,1999 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, OCT 1: International Cricket Conference (ICC) president Jagmohan Dalmiya today confirmed the sensational disclosure made by Lo...
Sat, Oct 02, 1999
September 26,1999 00:00:00 AM
That Indian cricket is going through a rough passage is to state the obvious. Reckless scheduling of matches, injuries to its stars, alle...
Sun, Sep 26, 1999
September 26,1999 00:00:00 AM
When in 1994, a niggling knee injury finally forced Kapil Dev to quit the international limelight as a cricketer, the all-rounder had pla...
Sun, Sep 26, 1999
September 23,1999 00:00:00 AM
JAIPUR, SEPT 22: After two days of drama, suspense and hush-hush leaks, the official face of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (B...
Thu, Sep 23, 1999
September 23,1999 00:00:00 AM
JAIPUR, SEPT 22: After two days of drama, suspense and hush-hush leaks, the official face of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (B...
Thu, Sep 23, 1999
September 22,1999 00:00:00 AM
JAIPUR, SEPT 21: Tamil Nadu's AC Muthiah, was elected president, but former board Chief IS Bindra staged a walkout challenging the validi...
Wed, Sep 22, 1999
September 22,1999 00:00:00 AM
JAIPUR, SEPT 21: The only significant outcome in the confusion, bickering and court drama that marked the Board of Control of Cricket's (...
Wed, Sep 22, 1999
September 19,1999 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, SEPT 18: With Anshuman Gaekwad's tenure coming to an end, the Indian cricket team should have a new coach when the Board of Co...
Sun, Sep 19, 1999
September 18,1999 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, SEPT 17: After watching the Indian A team play in Los Angles against their counterparts from Australia, even a gullible cricke...
Sat, Sep 18, 1999
September 06,1999 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, SEPT 5: Even by the exalted standards set by Indian cricket administrators in goofing up on simple things, the story of the ch...
Mon, Sep 06, 1999
September 01,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, Aug 31: The bugles, the drums and the songs were back. The Premadasa Stadium for the first time in the tournament was overflowin...
Wed, Sep 01, 1999
September 01,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, Aug 31: Sachin Tendulkar kept smiling. But it was plain to all mediapersons present huddled in his hotel room here that he was d...
Wed, Sep 01, 1999
September 01,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, Aug 31: The young, energetic and supremely-fit Sri Lankans had a surprise in store for the Australian batsmen. On a wicket which...
Wed, Sep 01, 1999
August 31,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 30: The Sri Lankans were not expecting to contest this triangular one-day final. Minus Arjuna Ranatunga's guiding influence ...
Tue, Aug 31, 1999
August 31,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUGUST 30: Sri Lankan coach Dave Whatmore (45), who guided the team to annex the 1996 World Cup, weighs his words. He avoids any...
Tue, Aug 31, 1999
August 30,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 29: Sachin Tendulkar ignored the common reasoning of not straining his already painful back and went on to play a brave, her...
Mon, Aug 30, 1999
August 29,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 28: The SSC ground in Colombo is encircled by trees. The absence of concrete structure makes this venue one of the most colo...
Sun, Aug 29, 1999
August 29,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 28: The morning brought bad tidings. Sachin Tendulkar had a recurrence of his back pain and he withdrew from today's India-A...
Sun, Aug 29, 1999
August 28,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 27: What are India's chances of making the final of the triangular one-day tournament, which enters its last phase tomorrow?...
Sat, Aug 28, 1999
August 28,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 27: Given the way the Indian team is performing, the question asked is: How long will Anshuman Gaekwad survive as the team c...
Sat, Aug 28, 1999
August 27,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 26: In the afternoon, the Sri Lankans fielded like possessed men who had a magnetic attraction for the ball. But once the ba...
Fri, Aug 27, 1999
August 26,1999 00:00:00 AM
COLOMBO, AUG 25: In front of a nearly half-empty, bowl-shaped Premadassa Stadium, the Indian batsmen conjured up a performance that was a...
Thu, Aug 26, 1999





